I don't know if Andy Diggle just has such a firm grasp on this character, that he's able to write him so well . . . or maybe in the real world . . . he is John Constantine. That's how good this story feels. It just feels like it's flowing right out of the author. Almost as if he'd lived it. Maybe he just knows a bloke that he's basing the character on. Whichever way it is . . . it's brilliant. Fantastic story. He's really pulling us back in to this book. Also Leonardo Manco's art has improved ten-fold. He seems to be more into this book than ever, also. Every page is fabulous. And speaking of fabulous. Look at that Lee Bermejo cover. Anyways this story revolves around the Ravenscar Hotel. John's decided to go back to his roots . . . as it were. The problem is, the Hotel is now a casino. It was recently inherited by a rather nasty fellow, John Grey, who is in prison. He decided to make it a casino. Well in order for John to do what he wants to do, he has to clear everyone and everything out. Which means that he's going to have to break the bank. With a little magic, and role-play, he does just that. And in the final pages of the issue, he's been given the deed to the property, and he's decided to shut the place down. He's asked everyone to leave. Now he's ready to do his business. But before he does so, he's own on the shore reflecting and having a smoke. "Like a tiny fish-hook, the barb caught in my subconscious, reeling me in across the years . . . the thing that's brought me back here, time and again, without ever really knowing why . . . until now. Unfinished business!" Fantastic book. I'm glad to see it's going in the right direction again. It should be a hell of a ride.
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