Over The Garden Wall - DVD

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On April 6, 2016, Madman Entertainment released the miniseries on Blu-ray in Australia and New Zealand with the same bonus content as the DVD release. [46] On March 2, 2020, Manga Entertainment released it in the UK on Blu-ray and DVD. [47] Reception [ edit ] Critical reception [ edit ] Willsey, Kristiana (2016). " 'All That Was Lost Is Revealed': Motifs and Moral Ambiguity in Over the Garden Wall". Humanities. 5 (3): 51. doi: 10.3390/h5030051. Brown, Tracy (September 15, 2015). "Listen to Elijah Wood's poetry-filled mixtape from Emmy-winning 'Over the Garden Wall' ". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 4, 2019.

The series was very well received by television critics, who praised its atmosphere and characters. In 2015, the series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. A one-shot comic book adaptation penned by McHale has been produced, with four further issues commissioned. This was later expanded into an ongoing comic series that ran for 20 issues and continued in a series of graphic novels and comic book miniseries. This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( August 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Crist, Allison; Nordyke, Kimberly (July 31, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022 . Retrieved September 14, 2022. GET LOST IN THE UNKNOWN OVER THE GARDEN WALL" (Press release). Sydney: Turner Broadcasting System. October 8, 2014 . Retrieved January 16, 2017.

A one-shot comic book adaptation of the show was announced in October 2014. Produced by KaBoom!, an imprint of Boom! Studios, the comic was released on November 5, 2014. The comic was supervised by McHale and was produced as an oversized special. The comic was illustrated by Jim Campbell, a writer/storyboard artist on the television series. A special variant cover, by McHale, was also released. [65] The success of the standalone comic led to further issues being commissioned in May 2015 and began to be released in August 2015. According to McHale, the comic books would be similar to the one-shot comic, detailing the events that occurred in between certain episodes and would expand on the television miniseries. [66] The success of the series of one-shots led to an ongoing series of comics, serving as both a sequel and prequel to the series, rather than telling adventures that happened between episodes. The stories are told parallel, with half the comic detailing Greg returning to mysterious dreamlands in his sleep. The other half chronicles the Woodsman's daughter, Anna, and how she became lost in the Unknown. [67] After the ongoing series ended in November 2017, the Over the Garden Wall comics continued as a series of miniseries and original graphic novels. [68] [69] [70] [71] Title Hale, Mike (November 2, 2014). "In a World of Whimsy, a Perilous Journey Home". The New York Times. p.C3. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019 . Retrieved November 8, 2014. Wirt, Greg, Beatrice, and Greg's frog sneak aboard the ferry, which is filled with clothed frogs. They disguise themselves as a member of the ferry's band, which soon starts performing, with Wirt reluctantly playing the bassoon. Greg's frog unexpectedly starts to sing. When they arrive at their destination, Beatrice, who had been acting strangely throughout the ferry ride, tries to convince them to stay in the Unknown and not to visit Adelaide. That night, Beatrice flies away and is unknowingly followed by Wirt and Greg to Adelaide's house. Beatrice had originally planned to give them both to Adelaide as slaves in exchange for a pair of scissors that would lift the curse off herself and her family, but she had a change of heart as she grew attached to the brothers. Adelaide attempts to capture Wirt and Greg, but is killed by Beatrice. Beatrice attempts to explain the situation, but Wirt is hurt by her betrayal and runs away with Greg. Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that it was "a little too folksy and fairy story" at times, but that its "contemporary strangeness wins out", and concluded that "it is throughout something to behold". [51] Lloyd later wrote that it evoked "a kind of artisanal quality", both in its design and setting, and though the writing felt "a little too intent on its own folksiness", it became more enjoyable throughout. [52] In The New York Times, Mike Hale also felt the writing was sometimes weak and the stories "perilously thin", but concluded that McHale developed an environment worth visiting. [53]

The brothers and Greg's frog sail down a lake, where they hear the Beast's singing, and Greg remains hopeful while Wirt has given up. They reach land and sleep under a tree for the night. Greg has a dream of an angelic cloud city, where he is welcomed by its residents. The festivities are cut short when the North Wind is released and starts destroying the city, but Greg manages to defeat it. The Queen of the Clouds appears to Greg, allowing him one wish as a reward. He wishes to find his way home, but the Queen informs him he cannot return home with Wirt as the Beast has already claimed Wirt, who is covered in Edelwood branches. Greg instead wishes to take Wirt's place, and leaves with the Beast. Wirt awakens and chases after them, but falls through the ice and nearly drowns before being saved by a fishing net. Brown, Tracy (May 13, 2015). "Exclusive: Pat McHale announces 'Over the Garden Wall' comic book series". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 5, 2016.Edgar, Sean (August 20, 2015). "Exclusive: Woo Your High School Sweetheart with Wirt's Over the Garden Wall Poetry Cassette". Paste . Retrieved November 4, 2019. Friedlander, Whitney (September 10, 2015). "Taylor Swift, Jimmy Fallon Among Juried Emmy Award Winners". Variety . Retrieved July 8, 2022. Foxe, Steve (June 15, 2018). "Exclusive: Return to the Unknown in Over the Garden Wall: Hollow Town". Paste . Retrieved January 6, 2020.

Behind Over the Garden Wall: Short making-of that includes cast interviews and recording session footage. McLean, Thomas J. (September 14, 2014). "Rising Stars of Animation". Animation Magazine: 28–31. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. a b "Friday Final Nationals: CBS, ABC Share Night's Top Honors". TV Media Insights. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on November 21, 2014 . Retrieved November 13, 2014. Brown, Tracy (September 15, 2015). "Listen to Elijah Wood's poetry-filled mixtape from Emmy-winning 'Over the Garden Wall' ". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 11, 2019.Ottawa International Animation Festival - Past Festivals". Canadian Film Institute . Retrieved February 13, 2020. In Over The Garden Wall, a working class couple ( Jimmy James and Norman Evans) are planning to give their only daughter and their new GI son-in-law a right Northern welcome. As always though riotous trouble starts to flare up when a young man starts to flirt with James and Evans daughter! After explaining this to everyone in the clearing, Wirt frees Greg and asks Beatrice to come with them. She declines, wanting to return home and admit to her family she is responsible for their curse. Wirt gives Beatrice Adelaide's magic scissors, sheepishly admitting he kept them from her out of spite. They head off as the Woodsman, mortified to learn that Edelwood trees grew from the bodies of the lost and that he had never been keeping his daughter alive, resists the Beast's lies and extinguishes the lantern, ending the Beast's life. After Wirt and Beatrice say their goodbyes, Wirt wakes up under the pond and pulls Greg and his frog to the surface, passing out as the police and his friends show up. The brothers are taken by ambulance to the hospital. Wirt wakes up next to Greg, Sara, and her friends. Sara tells Wirt that she had not listened to the tape yet, as she does not own a cassette player. Wirt offers for her to listen to it at his house, which she accepts. Greg starts telling everyone about the events they had experienced, and his frog's stomach glows with the magic bell still inside. Award Winning Films Announced". Santa Barbara International Film Festival. February 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014 . Retrieved October 11, 2014. Boom! Studios announces Over the Garden Wall: Hollow Town". BOOM! Studios. June 15, 2018 . Retrieved January 17, 2019.

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