silkcuts's Hellblazer #269 - Sectioned, Part Three: The Kiss review

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    The Lingering Kiss

    The last issue of Hellblazer ended with Shade demanding a kiss. This current issue goes right into why. Peter Milligan is given the chance to make the History Lesson arc on his Vertigo Shade, The Changing Man series becomes canon in this one issue.  The Kiss in which Kathy George and John Constantine shared now Haunts both John and Shade. A kiss 16 years in our time old... over 100 years comic-wise with the time-travel stuff that happened... it is John's Lingering Kiss that he admits to still remembering.  Wishing he was too dumb not to steal Kathy.
     
    I love this cover and it is suiting thinking that John is playing the Devil role and Shade the sad Angel.  Shade is under the impression that John can unite the dead Kathy back to Shade.  John tells him this is not the case and let the dead be.  While Shade is being Chaotic giving everyone his signature acid trips, we find another of John's friends dead....
     
    Does John now attempt to bring the fallen back again?  If so does he help Shade?  Another comic with a wonder cliffhanger. Issue #270 will bring Sectioned to a close.  But will Shade stick around once he gets what he wanted from John?
     
    The only concern I have for this series is John is extremely Love Drunk!  We are reminded about Kit, his current problems started with Phoebe and now he remembers Kathy and that kiss from the past.  New Vertigo fans may take this as cheesy.  Being a long time John Constantine reader, it is refreshing seeing John Constantine love again. He has not mentioned Danita (Dani), but the Jenkins run still gets no Vertigo love any way.  With Shade in the mix it is nice to see the extremes of emotions.  Love and Hate are two of Humanities strongest emotions, so why not let John get so Love Drunk that to swing him the other way to Crazed may work wonders if Shade is around.
     
    I am loving this arc 5/5 Stars!
    Cheers!
    - Silkcuts

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