I'm late to review this, I know, but just wanted to add my two cents to the conversation. Spurrier's run on Hellblazer started off well and has got better with each issue. This one is a classic! It gives us a little look into Noah's life, as well as reminding us that this book has always been a horror comic. Recommended!

This issue was for the ones who didn’t really liked Noah as a replacement for chas (I am one of them) but spurrier proves that Noah is an amazing and good hearted character in just one issue. This issue was poetic and had very good details about its character, even the ones we see only for a page. This issue is scary, poetic and at times funny. Its everything hellblazer wants to be and should be. Another a plus story! more

As perfect as an issue can get, I think.

Probably my favorite issue of the series so far. It all works very well. It's a tight done-in-one. The writing, the art, the coloring, everything. It all works. There's not anything I can say bad about this one. This is a very pure 10/10.

As the readers have already said, this is yet another brilliant issue of Hellblazer by the new creative team. It's dark, gritty, intelligent and surprisingly moving. Spurrier gets who Constantine is. Respect! This is the comic I look forward to the most, every month.

Once again just a great comic.

Man, this run is fucking amazing.

This particular issue is just a masterpiece. The whole series has been amazing but this just takes it to another level. One of the best single issues I’ve ever read.

I think that Simon spurrier has become one of my favorite writers in hellblazer, I mean the stuff with the dreaming was good too, but hellblazer is just on another level. I mean he can show us that he can make little ghost stories turn into poetic horror. I can easily say that with this issue, Spurrier made mermaids scary. This is the best run on hellblazer since Brian Azarello’s run, John Constantine is my favorite character, and Simon spurrier shows why we love the character. I can say this a hundred times but spurrier is a gift from god to us hellblazer fans. I want to give a low score,because I rated almost every issue on this series a 10, but there’s nothing bad. I love this series. Everyone should read it! more

This is just a damn perfect issue. There's not much I can really say about this series that would do it justice, aside from praising it as the best series out right now (it is). Not a bad issue. Not even a "good" issue. Everything so far has been phenomenal, and I hope they can keep it up. As for this particular issue, it's just as good as everything before it. The humor is on point, the art is unlike anything on the shelves right now, and the story is original to boot. I give it a 12 out of 10. more

Funny at times, serious at others. Some nice nods to past characters again. Matias Bergara's art gives it a completely different feel to the first story-arc. It's not dark and gritty, but bright and colourful. He is brilliant at facial expressions, especially Constantine's. I'm intrigued by the mystery that's building. This title is the first book I read on release day. Can't wait for issue six!

This whole story arc was goddamn amazing. But despise the serious tones of the last story arc,this was actually very funny and particularly this issue builds up so many important things for the future,and I like to say again that Spurrier is a person that knows the character of John Constantine very well. And Tommy is a really fun character
PS: The Art is amazing.

Holy sh*t! This was a fantastic issue in a consistently excellent series. No spoilers, so I'll keep this brief. I couldn't put it down. The way it all came together in this final installment of the Cruel Summer story arc kind of left me speechless. Now I have to read it again from the beginning, preferably in one sitting. We know how good Brubaker can be, and I have to give a huge shout out to Sean Phillips' moody artwork. The way he draws the reader in with his sublime panel layouts, it's a masterclass in comic book art. Brilliant stuff! This is a huge recommend from me. more

I wasn't going to pick this up until I saw the two different art styles. I'm familiar with Mitch Gerads work but Evan Shaner is new to me. Both look great. I think the contrast between the two styles works well with the fractured storyline. King's love of repeating the same panel and dialog started to grate in the "real" world scenes but maybe I'm being a bit harsh. I really liked the scenes set on Rann...(is that the right name of the planet Strange was on? I'm new to Adam Strange:) It was cool seeing Batman in there. And an intriguing cliffhanger to finish. more

I'm not going to lie, I'm not familiar with Adam as a character. And that's a problem, because I can't say how much of Adam Strange as shown in this comic is the original Adam Strange, and how much of him was deconstructed, reinvented by King, already infamous for decontructing, reinventing and plain butchering well known, already established characters. For a while I was thinking should I even write this review considering my lack of knowledge about the protagonist and his history. And then it striked me - I am the average person, a regular, ordinary reader with no expertise in the field, which makes it impossible to tell how much did King make up this time. Remember when Heroes in Crisis and his Batman run utterly failed? The avalanche of criticism and hatred wasn't coming from normies, it has been coming from knowledgeable fans who know for granted what a character would, and what would not do in given circumstances. So, this time I'm here representing the completely neutral audience who has absolutely no clue who, what, where, when and how. Completely uninformed. Kinda like Joe Biden's voters (shots fired! Too soon?).

