Changes: Oz (TPB)

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↳ Note: This article is about the comic collection. For other uses, see Oz.

The subject of this article is non-canonical.
While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse continuity.

“Oz" is a trade paperback collecting all three stories of “Oz” comic book miniseries.

Synopsis

When Oz left Sunnydale to search for a way to control his werewolf nature, he found what he needed in the Far East. Now that untold story is revealed in comics, as it could never be told on the small screen! Christopher Golden, fan-fave writer of Buffy novels and comics, takes Oz across the world to a secret monastery to find inner peace. But when he gets there, he finds that many of the monks have been kidnapped by a race of demons. Now, if Oz is ever going to master the beast within, he has to rescue the monks and defeat a terrible demon. This collection includes the entire three-issue miniseries plus new pages, and a sketchbook section featuring the work of cover artist John Totleben and series artist Logan Lubera.^[1]

Stories

Behind the Scenes

Production

The cover combines promotional pictures from Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4.
The collection includes a sketchbook section with artwork of John Totleben and Logan Lubera.

Distribution

“Oz” was the 33º best selling graphic novel in its publishing month, with 1,413 sales in April 2002 at comic specialty stores.^[2]

References

↑ “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz TPB”. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved September 03, 2018.
↑ “Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--April 2008”. ICv2, April 01, 2002. Retrieved September 03, 2018.

[1] “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz TPB”. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved September 03, 2018.

[2] “Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--April 2008”. ICv2, April 01, 2002. Retrieved September 03, 2018.

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+{{DisambigLink|description = comic collection|page = Oz}}
-{{BuffyComicBooks
-| image    = Oz TPB.jpg
-| released  = 15 May 2002
-| publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
-| numbers   = BtVS: Oz #1-3
-| writer   = [[Christopher Golden]]
-| penciller = [[Logan Lubera]]<br>[[Valentine De Landro]]<br>[[Herb Apon]]
-| inker = [[Craig Yeung]]
-| colorist =[[HALO]]<br>[[Percy Melbye]]<br>[[Helen Bach]]
-| previous = [[Out of the Woodwork]]
-| next     = [[False Memories]]
-}}
-'''''Oz''''' is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the ''Buffy'' television series about the character [[Daniel "Oz" Osbourne]]. Not to be confused with the novel, ''[[Oz: Into the Wild]]''.
+{{Noncanon}}
-Oz left Sunnydale in search of his own nature, he travels to the Far East. Oz travels across the globe in search of a secret monastery where he might learn to find inner peace. When he arrives, he discovers that a number of the monks have been kidnapped by a demon race. Oz rescue the monks and overcome a terrible demon.
+{{ComicCollection
-===''Oz #1''===
+|title     = Oz
+|cover     = Oz TPB.jpg
-[[Image:Oz1.jpg|left|50px]]
+|released  = May 15, [[2002]]
+|pages     = 80
-:Comic title: ''[[Oz, Part One|Oz #1]]''
+|format    = Trade paperback
+|publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
-:::Daniel Osbourne (Oz), was a friend to the [[Buffy Summers|Slayer]], victim of the [[werewolf]] curse. Oz has left [[Sunnydale|his home]] in search of peace within himself. He travels to Tibet looking for a monk called Shantou, who might be able to teach him to control the darkness within himself. With the help of a Chinese demon-girl, Oz finds Shantou in a situation of peril.
+|writer    = [[Christopher Golden]]
+|penciller = [[Logan Lubera]]
-===''Oz #2''===
+|editor    = [[Scott Allie]]
+|isbn      = 9781569715697
-[[Image:Oz2.jpg|left|50px]]
+}}
-:Comic title: ''[[Oz, Part Two|Oz #2]]''
-:::With the help of the wise Tibetan Monk Shantou and the beautiful Chinese demon-girl Jinan, Oz hopes to gain control over his wolf nature. The weeks draw nearer to the next full moon, and Oz gets ready to face himself. Meanwhile dark forces are on the move, and Oz must prepare to face them.
-===''Oz #3''===
-[[Image:Oz3.jpg|left|50px]]
-:Comic title: ''[[Oz, Part Three|Oz #3]]''
-::Oz and his new companions challenge a crazy demon overlord and a large number of various supernatural nasties. The showdown could change Oz forever.
-==Appearances==
-*[[Daniel Osbourne|Oz]]
-*[[Jordy|Jordy]] <small>(In dream and flashback)</small>
-*[[Willow Rosenberg]] <small>(In dream and flashback)</small>
-*[[Shantou]]
-*[[Jinan]]
-*[[Qing]]
-*[[Muztag]]
-::
+“'''Oz'''" is a trade paperback collecting all three stories of “[[Oz (miniseries)|Oz]]” comic book miniseries.
-==Collections==
-*[[Omnibus: Volume 5]]
+==Synopsis==
+When [[Daniel Osbourne|Oz]] left [[Sunnydale]] to search for a way to control his werewolf nature, he found what he needed in the Far East. Now that untold story is revealed in comics, as it could never be told on the small screen! [[Christopher Golden]], fan-fave writer of ''Buffy'' novels and comics, takes Oz across the world to a secret monastery to find inner peace. But when he gets there, he finds that many of the monks have been kidnapped by a race of [[demon]]s. Now, if Oz is ever going to master the beast within, he has to rescue the monks and defeat a terrible demon. This collection includes the entire three-issue miniseries plus new pages, and a sketchbook section featuring the work of cover artist [[John Totleben]] and series artist [[Logan Lubera]].<ref>[https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-353/ “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz TPB”]. ''[[Dark Horse Comics]]''. Retrieved September 03, 2018.</ref>
+==Stories==
+*''[[Oz, Part One]]''
+*''[[Oz, Part Two]]''
+*''[[Oz, Part Three]]''
+==Behind the Scenes==
+===Production===
+*The cover combines promotional pictures from [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 4)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 4]].
+*The collection includes a sketchbook section with artwork of John Totleben and Logan Lubera.
+===Distribution===
+*“Oz” was the 33º best selling graphic novel in its publishing month, with 1,413 sales in April 2002 at comic specialty stores.<ref>[https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/1261/ “Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--April 2008”]. ''ICv2'', April 01, 2002. Retrieved September 03, 2018.</ref>
+==References==
+{{References}}
+[[Category:Buffy comic collections]]
-:::
-[[Category:Buffy Comic Collections]]
+[[Category:Dark Horse Classic]]
-[[Category:Non-canon articles]]