Contents
“In Which Avril Mitchell Learns the Story So Far (Chapter One)” -- 4 pages
- written by Neil Gaiman
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine update Avril Mitchell
“In Which the High Council Does Not Reveal Its Secret Plan (Chapter Two)” -- 7 pages
- written by Alisa Kwitney
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- stars Junkin Buckley
“In Which Timothy Hunter is Formally Welcomed to Free Country (Chapter Three)” -- 3 pages
- written by Alisa Kwitney
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- stars Timothy Hunter
“In Which We Visit the Beach (Chapter Four)” -- 3 pages
- written by Alisa Kwitney
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- features Oliver Mitchell, Avril’s brother
“In Which We Learn Something of the Language of Flowers (Chapter Five)” -- 4 pages
- written by Alisa Kwitney
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- Timothy Hunter and Suzy (Black Orchid) meet and look for a way out of Free Country
“In Which the Pigeon is Taken (Chapter Six)” -- 5 pages
- written by Neil Gaiman and Alisa Kwitney
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine jump into Free Country and meet Tim and Suzy, then find Oliver Mitchell
“In Which the Plot Thickens (Chapter Seven)” -- 9 pages
- written by Neil Gaiman
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- the gates to Free Country are closed
- Charles, Edwin, Tim, and Suzy try escaping from Free Country
- Maxine takes gang to the high council
“In Which Maxine Ponders on Budding (Chapter Eight)” -- 9 pages
- written by Jamie Delano
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- Maxine Baker creates a twin of herself that she sends back to the real world
“In Which We Pause to Reflect (Chapter Nine)” -- 12 pages
- written by Neil Gaiman
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- the council tries to get Tim to open a gateway
- Tim, Charles, and Edwin return to real world
“In Which Maxine Wakes to a Bright New Day (Epilogue One)” -- 1 pages
- written by Jamie Delano
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- Maxine Baker decides to leave her twin alone
“In Which, Some Days Afterward, Our Heroes Seek Their Just Reward (Epilogue Two)” -- 2 pages
- written by Neil Gaiman
- art by Peter Snejbjerg
- Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine demand their money from Avril Mitchell for finding her brother
See It in Context on the Continuity Pages:
Books of Magic, The: John Ney Rieber Era (1993-1998)
When Vertigo launched in January 1993, it immediately collected Neil Gaiman’s mini-series The Books of Magic, which sold well because Gaiman’s The Sandman had become increasingly popular. The new imprint was eager for additional ongoing… [more]
