Constantine: The Hellblazer Collection (John Constantine Hellblazer) [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Vertigo (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140120340X
• ISBN-13: 978-1401203405
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,380,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Meet John Constantine, January 22, 2005

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Constantine: The Hellblazer Collection (John Constantine Hellblazer) (Paperback)

With the looming release of the upcoming Constantine movie with Keanu Reeves in the starring role, there has never been a better time to check out Hellblazer. From DC Comics' mature themed line Vertigo, Hellblazer is the series that took John Constantine, a hard drinking, hard smoking, bad luck magic mage that was created by comic god Alan Moore in Swamp Thing, and put the character in the forefront. With the comics and graphic novels receiving more attention than before with the upcoming release of the film, Vertigo has released this TPB, which collects the comic adaptation of the film, as well as three single issues written by Jamie Delano, Neil Gaiman, and Garth Ennis. The comic adaptaion, scripted by Steven T. Seagle, has little character development and is pretty jumpy. However, it does retain much of the atmosphere and attitude that made the Hellblazer comics so great, so who knows how the movie could turn out. The three single issues however, are worth checking out. The first, written by Jamie Delano and is the beginning of the Original Sins graphic novel, is the very first issue of Hellblazer. It's a solid read in it's own right, but it's not the best to come from the title. The second is a rare issue by Sandman creator Neil Gaiman entitled Hold Me, and is by far one of the best and most touching issues of the series ever penned. The last part is the beginning of the Dangerous Habits story, written by Preacher creator and current Punisher scribe Garth Ennis. It was Ennis' first American comic story, as our hero learns he has terminal lung cancer, and not long to live. This collection will leave you begging for more, and rightfully so, as now has never been a better time to check out one of the best and most refreshing comics to be published over the past decade.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A bad example, June 9, 2005

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A. Robles "Hellblazer Fanatic" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Constantine: The Hellblazer Collection (John Constantine Hellblazer) (Paperback)

I am an avid John Constantine fan, and own every collected edition released thus far...but I wish I hadn't bought this one. The 3 stories in the collection that came from the original series were excellent, especially the one by Neil Gaiman (from Hellblazer #27), but the movie adaptation lacked everything that draws people to the pages of John Constantine: Hellblazer. It was bland and lackluster, deficient in both visuals and script. There was none of the old eloquence and sinister power in the dialogue, the characters were boring and unexpressive, and the plot read like a courtroom brief. Strictly speaking, in spite of all the ridiculous changes they made to the characters and story, the movie was better than this sad little representation could convey. I gave this book 2 stars purely out of consideration for the 3 stories taken from the comic series...stories which I reread from time to time in the other collections, and which stand out as classic Constantine.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This dosen't give the movie justice, May 7, 2005

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M. K. Ewig - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Constantine: The Hellblazer Collection (John Constantine Hellblazer) (Paperback)

It was a good story and the extra collected stories were good but as for the adaptation, I felt that a lot was left out and it moved really fast. The story is good but the adaptation could of had a little more effort.