Hellblazer #2: Feast of Friends
Writer: Jamie Delano
Penciler/Inker: John Ridgeway

Things are really picking up for this whole storyline, and just as I had hoped, things got darker. There is a strange satisfaction I get from seeing Constantine strap Lester into a chair and basically condemn him to death by brutal agony for the chance to save the city. After all, some people are heroic not for doing what should be done, but for doing what has to be done.  Another montage of people eating food, books, and themselves, reminded readers how horrible these hunger pangs could be. I endured a similar situation this weekend, it was gut wrenching.

I had never worked in any sort of food-related job before, and so perhaps I was a bit of a greenhorn going in. This weekend I had a temporary job helping prepare a crapton of food for an event. Now me and food are pretty tight, and most days I eat a lot, a meal every twoish hours.  Since I’ve been on that schedule for a while, not doing so makes me pretty damn irritable. Anyway I rush out the door Saturday morning with a bowl of cereal, which is also the first time I’ve ever eaten cereal while driving. It was an experience (and almost as cool as the time I drove all the way home only using my knees, but I digress). I was under the impression that I would be cooking for all of 2 to 3 hours. That was fine by me.

5 Hours of cooking copius amounts of pasta, chicken breasts, and side salads made me want to eat everything in sight. Of course I didn’t steal food, but the thought was always there. I held conversations with others via my stomach howling.  My one saving grace was we were allowed to eat any of the food not needed at the end of the shift. Which in this case was 3 chicken breasts, and about 3 pounds of pasta.  If I was Gary Lester, that was my shot of heroin.  The high did last a bit longer though, and a slightly cheaper fix. I would have shot up on marshmallows and brussle sprouts if they had them.

Also after going to see Dark Knight again, did anyone else really really want Joker to blow up the ferries? Just me? Ok.