Lord Neron has joined forces with John Constantine’s own infernal ex, the demon Blythe, to make New York City an offer it can’t refuse: the magic the Hellblazer has sought his whole life in exchange for the city’s immortal soul. How can John defeat not one but two devils when even he can’t deny their dark allure?
Ming 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.
Constantine has gotten his boyfriend's children kidnapped and trapped in Hell. And due to a deal he reneged on with a demon ex-lover, he's powerless to do anything about that, or Neron's plans for all of New York.
A step backwards again here. This is a talky issue that really doesn't move the story along - just mires it down in more details that keep John from solving the problem. Sure we see more of the "Constantine screws up again" kinda thing, but there really isn't anything interesting here from a story or character development standpoint. I was slightly encouraged when more of the Justice League Dark members showed up, but its hardly more than a cameo.
The art has dropped back to sketchy and ill-formed figures with the work of Eryk Donovan. Just when I liked what I saw last issue, this one disappoints. Just not thrilled with the art choices at all in this series.
At this point I'm just looking forward to this series ending.