"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.