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Demon Knights #19 Review

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Cain and his army has reached Themyscira, home of the Amazons. Cain’s quest is to take over the Amazons, the strongest army in the world. And the only way to kill Cain and his horde is by piercing their hearts and decapitation. Or expose them to sunlight because…….they are VAMPIRES!

The Demon Knights (I listed the Knights in a previous post) comes to the aid of the Amazons, but they have one problem. The Knights need Etrigan for his strength but he’s to weak to return to Hell to re-energize. And Jason Blood is refusing to swap. When Lucifer learns that Cain is creating an army on Earth, he returns all of Etrigan’s power, and then some. And the battle begins.

During the battle, Sir Ystin (Shining Knight) made a move that shocked the Demon Knights. Her explanation was that Merlin foretold her of this quest. What prophecy was fulfilled? What happened to the vampires? I am not giving out spoilers. You will have to read it and find out!

So far I am still enjoying this New 52 title by DC Comics. I love magic, sorcery, and monsters. I also like vampires. So I was very anxious to see The Amazons, led by Queen Hippolyta, fight side-by-side with the Demon Knights in the battle against Cain and his army.

I like how Robert Venditti, writer, kept the classic characteristics of vampires. Bloodlust. Victims turning into vampires within minutes. Can be killed by a stab through the heart. Hiding from sunlight.

Bernard Chang is the artist and Marcelo Maiolo is the colorist. The two are great visual storytellers.

I have been reading Demon Knights since the first issue, and I plan to continue following the series.

VERDICT (drum roll)

I highly recommend this New 52 title.

Constantine #1 Review

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The only things I know about John Constantine is that he was the main character in Hellblazer, which ended in February 2013.  I also know that he’s currently a leading character in Justice League Dark. 

Constantine, a New 52 title by DC Comics, is about magic and sorcery.  I found this debut issue hard to follow, most likely due to the fact that I have no idea who and what John Constantine is about.  I wish the story, written by Ray Fawkes and Jeff Lemire, would have included a backstory.  A lot of readers don’t know that Constantine is not a new character.  There are also readers that know he’s been around but haven’t read any of his stories (like myself).  I wouldn’t complain about a backstory if he was a new character.

There are also characters in the story that I don’t know if they are new or appeared in previous stories with Constantine.  There’s a young man named Chris that has a special ability.  But thanks to Sargon the Sorceress, we are not able to find out who Chris really is and what his special ability is about.  Sargon the Sorceress is the daughter of Sargon, a good magician gone corrupt.

From the reading, I gathered that Constantine is a magician.  I also gathered that he’s a detective, going great lengths to save the world from the dark.  There’s also people out to kill him.

The artwork is pretty good.  Renato Guedes is the artist.  Marcelo Maiolo is the colorist.  I do not like how Sargon the Sorceress is drawn.  She looks like an ordinary female wearing an old, worn and torn dress with body piercings.  It’s her eyes that stands out and makes her look evil.

As always, I gave my honest review.  That’s pretty much all I have to say right now about the story.  Again, without a backstory this issue is hard to follow.  As of right now, I’m up in the air as to whether I’ll be reading issue #2 or not.  As much as I love dark, magic and sorcery, the debut story of Constantine didn’t grab my attention at all.  If I decide to read issue #2, I will be sure to post a blog about it.

VERDICT (drum roll please)

Unless you know about Constantine, then I do not recommend this title.  There is no backstory which makes the story hard to follow for new readers of this character.