L. Frank Baum
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"When a tornado hits Dorothy's home in the Kansas prairies, she and her dog, Toto, are whisked away to the magical Land of Oz. To return home, Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and seek help from the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. So, accompanied by the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy sets out on a wild and magical adventure. This classic children's novel has been described as the first American...
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Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and dog, Toto in Kansas. When a horrible neighbor, Miss Gulch, takes Toto away, Toto escapes back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. When he tells Dorothy that her Auntie Em is sick, Dorothy and Toto run back home just ahead of a tornado that whisks Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. When the house lands in Munchkinland,...
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"Disney's fantastical adventure Oz The Great And Powerful, from the director of the Spider-Man trilogy, follows Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics. When Diggs is hurled away to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot--until he meets three witches (Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams), who aren't convinced he's the great wizard everyone's expecting. Reluctantly drawn into epic problems...
5) Wizard of Oz
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You just never know when a twister is going to whisk you off to a magical land of witches, Munchkins, and great adventures with new friends. One minute Dorothy and her dog Toto were home in Kansas, and the next they were teaming up with the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow to save the magical land of Oz from the Wicked Witch. Best of all, they realized how brave, loving, and kind each of their friends are, and that no matter how wonderful an...
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"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Transported to the land of Oz by a powerful cyclone, young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, team up with the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion to seek out the mighty Wizard of Oz and help her return home. -- The Marvelous Land of Oz. When Tip steals the Powder of Life from the witch, Mombi, it's just the start of adventures that will include the animation of Jack Pumpkinhead and the Saw-Horse, a meeting...
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A farm girl Dorothy from the U.S. state of Kansas embarks with her companion dog, Toto, on an adventure to the Land of Oz with the guidance of the Good Witch of the East by following the Yellow Brick Road. She finds new friends along the way with the Scare Crow who needs a brain, the Tin Woodsman who needs a heart, and the Cowardly Lion who needs courage, All three join Dorothy and Toto on their journey to Oz with occasional adverse encounters with...
14) Tin Man
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"In Justin Madson's debut graphic novel, Tin Man, a girl and her brother befriend the titular Tin Man with unexpected results. Solar is in her last year of high school and is reeling from the recent death of her grandmother. She has abandoned her plans for the future and fallen in with a bad crowd. Her little brother, Fenn, doesn't understand why she's changed--she doesn't even want to help him build their rocket in the garage anymore. Campbell is...
16) The Wiz
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Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.
17) Road to Oz
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Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party.
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"Eric Shanower and Skottie Young's Eisner Award-winning adaptations of L. Frank Baum's Oz books begin with the beloved tale of Kansas farm girl Dorothy, blown by a tornado to the magical Land of Oz. Dorothy fatally flattens a wicked witch, liberates a living scarecrow and is hailed by the munchkins as a great sorceress -- but all she really wants is to get home! Then, join the young boy named Tip as he escapes the servitude of mean old witch Mombi...