#the books of magic

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“Us hedgepiggies don’t hold with that fancy stuff.” — A pretty perfect comic page from The Books of Magic, issue 3 by Neil Gaiman and Scott Hampton. I don’t know how I missed this book before. John Constantine, Zatanna, and all the DC mystics.

#neil gaiman #scott hampton #the books of magic #timothy hunter #dc comics #vertigo #comics

[echoesdaffodil]

Made a “if you know them, what would they choose?” In picsart for queer DC moments of media I enjoyed. And I thought I did share this here too.

The John Constantine tie one is weirdly worded bc I did this in little to no time. It was meant to say that he was shown with his pride flag for the first time in 30 years. Yea anyway.

Bc some are hard to read or understand ask for context. If you wanna.

#sandman #hellblazer #john constantine #dc #dc comics #dc pride #batman #John Constantine x Oliver #Matt Ryan supports dni #batwoman #ghostbat #edwin payne #Tim Hunter #timothy hunter #books of magic #the books of magic

[momachan]

"Nobody touches that boy. That's right. That boy's mine. And in thirty seconds, me, and him, and the witch, are going to walk out of here. You know who I am. Or you ought to. You know my reputation, now... does any one here really want to start something? Right. Come on, you lot. We're leaving."

The Books of Magic. Book II. "The Shadow World."

#dc comics #john constantine #timothy hunter #the books of magic #dc vertigo #zatanna #zatanna zatara #the trench coat brigade

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#books of magic #the books of magic #tim hunter #timothy hunter #neil gaiman #dc #dc comics #vertigo #vertigo comics #dc vertigo #dcu #poll

[localstepdad]

my favorite this is John and Tim's almost brotherly/fatherly/mentor relationship i wish more people talked about them

#the books of magic #tim hunter #john constantine

[dceased-dynamic-duo-4ever]

The Books of Magic volume 1 is honestly so funny.

Tim Hunter’s Trip with the Phantom Stranger:

Phantom Stranger: *takes Tim on this trip through the past*

Literally every magic user they encounter: Don’t get into magic 0/10; would not recommend

Tim Hunter’s Trip with John Constantine:

Constantine: *takes Tim to the U.S. to introduce him to American magic users*

Boston Brand: sup kid *proceeds to follow Tim and Constantine around occasionally possessing people to talk to Tim*

Every magic user: fuck you Constantine

Zatanna: *takes Tim to a bar filled entirely with evil magic users despite the fact that Tim is currently being hunted by the majority of evil magic users*

Tim Hunter’s Trip with Dr. Occult/Rose:

Dr. Occult/Rose: *takes Tim to Faerie*

Tim: *barely even blinks when Rose takes the place of Dr. Occult*

Rose: *tells Tim the rules of Faerie* also, don’t stray from the path

*Rose disappears for a few moments*

Tim: *immediately strays from the path and gets captured by a Baba Yaga*

Tim Hunter’s Trip with Mr. E:

Mr. E: *takes Tim on a trip through the future*

Mr. E: *shows Tim a potential future where he’s evil*

Mr. E: *proceeds to take Tim to the end of the universe*

Mr. E: *tries to murder Tim with a wooden stake*

Death: yeah, how about no.

Destiny: wtf? How are these people here? They’re not in my book

Death: bye Destiny. *Destiny dies*

Death: here Tim, I’ll help you get back to your time. *sends him back*

Mr E: what about me?

Death: walk.

After Tim Gets Back:

Phantom Stanger: so Tim, do you choose magic

Tim: … no

Phantom Stranger: *accepts it and walks away*

*Phantom Stranger, Constantine, and Dr. Occult regrouping later to discuss*

Constantine: well, I guess that was a total bust

Phantom Stranger: what? Oh that, no. Tim had already chosen magic just by agreeing to take the trips.

#phantom stranger ligit tricked tim into walking the path of magic and it’s hysterical #the books of magic #tim hunter #the phantom stranger #phantom stranger #john constantine #zatanna #boston brand #deadman #dr occult #mr e #death of the endless #destiny of the endless

[pablohunie1993]

just got these for TWO DOLLARS each from the discount bin at the comic store

#every time i'm checking out they say 'we hoped someone would find use for this 😁😁' #yeah yeah yeah #TWOOO DOLLARS ARE YOU FYCKIBG KIDDING ME #the least amount of money i've ever spent here #books of magic #the books of magic #tim hunter #dc vertigo #dcu

[hollyevolving]

First encounter with The Junkmother, before Brennan described her face, immediately called The Wobbly from The Books of Magic to mind.

I couldn't find an image of The Wobbly, but luckily I have a copy of The Lot, so I could take my own photo.

#dimension 20 #a starstruck odyssey #the junkmother #the books of magic #the lot #john ney rieber #created by neil gaiman #the wobbly

[balu8]

"Just what the world's been waiting for.

