

The three other pairs Garland wore in the movie were held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Smithsonian, and a private collector. Most of the ruby color comes from sequins but the bows of the shoes contain red glass beads. The shoes are famously associated with one of the iconic lines in “The Wizard of Oz,” as Garland’s character Dorothy clicks her heels and repeats the phrase, “There’s no place like home.” They are made from about a dozen different materials, including wood pulp, silk thread, gelatin, plastic and glass. Justice Department in North Dakota, said he could not provide any information beyond what was included in the one-paragraph-indictment.

An initial court appearance was set for June 1, and it will be via video.

On Wednesday, a summons was issued for Martin. At the time, the bureau said no one has been arrested or charged in the case. After a nearly year-long investigation, the FBI nabbed the shoes in Minneapolis in July 2018. All rights reserved.The road to the missing slippers began when a man told the shoes’ insurer in 2017 that he could help get them back. To see sample pages and excerpts, go to the official Age of Bronze website.Ĭlick here for my current news at the Age of Bronze blog.įor a complete list of my published work, click on the CREDITS link in the upper left corner. In addition to English, Age of Bronze is published in Spanish, French, Italian, Croatian, Indonesian, and more. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them.

It's also set in the correct period-the 13th century BCE.Īge of Bronze has been published by Image Comics since 1998, garnering two Eisner Awards, a Gran Guinigi, and a slew of nominations. Browse the Marvel comic series The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2008 - 2009). Every version from Homer's Iliad on down will be newly integrated in comics form when Age of Bronze is finished. My current comics project, Age of Bronze, tells the complete story of the Trojan War in all its dramatic detail. My work has been widely published-from Marvel Comics to Random House, from Nickelodeon Magazine to BBC television. Hi! I'm Eric Shanower, the award-winning and New York Times bestselling cartoonist, author, and illustrator.
