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Illustrated by four ofcomics most accomplished artists, john bolton, scott hampton, charles vess, andpaul johnson, the books of magic collects all four issues of the originalminiseries that. M is for magic is a perfect example of his fertile creativity. Neil gaiman is one of those rare authors who is read by adults, young adults and children alike, covering scifi and fantasy fiction, short stories, picture books for kids and graphic novels. Neil gaiman is the creator of the sandman comic book series and the bestselling author of the. There are cameo sequences in this book that include scenes with dream,death,destiny,etrigan the demon,deadman,zatanna,and the spectre, just to name a few. Home neil s work books m is for magic hardback isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His other novels include neverwhere, stardust winner of the american library associations alex award as one of 2000s top ten adult novels for young adults, the short fiction collection smoke and mirrors and the critically acclaimed comic book series the.
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Neil richard mackinnon gaiman was born on the 10th of november year 1960. Jan 01, 1993 the books of magic is a four part miniseries all written by neil gaiman with each volume illustrated by a different artist. He has won numerous awards, including the hugo, nebula, and. Oct 18, 2018 neil gaimans the books of magic lives up to its name. The books of magic is the title of a fourissue englishlanguage comic book miniseries written by neil gaiman, published by dc comics, and later an ongoing series under the imprint vertigo.
Mirrors and the critically acclaimed comic book series the sandman. Separate from the novelization of the comics by carla jablonski. Rowling conjured harry potter, there was another bespectacled boy magician with an owl in timothy hunter, introduced in 1990 by neil gaiman and john bolton in vertigos the books of magic. A definitive ranking of the best neil gaiman fiction books.
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