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| 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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Paperback | Pages: 200 pages Rating: 4.08 | 15293 Users | 634 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Books of Magic (The Books of Magic #0) |
| Author | : | Neil Gaiman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special 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.Rating About Books The Books of Magic (The Books of Magic #0)
Ratings: 4.08 From 15293 Users | 634 ReviewsCritique About Books The Books of Magic (The Books of Magic #0)
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 you12 year old Timothy Hunter has been chosen by the Trenchcoat Brigade to discover the lands of magic. Will Timothy be able to choose if he wants to be a magician or not and can he handle the price of doing so? Read on and find out for yourself.This was a pretty good graphic novel by Neil Gaiman. The artwork is great too. It is done by John Bolton who did his book Harlequin Valentine and more. If you love whimsical stories by Neil Gaiman then be sure to check this book out at your local library
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...
Despite my geekiness, I'm a relatively new reader of graphic novels and manga. This means I missed most of Neil Gaiman's early works and I'm only now catching up. I've read a few reviews of The Books of Magic that suggest reading the Sandman series first but I didn't and that choice didn't seem to inhibit my enjoyment of this four part miniseries.The Books of Magic is a four part miniseries all written by Neil Gaiman with each volume illustrated by a different artist. They are a tour of the
I've always thought that this book's main strength was as a magical tour of the DC universe Neil Gaiman's take on Marv Wolfman's History of the DC Universe. And, it's rather magnificent in that regard, recording everything from Arion to the Legion.But, it's also a great building block of the Vertigo Universe. It creates the Trenchcoat Brigade, introduces Tim Hunter, reinvents Dr. Occult, and revamps Mr. E. The third issue, on Faerie, is the best in this regard and also generally my favorite
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...
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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