Books of Magic, Vol. 3: Dwelling in Possibility
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Summary
Destined to become the most powerful magician in the universe， will Tim Hunter end up the greatest sorcerer the world has ever known？ Or the greatest evil that the universe will need to stop？
In the wake of October's The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1， John Constantine is loose in our world again--and unfortunately for Tim Hunter， he's convinced the only way for the human race to survive is if Tim is taken off the board。 But from where Tim's standing， he's the only one with the power to save us all。 Who's right？ Who's wrong？ And is there room in London for the both of them？ The scribes of Books of Magic and John Constantine Hellblazer square off to tell both sides of the tale！
The Sandman Universe is a new series of books curated by Neil Gaiman for DC Vertigo。 Conjuring epic storytelling and immersing readers in the evolving world of the Dreaming， the Sandman Universe begins anew with four new ongoing series， existing in a shared universe， building upon Gaiman's New York Times bestselling series that lyrically weaved together stories of dreams and magic。
From acclaimed author Kat Howard （Roses and Rot， An Unkindness of Magicians） and artist Tom Fowler （The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl， Hulk: Season One， Rick and Morty）， Books of Magic picks up right where Neil Gaiman left off in 1991！
Collects Books of Magic #14-23。
In the wake of October's The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1， John Constantine is loose in our world again--and unfortunately for Tim Hunter， he's convinced the only way for the human race to survive is if Tim is taken off the board。 But from where Tim's standing， he's the only one with the power to save us all。 Who's right？ Who's wrong？ And is there room in London for the both of them？ The scribes of Books of Magic and John Constantine Hellblazer square off to tell both sides of the tale！
The Sandman Universe is a new series of books curated by Neil Gaiman for DC Vertigo。 Conjuring epic storytelling and immersing readers in the evolving world of the Dreaming， the Sandman Universe begins anew with four new ongoing series， existing in a shared universe， building upon Gaiman's New York Times bestselling series that lyrically weaved together stories of dreams and magic。
From acclaimed author Kat Howard （Roses and Rot， An Unkindness of Magicians） and artist Tom Fowler （The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl， Hulk: Season One， Rick and Morty）， Books of Magic picks up right where Neil Gaiman left off in 1991！
Collects Books of Magic #14-23。
Reviews
Thomas
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The adventures of Tim Hunter continue。 While dealing with the threat of the Cold Flame， the potential threat of his ally John Constantine， and the introduction of a new friend Izzy， Tim's life is in turmoil。 Will his "friends" be there for him？ The adventures of Tim Hunter continue。 While dealing with the threat of the Cold Flame， the potential threat of his ally John Constantine， and the introduction of a new friend Izzy， Tim's life is in turmoil。 Will his "friends" be there for him？ 。。。more
Cale
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AKA Morals and Cameos。 That's pretty much all this oversized volume has - cameos from Constantine， one of the Endless， and deep cuts from the Sandman all make their way into Tim's life， and almost always for the express purpose of providing morals that feel like a 'very special episode' of TV。 While some of the story and characters manage to be interesting in and amongst that cage， this series has continued to be the least interesting of the Sandman Universe for me。The Constantine issue has an i AKA Morals and Cameos。 That's pretty much all this oversized volume has - cameos from Constantine， one of the Endless， and deep cuts from the Sandman all make their way into Tim's life， and almost always for the express purpose of providing morals that feel like a 'very special episode' of TV。 While some of the story and characters manage to be interesting in and amongst that cage， this series has continued to be the least interesting of the Sandman Universe for me。The Constantine issue has an interesting presentation trick but is otherwise forgettable。 Neither character gets much to do， and their interactions are surprisingly limited。 Then Tim has to come to terms with his dream self， which ends in a heavy-handed moral。 Then Tim meets Izzie， who is the best thing to happen to the series， and has some experiences at a Festival in the story I liked best in the collection。 It's creative， and uses characters both old and new in ways that actually help define the characters。 The final story appears to be a wrap-up for the series， providing answers about the Cold Flame that are honestly pretty underwhelming， before using cameo characters completely out of form to have a courtroom drama。 All so the moral can be driven home by repetition a number of times。 It doesn't really earn its resolution and manages to feel hurried and drawn out at the same time。Ultimately， I don't know what to say about this series。 Basing it around Tim Hunter， but then constraining his magic abilities seems to devalue the very concept of the character， even as it wears its intent on its sleeve。 In this last volume， Tim doesn't do much （or maybe it's what he does isn't very flashy）， his father is reduced to a bumbling parent who is trying to be supportive without understanding anything， Rose at least gets to express her other side， and everyone else exists and makes decisions solely to push the story forward， whether it appears to be in their character or not。 Considering the massive plots， characters， and visuals that exist in the other Sandman Universe books， this series has always been much。。。 smaller。 And that continues through its end。 It's worth reading if you're following the Sandman Universe， but doesn't compare particularly well to the rest。 。。。more
