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Hellblazer, Vol. 2: The Devil You Know by Bryan Talbot, Mark Buckingham, Jamie Delano, Richard Piers Rayner, David Lloyd

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Constantine is definitely a flawed protagonist! This installment seemed to be more about recovering and processing past events (including Newcastle, which lived up to the hype). Can't help feeling much of the secondary cast was hard done by though, and not in the 'see how unfair we treat society's downtrodden' kind of way. The narrative didn't seem to find their fates unfair this time around. Especially concerning in the second half which centers around one of the few significant black characters we've seen so far. 

That said, Hellblazer remains one of the most daring and unashamedly political comics I've ever read and I do appreciate them taking time to deal with Constantine's depression(?), even if their solution was, uh, not great. Here's hoping for another good challenge to bring out the questionable best of him again next volume.
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