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The Hellblazer (Single Issues)
The Hellblazer #12
“THE SMOKELESS FIRE” part six! Constantine finally gets what he wants—just in time to discover he’s a better man than he used to be. Maybe. But will that matter in the confrontation he and Marid have been building to?
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25 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 26, 2017
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About the author
Simon Oliver
207 books25 followersSimon Oliver was hatched in South London in 1969. Since that date he has consistently strived for mediocrity in a number of fields of employment, from cooking at the legendary Hacienda Club of Manchester in the late 1980's, scuba diving instructor in the planet's more tropical climes, to a career as a camera assistant in Hollywood. With such a spotty and heterogeneous employment record is seemed only fitting that the comic book would industry welcome him with open arms in 2005 for his writing debut in THE EXTERMINATORS.
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September 18, 2017
The Hellblazer #12 - 2.5 out of 5 stars
The Hellblazer (#7 - #12 ) : The Smokeless Fire - 2 out of 5 stars
What I Liked :
😊 The plot is very mysterious and makes me want to read more to find out how Constantine gets through this .
😊 The colouring during the first 3 books of this story arc were fantastic to look and marvel at .
What I didn’t Like :
😒 The pencils were absolutely horrible , none of the character looked good , the heights of different characters varied on page by page basis .
😒 The dialogues were awkward and many times didn’t make sense .
😒 The panel placements were absolutely annoying and were really confusing to get through at times .
😑 The story despite it’s mysterious charms doesn’t make sense at more than a few instances .
😬 It was all a confusing mess .
😬 Papa Midnight appeared & this is not spoiler , why ? because his appearance itself was confusing , he appeared out of nowhere , helped Constantine with no clear cut motive and then disappeared all in span of 3 pages , makes me question why he was bought in the first place?
😡 Also Papa Midnight , instead of being portrayed as a complex character with hidden motives and no clear cut relationship with John is actually portrayed as a Friend of Constantine . WTF
Verdict:
Not worth the time or money , skip it , unless you are a die hard Constantine fan and even then I’d recommend borrowing it from library or something
The Hellblazer (#7 - #12 ) : The Smokeless Fire - 2 out of 5 stars
What I Liked :
😊 The plot is very mysterious and makes me want to read more to find out how Constantine gets through this .
😊 The colouring during the first 3 books of this story arc were fantastic to look and marvel at .
What I didn’t Like :
😒 The pencils were absolutely horrible , none of the character looked good , the heights of different characters varied on page by page basis .
😒 The dialogues were awkward and many times didn’t make sense .
😒 The panel placements were absolutely annoying and were really confusing to get through at times .
😑 The story despite it’s mysterious charms doesn’t make sense at more than a few instances .
😬 It was all a confusing mess .
😬 Papa Midnight appeared & this is not spoiler , why ? because his appearance itself was confusing , he appeared out of nowhere , helped Constantine with no clear cut motive and then disappeared all in span of 3 pages , makes me question why he was bought in the first place?
😡 Also Papa Midnight , instead of being portrayed as a complex character with hidden motives and no clear cut relationship with John is actually portrayed as a Friend of Constantine . WTF
Verdict:
Not worth the time or money , skip it , unless you are a die hard Constantine fan and even then I’d recommend borrowing it from library or something
April 30, 2018
End of the Paris arc (aka second volume). This arc sure has a tendency to not feel a lot like Hellblazer. And this issue feels a lot like Indiana bloody Jones. Except the ending. The ending is all John in a classic Hellblazer "up yours" style. But again, it works for me. I like this "light" take on Hellblazer. I sure can enjoy John Constantine as a part of the light reading.
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