Brace yourselves for a revelation! This week we plunge into Hellblazer Annual #1, where we learn Constantine had an ancestor who was an even bigger jerk.
Continue reading Hellblazer Annual #1: The Bloody Saint
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Sandman ventures into Dream Country for a couple of standalone stories in issues 17 and 18. First the series takes a strong (if inconstant) stance on mistreatment of mythological women, then Kelley Jones draws a whole mess of cats.
Continue reading Sandman 17-18: A Dream of a Thousand Cats
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Preacher catches its breath in issues #17-18. Cassidy plays a long con, Jesse and Tulip stop for breakfast, and Garth Ennis takes on The Things They Carried.
Continue reading Preacher 17-18: Texas and the Spaceman
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In Hellblazer #12-13, Constantine’s got a fever – and the only cure is revenge! Plus, we learn about the proper facing of a pentagram, the cost of procrastination, and how to get your demon license.
Continue reading Hellblazer 12-13: The Devil You Know
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The Doll’s House wraps up in Sandman #14-16, in which Rose Walker attends a creepy convention, the Corinthian picks a fight, and Morpheus serves up some justice.
No new Vertiguys next week, but we’ll be back September 6 with the next installment of Hellblazer.
Continue reading Sandman #14-16: Collectors
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Jesse Custer makes it to San Francisco to visit Cassidy in Preacher #13-16, but runs afoul of a mess of new villains! Some are utterly menacing, and one is really, really uncomfortable.
Continue reading Preacher #13-16: Crashing the Party
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In Hellblazer #11, we journey back to 1978 and witness the worst day of John Constantine’s life. It’s not pretty.
Continue reading Hellblazer #11: Newcastle
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This week, Morpheus takes a break from the doom and gloom of The Doll’s House, and so do we with the delightful Sandman #13. Our hero makes a bet with Death, and Hob Gadling has a lunch date with destiny. (Or is it his brother?)
Continue reading Sandman #13: Men of Good Fortune
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Jesse Custer confronts his past and his terrifying family in Preacher #11-12, plus the Duke and the Almighty drop by to discuss the story so far.
Continue reading Preacher #11-12: Until the End of the World
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Swamp Thing hijacks our plot and our protagonist in Hellblazer #10, dragging him unwilling to Swamp Thing #76 and 77. It’s sophisticated suspense as Constantine earns frequent flyer miles, Swamp Thing takes up smoking, and the Phantom Stranger watches you have sex.
Continue reading Hellblazer #10 & Swamp Thing #76-77: L’Adoration de la Terre
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