A review by storyorc
Hellblazer, Vol. 4: The Family Man by Dick Foreman, Neil Gaiman, Jamie Delano, Grant Morrison

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Nuanced moral questions with no Hollywood answers. You think at first that the main turmoil is wrapped at the 75% mark but then they hit you with a twist on the usual grieving story. Nice to pick up threads of his family too, keeps him grounded. This volume was mostly human evil actually; chilling in a different way and a welcome interlude to the supernatural madness that usually plagues him.

Again, Constantine proves himself worthy of the descriptor 'morally-grey' yet not psychotically stoic in service to appearing 'cool' like your typical anti-hero. He doesn't know how to load a gun. He's shaken by bad news. 

Fun surprise to see Neil Gaiman author one issue - an uncomfortable-in-an-important-way spot of tenderness amidst the vileness of the rest of the serial killer storyline.

Shout out to Chaz as well, what a mate.