Over two decades ago, Neil Gaiman introduced another bespectacled teen boy with a magical destiny, Tim Hunter; an unassuming English kid with glasses obtains a pet owl, and takes up
his preordained destiny to enter a secret world of magic hidden in plain
sight—brought to you by one of the world's most successful fantasy
authors. That thumbnail summary of course describes Harry Potter,
J.K. Rowling's hit series first published in 1997, which is still a
massive pop-culture phenomenon today. The Books of Magic, though largely forgotten, the series foretold much of
pop-culture's current (and seemingly insatiable) appetite for the
superhero and fantasy genres. Harry Potter's Forgotten Predecessor by
A quartet of fallen mystics dubbed the "TrenchCoat Brigade" is introduced in this first collection of the adventures of Timothy Hunter. John Constantine, the Phantom Stranger, Dr. Occult, and Mister E take Hunter on a tour of the magical realms. Along the way he's introduced to Vertigo's greatest practitioners of magic and must choose whether or not to join their ranks.
“This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.”
“There are only two worlds - your world, which is the real world, and other worlds, the fantasy. Worlds like this are worlds of the human imagination: their reality, or lack of reality, is not important. What is important is that they are there. these worlds provide an alternative. Provide an escape. Provide a threat. Provide a dream, and power; provide refuge, and pain. They give your world meaning. They do not exist; and thus they are all that matters. ”
Jessie the Lookout review The Books of Magic (with all the background info). Both the TPB by Neil Gaiman and the first volume of the ongoing series by John Ney Rieber.
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A quartet of fallen mystics dubbed the "TrenchCoat Brigade" is introduced in this first collection of the adventures of Timothy Hunter. John Constantine, the Phantom Stranger, Dr. Occult, and Mister E take Hunter on a tour of the magical realms. Along the way he's introduced to Vertigo's greatest practitioners of magic and must choose whether or not to join their ranks.
“This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.”
“There are only two worlds - your world, which is the real world, and other worlds, the fantasy. Worlds like this are worlds of the human imagination: their reality, or lack of reality, is not important. What is important is that they are there. these worlds provide an alternative. Provide an escape. Provide a threat. Provide a dream, and power; provide refuge, and pain. They give your world meaning. They do not exist; and thus they are all that matters. ”
Jessie the Lookout review The Books of Magic (with all the background info). Both the TPB by Neil Gaiman and the first volume of the ongoing series by John Ney Rieber.
Every week, the Wordslinger Podcast takes a look at the world through the lens of a different expert. Kevin Tumlinson—Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur—talks to some of the most amazing and inspiring experts around, in an attempt to find the unique story they have to share. Get The Whole Story!
You can just sum him up as the Wordslinger—a story-shaping, world-changing, people-loving knotwork of word-weaving wonder.
This Business of Hollywood from Clint to Scott:
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TheReview Accommodates Many Voices: Julia Staab died in 1896. Why then do some believe that she still haunts her Santa Fe home? — Review by Jessica Ferri.
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