All that being said, the comic didn't really get to me. I remain open minded, and I get the idea of what's happening to the titular character, what he deals with, but... I'm not really sold. The story felt like it's constructed out of snippets intended to tell a larger story, but there's so many holes and missing links between them, it really made me put the book down, do something else, return after 10 minutes, read few pages more, rinse and repeat. It didn't feel captivating, and the only thing about it I really enjoyed was the art. The story and dialogues, especially one panel, where Adam says out loud everything the reader needs to know about him and character close to him, are not great, to say at least. They're not bad, either, however. King's dialogues in Batman and Heroes in Crisis were beyond awful, here they are passable, I guess, at least coming from the perspective of a total Adam Strange ignorant. Long time fans may have different opinion, and I'd like to hear what they have to say about it all.

What's my final verdict? It's a rather underwhelming start. On the other hand, it's limited series, not a long running soap opera, so maybe the story will turn out to be well thought through and all the loose dots will connect in the end... then again, it's King, so I wouldn't hold my breath for that. Not after the disastrous ending of his Batman run.
I don't remember who said it... may have been Grant Morrison, that radical tonal changes and reiventions may work well with more obscure characters who don't sell well. Judging by King's success with Mister Miracle AND trainwrecks involving bigger DC names like Bats and Harl, it may as well be a spot on observation, and Strange Adventures will repeat this success. Time will tell. more

Read it once before work this morning, and read again after lunch. It's definitely loads better than his Batman. It moves at a glacial pace, but I do like the mystery that's being presented with Batman and Mister Terrific. I also like the duality that's displayed by the art, very smart choices made by King and the artists to portray the heroic side and ptsd side by different artists, it really makes you feel that Adam Strange is going through a tough time, much more so than any character who supposedly had ptsd in heroes in crisis. I'm excited for the rest of the series more

Better than last issue, but Catwoman feels so forced into this story. The Designer is calling Gothams biggest Villains together& he rather thinks of Catwoman than of Scarecrow, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc or Black Mask? Doesnt make any sense.
Joker is also annoying in this. Why does it always have to be Joker? Wish there was no Joker war coming up. Im already bored.
What is funny, that Catwoman wanted to steal Bruce‘s Fortune, so almost marrying him worked out for her after all I guess. Still hope these 2 finally break up. It’s so annoying & lame.

The art is great though. more

I'm not gonna lie, the arc is growing on me so far. From a mediocre beginning, it evolves and grows, unraveling the bigger backstory underneath. While sure, this issue may have not pushed the main plot forward very much, it expands the concept of what it means to be a villain in Gotham City. I genuinely like how Tynion explains the evolution of the characters throughout the decades, how the idyllic Silver Age ended, replaced with something darker, more dangerous and realistic. And as far as you ask me, that's today's comic generation's general theme - connecting the legacy Ages, embracing them all together, creating a unified entirety out of different artistic periods, or movements. This comic, alongside many more out there on the shelves, encapulate that thought, and I appreciate it. more

There is a lot to like in this issue, especially seeing Catwoman in that classic costume. I'm not sold on the big villain yet, but am prepared to give it time. It was fun spotting all the nods to the past, and was that a direct reference to the recent Joker movie? Yes, there's quite a lot of exposition in the conversation between Bruce and Selina but at least they look fantastic! Overall, a little choppy but a lot of fun.

And yes, I also think it should be monthly with a regular artist. more

" I remenber, as Riddler and penguin started the fires, watching Joker. He was just starting off across the water, at Gotham City. And at the signal hanging in the clouds above it. Something in him changed that night...His eyes...They were différent than they had ever been before. It was my first time seeing what kind of evil he was going to become. "
- CATWOMAN