Again, I am awed by the writing prowess of Andy Diggle. Somehow they need to chain this guy to this book. This is the book that he was made to write. He's perfect for it . . and vice-versa. Last issue we learned about this priest, at the Vatican, that had abused his privilege of this private room. It's the "black-room", and it's supposed to be a place where the priests can do whatever, without the judgement of god or man. Somehow, in his hedonist endeavors he seems to have let loose a succubus in there. He doesn't want anyone else to find out about it, and he doesn't want it to get loose. John finds him and offers his help. Already, in John's influence, he's begun to do things he normally wouldn't. They have occult symbols painted on the door of the room, and John's convinced him to retrieve a text from the Black Library . . . " . . where the forbidden knowledge is hidden." I think you can see where this is going . . the whole she-bang has been a set-up, by John, to play the priest and retrieve the volume that he needed. Ironically . . it's called "the Gospel of Constantine." Basically, he's trying to figure out just how much truth their is to this "Laughing Magician" thing. But beware the answers you seek because, you may not like the answers you get. I'm telling you, Andy just writes the perfect character here. Plus it's an interesting twist to see John looking into his own roots . . as it were. I have a feeling this journey is just getting started. I wasn't overly impressed by Giuseppe Camuncoli's art, but . . it did fit the book. It helped it create, and hold, it's mood.
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