Its only a dead man's left Thumb, who will miss it?
I don't think there is a single person on Comicvine loving Hellblazer more then me right now. John is now married. Peter Milligan and Co have found their synergy. Milligan is writing in a way even the bitter old fans who hate everything, can't deny Milligan knows John well. Hellblazer is were it is suppose to be again, before the Ellis hiccup or the Mina mishap.
This issue is marked on the cover as a "new story line" and it is. Milligan writes this issue to make it accessible, he even has John saying "My Name is John Constantine...". A lot of older threads are being revisited, but the story is written so that any new reader can jump in and I enjoyed this issue more because it was written as an access point.
The cover gives away the Premise, John steals a man's thumb. The build up to it and the John Constantine cunning is what makes a this story entertaining page by page. Simple open up he first page and see the newly weds shagging and you know what I mean about none stop action. This is a great jump in point and if Hellblazer is a book you have not checked out, maybe you should try with this issue.
Cheers
- Silkcuts