New York’s hottest club is Club Midnight. This place has everything. Shapeshifting demons, human skin suits, and magically disguised British sorcerers! The opening pages of DC Comics’ Constantine The Hellblazer #8 invokes a weird sort of deja vu for a SNL Stefon sketch that never aired, putting the reader into a weird underground nightclub where the monstrous and magical members of New York City’s underworld gather to debase, debauch, and engage in all manner of bacchanalia. Sounds right up John Constantine’s alley, huh?
Written by Ming Doyle and James Tynion IV and illustrated by Riley Rossmo, Constantine The Hellblazer #8 finds Constantine and Papa Midnite in deep cover trying to sneak into the aforementioned Club Midnight. Should be easy considering that it’s Papa Midnight’s own club, right? Alas, when Constantine is involved, nothing is that easy. Take a peek at the dangers lurking ahead for our hero in our exclusive preview gallery below.
Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: James Tynion IV, Ming Doyle
Artist: Riley Rossmo
Cover Artist: Riley Rossmo
Here’s the official synopsis:
“The creepy Mr. Rumor and his mysterious employer have executed a hostile takeover of New Yorkâs hottest supernatural nightspot! Now, only John Constantine can help Papa Midnite sneak into his own club to rescue the deadly magical artifacts inside. How is Mr. Rumorâs scheming connected to the destructive magical force thatâs been brewing in NYC since our series began? Itâs the Hellblazerâs business to find out.”
Constantine The Hellblazer #8 is available on Wednesday, January 13.
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Images: DC Comics
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