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| Title: | Hellblazer |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Imprint: | Vertigo |
| Type: | Trade paperbacks Hardcover collections |
| Featuring: | John Constantine |
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Hellblazer is an ongoing occult-noir comic book series featuring the hard-luck hero, John Constantine. The series began publication in July of 1988 and is concluded in April, 2013 with issue #300. Beginning with issue #56, Hellblazer became a part of the Vertigo family of titles along with several other titles including Sandman and Swamp Thing. The title character, John Constantine, was created by writer Alan Moore and artist Rick Veitch, and first appeared in the pages of Saga of the Swamp Thing #37. The Hellblazer comic was loosely adapted into the 2005 Warner Bros. film, Constantine.
John Constantine is a comic book character created by British writer Alan Moore and artist Steve Bissette. He deputed in the pages of Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 where he became a supporting character of that title. Constantine was presented as a smarmy, chain-smoking occultist, mage and con man with a cynical outlook on life and a bad attitude. Although Constantine has no true mystical powers, he usually gets by on knowledge, wits and creativity. Constantine proved to be a very popular character and was given his own title Hellblazer in 1988. The Hellblazer comic series became one of DC's flagship titles when it introduced its "Vertigo" imprint in the early 1990s. Vertigo specialized in "sophisticated suspense" and while many of its titles shared continuity with that of the mainstream DC Comics universe, many titles were also set outside the canonical reality. Hellblazer has the distinction of being the longest running Vertigo title in print. The 2005 film Constantine is loosely based on the character of John Constantine and borrows several elements from the comic series.
Issues
- Hellblazer: Original Sins
- Hellblazer: Papa Midnite
- Hellblazer: Rare Cuts
- Hellblazer: Damnation's Flame
- Hellblazer: Rakes at the Gates of Hell
Annuals & Specials
Collections
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