Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part I

“An outstanding work of imagination.” – USA Today

“I knew that Gregory Maguire had come up with a genius idea the moment I heard about Wicked. It’s a book that has changed a lot of lives, including mine.” – Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist of Wicked: The Musical

“Maguire did something truly remarkable with this novel, in managing to inhabit, enlarge, deepen and find new dimensions in a world that had been invented by another writer, and in doing so make something entirely new. It’s an astonishing achievement.” – Philip Pullman on Wicked

“Listen up, Munchkins. Stop your singing, stop the dancing. The Wicked Witch is no longer dead. But not to worry. Gregory Maguire’s shrewdly imagined and beautifully written first novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, not only revives her but re-envisions and redeems her for our times.” – Newsday on Wicked

“At the heart of this remarkable, unforgettable novel is a wildly original premise–one that only a writer with Gregory Maguire’s intellect and daring could have dreamed up: that the Wicked Witch of the West was a real woman, with an actual name, and her own story to tell. It was radical when Gregory first wrote it, and remains radical. It has the power to reshape one’s view of the world.” – Winnie Holzman, co-writer of Wicked: The Musical

“Hampton, known for illustrating “iconic properties” including “Sandman,” “Black Widow,” and “Batman,” to name a few, vividly brings these characters to life on the page with his artistic touch.” – The Bay Area Reporter

“For fans of Wicked, this graphic novel adaptation is a long-awaited and welcome addition, finally doing justice to the original novel’s darker and more intricate themes. Scott Hampton’s art elevates the storytelling, immersing readers in a beautifully grim Oz while capturing the emotional depth of Elphaba’s journey.” – AIPT Comics

Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked–the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion picture–Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.

Scott Hampton has illustrated such iconic properties as Batman, Sandman, Black Widow, Hellraiser and Star Trek. He began his career following in the footsteps of brother and fellow comic book creator, Bo Hampton. Scott’s work on Silverheels, from Pacific Comics in 1983, is regarded as the first continuing painted comic. His latest works include American Gods for Dark Horse Comics and The God List, cowritten with Steve Niles for Storm King.