"Who the fuck are the Young Avengers?"

That's what opens this book and it works really well doing so.

A boy named Iron Lad, Hulking, Wiccan, and Patriot all pop up one day saving people. Captain America, Jessica Jones, and Iron Man look for these kids to find out where they came from. Soon into that it's revealed one of them is none other than Kang! But this Kang is just a young boy, not a murdering monster yet but what happens when the future Kang comes back to set things back?

It's a lot of back and forth, building up characters, introducing us to Cassie (Scott Lang's daughter) and Kate (Hawkeye). It's a great introduction but also just a fun as hell story of them all fighting against Kang with the Avengers leaders Cap and Iron Man. Art is solid, story is great, characters are wonderful. SO this is a easy 4.5 out of 5. SO I'll bump it to a 5.

As so closes the end of Omnibus 1 with this story of a girl in the box.

This has Tim go to America and once there he sees...Leah! You remember the succubus who was being used by that creepy dude way back? Well she's in America and started her modeling career. This leads Tim on a adventure to go visit Zatanna but Leah is with him the whole time. This leads to a hold up, mermaids, and some crazy ass trippy adventure inside the "box". At the same time Molly is basically hostage in this strange new world and she's trying to make peace with that while also missing Tim.

Another great adventure. Some stuff is overly wacky and flows weird but the characters remained grounded and interesting. Tim, Molly, and even Leah are fantastic and their fates all feel sad, even if there's hope for a future. I love them and their growth, and the art, while slightly disjointed by two artist, still holds up very well.

Another 4 out of 5 for The Books of Magic!

So Batman was at a all time high in 1989 with Tim Burton's Batman. And Sam Hamm is the screen writer of that book. Thanks to the great success of the movie Sam Hamm got his chance to write a comic.

But this wasn't very entertaining.

WAY too wordy, which would be fine, if the characters sounded believable or interesting. The "Villain" wasn't intriguing at all. I really didn't love the style or flow of this story. While the main plot point isn't bad, but the rest of it is just ehhhh.

I dunno this just didn't work for me.

A much more fun issue than issues 558-600. We get a opening with Batman racing but it turns out to be a surprise what happens to him. This is basically a supernatural story with Batman trying to figure out what the heck is happening. Decent fun stuff. Art felt really off though this issue.

The Books of magic is a big omnibus. It might be the biggest I've ever read being over 1500+ pages. But it doesn't stop it from being pretty damn good the whole way through.

The first 4 part series is the original comic created by Neil Gaiman. He was on a hot streak with Sandman and this feels like an extension to that in some ways. Basically Tim is a boy who will become the greatest magic wielder of all time, with his trusty owl Yo Yo. This 4 part series takes on into the magical world of DC and basically is a tour of the DC world through a fresh set of eyes, young, and not to entuned with it. Making the viewer who isn't familiar with this world comfortable traveling with Tim too.

The main meat of the book though is the series by John Ney Rieber that gets to showcase Tim growing up. This is really a coming of age story with lots of magic! Tim is put into situations that might make him end up dead. From facing off against a creature who has kidnapped him, to dealing with a succubus, to going through puberty. This book gives us everything from real life situations to over the top, dragons talking, and spiders making deals with people. It's zanny but in all the right ways.

The side stories in-between are probably the weakest part. They add to the overall lore, sure, but some are weaker than others, and none are as good as either the 4 part mini from Neil or the main series by John Ney Riber, which make them feel less impactful in the overall reading. I wouldn't say any are "bad" except maybe the E storyline but none are 4 out of 5 like the main series.

But really the best part of this entire series is the characters. Tim's growth through the series is wonderful, Molly is a excellent character as well and love interest, Leah becomes a favorite of mine throughout, and even the supporting cast like Tim's dad and such all help build up this realistic feel to the characters despite being in a very magical world.

Overall, if want something different, a bit heavy with the themes, and some great characters, The books of Magic Omnibus is a great buy. A 4 out of 5.

First story with Superman's family vs Metallo is great, good set up, excited to go forward. The rest? Meh and bad.