HELLBLAZER #253

Review by: odare77

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Could this be a return to form for this title, is it about to feel like the flagship of the Vertigo stable again, as it always used to?  It’s still a little early to say, but on the strength of this first arc the signs are overwhelmingly positive.  While there has been nothing wrong with the runs of Diggle and Mina prior to Milligan, they’ve always had something of a temporary feel to them, when in the past ‘Blazer has been defined by great, extended runs by the likes of Delano, Ennis and Carey.  I’m hoping Milligan hangs around.

He’s got a real handle on John Constantine that makes it seem odd that he’s never written the character before.  The language and story are all vintage John, yet the tale he weaves seems to be Milligan’s own.  It’s got something to say about modern Britain, and also the country’s shameful (recent) past.  When I got to the end it felt like wraping myself in an old friend, with Constantine’s familiar status of heartbreak and regret inevitably restored.

As for the art, I think Camuncoli is a decent artist but perhaps not best served on Hellblazer.  Personally I like his Constantine but the pencils and colours here just aren’t murky enough for this book.  I’d love to see someone like Sean Murphy (who illustrated last year’s Jason Aaron two parter) come back to the book.  The cover, on the other hand, was a standout.

Just one real complaint at the end of the day… where the fuck was his trenchcoat?!?

Story: 5 - Excellent
Art: 3 - Good

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