After that, Dr. Occult takes Tim into the world of Faerie, where he comes across a great sleeping king, gets caught by Baba Yaga, and shown Gemworld, Skartaris, Pytharia, a tiny glimpse of Hell, and a brief trip into the Dreamworld. He also counters Queen Titania, who seems to have a connection to him. And finally, Mr. E takes Tim into the future and shows him great wars, the return of magic, and the possible death of the world -- as well as his own future fate...

Tim is 13 years old. He has the potential to be one of the greatest mages of his age. Set in the DC/Vertigo universe, Tim is accosted by four major magical characters. John Constantine, Mr. E, Dr. Occult and Phantom Stranger. Each one takes Tim through a journey to see if magic is something he wishes to pursue. They also teach him that magic has a price and a steep price at that. Due to his potential, he is being sought after by some evil mages who wish to either convert or kill him. The four aforementioned mages seek to keep him alive. increíblemente esta Novela gráfica ya tiene 30 años. Perfectamente podría parecer escrita ayer mismo. Yes. And the first issue came out in late 1990, so I don't want to hear anything from the Hogwarts groupies about this being a rip-off of Harry Potter.Sir Timothy and Barbatos return to Tim's time from 2012 because Tim is the last boy in the multiverse who could possibly grow up to be Sir Timothy, and they intend to ensure that he does. Their plans are thwarted without Tim even being aware of them, as he has a guardian angel called Araquel who is chained between Heaven and Hell for having had a daughter called Nikki with Khara. Khara defeats Sir Timothy on Tim's behalf. The intervention doesn't mean that Tim is safe, however, as he has come to the attention of the last member of the Cult of the Cold Flame, a magician called Martyn. [16] Tim and his burnt father threatened by Martyn and Leah, from the cover to issue #7. In Book 1: The Invisible Labyrinth, Tim takes a trip into the magical past with the Phantom Stranger and learns the history of magic(at least how it relates to the Vertigo universe) . The depiction of Tim Hunter's life continued in a five-issue mini-series called The Names of Magic, in which Tim learnt his true name (Timothy Hunter; Tamar, son of Tamlin; the Opener; the Merlin; Magic) and was accepted into the school of magic, known simply as White School, which exists across the Multiverse of Worlds in DC.

Another ongoing series called Hunter: The Age of Magic (25 issues) followed shortly after the end of this series. It ran from September 2001 to September 2003, and told of his graduation and what happened to him afterwards. Rieber, John Ney( w)."The Importance of Being Evil" The Books of Faerie: Molly's Story,no.4(December 1999).DC Comics.

In Book III: The Land of Summer's Twilight (artwork by Charles Vess) he visits Faerie, Gemworld, Skartaris, King Arthur's Camelot, Hell, and the other mystical realms with Doctor Occult.

In December 1997, a two-issue crossover with Hellblazer was published, with a script from the then current Hellblazer writer Paul Jenkins from a story written in collaboration with John Ney Rieber. The artwork was by artist Paul Lee. In Book 2: The Shadow World, Tim accompanies John Constantine in the present day and meets a variety of characters that will be familiar to anyone who reads Vertigo or DC. From Dr. Fate to the Spectre, Constantine introduces Tim to the myriad cast of characters who make up the DC magical ensemble. And somehow it doesn't surprise me that Neil Gaiman was responsible for that wizard's creation in "The Books of Magic." This brilliant four-part graphic novel is full of shadowy art, strange happenings and wild magic -- and while it was intended to be a story highlighting the more magical DC characters, it ended up taking a life of its own. a b c d e "The Zen of Comics: Peter Gross". Sequentialtart.com. October 1999 . Retrieved May 2, 2008. A film version of The Books of Magic has been in development hell for many years. It was originally optioned "by Warner Bros. some years before the first Harry Potter book was published" [49] (a series which has been frequently compared to this series (see Harry Potter influences and analogues)), with Neil Gaiman signing on as executive producer in 1998. [50] After several years of drafting and redrafting, the script moved so far from the original concept that Gaiman and Paul Levitz advised the filmmakers that any audience seeing it expecting a film based on the comic would be disappointed, and decided to develop the movie themselves. They worked with screenwriter Matt Greenberg, who had written early drafts of the original script, to come up with some closer to the original story. [51] As yet, no adaption has been filmed or scheduled for release.

Book 3: The Land of Summer's Twilight, Tim accompanies Dr. Occult and visits the realms of Faerie and other magical realms. He meets the Faerie Queen and even has a run in with Baba Yaga.