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unladylike's review
5.0
I had no idea what a talented writer Jamie Delano was until I read this. Magic, Masons, positive, powerful, female energy, hippies, anarchists, orgies, and a hero who lacks power but has a genuine desire to make things better and help the ones he loves who are hurting. That last bit is what makes [title: Hellblazer: The Fear Machine] wonderful in its vulnerable humanity. Everything else furthers an intricate, interesting story and series of philosophies that rival Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Grant Morrison's best work.
bums's review
3.0
Hellblazer: The Fear Machine - 3.5/5
An awright epic from Jamie Delano's run on Hellblazer. The storie tak John Constantine awa from his usual surroundis of built-up England after been acussed iv murder sae does a runner tae the wild coontryside to hide oot wae a buncha hippies and Pagan goodness ensues.
Delano cotinues tae o'erwrite almaist every enternal monologue wae uneeded similes, metaphors, alliteration, adjectives, adverbs and mair; a canny figure oot why either. Half ah them didnae even mak sense, try tis yin on fir size "Constructing crazed geometries of terror in which to grow implaccable shiny-eyed beast of death and derangement". Wit? I unnerstan tha he's gittin hit wae a physic blast aw fear, bit the metaphors still hive tae be unnerstable. Sae long as he's no scribblin internal monologue hooever he's no half bad as a writer.
The storie itsel is pretty guid although it gits awfy... abstract it the end and leaves alot hangin tae be picked up later. Ah alsa didnae no if John's wanted fir murder anymair after then end aw the tale, it wis never made clear if that hid been dropped or naw.
The art be [a:Mark Buckingham], [a:Richard Piers Rayner] and [a:Alfredo Alcala] wisnae tha guid, although am feein a sorta attraction tae it from sum sorta nostalgia. The art be guest artist fir pirt four, [a:Mike Hoffman], wis beeter fir sure.
O'erall, a fine read, if tae much use aw the flowery language in waes tha didnae mak sense, wae sum dodgy art and a strange endin.
An awright epic from Jamie Delano's run on Hellblazer. The storie tak John Constantine awa from his usual surroundis of built-up England after been acussed iv murder sae does a runner tae the wild coontryside to hide oot wae a buncha hippies and Pagan goodness ensues.
Delano cotinues tae o'erwrite almaist every enternal monologue wae uneeded similes, metaphors, alliteration, adjectives, adverbs and mair; a canny figure oot why either. Half ah them didnae even mak sense, try tis yin on fir size "Constructing crazed geometries of terror in which to grow implaccable shiny-eyed beast of death and derangement". Wit? I unnerstan tha he's gittin hit wae a physic blast aw fear, bit the metaphors still hive tae be unnerstable. Sae long as he's no scribblin internal monologue hooever he's no half bad as a writer.
The storie itsel is pretty guid although it gits awfy... abstract it the end and leaves alot hangin tae be picked up later. Ah alsa didnae no if John's wanted fir murder anymair after then end aw the tale, it wis never made clear if that hid been dropped or naw.
The art be [a:Mark Buckingham], [a:Richard Piers Rayner] and [a:Alfredo Alcala] wisnae tha guid, although am feein a sorta attraction tae it from sum sorta nostalgia. The art be guest artist fir pirt four, [a:Mike Hoffman], wis beeter fir sure.
O'erall, a fine read, if tae much use aw the flowery language in waes tha didnae mak sense, wae sum dodgy art and a strange endin.
kdalach's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
devon_marie's review
2.0
Er... What. Was. That.
I mean, it had its moments. But I'll sum it up by saying I'm glad I'm done with that one. On to book 4 (which, I just noted, has NEIL GAIMAN'S name on it, so I'm super psyched).
I mean, it had its moments. But I'll sum it up by saying I'm glad I'm done with that one. On to book 4 (which, I just noted, has NEIL GAIMAN'S name on it, so I'm super psyched).
krstrau's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
cemeterygates's review
1.0
bad art, bad writing. This was terrible. Whenever it would pick up, it would just get worse. Delano started Hellblazer well, but this stories look terrible now. Go ahead and skip it.
tin_squid's review
3.0
It started with a mullet and progressed to hippie-ville. Sort of a weird place for me to dive into the Hellblazer comics... but I've heard so much about how awesome they are I'm going to look past the hippies and focus on the giant fear and death fueled conspiracy machine. That was a little whacked out, but all in all pretty cool and definitely fun to read about.