Constantine: The Hellblazer: Going Down Review

Finished reading Constantine: The Hellblazer: Going Down, this begins DC comics' second Constantine series since bringing the character into the main DC continuity as writers Ming Doyle and James Tynion scale back Constantine's world compared to the stories that Constantine has been a part of previously. The book opens up with John Constantine at a bar in the Lower East Side of New York meeting with a woman how makes clothes with the dead skins of daemons that she has summon. The next story opens with Constantine covered in blood and using his magic to persuade a shop attendant to give him a free set of clothes with the ghost of Constantine's friend Gary calling him out for what he's doing. With Gary and other ghosts following Constantine, he enters a local cafe to get away from them only to be eventually join by Blythe an old lover who is in need of his help. The book then continues with Constantine discovering that the ghost that haunt him are being killed of by a strange supernatural force and after failing to save the ghost Constantine reluctantly heads to England to meet with his old friend Georgie who is now a consultant exorcist of the secret service for help to deal with the problem facing the ghost which turns out to be caused by something very close to the two friends. The final story see's Constantine returning to New York and taking on a few smaller jobs that require his attention in order to find some money to pay his rent. Overall this was a good book as it dives back into the magical corner of the DC universe through the perspective of John Constantine while also very accessible to new readers. The flashbacks are a great addition to the book as it not only give more insight to what happen in Constantine's past and how it effects he present and the situations that Constantine has found himself in. The is some nice little comedic moments within the book that come from Constantine's own personality thanks to the way he reacts to some of the situations he finds himself in. The artwork throughout the book is great as the designs of the supernatural creatures and location bring across a great horror feel to the book which is also enforced by the paneling of the book. 7.5/10.