We're all puppets, Laurie. I'm just a puppet who can see the strings.

Judged by the stark, sure-footed portrait in Hard Time, Brian Azzarello and Richard Corben clearly have John Constantine down, cold and to the life. Azzarellos grasp of pacing, character and situation resonates through every scene with a black crystal clarity thats short of masterful, while Corben contributes what is, perhaps, one of the most darkly expressive pieces in a long, already-legendary career.

A world grows up around me. Am I shaping it, or do its predetermined contours guide my hand?

Growing up in the Boroughs, I thought I must be the cleverest boy in the world, an illusion that I was able to maintain until I got to the grammar school.

I love films that are made with almost no budget.

As far as I can see, it's not important that we have free will, just as long as we have the illusion of free will to stop us going mad.

One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.