Hellblazer 200
Mike Carey’s brought the darkness back into Hellblazer. It feels like he’s taken the title into new ground while paying homage to its long history. His run has been about John Constantine fucking up on an epic scale and then reaping the consequences. He gets hammered down hard in this one.
Anniversary issues can often be no more than a padded-out story but this was really worthwhile. I was a bit sceptical about the inclusion of Steve Dillon (one of the guest artists) because he has quite a cartoony style, but he’s toned it down here – made it look more scratchy and rough.
Brilliant cover art too. Things like this remind me why I read comics.
Kabuki #2
Just to see what it’s like. I’d quite like to pick up #1 before I read it.
Superman 209
I haven’t read it yet. Overall I think Azzarello’s run on Superman has been much more successful than his Broken City storyline for Batman where he didn’t really get a firm grasp of the character. I think his Superman story arc will probably read better in TPB form but I am enjoying the monthly instalments.
I also flicked through the latest Losers but didn’t buy it. I think Andy Diggle’s best work lies beyond this title.
Last edited by backwards7; 2004-10-01 4:02 PM.
