A review by vylotte
Hellblazer: Fear and Loathing by Steve Dillon, Garth Ennis
4.0
I have long wanted to read my way through the Hellblazer series, John Constantine is one of my favorite comic characters, up there with Spider Jerusalem. But I'd read him in all sorts of other formats and series: Sandman, Lucifer, Swamp Thing, the movie and more, only once in his own books, the very first one. I know enough about the world and stories to feel comfortable picking one at random. I chose this one because of the Hunter S Thompson reference, and because it's Constantine struggling with his 40th birthday and the inevitable tick of the clock and accumulation of time.
I thought it was fantastic. I didn't know half the characters, the 80s art and sensibilities make me grit my teeth at times, and John sure does know how to feel sorry for himself. But still, it was a story of a man with good friends and a complicated history, and a darn fine party. One of those parties with just the right people and just the right inebriates, one that stands out in your mind as one of the best nights of your life. And if anyone deserves that, it's Constantine.
I thought it was fantastic. I didn't know half the characters, the 80s art and sensibilities make me grit my teeth at times, and John sure does know how to feel sorry for himself. But still, it was a story of a man with good friends and a complicated history, and a darn fine party. One of those parties with just the right people and just the right inebriates, one that stands out in your mind as one of the best nights of your life. And if anyone deserves that, it's Constantine.