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Constantine: The Hellblazer (Single Issues)
Constantine: The Hellblazer #11
Neron’s hostile takeover of New York City has left thousands of magical folk homeless, including John Constantine! But just when the Hellblazer has resolved himself to life as a refugee in Los Angeles, a relentless supernatural force attempts to compel him out of the City of Angels and back into the fight: Boston Brand, a.k.a. Deadman!
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 13, 2016
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Ming Doyle
127 books64 followersMing Doyle was born in 1984 to an Irish-American sailor and a Chinese-Canadian librarian. Since earning her BFA from Cornell University in 2007, she has depicted the sequential exploits of zombie superheroes, demonic cheerleaders, vengeful cowboys, and dapper mutants. TANTALIZE marks her first full-length graphic novel as well as her first encounter with a were-opossum. She lives in Boston.
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July 12, 2017
In an effort to help the situation in New York where demons are taking control of the magical energies, Constantine travels to Los Angeles to seek help from its resident angels. But Deadman has chased him down with the intent of getting him back to the Big Apple so he can deal with the situation directly.
While this is a slight improvement over last issue in every way, it still just feels like random wandering that just draws out this story. There are some fun and intriguing ideas here - such as actual angels inhabiting the "City of Angels" - but it never really develops them beyond mere set up. It was great to see Constantine trying to convince Gabriel to help out, but like last issue's trip to Faerie, the whole L.A. thing is just set dressing with little detail to make it feel like more thought was put into it than just a gag.
The scene with Deadman in an L.A. bar is pretty good. Deadman's character and how his powers work are a little off (I don't recall Deadman being able to have a conversation with his host in the past), but it's still a fun scene. The dialogue is pretty sharp and it was interesting to read. I like the guest appearance, but it kind of comes out of left field. We're never told why Deadman is involved beyond mere inferences, so it again, it just seems like a convenient gag but not driven by the plot.
The art is improved this issue quite a bit. I'd blame last issue on an inker, but the credits list Joseph Silva as doing both issues. The art is cleaner this issue and not as distorted. Much cleaner and easier to follow. I actually liked some of the stylizations in this issue.
I think this book is full of potential, but it just never really gets to the level that I keep hoping it will.
While this is a slight improvement over last issue in every way, it still just feels like random wandering that just draws out this story. There are some fun and intriguing ideas here - such as actual angels inhabiting the "City of Angels" - but it never really develops them beyond mere set up. It was great to see Constantine trying to convince Gabriel to help out, but like last issue's trip to Faerie, the whole L.A. thing is just set dressing with little detail to make it feel like more thought was put into it than just a gag.
The scene with Deadman in an L.A. bar is pretty good. Deadman's character and how his powers work are a little off (I don't recall Deadman being able to have a conversation with his host in the past), but it's still a fun scene. The dialogue is pretty sharp and it was interesting to read. I like the guest appearance, but it kind of comes out of left field. We're never told why Deadman is involved beyond mere inferences, so it again, it just seems like a convenient gag but not driven by the plot.
The art is improved this issue quite a bit. I'd blame last issue on an inker, but the credits list Joseph Silva as doing both issues. The art is cleaner this issue and not as distorted. Much cleaner and easier to follow. I actually liked some of the stylizations in this issue.
I think this book is full of potential, but it just never really gets to the level that I keep hoping it will.
April 30, 2020
This one felt like it had a slower pace.
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