Neil Gaiman
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| Title | : | The Books of Magic (The Books of Magic #0) |
| Author | : | Neil Gaiman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 200 pages |
| Published | : | April 14th 1993 by Vertigo (first published January 1st 1993) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Fantasy. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics |
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Tim Hunter is destined to become a great magician... isn't he? Four magical beings take him on realms other than his own, to educate and warn Tim about the path he is about to embark upon. It is up to Tim to choose his destiny. Great power comes at great cost and it may be more than he is willing to pay. "Child, magic exists. There are powers, and forces, and realms beyond the fields you know." The worlds Neil Gaiman has created in The Books of Magic are haunting and layered and will stick with you after you've finished the story and closed the book. So... typical Gaiman then. "The true Atlantis is inside you, just as it's inside all of us. The sunken land is lost beneath the dark sea, lost beneath the waves of wet, black stories and myths that break upon the shores of our minds." Beyond the story, the artwork is beautiful in each volume, but different from artist to artist. Not in a jarring way, just noticeably different. "It's like there's a whole other world, that I never knew existed, side by side with the old one." Recommended for adults or mature teenagers. There are some scares and thrills on this fantasy journey through other worlds.Present Books Toward The Books of Magic (The Books of Magic #0)
| Original Title: | The Books of Magic |
| ISBN: | 1563890828 (ISBN13: 9781563890826) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=1669 |
| Series: | The Books of Magic #0, Los Libros de la Magia #0 |
| Characters: | Darkseid, Dream of the Endless, Zatanna Zatara, John Constantine, Baba Yaga, Titania, Tim Hunter, Jim Corrigan, Uriël, Lucifer (Vertigo), The Phantom Stranger, Etrigan, Destiny of the Endless, Death of the Endless, Giovanni Zatara, Doctor Fate, Merlin (DC), Doctor Terrance Thirteen, Mister E, Cain (DC Comics), Abel (DC Comics), Tefe Holland, Arion, Lord of Atlantis, Madame Xanadu, Yo-Yo, Sargon the Sorcerer, Archangel Michael, Raguel, Saraquel, Baron Winters, William Hunter, Felix Faust, Kim Liang, Tala, Queen of Evil, Tannarak, William Zard, Goldie (Gargoyle), Jim Rook, Rose Psychic, Hamnet Shakespeare, Travis Morgan, Cosmic Boy, Kamara, Lightning Lad, Jennifer Morgan, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Tellus, White Witch, Billy Batson, Doctor Richard Occult, Boston Brand, King Arthur, Gabriel (Neil Gaiman) |
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Ratings: 4.08 From 15293 Users | 634 ReviewsColumn Epithetical Books The Books of Magic (The Books of Magic #0)
Read this again after years have gone by. Still love it. Knowing what happens to Tim Hunter in the series after this mini-series, it is fun seeing his eyes being opened to possibilities. It was fun to go back...Tim Hunter is destined to become a great magician... isn't he? Four magical beings take him on realms other than his own, to educate and warn Tim about the path he is about to embark upon.It is up to Tim to choose his destiny. Great power comes at great cost and it may be more than he is willing to pay."Child, magic exists. There are powers, and forces, and realms beyond the fields you know."The worlds Neil Gaiman has created in The Books of Magic are haunting and layered and will stick with you
NOTE: This is best read AFTER you've read the Sandman series. A great tale from my favorite part of the DCU - the magic, generally undead world (the one I lump Sandman, Swamp Thing, Spectre, Deadman, Constantine, the Demon Etrigan, etc), with some great characters that don't get a lot of facetime in other books. The art is phenomenal, and I got that great magical feeling I got reading books 3 & 4 of Sandman (my 2 faves). So if you liked that series, and want a little more, check this out.
Magic...as delicate as a razor, as dangerous as a dream...
I need to stop picking up Gaimans work just because hes familiar when I look at the graphic novels shelf. The Books of Magic was fine, but not something Im interested in continuing. I really liked that every part had a different illustrator as it had a different tour guide for Tim.
Long before J.K. Rowling ever wrote about Harry Potter, there was another owl-toting, bespectacled young wizard with a destiny. And somehow it doesn't surprise me that Neil Gaiman was responsible for that wizard's creation in "The Books of Magic." This brilliant four-part graphic novel is full of shadowy art, strange happenings and wild magic -- and while it was intended to be a story highlighting the more magical DC characters, it ended up taking a life of its own. Timothy Hunter is playing
I have had this book on my shelf to read for a while. I finally got around to reading it. It was a very very good read. It ties into the story of some of the top magic users in super hero history, has cameos from the Endless, and discusses the repercussions of using magic.Timothy Hunter has been identified as having a great capacity for magic should he choose to use it. He is identified by the Trenchcoat Brigade (consisting of John Constantine, the Phantom Stranger, Dr. Occult and Mister E) and
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