#disappointed that John didn't sign BSL at all in the 2019 run despite being fluent enough to understand Noah.

[jesncin]

What's John's relationships like in your AU? I know you posted about him and Ray Monde recently, but what about characters like Zatanna, Morpheus+the other Endless, Chas, et cetera?

Ooh! I haven't bumped into all these characters yet in my slow read of Hellblazer (I'm on #76 as of today) but out of these! I see Johnstantine and Zatanna as just friends that trade magic secrets every now and then (no shade to John and Zee shippers! I just subjectively don't think they're a fit). For Chas, they're definitely still friends! I really like their relationship in the City of Demons movie (in itself an adaptation of "All His Engines" which I have not read)- where Chas was part of Mucuous Membrane and was present during the Newscastle incident. I think it adds a great depth to their relationship outside of being the normie friend. I imagine that vampire king character as not only wanting Johnstantine to join his vampire crew and be his spy, but that he's also into him.

Additionally!! I don't know how or when to fit him, but I'd like Noah Ikumelo to exist in some way in my AU. Not only did I enjoy his character in the 2019 run, and feel he could add a great dimension to Johnstantine's life as his surprise son- but he'd also absolutely hit it off with Ma'al, haha.

I have gripes with how sign language and disability was portrayed in this run (and I hear those issues continue into Dead In America) which!! Just makes me more [grabby hands lemme remix it]