Chad
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Kat Howard closes out her time on the book by having Tim face an evil version of himself for the umpteenth time。 The series gets remarkably better when David Barnett comes onboard for the last 5 issues。 He brings in a new punk magic girlfriend for Tim in Izzy。 They head to a magical Glastonbury festival before the final arc with the Cold Flame。 Barnett does a bang-up job of closing all the dangling plot threads as things come to a head with the Cold Flame and it's a brilliant move。 I love how it Kat Howard closes out her time on the book by having Tim face an evil version of himself for the umpteenth time。 The series gets remarkably better when David Barnett comes onboard for the last 5 issues。 He brings in a new punk magic girlfriend for Tim in Izzy。 They head to a magical Glastonbury festival before the final arc with the Cold Flame。 Barnett does a bang-up job of closing all the dangling plot threads as things come to a head with the Cold Flame and it's a brilliant move。 I love how it all dovetails together。 It was so good that I was upset the series ended just as it was finally getting good。 。。。more
Jamie Revell
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Things improve again in this final part of the trilogy， as the story loses some of the slow and meandering tone it had had up to this point。 The focus here is very much on all the bad things that Tim could grow up to be， and how they might be averted。 There's an interlude in a magical music festival that has less to do with the larger plot （apart from introducing a new character）， but it works better than the scenes in Faerie earlier on， keeping a tighter rein on events。 The way that the antagon Things improve again in this final part of the trilogy， as the story loses some of the slow and meandering tone it had had up to this point。 The focus here is very much on all the bad things that Tim could grow up to be， and how they might be averted。 There's an interlude in a magical music festival that has less to do with the larger plot （apart from introducing a new character）， but it works better than the scenes in Faerie earlier on， keeping a tighter rein on events。 The way that the antagonists are eventually dealt with is perhaps a little obvious - and a little too easily achieved - but I found that I enjoyed this volume and its themes of a teenager trying to figure out where they are headed。 There are also a number of guest stars from other stories in the universe。。。 。。。more
Chris Lemmerman
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Tim Hunter's world is turned upside down by the arrival of， in no particular order， John Constantine， his own evil doppleganger， a magical festival， and Destiny Of The Endless！ Plus， the truth about the Cult Of The Cold Flame stands revealed， and one decision could change Tim's life forever。。。The first half of this volume， collecting the end of Kat Howard's run on the book， feels very reminiscent of the original Books Of Magic series， which saw Tim facing off against an evil future version of hi Tim Hunter's world is turned upside down by the arrival of， in no particular order， John Constantine， his own evil doppleganger， a magical festival， and Destiny Of The Endless！ Plus， the truth about the Cult Of The Cold Flame stands revealed， and one decision could change Tim's life forever。。。The first half of this volume， collecting the end of Kat Howard's run on the book， feels very reminiscent of the original Books Of Magic series， which saw Tim facing off against an evil future version of himself。 I don't know if this story has much more to say on that matter than before， but it's a different twist on things which I appreciated。 If you're going to revisit a story， at least present it slightly differently like this。When David Barnett takes over for the final five issues， he seems to be doing a short one-off story to start with as Tim fights Magical Glastonbury （Trademark， me）， but it's the final three issues of the volume and the series that show how good he really is - he manages to tie up literally all the plot threads that have been going on in the past 20 issues and resolve it all despite the fact he didn't write any of them， and it feels immensely satisfying。 It's an open ending of course， because Tim's story was never meant to end while he was still a kid， but it's an impressive bit of storytelling （and anyone who can use Destiny and use him properly is good in my book）。Tom Fowler remains constant throughout the book however。 He and inker/assistant Craig Taillefer pencil every issue， so there's artistic consistency across the writer change。 His characters are still a little on the spindly side， but I appreciate that he's been on the book for 23 issues straight without a break。Books Of Magic took a while to get going， like fellow Sandman Universe title House Of Whispers。 But like that book， it built a good head of steam and managed to do something a little different with Tim Hunter and friends along the way。 Of all the Sandman Universe series， I think I'm surprised by just how much this one improved， and I'm a little sad to see it go。 。。。more
Kat
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Basic Plot: Tim helps his father to remember before he confronts his dream self in another realm。This story is strangely disjointed， but still compelling enough to keep me intrigued。 The characters all have secrets and depth。 This plot was relatively straightforward， yet jumped around enough to make me wonder if I was missing something。 The art really reflects the eerie， sinister mood。
Guilherme Smee
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