Issue one opens with an ancestor
of John Constantines, Pytor Konstantin, ranting about demons eating everyone on
Earth. Then we move into Mister Es strange little world and hes hunting down
Russian emigrants looking for one with green eyes so he can drive a stake through his
heart. Constantine, sitting in a bar (where else!) overhears a story on the news about
this mysterious "serial killer" and realizes its none other than Mister E.
He then proceeds to contact Dr. Occult and the Phantom Stranger. Once they track E down
they discover that hes been having visions of the end of the world and the cause is
a Russian. Travel to the future ensues where they meet up with a very drunk, very
dangerous and green eyed Pytor Konstantin.
In the second issue Pytor convinces them to take him to the past where all of this world ending stuff began. He promises to stop it from happening. Suffice it to say, its not always wise to trust a Constantine no matter how they spell their name.
I cant say I know what the hell is going on in this story but its certainly been fun finding out. John Ney Rieber formerly of Books of Magic has long been one of my favorite writers and John Ridgway, veteran Hellblazer artist, does his usual excellent job on the art.
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