In some panels this edginess does go a bit overboard, as Timothy’s face looks like a middle-aged man. The series is finished off by Paul Johnson, whose style is the most garish, befitting for the end of the world. The more defined lines and friendlier colors are reminiscent of old storybook illustrations, but just like old fairytales, there is a sinister edge to this Fairy Land too. The third issue illustrated by Charles Vess differs from the other three the most.

Scott Hampton’s watercolors are more grounded for the sequence set in the modern America, but still just eerie enough to remind us that we are dealing with the supernatural. John Bolton’s art is grainy like an old photo and shady like a memory, which is appropriate for an issue dealing with the past.

The art style of each issue has been chosen excellently to reflect the mood of the chapters. Mostly the characters just walk around meeting new people, but this is made captivating through an eloquent way of writing and four different styles of interesting artwork. This isn’t an action adventure story, either. This is not a “Who’s Who” explaining character histories despite it being structured like one. However, the mysterious and nearly poetic way of storytelling keeps it so that an inexperienced reader will probably feel just as confused as Timothy on his journeys. Highlighting DC’s roster of sorcerers was actually the executive purpose behind the creation of this comic. The story is an introduction to both many classical myths and to the magical characters of the DC universe. After this he needs to make the decision to either embrace his potential as a wizard or reject it. Timothy Hunter could be the most powerful magician in the world, but does he really want to be? John Constantine, Phantom Stranger, Mister E, and Doctor Occult attempt to aid Timothy in choosing his path, but by the time Timothy makes a choice, it may already have been made for him.ġ2-year old Timothy Hunter is given a tour of the past, present and future of the magical side of the DC universe and other worlds existing beside it. Illustrated by John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess and Paul Johnsonįrom Neil Gaiman comes a tale of the dangers and opportunities of youth, reprinted the original four-issue miniseries.

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