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Haven't read the Absolutes yet... one day I'll just break down and buy them all at once. Used, probably, so I don't have to read them while living in a box. =)
V For Vendetta is one of my all-time favorites, too. Every year, religious-like.
Dunno if I already mentioned, but another GN set I've really enjoyed is Strangers In Paradise by Terry Moore.
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Dean wrote: "It was during the Azzarello run that I lost all interest in reading Hellblazer..."
You say you read up through Azzarello, Dean -- what did you think of Paul Jenkins' stuff? Warped Notions, Critical Mass, and so on, right before Ennis' short return and then Ellis and Azzarello. For that matter, what did you think of Ellis' work?
As for the stuff that came after Azzarello's run, I've only read Mike Carey's work after that -- I like his work so well that I felt I had to give it a shot, and I was glad I did. I think Carey really took Constantine back to some of his roots in the Delano / Ennis days, combining the human element and depth with intelligent plotwork... been a while since I read Carey's run, though. I should pick it up again, maybe try Denise Mina's work too, maybe Andy Diggle. I'm actually really looking forward to seeing what Peter Milligan has done with the series, since I LOVED his "Shade The Changing Man" series (which of course had a crossover with Hellblazer in there somewhere, and was interestingly done).
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bookshelves: fantastic, fun-entertaining, humorous
I'd give it 4.5 stars, if we had half-stars here. One of my favorites of the series, along with Summer Knight (#4), Proven Guilty (#8), and Turn Coat (#11). Continues in this series' tradition of steadily improving. Still a bit formulaic, but still gradually breaking out of the mold -- and hey, it's a good formula. ]]>
bookshelves: dark, fantastic, fun-entertaining, quick-reads
Still a bit formulaic, but continues in this series' tradition of steadily improving.
More later, but for now, I'll just grump shallowly about the cover. Yeah, I know, the title is "White Night" and it fits well with that. But really, I kept having this mental image in my head that the book was taking place in deep winter, in the middle of a blizzard, so that when it was mentioned that it was a sweltering golden Chicago summer I felt disoriented. And then the next book (Small Favor, #10) takes place in a blizzard, but the cover is all warm golden summery hues. Flecch. ]]>
"In the middle of things"
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