John Constantine: Hellblazer #11

John Constantine: Hellblazer (Single Issues)

by Simon Spurrier, John Paul Leon (Cover Art), Jordie Bellaire (Colorist)

A message from Clem Thurso, the most virulently bigoted politician in the UK, unexpectedly sends John on a journey deep into the heart of occult evil-and down into a chamber below Parliament where something truly unspeakable waits…

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics

23 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 27, 2020

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ughhh... Yet again, this was great. I’m gonna complain in every review about how stupid it is that DC cancelled the series.

[Christie Joesbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good setup for the ending. Very weird ending but mixes in commentary on modern fear mongering politics.

[Josh Simons · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bloody disgusting, which is what I think was the aim.

[Paul Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

So awesome!

[Scott Rhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Constantine receives a phone call one night from a frantic Clem Thurson, an ultra-conservative politician (imagine a thinly-veiled British version of Trump) sowing seeds of white nationalist racist/misogynistic/homophobic hatred and white supremacy. Thurson tells him a secret about himself, that he is actually a demon in human disguise. When he is invited to a party of rich British hedonists meeting deep in the London Underground, he witnesses something that even disgusts him. Constantine investigates and uncovers a horror beyond horrors.

Simon Spurrier's fresh new satirical take on "John Constantine, Hellblazer" is as relevant and scathing as the comic book has ever been. Issue #11 also boasts some of the best comic book artwork, by Aaron Campbell, that I have seen in recent years.

[Phoenix · Rating 4 out of 5]

Si Spurrier’s unapologetic lancing of Brexit politics’ boil continues in this issue. It’s highly unsettling, and that’s the point of not just this run but Hellblazer as a series. This comic has always been a microcosm of what’s happening politically in the West for each decade it’s re-emerged. Spurrier was the perfect writer to continue Hellblazer; still angry that DC took away the opportunity for him to do more with this series.