Reviews

Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge by Simon Oliver

kaigairg's review

3.0

http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_oliver_chaz.html

shinychick's review

4.0

AADL has tons of graphic novels, and I love just skimming through them when I go to visit. It's given me a chance to catch up on John Constantine, though not necessarily in the right order. Chas holds himself up well here, and I like the idea of the hack driver's "knowledge" being a spell of sorts.

scarebear47's review

5.0

Came to the Constantine/Hellblazer comics because of the TV series and picked this up because I love Chas. I was worried this book might mess with my image of him because, having read the first three Hellblazer volumes, I'm aware that they softened some things up for TV.

I was presently surprised to find Chas in this book, though flawed, is still a good man. The story was fun and brought depth to a character who isn't well served (so far as I've read at the moment) by the Hellblazer series.

literaryfeline's review

4.0

Feeling a bit like a failure at reading and enjoying graphic novels after the last one, I was reluctant to start on Chas. My fears were unfounded, however, as I really enjoyed my first experience with the Hellblazer series, even if I started with a stand alone featuring one of the minor characters of the main series. I labeled this one a horror novel, but it really is a combination of horror and mystery. When an evil is unleashed in the city of London, seeking to finish what it had started hundreds of years before, cab driver Chas must pull himself out of his funk and try and stop it. Not only is his friend's son's life at stake, but so is the city.

While the main plot line was interesting, my favorite aspect of the novel was in the details. The artwork in addition to the writing gave the characters depth, in particular Chas. I look forward to reading more by Simon Oliver in the future.