The charge of the trenchcoat brigade."

The Books of Magic #1: The Invisible Labyrinth

by Neil Gaiman; John Bolton and Todd Klein

#dc comics #the books of magic #john bolton #neil gaiman #comic book

[dee-is-for-lots-of-things]

love this genre of comic i call “everyone hates john constantine but that’s not bloody stopping him”

#get his ass #lily liveblogs #john constantine #the books of magic #books of magic #comicc #spinoff #theres more but i only screenshotted (screenshat?) a few as i read cause uh this books good i wasnt wastin time with that so much #john constantine pathetic little bastard man my beloved

[nerds-yearbook]

In Books of Magic 1# (cover date December, 1990) the Trenchcoat Brigade (John Constantine, Doctor Occult, and Mister E) was formed to decide what to do with Timothy Hunter (created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton) and his owl "Yo-Yo". ("The Invisible Labyrinth", The Books of Magic 1#, Comic, Event)

#nerds yearbook #december #1990 #first appearance #real life event #dc #dc comics #comic book #paranormal #neil gaiman #john bolton #the books of magic #timothy hunter #phantom stranger #john constantine #doctor occult #mister e #atlantis #archangel #silver city

[echoesdaffodil]

Do you ever think about the fact that people own this comic? That people are out there… who read this when it came out? Do you ever see it and think about the ethics of trauma healing presented in this comic? That there are good reasons for John to hide but also for Tim to set John’s soul free in his own way? That nobody is right or wrong here? Tim and John‘s relationship is so underrated. Not just because Tim‘s whole story point is presenting horrors of growing up trying to choose to be better, even tho everyone tells he’s not going to be better but also because John is living proof that you‘ll have to try your whole life. Both of them are cursed, magically and as normal people. The one who is supposed to destroy the universe and the other who killed the saviour of the world doomed as laughing magician to mess with high forces both with the struggles of the working class. Both with an abusive father. Both choosing a different way to heal their trauma and respond to the others trauma accordingly. They are my Roman Empire. For Tim mentioning John the whole time but also Tim accidentally saving a part of John. He might never know. They could never be father and son. For they love another too much.

#hellblazer #books of magic #the books of magic #books of magic / hellblazer #timothy hunter #Tim Hunter #john constantine #night rambles

[momachan]

"I don't know about you two, but I have a bad feeling about this. He's not exactly what you'd call well balanced, is he? -No... No, he's not. But we have no other choice. Can you travel into the future, John Constantine? -Only like everyone else, boss. You know. One minute at a time."

The Books of Magic. Book IV. "The Road to Nowhere."

#dc comics #john constantine #mister e #dr occult #phantom stranger #timothy hunter #zatanna zatara #etrigan #the books of magic #dc vertigo #the trench coat brigade

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#books of magic #the books of magic #tim hunter #timothy hunter #dc vertigo #vertigo comics #dc comics #dcu #dc #poll

[thelastofthebookworms]

This poll is mainly about Gaiman's original comics/graphic novels but not only. For polls with adaptations of his other works and his original picture books, check the "gaiman's comics" tag on this post.

This poll is a bit superheroes' comics and a bit Dave McKean's collaborations, which is awesome. (McKean made all the Sandman's cover if you wondered. Yes, there's a big book with all of them and explanations that you can get btw. I love mine to bits)

If you're into polls, I have a few 'gaiman's female characters', 'gaiman's queer characters' and a 'gaiman's angel characters' polls out there. I also have polls about works by Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, French lit and comics in my mess of a 'polls' tag or organized in pretty categories on my pinned post.

#polls #gaiman's comics #mirrormask #eternals #black orchid #the sandman #the books of magic #signal to noise #violent cases #whatever happened to the caped crusader ? #the tragical comedy or comical tragedy of mr punch #the last temptation

[dceased-dynamic-duo-4ever]

So I've been on a serious Vertigo comics kick for the last month or so, and, of course, Death of the Endless (along with some other characters) has stolen my heart, but it was when I was reading one of her appearances in The Books of Magic, that I started wondering about how Death feels about Superheroes. There are so many heroes who die and then come back to life. Like, does she have an exasperated "You again?" type of reaction to the superheroes dying, or is it kinda like her and Timothy Hunter where it's sort of like "So want to hang out while you're unconscious and basically on death's door?"

Anyway, I'm curious what you guys think. So here's a poll.

#please reblog to create a larger sample size #dc #dc comics #dc universe #vertigo #vertigo comics #the sandman #death of the endless #the books of magic #tim hunter #i’m not going to tag every character that has ever died and been resurrected because no #but i will tag a few just to get this thing circulating #bruce wayne #batman #damian wayne #robin #jason todd #red hood #clark kent #superman #oliver queen #green arrow #hal jordon #green lantern #barry allen #the flash #the justice league #basically every superhero