A review by iamericat22
The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman
5.0
Gaiman is one of my favorite authors. When I heard he had a graphic novel, published years prior to the release of Harry Potter, that detailed the story of a bespectacled boy and his owl beginning the journey of the call to magic, I knew I had to read and compare.
Fortunately, The Books of Magic series (only the first written by Gaiman) is more an ode to Joesph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey." And for the record, Gaiman defended J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter series by saying they both drew from standard story archetypes but were both stories of different measure.
The artwork in books of magic is beautiful. The story was dark, intriguing, and full of Easter egg nods to Gaiman's highly excellent Sandman graphic novel series. Read Sandman first, and then cleanse the palate with this gem.
#5StarRead
Fortunately, The Books of Magic series (only the first written by Gaiman) is more an ode to Joesph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey." And for the record, Gaiman defended J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter series by saying they both drew from standard story archetypes but were both stories of different measure.
The artwork in books of magic is beautiful. The story was dark, intriguing, and full of Easter egg nods to Gaiman's highly excellent Sandman graphic novel series. Read Sandman first, and then cleanse the palate with this gem.
#5StarRead