Constantine #2

Constantine (Single Issues)

by Ray Fawkes (Writer), Jeff Lemire, Juan José Ryp (Cover Art)

John Constantine races around the globe to stop the world’s most dangerous mages from obtaining a powerful artifact, but as always with Constantine, victory could come with a price.

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Dc Comics, Horror, Magic

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 10, 2013

About the author

Ray Fawkes is the critically-acclaimed author of the comics and graphic novels Underwinter, Intersect, One Soul, The People Inside, The Spectral Engine, Possessions, and Junction True, as well as Batman: Eternal, Constantine, Justice League Dark, and Gotham by Midnight (DC), Wolverines (Marvel), Black Hammer '45 (Dark Horse), Jackpot! (AfterShock) and more. He is an Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster award nominee and a YALSA award winner.

Ray has been making comics for over 20 years, starting with and continuing the tradition of DIY fiction as well as working for many major comics publishers in the U.S. and Canada.

Reviews

[Andrómeda]

Here’s the funny thing about magic. It doesn't matter if you understand the cost. It doesn't matter if you’ve been burned by it again and again. If everything you love and value has been sacrificed, bit by bit. It feels fantastic.

[Elaine White]

It's not mind-blowing, but has decent plotting, good illustrations, and an interesting continuation of the plot started in issue 1. I'm not jumping to get the next issue, but I'll definitely read it at some point.

[Steven Shinder]

Throwing Spectre into the mix was a nice touch, but the plot still isn’t as exciting as it could be.

[Peter]

40. - This is everything I'm looking for from a Constantine comic, except perhaps not enough profanity.

Constantine is desperately nihilistic yet feels the need to do good, giving him a sort of haunted charm that follows him wherever he goes. The art team of Renato Guedes and Marcelo Maiolo seem to have already snapped into focus, with beautiful artwork throughout that just enough of a twist on the superhero norm to make this book feel different.

[Sam Quixote]

Constantine's mission to gather the pieces of Croydon's Compass takes him to Myanmar and an encounter with the Spectre. The cover is very misleading as it's got nothing to do with the contents, it's just part of DC's dumb WTF month. Full review here!

[Kit]

Doin' ok. The art can be super hot or cold.

[Uremawife Nowdave]

OK I'm reading no more of this bollocks. Issue 1 sucked wet farts from dead pigeons, issue 2 continues the trend.