The Books of Magic #1 (Dec. 1990), cover art by John Bolton.
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics (Vertigo for volume 2 and the collected editions)
Format
(vol. 1) Mini-series (vol. 2) Ongoing
Publication date
(vol. 1) 1990–1991 (vol. 2) 1994–2000
No. of issues
(vol. 1) 4 (vol. 2) 75
Main character(s)
Timothy Hunter
Creative team
Created by
Neil Gaiman John Bolton
Written by
Neil Gaiman John Ney Rieber Peter Gross
Artist(s)
John Bolton Scott Hampton Charles Vess Paul Johnson Peter Gross Jason Temujin Minor
Letterer(s)
Todd Klein
Collected editions
The Books of Magic
ISBN 1-56389-082-8
Bindings
ISBN 1-56389-187-5
Summonings
ISBN 1-56389-265-0
Reckonings
ISBN 1-56389-321-5
Transformations
ISBN 1-56389-417-3
Girl in the Box
ISBN 1-56389-539-0
The Burning Girl
ISBN 1-56389-619-2
Death After Death
ISBN 1-84023-333-8
The Books of Magic is the title of a four-issue English-language comic book mini-series written by Neil Gaiman, published by DC Comics, and later an ongoing series under the imprint Vertigo. Since its original publication, the mini-series has also been published in a single-volume collection under the Vertigo imprint with an introduction by author Roger Zelazny. It tells the story of a young boy who has the potential to become the world's greatest magician.[1]
^Irvine, Alex (2008). "The Books of Magic". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 38–41. ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1. OCLC 213309015.
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