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# The Books of Magic

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desertcart.com: The Books of Magic eBook : Gaiman, Neil, John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess, Paul Johnson, Roger Zelazny, Bolton, John, Hampton, Scott, Vess, Charles, Johnson, Paul PJ: Kindle Store

Review: The Books Of Magic - THE DELUXE EDITION HC (2013) - * * * * * CONTENTS AND OVERVIEW * * * * * This over-sized hardcover collects The Books Of Magic #1 to 4, which were originally published as a miniseries consisting of four double-sized prestige-format issues back in the early nineties. Written by Neil Gaiman, this series features Timothy Hunter, who becomes a magician apprentice under the wing of occult powerhouses of the Vertigo/DC Universe, such as John Constantine, Phantom Stranger, Doctor Occult and Mister E. The plot revolves around Tim Hunter having the potential to become the greatest mage of this age and the forces of good and evil disputing the young boy to attract him to their side. This series presents a journey to the present, the past and the future of the Vertigo/DC magical universe, visiting distant realms such as Faerie, Camelot and Hell among others. If you are familiar with DC history, you'll love to to travel through and relive all of its magical glory. If you are new to it, you'll be inebriated with infinite realms of posibilities and at the end of the tale you'll want more. Neil Gaiman makes and excellent work condensing decades worth of occult DC history into a compelling story appealing to a wide audience. * * * * * ABOUT THE ART * * * * * Each one of the four chapters is gorgeously illustrated by a roster of top artits consisting of John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess and Paul Johnson. The art is truly amazing, fully hand-painted, with a scope of ambition that matches the grandeur of the tale at hand. Each artist has a very distinctive style ad vision but they all work perfectly when put together into this epic tale. * * * * * ABOUT THE EDITION * * * * * This is a very handsome, high quality book. I'm glad to see that DC/Vertigo is putting a serious effort into improving its Deluxe editions line. - The paper stock is glossy and heavy weight - The printing quality is great, with sharp and accurate art reproduction. - The book features a fully printed hardback under the dustjacket (unlike many of DC/Vertigo HCs that sport an awfully cheap black cardboard presentation). - It's a solid glued-binding volume. Of course a sewn one would have been better, but there's very little gutter loss, so it's fine. - The extras consist of 8 pages of Charles Vess and Paul Johnson art and sketches as well as Neil Gaiman's outline of issue 3. - The book includes a 2-pages intro by fantasy and science fiction writer Roger Zelazny from 1993. * * * * * CONCLUSION * * * * * Great story, beautiful art, high quality edition, a book definitely worth of your money. And if you are into the DC's New 52, you will be amazed to see how relevant this series still is in DC's current continuity, as Jeff Lemire's Justice League Dark draws many elements from it.
Review: A masterpiece - A very complex and sophisticated argument followed by great drawings. It is not only a graphic novel, but a beautifully designed way for esoteric initiation

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B00961Y6NG |
| Accessibility  | Learn more |
| Best Sellers Rank | #472,910 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #441 in Fantasy Graphic Novels (Books) #1,057 in Fantasy Graphic Novels (Kindle Store) #4,377 in Superhero Graphic Novels |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (522) |
| Enhanced typesetting  | Not Enabled |
| File size  | 600.4 MB |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1401239930 |
| Language  | English |
| Page Flip  | Not Enabled |
| Part of Series  | The Books of Magic |
| Print length  | 194 pages |
| Publication date  | August 7, 2012 |
| Publisher  | Vertigo |
| Word Wise  | Not Enabled |
| X-Ray  | Not Enabled |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Books Of Magic - THE DELUXE EDITION HC (2013)
*by B***M on February 6, 2013*

* * * * * CONTENTS AND OVERVIEW * * * * * This over-sized hardcover collects The Books Of Magic #1 to 4, which were originally published as a miniseries consisting of four double-sized prestige-format issues back in the early nineties. Written by Neil Gaiman, this series features Timothy Hunter, who becomes a magician apprentice under the wing of occult powerhouses of the Vertigo/DC Universe, such as John Constantine, Phantom Stranger, Doctor Occult and Mister E. The plot revolves around Tim Hunter having the potential to become the greatest mage of this age and the forces of good and evil disputing the young boy to attract him to their side. This series presents a journey to the present, the past and the future of the Vertigo/DC magical universe, visiting distant realms such as Faerie, Camelot and Hell among others. If you are familiar with DC history, you'll love to to travel through and relive all of its magical glory. If you are new to it, you'll be inebriated with infinite realms of posibilities and at the end of the tale you'll want more. Neil Gaiman makes and excellent work condensing decades worth of occult DC history into a compelling story appealing to a wide audience. * * * * * ABOUT THE ART * * * * * Each one of the four chapters is gorgeously illustrated by a roster of top artits consisting of John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess and Paul Johnson. The art is truly amazing, fully hand-painted, with a scope of ambition that matches the grandeur of the tale at hand. Each artist has a very distinctive style ad vision but they all work perfectly when put together into this epic tale. * * * * * ABOUT THE EDITION * * * * * This is a very handsome, high quality book. I'm glad to see that DC/Vertigo is putting a serious effort into improving its Deluxe editions line. - The paper stock is glossy and heavy weight - The printing quality is great, with sharp and accurate art reproduction. - The book features a fully printed hardback under the dustjacket (unlike many of DC/Vertigo HCs that sport an awfully cheap black cardboard presentation). - It's a solid glued-binding volume. Of course a sewn one would have been better, but there's very little gutter loss, so it's fine. - The extras consist of 8 pages of Charles Vess and Paul Johnson art and sketches as well as Neil Gaiman's outline of issue 3. - The book includes a 2-pages intro by fantasy and science fiction writer Roger Zelazny from 1993. * * * * * CONCLUSION * * * * * Great story, beautiful art, high quality edition, a book definitely worth of your money. And if you are into the DC's New 52, you will be amazed to see how relevant this series still is in DC's current continuity, as Jeff Lemire's Justice League Dark draws many elements from it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A masterpiece
*by A***A on August 10, 2025*

A very complex and sophisticated argument followed by great drawings. It is not only a graphic novel, but a beautifully designed way for esoteric initiation

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read, a bit over-the-top...
*by R***Y on July 17, 2013*

I enjoyed this, but it was a bit dense in some ways and sparse in others. You are thrown into a bunch of characters you may not recognize unless you are an avid Gaiman fan, and you kind of keep wondering when the plot will sort of catch up, and then it's over. It has very very very identifiable Gaiman flavors, and it does mix up your realities quite a bit. The artwork is stunning, and the style changes are done smoothly from one artist to another. I kind of felt like it was a very nice prequel, but it needed continuation. Still a great book, and the updated release brings the artwork to a new level.

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