I really liked how this volume explored Constantine's "defeatist" attitude. He really is an interesting character, even if I don't personally agree with him (those kind are the strongest and reflect the best writers). A decent ending to a decent story, though still a bit hard to follow along. I wonder if not reading the issues before this and "Empathy is the Enemy" perpetuated my confusion.

I love the empathy pandemic!

6/10

Some kind of magical elements in this one, situated in a city where everyone have negative feelings and everything are in disorder that have something to do with hell and a watcher from there feeding the citys hoplessness and horrors and one guy who invented a machine who started this and now it might spread put to the rest of the world.And how does ithey prevent doong that? By getting help of a magican who only bring missery with him, I think a had have a bit more understanding jumping in part

COnstantine's escapade in Scotland comes to a conclusion - as much as it ever does with him - with one of his companions taking the place of the demon who was causing the overabundance of empathy. The story doesn't really seem to be concluded though, since the man in question could become like the demon in time and continue to create havoc! Constantine isn't really convinced either it seems - or maybe that's just his typical cynicism kicking in again.

As other reviewers have remarked here, "well, that was silly." Having the fate of the world reliant on the outcome of a sporting event in any story is a far cry for tension, especially in a Hellblazer piece. Also, again as other reviewers pointed out, the whole empathy engine plot is waaayyyyy too similar to Jamie Delano's Fear Machine, which also was a very lackluster storyline.

In this volume we are still dealing with demons who feed on negative emotions (left over from last volume) and as usual it's up to John and a gang of misfits to save the world. The art by Leonardo Manco is good as ever.Some of the highlights from this volume include placating demons by giving them porn and candy, and the fate of the entire world resting on the outcome of a soccer game. (And the ending of that one isn't at all what you expect.)Denise Mina has done a great job on her Hellblazer ru...

If you thought magic didn't make sense before, then you don't stand a chance in this story. Older characters are brought in, apparently out of the writer's ass, then connections are made between empathy, happiness and a soccer game. Solid! John gets an overhaul as an uncaring defetist who barely uses any magic in favor of 'think happy thoughts.' But at least this writer's run is over. She was consistent, I'll give her that. This feels like the worst part of the series so far.In the one-shot Map,...

I admit that I hadn't read the whole story arc, but I struggled to be emotionally involved with this and the art didn't grab me. Still glad to have read it though.

Not the best in the Hellblazer series that I have read yet, but still quite enjoyable. Hellblazer: The Red Right Hand by Denise Mina puts our protagonist John Constantine in a dying Glasgow where people are killing themselves, unable to take the pain and hatred that they see around them. The few survivors do not have much time before this feeling of loss spreads further beyond. Constantine may be the only one who can save the world, but will he? Denise Mina has put together a gripping story that...

Not the best Constantine story, I didn't like how it ended with Cole. I enjoyed the art and the effort put in with the area around Finnieston. I was also amused that trains not running through Exhibition Centre was a sign of the apocalypse because they constantly go off for things like weather occurring!

I couldn't easily remember this one by the title (others I have been able to). It's a sequel (apparently) to one I haven't read, and obviously didn't make an impression. Possibly because I don't remember the writer from anything before; usually, if a Hellblazer GN is good, I've heard of and read the writer's work before.

I wanted to like this one, but it was hard to follow. The first chapter I really like. It was visually cool, but the story is never resolved, it just leaves off. Then it suddenly jumps to Constantine being in Glasgow with no preamble or setup and from there its just too much coincidence and lull. A weak entry.

Not gone on Denise Minas story line though I must admit it has a couple of good moments, and though Constantine himself feels right, none of the other characters do. I do not like the premises for the plot either - too complicated without yielding any real power. But it’s her first go - so I’ll keep reading.

Constantine is an enigma wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in a trench coat. He's the look Castiel is trying for. And somehow, no matter what he does, things just always seem to be getting worse for him. That's talent. Check out my full review: Hellblazer: The Red Right Hand

Great drawings, somewhat crappy plot, but you can't have it all, eh? And I'm devoted to Constantine. Um... also the character's LEFT hand becomes red, not the RIGHT. So why's it called "The Red Right Hand?"

This conclusion to Mina's Empathy is the Enemy has a pretty good pay-off. It's occasionally a bit goofy, but I enjoyed it thoroughly, and I'm a bit disappointed that Mina only had the one run on the series.

So, the whole thing in on the edge of the outcome of a football game... Actually pretty fun.

This TPB is the second half of the story arc written by Scottish mystery novelist Denise Mina for Hellblazer. The first part of the story is collected in Hellblazer: Empathy is the Enemy.When we last left John Constantine, he was in Glasgow where a well-meaning but deluded cultist had loosed an empathy virus intending to bring on the Aquarian Age, or something. Instead, the unwanted and incessant mainlining of friend's and stranger's darkest secrets was causing panic and mass suicides. Constanti...

A fairly weak entry in the Hellblazer series (along with the first part, Hellblazer: Empathy is the Enemy) -- hey, I'm all in favor for multiverses where superheroes get to save their particular universe every few weeks, but Hellblazer has always been rooted in a very specific time (the grimy present, mostly) and place (a grimy London), and doesn't quite lend itself to the usual sorts of global apocalyptic meltdowns. There's a reason Garth Ennis' Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits is still one of the