Hellblazer: Joyride [Paperback]

Andy Diggle (Author), Leonardo Manco (Illustrator), Stephen Gallagher (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 2008

John Constantine is an unconcerned, somewhat amoral occultist with a British working-class background. He's a hero of sorts, who manages to come out on top through a combination of luck, trickery and genuine magical skill.

In this volume, written by fan-favorite Andy Diggle, Constantine discovers that there is a supernatural cause for the violence, crime and drug abuse of South London's Hunger Hill housing estate. It's up to him to bring this cycle of misery and violence to an end at any cost.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Vertigo (February 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140121651X
• ISBN-13: 978-1401216511
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #614,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andy Diggle is a professional comic-book writer. He was formerly the editor of legendary British sci-fi comic 2000AD.

Andy's work has been collected in over 20 graphic novels by DC Comics/Vertigo and Marvel, and for the past two years running he has been named as one of SFX magazine's Top 50 most influential people in science fiction.

The movie adaptation of his award-winning action thriller THE LOSERS opened worldwide in April 2010, and is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.

http://www.andydiggle.com
http://twitter.com/andydiggle
http://www.the-losers.com

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A new take on Constantine, April 6, 2008

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Jon Repesh (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hellblazer: Joyride (Paperback)

Andy Diggle's much anticipated debut on Hellblazer is a mixed bag. This collection is a compilation of 3 shorter stories. Unfortunately, when trades use this approach instead of one complete arc, inconsistencies in quality can occur, and that is somewhat the case here. The first half of the book is the better of the two, with the closing 4 issue story being a bit too earthbound for an Hellblazer tale and thus lacking the supernatural thrills and chills that we have come to expect from it. At its' best, Hellblazer takes one on a ghoulish journey through the bowels of Hell itself, a hair raising, gut wrenching, fist clenching, edge of your seat roller coaster ride from which one may never return. Diggle is certainly a top notch talent and a welcome and qualified addition to the impressive pantheon of writers that have worked on this character. His voice for Constantine was slightly different from Mike Carey's, whose recent lengthy run was one of my favorites, and took a while to adjust to, but that is to be expected. In contrast to Carey's and other writers' runs, this take may be a bit too staid, lacking the over the top mayhem and madness that is a feature of this book. With Diggle I expected magic, with a bit of sorcery and necromancy thrown in for good measure, and while this is still a quality read, it does not quite compare to previous volumes.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slow buildup to awesome epic, September 24, 2008

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Fritz0id (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hellblazer: Joyride (Paperback)

Joyride is a little slow and the ideas behind the last story arc is lifted straight out of Morrison's Invisibles.
However, now that I have read the next book in the series "the laughing magician" I am re-reading these stories with renewed appreciation. This is a buildup to what looks like a three-book epic.
I still give it only a four as the stories in this book don't stand well on their own, but if you want to fully enjoy the five-star sequel, get this book first!

4.0 out of 5 stars Join the joyride, April 3, 2011

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LuchoZ - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hellblazer: Joyride (Paperback)

This is good stuff.
Andy Diggle (The Losers, Daredevil) sinks his teeth in the oldest Vertigo title and takes John Constantine back to his roots in the first book of his acclaimed saga.
Constantine is tired of being played. He wants to be a player again. There's no greater enemy to a man than his ego but ol' John is willing to get his self respect back where he wants it.
And there will be be blood.
Along with the great (and AMAZING!) argentinian artist Leonardo Manco, Diggle creates the wheel again and the Hellblazer in their hands is obnoxious, selfish and vane.
Just the way we all like him.
Trust in Diggle and Manco.
Join the joyride.