Delano’s way too tricky a writer for a monthly comic. He introduces a new character–the guest star who’s apparently the subject of the issue. Hellblazer, at least so far, has a supernatural gimmick of the week.
Then Delano moves over to Constantine. He’s having a night on the town, which doesn’t exactly play into the issue’s story. He meets a girl, who also doesn’t exactly play in. She’s superfluous, unless Constantine just desperately needs a girlfriend or a sidekick.
He doesn’t.
Anyway, it turns out the story’s only a story because of how the guest star relates to Constantine. Otherwise, none of it would have any impact on Constantine’s life.
The issue ends with Constantine realizing something’s been going on and he’s been too distracted to notice. Except he hasn’t been distracted, Delano has just been writing him dumb.
It’s not a bad horror comic, but it’s nothing special.
CREDITS
Waiting for the Man; writer, Jamie Delano; artist, John Ridgway; colorist, Lovern Kindzierski; letterer, Annie Halfacree; editor, Karen Berger; publisher, DC Comics.
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