Andy Diggle

Well that was a quick resolution to the problem with Mako; I was fully expecting it to get drawn out over at least three volumes, so I feel a bit cheated. Make quite conveniently constructed his own downfall by creating a self-contained universe for his ally and underestimating Constantine's power. Even against a mage who had harnessed so much magic, all John had to do was to wait until he was inside the soul-world and sever the connection to his body. Slightly convenient, but sometimes the show more simplest solutions are those overlooked by the powerful - and taken advantage of by an opportunist like Constantine.

What is really surprising is John's confrontation with the soul (?) of his twin. Apparently the fated "Laughing Magician" has been keeping residence inside a corner of John's mind, pulling the strings to push John down some very bad paths, and waiting until he was weak enough to take over. Of course, John, being the hell-be-damned upstart that he is, used his own power to get rid of the interloper once and for all. If this twin was the real reason why John has taken so many wrong turns in the past it should be interesting to see whether his absense will reveal a "better" Constantine. show less

Toneladas de lore añadidas en este volumen. No cualquiera lo hace con tanta elegancia en una saga que para este momento ya tenía unos 13 años. Hubo un momento en que estuve a punto de enojarme por lo simplón de una de las historias pero después metió un giro muy inteligente como diendo "no, pibe te la re creíste, qué salame que sos, mirá si ibamos a guionarlo de esa forma tan estúpida, como si fuese una adaptación hecha con Matt Ryan".

Good story that also marks the return of the Cold-War era main enemy of James Bond, notorious SMERSH.

Good spy story, lots of action and memorable characters.

Only thing is over zealousness of the authors when it comes to portraying James Bond's enemies, in this case arch-nemesis SMERSH. Why is it necessary to link nefarious secret service from Russia with Nazi paraphernalia? And not just in what you might call false flag action by SMERSH in this comic book. I mean, truly.... why? SMERSH was show more not liked by the Nazi's at all to say the least (SMERSH caused a lot of grief to Nazi intelligence in WW2) and if SMERSH is to be back as main antagonist then don't try adding something to it that does not make sense at all. Or I might be wrong and follow up volumes will give more details on what is actually going on.... We'll see.

Besides this good story and highly recommended to all James Bond fans. show less

For the first three chapters, this is classic Doctor Who: the Doctor and Clara (yay!) end up in an infinite sky, where they fall in with the crew of a British bomber from World War II. It's a very cool, sprawling world, and it's very fun-- thanks especially to the art of Andy Kuhn, who eschews dull tie-in realism for a more cartoony style to good effect. His Clara Oswald may not look like Jenna-Louise Coleman, but she does look like Clara. There are a lot of cool visuals and neat ideas here, show more plus dogfights, and what's more exciting than that?

It all crashes down in chapter four, though, when it's revealed who's behind it all-- tying back in to Andy Diggle's first story in The Hypothetical Gentleman. (The book credits Andy Diggle and Eddie Robson with writing; I'd guess Eddie Robson scripted it from a plot by Diggle, whose presence on the book has been inconsistent at best.) Unfortunately, it's a maniacally evil Matrix, having escaped the destruction of Gallifrey. There's potential here-- the Doctor vs. the dead memories of his race-- but it comes across as an excuse for continuity (there are tie-ins to The Deadly Assassin, The End of Time, and "The Day of the Doctor") and really it could be the Doctor fighting any evil robot spider. I really like Eddie Robson as a writer, but this final chapter does not play to his strengths.

Finally, there's a short tale by Len Wein and Matthew Dow Smith: "In-Fez-Station!" The Doctor, Amy, and Rory fight the Slitheen while wearing fezes at the Fez Music Festival in Fez, Morocco. It's fun. show less