The Books of Magic, Volume 1 by John Ney Rieber

His dad never leaves his chair in front of the telly, leaving Tim to more or less raise himself. Tim begins the series as something of a petulant brat. So you begin the series wondering somewhat what is going on. It takes a while to get going, especially since the Arcana Annual is included from the Free Country crossover but the rest of the crossover isn't.

This spins out of the Books of Magic miniseries by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton. Written by John Ney Rieber and illustrated by Peter Gross, Gary Amaro and Peter Snejbjerg, THE BOOKS OF MAGIC BOOK ONE collects issues #1-13 of the classic VERTIGO series as well as the pivotal introductory tale from ARCANA ANNUAL #1.Ĭollecting: Books of Magic 1-13 & Arcana: Books of Magic Annual Unfortunately for him, this innocence smells intoxicatingly like weakness to the hungry predators that haunt the shadows of existence, and the extraordinary power they sense within his frail human form is too enticing to resist. Traveling through realms long consigned to myth and legend, he also discovered an unsettling truth about his future: like it or not, fate has decreed that young Tim is destined to become the world’s greatest magician! Then four legendary sorcerers took him on a journey beyond time and space, and his life changed forever. Once, Timothy Hunter was just an ordinary 13-year-old boy living in suburban London.

Continuing from celebrated author Neil Gaiman’s iconic graphic novel, the complete chronicles of Tim Hunter are finally brought together in a definitive new trade paperback.

The Books of Magic, Volume 1 by John Ney Rieber