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The Wicked Years
Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part II: The Stunning Finale Featuring Elphaba's Final Battle for Justice and the Heart of Oz
Return to Oz for the concluding volume of this stunning graphic novel adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s masterpiece Wicked, the inspiration for the Broadway show and major motion pictures—featuring gorgeous full-color illustrations by Scott Hampton.
A storm tears through Munchkinland, carrying with it a farmhouse and an unexpected a young girl named Dorothy Gale. But Dorothy’s appearance in Oz sets off more than just a ripple—it reignites old rivalries and awakens long-buried magic.
When Elphaba reunites with Glinda after years apart, she is furious to learn that Glinda has gifted Dorothy a pair of enchanted shoes—shoes that rightfully belong to Elphaba by birthright, and that reawaken in Elphaba the sting of her father’s disappointment.
Determined to stop the Wizard from tightening his grip on power, Elphaba takes up the Grimmerie. She begins a perilous journey—not just of vengeance, but of reckoning. Yet as she delves deeper into the secrets of Oz, she discovers that the Wizard may not be her greatest threat. Crossing paths with Dorothy proves more dangerous than expected, and the just governance of Oz hangs in the balanced.
A storm tears through Munchkinland, carrying with it a farmhouse and an unexpected a young girl named Dorothy Gale. But Dorothy’s appearance in Oz sets off more than just a ripple—it reignites old rivalries and awakens long-buried magic.
When Elphaba reunites with Glinda after years apart, she is furious to learn that Glinda has gifted Dorothy a pair of enchanted shoes—shoes that rightfully belong to Elphaba by birthright, and that reawaken in Elphaba the sting of her father’s disappointment.
Determined to stop the Wizard from tightening his grip on power, Elphaba takes up the Grimmerie. She begins a perilous journey—not just of vengeance, but of reckoning. Yet as she delves deeper into the secrets of Oz, she discovers that the Wizard may not be her greatest threat. Crossing paths with Dorothy proves more dangerous than expected, and the just governance of Oz hangs in the balanced.
176 pages, Paperback
Published June 16, 2026
About the author
Scott Hampton
231 books39 followersA freelance comic book artist known for his diversity, Hampton has illustrated such iconic properties as Batman, Sandman, Black Widow, Hellraiser, and Star Trek in addition to work on his creator-owned projects such as The Upturned Stone.
He began his career following in the footsteps of brother and fellow comic book creator Bo Hampton. Both Scott and Bo studied under Will Eisner in 1976. Scott's first professional comics work was the three-page story "Victims" published in Warren Publishing's Vampirella #101 in 1981. Scott's work on Silverheels from Pacific Comics in 1983 is regarded as the first continuing painted comic. His latest works include "Spookhouse," released in 2004 by IDW Publishing, in which he adapted his favorite ghost stories into sequential form, and Batman: Gotham County line from DC comics in 2005. Scott is currently working full time on the creator-owned series "Simon Dark" with writer Steve Niles for DC Comics.
"The Upturned Stone" was optioned in Summer of 2005 for film production by David Foster, but the studio lost the option and the story was recently optioned by another producer. Scott is also pursuing a passion outside of comics: film making. He completed his first short independent film "The Tontine" in April, 2006. It's his loose adaptation of a 21 page comic piece that he worked on and appeared by the same name in the Hellraiser comic series. The 29 minute film was shot at the same cabin used in Eli Roth's "Cabin Fever (film)". There are versions of it available to view on Myspace (partial), Google Video (full), and Youtube (split into 3 parts).
Scott lives with his wife Letitia in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
He began his career following in the footsteps of brother and fellow comic book creator Bo Hampton. Both Scott and Bo studied under Will Eisner in 1976. Scott's first professional comics work was the three-page story "Victims" published in Warren Publishing's Vampirella #101 in 1981. Scott's work on Silverheels from Pacific Comics in 1983 is regarded as the first continuing painted comic. His latest works include "Spookhouse," released in 2004 by IDW Publishing, in which he adapted his favorite ghost stories into sequential form, and Batman: Gotham County line from DC comics in 2005. Scott is currently working full time on the creator-owned series "Simon Dark" with writer Steve Niles for DC Comics.
"The Upturned Stone" was optioned in Summer of 2005 for film production by David Foster, but the studio lost the option and the story was recently optioned by another producer. Scott is also pursuing a passion outside of comics: film making. He completed his first short independent film "The Tontine" in April, 2006. It's his loose adaptation of a 21 page comic piece that he worked on and appeared by the same name in the Hellraiser comic series. The 29 minute film was shot at the same cabin used in Eli Roth's "Cabin Fever (film)". There are versions of it available to view on Myspace (partial), Google Video (full), and Youtube (split into 3 parts).
Scott lives with his wife Letitia in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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June 17, 2026
While I am glad that an attempt at making a graphic novel adaptation of the Wicked novel has been made, I feel like it’s lacking in the art department. Scott Hampton is a great artist, but some of the choices he made didn’t feel right for the scenes. For example, |the scene where it describes Glinda lighting a candle in her window doesn’t even show Glinda, just an overhead shot of a tower with a light in one window, not even a silhouette.| Also, the colors used are a little too washed looking, so you can barely even tell that Elphaba is green. Again, the art isn’t bad, but some illustrative choices just feel underwhelming to someone who wished for an illustrated Wicked before even the movie was out. Still, if they do adapt the rest of the novels, I’ll support, just hoping that they’ll follow a little closer to the descriptions in the text.
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June 17, 2026
I love Wicked so much. I know it’s not for everyone but I get something new out of it every time I read it and this time, seeing the pictures along with the familiar words…I don’t know, it made it so much more emotional for me. “Elphie lives!”
June 28, 2026
I surprisingly enjoyed this much more than the first one.
The art is still ugly and repetitive. Some of the pictures are copy-pasted across the books, and these are not necessarily the best looking ones. There is a section with 6 pages of a back and forth conversation between the wizard and Elphaba where it’s just 4 images duplicated 40 times. It’s hard to get through.
The plot is sad, not grandiose or whimsical or even deliberate. But it holds.
The art is still ugly and repetitive. Some of the pictures are copy-pasted across the books, and these are not necessarily the best looking ones. There is a section with 6 pages of a back and forth conversation between the wizard and Elphaba where it’s just 4 images duplicated 40 times. It’s hard to get through.
The plot is sad, not grandiose or whimsical or even deliberate. But it holds.
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