Hellblazer Vol 2 1

"One thing you'll find about us "fleshbags" is that we can be right stubborn bastards when we put our mind to it."

- John Constantine

"The Poison Truth (Part 1)" is the title to the first issue of the second volume of Hellblazer, which was published by DC Comics. The story was written by Simon Oliver with artwork by Moritat, who also provided the cover art ilustration to this issue. The story was colored by Moritat & Andre Szymanowicz and lettered by Sal Cipriano. It was edited by Kristy Quinn with Jessica Chen as associate editor. This issue shipped with a September, 2016 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).

Appearances

 * John Constantine


 * Chas Chandler
 * Mercury
 * Shazam, Billy Batson
 * Swamp Thing, Alec Holland
 * Wonder Woman, Princess Diana


 * Nybbas


 * Astra Logue
 * Batman
 * Renee Chandler


 * Humans
 * Demons
 * Psychics


 * England
 * London
 * Big Ben
 * Tower of London
 * Kent
 * Chilham Village


 * Hell
 * Plains of Erebus


 * New York
 * New York City


 * Lasso of Truth
 * Silk Cut cigarettes
 * Taxicab


 * Birds
 * Crows
 * Ritualism
 * Smoking

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of John Constantine was created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben, and Jamie Delano & John Ridgway.


 * This issue is branded under the "DC Universe: Rebirth" banner.


 * This issue shipped to retailers on August 24th, 2016.


 * This issue is rated T+ for Teen.


 * UPC barcode: 61941340263.


 * This issue shipped with an alternate cover illustrated by Duncan Fegredo.


 * The license plate on Chas Chandler's taxicab is SWPTHG-37. This is a reference to Swamp Thing, Volume 2 #37, which is the first appearance of John Constantine.


 * Nybbas makes reference to Astra Logue in this issue. Astra was the young girl consigned to Hell after a young John Constantine botched an exorcism. This failure is one of the many sign posts towards becoming the man that he is. The tale of the exorcism was chronicled in Hellblazer, Volume 1 #11 in a story called "Newcastle".


 * Reference is made to Batman in this issue. Apparently, John has a Batman toothbrush.