[Editor’s note: This review may contain spoilers.]
Writer: Richard Kadrey
Artists: Davide Fabbri, José Marzán Jr. & Carrie Strachan
Summary
A group of magicians blame Constantine for some recent murders and he has to prove that someone else is behind it.
Positives
The cover by Jesus Merino and Carrie Strachan is really cool. I love how colorful it is. Constantine is also very detailed and looks great. I like that he’s wearing a basic t-shirt as opposed to his usual dress shirt and tie.
The interior art features pencils by Davide Fabbri, inks by José Marzán Jr. and colors by Carrie Strachan. It is solid work throughout the issue. The characters are expressive and distinct.
I like the situation Constantine is put in by the end. He has spent the entire issue trying to prove himself trustworthy and there is no way anyone could trust him now. He has such a bad reputation that it’s easy to believe him guilty even when he’s innocent.
Negatives
While the ending is exciting and cool, the rest of the story is fairly dull. A lot of time is spent on Constantine recapping the events of the previous issue without much else happening. It’s not terrible but it isn’t engaging for me.
Verdict
This is an okay issue. The art is solid throughout and the story takes an interesting direction at the end, but it’s a little dull with too much time spent on recap. The issue works, but is a little dry.
