Just read:
The Books of Magic v1 by Neil Gaiman
Timothy Hunter is a young twelve-year old boy living in the mythical land of London, England. As far as he knows, he is just a normal boy... messy black hair... glasses... but on one day, he is approached by four strangers and finds out that he has the potential to be the most powerful magician of the age. And so he is whisked off to learn all about magic! Oh, and he also gets a pet owl.
No, this is not a Harry Potter rip off... it was written in 1990, many years before Harry Potter would sweep the world by storm.
Anyways, the four strangers who approach him just happen to be The Phantom Stranger, Doctor Occult, John Constantine, and some guy named Mister E who I never heard of before.
The miniseries actually isn't about Tim learning actual magic yet, but really just learning ABOUT magic and being given the choice whether he wishes to step onto the path of magic or remain living a normal life.
Each issue had one of the "trenchcoat brigade", as Constantine calls themselves, guding Tim Hunter through different stuff.
The first issue sees Phantom Stranger taking Tim in a journey through the past, learning about magic and the universe.
The second issue has him going around with John Constantine and meeting various magic-based characters such as Dr. Fate, Deadman, The Spectre, The Demon, Zatanna, and more.
The third sees him guided by Dr. Occult into the land of the Faerie, where they explore the various different worlds of magic.
The fourth sees him go with Mister E on a journey into the future and what it holds for magic and for mankind.
All in all, I'd say it was a very weird series. Typical Neil Gaiman "lots of dialog/words" style, with some really weird art on occasion. A lot of it felt like it was some sort of "psychedelic trip".
But... I gotta say on the whole I enjoyed it. Tim Hunter would later get his own series which lasted for 70-something issues... and this miniseries has caught my interest enough for me to check out the series.
I give it.... a 7.5/10. I guess. I dunno. Maybe more.