CONSTANTINE THE HELLBLAZER: VOL 1 FREE DOWNLOAD Riley Rossmo,Ming Doyle | 144 pages | 23 Feb 2016 | DC Comics | 9781401259723 | English | United States John Constantine: Hellblazer Vol. 1: Marks of Woe Arrives on September 29! And because I grew up accustomed to alternative comedy on TV and because it's a while since I've seen any satire on the subject, the idea of demon yuppies still seems essentially entertaining more than heavy-handed, though I suspect these ones are just quite well done. Good ideas but poor execution, or maybe its just me but I can't deal with this style of writing. All our comics are supplied from our real world store enabling us to offer a huge range of comics via auction. As I said the ideas and the characters itself aren't bad just the way they are told. I was about halfway through this collection when I went to Google and just typed in "Does Hellblazer Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1 any better? As is evident from GR reviews, some regular comics readers seem to find Delano's writing overdone or too wordy. Seriously, Jaime Delano, we can gather from some of Constantine's dialogue and the themes that you As I think I've said elsewhere, I really love John Constantine as a character, and I love the dark world which he inhabits, and as a result I really wish these early stories were better. I'm looking for a quote goes something along the lines So, readable, but not great. That was my first Constantine comic except for a few appearances in various DC comics so I was really excited to try this ongoing series that is pretty much considered a classic in the world of horror comics and I gotta say I think Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1 you are looking to get into this series definitely check this book out even if John Constantine isn't exactly the person everyone knows and loves yet. And by the end of issue 9, I was totally invested in the character and felt as if I had come a long way since the first issue. As I said, I won't go into the the details of the story but this first book has a lot of classic tales and moves the story along at a wonderful pace and laying down groundwork for one of the best Hellblazer stories in history. Onward to the next book! Mostly because of general life stuff creeping in, but this is a long book and pretty dense. To be honest, I never really considered reading Hellblazer, or maybe I considered it, but never acted on it, till the phenomenal Constantine show kicked off on NBC. We use cookies to make your experience better. World: Ouch the art, it be ugly. It is unbelievable to me that this was publish in the 80's. That's why I Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1 find a way to give something less than 3 stars Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1 a review. Empire rated it liked Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1 Shelves: dc-comics. I'd not really noticed the lack of thought balloons until I went back to read some older stuff. Their boss wants to hire Constantine to help, and without a penny to his name—and with a gun Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1 his face—who is he to say no? John Ridgway Illustrator. The bastard is back. Plus, it is rather creepy to have Swamp Thing taking over Constantine's body. Though when I say 5 stars As a result Hellblazer is the quintessential proto-Vertigo book, the one that would lead the way for dozens of other creators in the 90's to create comics' most celebrated titles. Overall: This book sucks. Much of the title comic here especially made me question why I'd given even Sandman 5 stars though I remember how much I loved the characters and story as my experience of reading this was on a whole other level again. This first volume collects the first nine issues of the Vertigo series and includes two issues of the tie-in stories featured in Swamp Thing. View all 8 comments. For this reason we have provided the chart below. Beyond that, this is really a great volume of stories. There some adult stuff for sure, but it's no where near where the Vertigo line would eventually go. One of the DC Universe's most iconic characters comes screaming and swearing back to the comics page in John Constantine: Hellblazer Vol. Related Searches. Apologies in advance if that sort of thing bothers you. I mean, they didn't have the fancy digital coloring or long story arcs. His port of entry is Liverpool, where the decaying landscape and gentle undercurrent of despair match his frame of mind. Check items to add to the cart or select all. An antithesis to all the factors you ascribe to a hero. On Sale Date: Sep 29 I am finding that political polarisation, the increasing "with us or against us" mentality of public life, and purity expected in the arts, is making me more interested in unfashionably complicated established fictional characters like this. I was caught between 4 and 5 stars on this one. Give us a look! More filters. Animal Man by Jeff Lemire Omnibus. The art Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1 John Ridgway has an old-fashioned scratchy, cross-hatchy feeling to it, like the sort of thing you'd see in the Eagle back in the Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1, or those old war comics Constantine the Hellblazer: Vol 1 comes into its own for the Vietnam War story here in issue 5. GR friends of mine will know that, often, my most gushing 5-star reviews are for odd things that they may not love quite so much themselves, that most other people they know would give 4 stars at most. That part isn't really necessary to the book as a whole. .