Constantine the Hellblazer #4

Constantine: The Hellblazer (Single Issues)

by James Tynion IV

Cover by Riley Rossmo. Some very, very, very bad news sends John Constantine on a magical bender through the darkened streets of London. This one's gonna hurt in the morning.

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Dc Comics, Comic Book

32 pages, Comic

First published September 9, 2015

About the author

Prior to his first professional work, Tynion was a student of Scott Snyder's at Sarah Lawrence College. A few years later, he worked as for Vertigo as Fables editor Shelly Bond's intern. In late 2011, with DC deciding to give Batman (written by Snyder) a back up feature, Tynion was brought in by request of Snyder to script the back ups he had plotted. Tynion would later do the same with the Batman Annual #1, which was also co-plotted by Snyder. Beginning in September 2012, with DC's 0 issue month for the New 52, Tynion will be writing Talon, with art by Guillem March. In early 2013 it was announced that he'd take over writing duties for Red Hood and the Outlaws in April.

Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.

Reviews

[Solace Winter · Rating 3 out of 5]

And back down we go.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

Flashbacks show more of magic being used for music and the ethical questions surrounding it. We also get John in a drunken state as things happen.

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

As Constantine takes a drunken walk through his past, the ghost killer strikes again.

This issue continues to shed some light on Constantine's younger days and how the seduction of magic began to lead him down the path to the character we know in the present. Power and tragedy has followed him for a long time, and he spends a lot of time wallowing in that this issue. He is self-destructive, resentful and all so very human.

Not exactly an uplifting chapter, but a compelling character study.

[Chris Conley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Still not feeling it.

[Mao · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a huge fan of the art style in this issue. Could be just a little bit more polished.