John Constantine: Hellblazer #5 (2020) - "Scrubbing Up, Part Two"

[laughing_tree]

Expect evil ravens, hipsters performing pun-magic and John getting drunker than you’ve ever seen him before. Fun. -- Si Spurrier

Comments

[rainspirit]

I hope that's a fakeout. Map deserves a better fate than dying off-screen. :(

OK, you motivated me...

[roguefankc]

I'm so getting this as a trade. :)

But I'm confused: if Constantine doesn't want to vanquish whatever evil is plaguing London, why would Tommy actually succeeding in his place be infuriating to Constantine? If Tommy defeats the evil, then Constantine can go off and leave everything to Tommy with no responsibility or obligation and be free to do whatever he wants without needing to risk his life. It would be a win-win situation for him.

So why would Constantine feel his pride getting hurt if Tommy "saves the day all on his own"? I never got the impression Constantine was prideful; smug and self-righteous, yes, but I thought he'd gladly forsake his pride since he's been pretty shameless in the past.

The hug bit at the end was hilarious. Zatanna so needs a picture of that for blackmail to commemorate the moment.

And wizards prefer tea over milkshakes. Who knew?