{"id":2569,"date":"2011-10-03T18:20:04","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T23:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2021-09-22T16:53:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T20:53:37","slug":"dark-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/2569","title":{"rendered":"Dark Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dark Entries<\/a><\/em> (2009) Ian Rankin<\/a>, Werther Dell’Edera<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have a conflicted relationship with John Constantine stories. I love the idea of who Constantine is, but for some reason the stories always fall short of my expectations in some manner. But when I saw that Ian Rankin–whose John Rebus mysteries I love–had written a Constantine graphic novel, I had to check it out. s<\/p>\n

Rankin does a very good job of Constantine’s voice–that tone of weary self-loathing and cynicism. Nothing impresses Constantine, nothing scares him, but he’s always willing to walk into a bad situation if he’s offered enough money.<\/p>\n

In this case, the money comes from the producer of a haunted house reality TV show who wants Constantine’s help dealing with haunting that aren’t being created by the show. A big wad of money convinces Constantine to look into the house. One of the occupants–who looks very much like someone John once knew–draws Constantine further into the mystery.<\/p>\n

As usual, this Constantine story left me conflicted. I’m beginning to think that the horror in Constantine stories is tweaked up a little too high for my comfort–even in black and white the nasties are very nasty.<\/p>\n

It was a good story, but I think that the high level of horror in Constantine stories is too much for my taste. Without the artwork, I probably would be fine with it, but since this is a graphic novel, it’s a little too disturbing I think.
\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Vertigo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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