John Constantine, Hellblazer: Black Flowers
Grade 10 Up–The plot of any Constantine book is secondary to the man himself; readers will just enjoy the protagonists fearless, feckless attitude toward time travel, slime-spewing aliens, and the native women. Like Batman and X-Men comics, Constantine is now at the level that any copy will be heavily used, and imitations can try but will never supersede the original. A dark, complex, brainy book,Black Flowersis set in a wonderfully gritty London and then jumps to a haunted country mansion. When Constantine begins protecting Angie, a local woman, she blossoms into his equal in daring and together they embark on a desert vision quest. Best of all, every page has more John Constantine. Strong language makes this best suited for public libraries.–John Leighton, Brooklyn Public Library, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.