Tik-Tok

The original Smith and Tinker were, of course, the inventors of Tik-Tok, the clockwork man in Ozma of Oz. And master comics letterer Todd Klein, whom I've quoted about the Robin logo, reviews the latest issue of The Baum Bugle.

Archive 2009-04-01 2009

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‘the curious fusion of sex, technology, and death’ « Gerry Canavan 2009

The original Smith and Tinker were, of course, the inventors of Tik-Tok, the clockwork man in Ozma of Oz. And master comics letterer Todd Klein, whom I've quoted about the Robin logo, reviews the latest issue of The Baum Bugle.

Spotting Oz Fans All Over 2009

Does Tik-Tok the mechanical man from the land of Oz count as a robot?

MIND MELD: What Are The Coolest Robots in Science Fiction? 2010

TOMORROW: The scene from Tik-Tok of Oz that David alluded to.

Archive 2008-03-01 2008

Here, as promised yesterday, is the scene at the end of Tik-Tok of Oz (1914) in which Dorothy hears Toto speak like a person for the first time.

Archive 2008-03-01 2008

Tik-Tok and Billina They had not walked far across the flower-strewn meadows when they came upon a fine road leading toward the northwest and winding gracefully among the pretty yellow hills.

Love Letters 2010

And his ferociously funny killer-robot novel, Tik-Tok, in print in the UK as part of the Gollancz "Masterworks" series.

INTERVIEW: Andrew Wheeler 2007

There are Theosophical elements in all fourteen Oz books, with Tik-Tok of Oz 1914 particularly strong in Theosophist symbolism.

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Without giving too much away to first-time viewers, there are reasons that DG finds The O.Z. familiar; a pretty nifty take on the Wicked Witch; a surprising Toto, and references to many Oz characters from the series of books watch for a particularly cool cameo from Tik-Tok.

Tin Man: That’s How We Roll In The O.Z.! 2008