

John Constantine has been in good health creatively and in two titles (the other being Justice League Dark). Hellblazer: The Devil's Trenchcoat (DC) by Peter Milligan& Giuseppe Camuncoli is the latest volume and finds our man in trouble when his niece auctions his signature trench coat. And speaking of Hellblazer, Crossed vol. 4 (Avatar) is written by two old hands. Chapters 1-3 entitled Badlands is written by Garth Ennis and chapters 4-9 entitled Homo Superior is written by Jamie Delano. Illustrators Jacen Burrows& Leandro Rizzo bring it to life in all it's nastiness so be warned: Don't flick through unless you're prepared to be offended...


Marvel kick off the Marvel NOW! re-launches with Uncanny Avengers #1 by Rick Remender& John Cassaday which finds Captain America bravely beginning his quest to create a sanctioned Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men, humans and mutants working together - just don't mention the AvX war. Although if do you still have AvX on the brain there's AvX: Consequences #1 by Kieron Gillen& Tom Raney. And if the Avengers haven't felt beleaguered enough there's Marvel Universe vs. The Avengers #1 by Jonathan Maberry& Leandro Fernandez.
Elsewhere, from DC, there's Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #2 of 4 by J. Michael Straczynski& the well-received Adam Hughes - "Lightning never strikes the same place twice remember?" Also Team 7 #1 by Justin Jordan& Jesus Merino featuring early adventures of Deathstroke, Black Canary, Grifter, Amanda Waller, Steve Trevor and more and The Phantom Stranger #1 by Dan Didio& Brent Anderson. Finally, there's a rather special issue of Batman #13 you really should take a look at...