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Hellblazer, Vol. 2: The Devil You Know (2012)

by Jamie Delano(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1401233023 (ISBN13: 9781401233020)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Vertigo

series

Hellblazer New Editions

review 1: Connected the Swamp Thing tie ins from the previous volume. Was odd to separate them out volume-wise. The Newcastle storyline ended up feeling overhyped by previous references, but it was good nonetheless. The inclusion of the Horrorist in the second half felt fine. Though the story itself felt like it could have existed just fine without John being present. Though, that could possibly be said for many of these stories. John ends up being more the witness we see through than being an actor in it.
review 2: I'll be honest, I just didn't like this one much. Delano is a talented enough writer, true. But it's simply not to my taste. It's far too unrelentingly dark and visceral, with characters that dance on the line between merely unlikeable and entirely obnoxious.... more Yes, even Constantine. I wonder if I like the idea of him better than I like the actual character? I was also surprised to discover how deeply rooted the book is in late 80s British politics, about which I have limited knowledge and interest. The most memorable story was the surreal and grotesque nuclear meltdown nightmare sequence. I won't forget that anytime soon, but it was too strange and detached to work for me. It took me a long time to get through this book, because I had to keep forcing myself back to it. less

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