The Books of Magic

The Books of Magic
The Books of Magic #1 (Dec. 1990), cover art by John Bolton.
Publication information
PublisherDC 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 byNeil Gaiman
John Bolton
Written byNeil 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 MagicISBN 1-56389-082-8
BindingsISBN 1-56389-187-5
SummoningsISBN 1-56389-265-0
ReckoningsISBN 1-56389-321-5
TransformationsISBN 1-56389-417-3
Girl in the BoxISBN 1-56389-539-0
The Burning GirlISBN 1-56389-619-2
Death After DeathISBN 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]

  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.