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After enduring a stretch in prison and a journey through some
of the more shadowy corners of backwoods America, John Constantine
is closing in on the real reason behind the suicide of Richard
"Lucky" Fermin. But to follow the trail, he'll have
to go into the belly of two very different beasts: first,
a nest of white supremacists in rural Montana, where Fermin's
widow has settled; then, finally, to Los Angeles - centre
of decadence and home to the corruption that has hounded Constantine
over an entire continent...
For
the majority of
Highwater
John Constantine appears to be dead. His charred remains are
found in a seedy S&M club. But Constantine has appeared
to die before and those hot on his heels believe he may be
pulling another fast one.
Which
led me to wonder whether writer Brian Azzarello was also pulling
a fast one. This is apparently the conclusion of the series
- at least it reprints the closing comics of the series. And
to say I was mildly disappointed is an understatement.
I
just didn't get it. No, let me rephrase that. I got it. I
just didn't see the point. The final half of this collection
could have been told in half the time (at least) but it just
goes on and on without really adding that much to what has
gone before.
If
you've been following the series to date, you'll probably
lap this up... but for those who like a little more action,
adventure, hell anything other than angst riddled text, then
you'd be advised to give this one a wide berth.
Sadly
disappointing.
Pete
Boomer
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