Written by Jamie Delano and Dick Foreman Art by Ron Tiner, Kevin Walker, Mark Buckingham, Sean Phillips, Steve Pugh, Dean Motter and Mark Pennington Cover by Kent Williams Collecting HELLBLAZER #23-24 and #28-33, this collection features one of the creepiest strories from fan-favorite HELLBLAZER writer Jamie Delano! A twist of fate sends John Constantine into the path of a serial killer known as the Family Man, whose bloody actions force the con man mage to make a shattering choice in their final showdown. Advance-solicited; on sale October 22 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
Good news: WAY better than [b:The Fear Machine|2382804|Hellblazer The Fear Machine|Jamie Delano|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266776871s/2382804.jpg|2389816]. The serial killer story in Family Man is well done and quite interesting in some places. If it weren't for the references to Scotland, you could almost pretend that The Fear Machine had never happened. I like how the story arc shows the buildup and aftermath in ways that are only tangential to the serial killer. The first issue reminds me of Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books, and the last issue of the arc revisits Constantine's sister and niece who were introduced in the beginning of the series.
Just like [b:The Devil You Know|320814|Hellblazer The Devil You Know|Jamie Delano|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1194196970s/320814.jpg|311550], though, the last couple issues collected here are questionable - the first one involves Constantine facing off against someone who lodged their soul in a dog to wreck havoc on humankind. I'm thinking this was unintentionally hilarious. The second one could have been put together with the woeful issues from The Devil You Know in a collection titled, "Hellblazer: Really Ridiculous Woo-Woo Introspective Shit."
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