Compiled and edited by Laura Drescher
Bardsey Boys
First story reprinted in ???
First published in October 1998.
Writer, artist, and finishes on pages 1-4 and 18: Peter Gross
Finishes on page 5-17 and 19-24: Temujin
Colorist: Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh
Separations: Jamison
Letterer: Comicraft
Cover artist: M.W. Kaluta
Constultant: Neil Gaiman
Assistant editor: Cliff Chiang
Editor: Stuart Moore
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- Page 1
- Panel 4: Old Glory last appeared in the Books of Magic Miniseries.
- Page 8
- Panel 5: "Piggy" is a character's nickname in William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
- Page 13
- Panel 6: Of course, Tim is sort of telling the truth, since that is what he did with Leah.
- Page 14
- Panel 3-5: This is Cyril's retelling of the Slave of Heavens story arc.
- Page 16
- Panel 7: Cyril is referring to the institution he was "packed off to" (Tim's words) in Issue 50.
- Page 18
- Panel 8: What a sly expression. Of course Tim is thinking, "What does he know aobut real magic?
- Page 22
- Panel 3: Notice the burn on Currie's chest.
Contributors include:
Greg Morrow is the editor of the Sandman Annotations, whose format and legal information I have used here.
Sascha Segan inspired me with his page, Suburban Mythos: The Books of Magic, and helped me begin these annotations.