Books of Magic is a fairly classic modern book that I need to read to feel my comics literacy is “complete!” (along with about a million other series...) It was initially conceived by well known writer Neil Gaiman (Sandman) and has been noted for the main character & basic plots similarity to Harry Potter, which Books of Magic predates. Gaiman & Rowling just drew on some of the same earlier literary influences & themes.

On the subject of comics, your black and white work always brings Mike Mignola (Hellboy) to mind for me. I imagine you may have heard the comparison before. Is he an artist on your radar? If not... I’d highly recommend exploring a bit!