The Books of Magic
| The Books of Magic | |
|---|---|
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 miniseries written by Neil Gaiman, published by DC Comics, and later an ongoing series under the imprint Vertigo. Since its original publication, the miniseries 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.