[Editor’s note: This review may contain spoilers]
Writer: Tim Seeley
Artists: Davide Fabbri, Christian Dalla Vecchia & Carrie Strachan
Summary
“THE GOOD OLD DAYS” part three! London is lovely, and John’s having a fabulous time. And if you believe that, you’ll believe that the Huntress is on his side and the demons aren’t coming after his ex-girlfriend. Some people will believe anything.
Positives
The cover by Tim Seeley and Chris Sotomayor is pretty good. I love the trail of demons behind; it’ a cool image.
The interior art features pencils by Davide Fabbri, inks by Christian Dalla Vecchia and colors by Carrie Strachan. The art is solid. The characters look good; they’re expressive and distinct.
I like commentary Seeley makes about how the Bat Family characters act towards criminals. They tend to just beat people up and not think about the bigger picture or the society that put criminals on the street.
Negatives
Is John Constantine really the best person to be lecturing someone on morality. I understand what Seeley is trying to say but it feels hollow coming from Constantine.
The issue feels like padding. Not a lot happens. Constantine teams up with Huntress and we find out what Burke’s ghost is planning. But that’s it. The issue is fairly slow and kind of dull.
I don’t like the direction the story has taken. I was more engaged when it was simple; a ghost from hell possessed a woman. That was working and created tension. This issue makes the story a much bigger thing; it might be too big and it kind of kills the tension for me.
Verdict
I didn’t like this issue. The art is fine and there are some solid moments. But the issue doesn’t really move the story along. The pacing is off with this issue and it makes it a little boring.
