We’d love your help. Constantine is a proper geezer, his accent is all over the place he's a bit of a trash bag to be honest, he's a complete mess and nine times out of ten he just makes any situation worse, but that trench coat wearing trash bag tries his best. This first volume of Hellblazer set the tone for the decades of John Constantine stories to follow. Let's just call it pretty good. The The fact that so many of these reviews say something along the lines of "It's not as good as the movie!" except for the movie and tv serie, I never read anything with john before. It gets interesting towards the end where a story spans several issues and "the plot thickens" but overall it's not that interesting. Welcome to a world of awesome graphic novels from the US, Europe and Japan.

He has a very cocky, manipulative, charming and self-centered personality. Original Sins is the first volume of the Hellblazer collections and pulls together the first nine issues of the series. It was nice to finally see what he was really about in his own classic series. He’s definitely one of the most interesting characters in DC, and so fun to read.Likes: Constantine as a deeply flawed hero, magic/demonic elements, the love story with Zed, and how the plot with the Damnation Army built over the storiesJohn Constantine is really a tough character to like... and nice tales. Most comics merely provide the former, so just let us have a few intelligent comics without complaining that they The fact that so many of these reviews say something along the lines of "It's not as good as the movie!" I've been aware of Constantine for a long time, mostly through cross-overs with other comics, and the Reeves movie (which I actually liked sorry for the heresy) I hadn't really read through much of his actual stuff though.I've been aware of Constantine for a long time, mostly through cross-overs with other comics, and the Reeves movie (which I actually liked sorry for the heresy) I hadn't really read through much of his actual stuff though.I really *want* to love this. Oh and his magic isn’t half bad either.This all sounds pretty bad, but you see Johnny is really a survivor. Smack and young lads galore… Yeah.Thing is, Gary is also a dabbler in the dark arts. I do love the horror stories that focus on the concepts of fear as well. It’s true though that there are a lot of horror things out there that are not really scary, but mostly just ridiculous. He used to have his own show but they cancelled it after 1 season. He is a classic anti-hero. I’d been warned that the movie was nothing like the actual comic, but all the elements of the movie that I enjoyed most were present.I admit I picked this one up because I really liked the movie.

Damn, Jamie Delano really did write the best version of Hellblazer. just goes to show that some people - comic book readers in particular - are interested solely in watching entertainment with eyes glazed over.
Constantine is not what I'd call a good man. The tragic thing about Constantine is that he has left a trail of destruction in his wake, people whose lives were destroyed or taken due in part to a connection to him.

The Original Sins collection is a loosely connected series of tales of John's early years where Constantine was at his best and at his worst, all at the same time. And Constantine is just the man to drive this point home.Hi my name is Theo! Title: Hellblazer. $20. John here is a failure. And this graphic novel isn’t for oversensitive or politically correct readers.On the surface Constantine is the working-class English pond scum of the magic world.

The cliffhanger at the end of this book is technically followed by the issue 'Infernal Triangles' from John Constantine Hellblazer Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Which hasn’t stopped me from reviewing amazing graphic novels like From the Satanist scare, to intimidating Pentecostal sects from America spreading their wings. Perhaps it's the artwork, which is the usual Vertigo, very grisly and colorful and fun to look at. God, I love John Constantine. You found a great way of pointing out the flaws here. John Constantine is kind of a narcissist, gumshoe/hardboiled detective-type with what feels like a fairly mild case of arcane powers (the magic is subtle in this book). Story arc: Original Sins. This is the original series that is highly praised by fans of the character but there are other series where the character is central though and they are definitely appealing in their own, modern, ways hahahI was thinking of Hellboy (in the theater) my bet Hahahah yep! As written by Delano the notorious John Constantine, working-class sorcerer and bad boy, really is an … So much potential, all wasted. That’s a good run in any genre, especially in the comic book industry. As this is a release from 1988, there has been amble time to make changes in newer comics of today. It’s a shame about the confusing speech placement – that must have really distracted from the story.I really like the idea of him being addicted to dark magic though. “John Constantine, the Hellblazer”, the longest-running series in the DC Vertigo line, started in 1987 and ran until 2013. I wouldn't ever recommend making deals with demons, mind you, but it's amusing that Constantine does and always pulls a fast one over them.The beginning is horrible. I certainly don't much like the overall joyless cynicism of this world, or the overtly, insulting and pandering political jabs that pop up every other issue. Buy Hellblazer TP Vol 01 Original Sins New Ed (John Constantine, Hellblazer) 01 by Delano, Jamie, Veitch, Rick (ISBN: 9781401230067) from Amazon's Book Store. Comics fan? It is indeed a peculiar but fascinating story to pick up. Start by marking “Hellblazer: Original Sins” as Want to Read: You all know how much I love Constantine. The only druggy friend he has is old Gary Lester, and Gary doesn’t mean anything but trouble.His hunch is confirmed when he finds Gary in his bathtub, alive but crawling with insects and in total heroin withdrawal.After getting rid of the bugs and getting Gary shot up on his ‘medicine’ (what are friends for?)