John Constantine, Hellblazer. Vol. 21, The laughing magician / Andy Diggle, Jason Aaron, writers ; Leonardo Manco [and four others], artists ; Lee Loughridge, Patricia Mulvihill, colorists ; Jared K. Fletcher, Robert Solanovic, letterers.
"John Constantine created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben, and Jamie Delano & John Ridgway." "Originally published in single magazine form in HELLBLAZER 239-249 and HELLBLAZER SPECIAL: LADY CONSTANTINE 1-4"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The passage / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Leonardo Manco -- The laughing magician, part one / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Leonardo Manco -- The laughing magician, part two / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Leonardo Manco -- The laughing magician, part three / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Leonardo Manco -- The mortification of the flesh, part one / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Giuseppe Camuncoli -- The mortification of the flesh, part two / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Giuseppe Camuncoli -- Newcastle calling, part one / Jason Aaron, writer ; Sean Murphy, artist -- Newcastle calling, part two / Jason Aaron, writer ; Sean Murphy, artist -- The roots of coincidence, part one / Andy Diggle, writer ; Leonardo Manco, artist -- The roots of coincidence, part two / Andy Diggle, writer ; Leonardo Manco, artist -- The roots of coincidence, part three / Andy Diggle, writer ; Leonardo Manco, artist -- Hell hath no fury, part 1 / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Goran Sud¿ℓuka -- Hell hath no fury, part 2 / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Goran Sud¿ℓuka -- Hell hath no fury, part 3 / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Goran Sud¿ℓuka -- Hell hath no fury, part 4 / writer, Andy Diggle ; artist, Goran Sud¿ℓuka.
Summary:
"I like loose ends. I trust loose ends. But this feels like someone's been pulling my strings... Coincidence. Sychronicity. Damned good luck. Whatever you want to call it, street-smart sorcerer John Constantine has counted on it for survival all his life - and he's never second-gueseed its source. Until now. From out of the killing fields of war-torn Sudan, a cannibalistic mage called Mako has come to England to feed on misery--and to find the eternal entity known as the laughing Magician. This legendary figure is a cosmic court jester, a thumb on the scales of reality, a constant in a world of chaos...and maybe, just maybe, he's none other than John Constantine himself. To unlock the shocking truth behind the Laughing Magician, Constantine will search for answers everywhere--from high-end London brothels to the Vatican's infamous Black Library. He'll revisit his punk days in Newcastle, and his darkest hour in the mental institution called Ravenscar. And he'll learn the hard way that if something seems too good to be true, it usually is."--page 4 of cover.
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