Hellblazer #256 - Vertigo

You'd think after all this time in this game, John Constantine would know better than to muck about in places that he knows so little about. This story basically stems out of his still wanting Phoebe. The problem is, it's one of those 'you always want what you can't have' scenarios. So, he turns to the alchemy of one of his 'friends', Epiphany Greaves, to cook him up a little love potion. Part of the problem is his involvement with Julian. He's the little teen-aged magician who's got John hooked on the 'juice' that he keeps giving him fight his magical excema. He goes to Julian shortly after he gets the potion from Epiphany. He doesn't like the way that Julian has turned him into his little bitch because he keeps dangling this carrot in front of him. So he decides, he's still got a bit of the potion left . . why not muck-about with Julian a bit also? Like I said, you'd really think that John would know better. But sometimes . . he just jumps into the pool without looking to see what else might be in there. I think it's one of his character flaws. So then, Phoebe gives him a call. She's decided that even though John, and his life, scare her . . she's also intrigued and excited when she's around him. She wants to give 'them' another shot. And now that John has a chance at what he wants . . he doesn't really know if he wants it anymore. And therein lies the problem with magic. We all think we know what we want, what we need, but . . "be careful what you wish for . . you just might get it". I'm glad that Peter Milligan is back on this series. I really enjoy his writing and what he brings to this book, and this character. The interior art is by Giuseppe Camuncoli, with that cool cover by Simon Bisley.