Dorothy of Oz is a Korean manhwa written by Son Hee-Joon. Let me start off by saying that I first picked up volume 2 in the book store because the title caught my eye. I was reading a portion of the end, and it did not take more than a couple pages for me to take an interest in this twist on the classic story. I picked up volume one and flipped through the pages, took a look at what I thought to be very amusing character interpretations, and I sat down and read the first chapter (though I already basically decided to buy it).

I am not one for revealing a lot of detail about the story and characters, but this story moves along very smoothly - I never read along hoping to finish a chapter, and the characters have a lot of personality. Everyone's classic names in this story, like Dorothy and the Tin Man, are just code names in this world - code names given to them as wanted criminals. The story goes past simply, 'Follow the yellow brick road, watch out for witches and mean trees, and mind your manners.' While it follows the basis of The Wizard of Oz, it is a lot different, with a lot extra, and quite frankly, I loved it.

Volume one was more than enough to get me to buy the next two volumes within a couple of days. The only gripe I have is about the price tag of about $12. Udon, the Korean manhwa publisher for Dorothy of Oz, has put out - I think - some pretty iffy looking stuff, but I tip my metaphorical hat to this title, and I highly recommend at least taking a look at it.