Reviews

Hellblazer: The Family Man by Jamie Delano

unladylike's review

4.0

More superb writing from Jamie Delano. His focus is definitely on character development and the internal struggle, rather than action and comedy. Family Man shows John wrestling with the thought of killing someone, and becoming sick over it, even though that someone is a serial killer who preys on families.

Whereas most comics would take off on the assumption that this bad man needs to die, Delano examines the deeper truth in all healthy humans that naturally despises violence. Though action movies glorify the sweet, climactic deaths of "bad men," soldiers, police, and superheroes are behooved to consider the elements outside those villains' control (to some significant extent) that made them the remorseless baddies they are.

krstrau's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

glennisleblanc's review

4.0

This collection is from the original run on Hellblazer. Most of this collection has John dealing with human matters than with magical ones. The best part is the section with the serial killer he helps by chance and then does everything he can to make it right. John pays for his actions in a very personal way but in the end good does triumph over evil in this collection.

Overall a good collection and it can be read out of order since I read a later collection before reading this one.