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unladylike's review
4.0
Gaiman, Delano, and Ennis have all made significant developmental and literary contributions to making John Constantine one of the most interesting characters in comics. The comic adaptation to a film script, on the other hand, is complete rubbish.
If you just want a sample of Hellblazer, borrow this volume from the library and skip the first section. If you have faith in the value of this character already, I recommend starting at the beginning with Jamie Delano's entire run of Hellblazer. Good luck getting the trade paperbacks in chronological order, but thankfully, if you don't read them all in order, you'll happen upon more subtle allusions to past events than actual plot-spoilers.
If you just want a sample of Hellblazer, borrow this volume from the library and skip the first section. If you have faith in the value of this character already, I recommend starting at the beginning with Jamie Delano's entire run of Hellblazer. Good luck getting the trade paperbacks in chronological order, but thankfully, if you don't read them all in order, you'll happen upon more subtle allusions to past events than actual plot-spoilers.
myweereads's review against another edition
4.0
“When we hold each other, in the darkness, it doesn’t make the darkness go away. The bad things are still out there. The nightmares are still walking.”
Constantine - The Hellblazer Collection features the official comics adaption of the supernatural thriller Constatntine. Also featured are three classics Hellblazer stories by Neil Gaiman, Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis.
I really enjoyed reading this collection because it begins with an insightful introduction by Michael Bonner on the story of Constantine. From there is the official movie adaption, it was awesome to see Keanu Reeves in this comic as he was on screen.
The story “Hold Me” was written by Neil Gaiman and centres around a man who smells so vile but walks around asking to be held. Constantine happens to stumble across this man and uncover the mystery about his appearance and those involved. Illustrated by Dave McKean, it is a dark look into the day to day of John Constantine.
This was such a fun read and reminds me to get back to The Hellblazer series.
Constantine - The Hellblazer Collection features the official comics adaption of the supernatural thriller Constatntine. Also featured are three classics Hellblazer stories by Neil Gaiman, Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis.
I really enjoyed reading this collection because it begins with an insightful introduction by Michael Bonner on the story of Constantine. From there is the official movie adaption, it was awesome to see Keanu Reeves in this comic as he was on screen.
The story “Hold Me” was written by Neil Gaiman and centres around a man who smells so vile but walks around asking to be held. Constantine happens to stumble across this man and uncover the mystery about his appearance and those involved. Illustrated by Dave McKean, it is a dark look into the day to day of John Constantine.
This was such a fun read and reminds me to get back to The Hellblazer series.
noveladdiction's review
3.0
This was alright. Basically the main part was just a retelling of the movie "Constantine." The side issues were fun reads - but they were just one issue, and the story was never resolved. Luckily, I had read them all before, and I remember how they ended. This is a way to get a taste of John Constantine.. but definitely not that great for someone who is already familiar with the awesomeness that is Constantine.
vylotte's review
3.0
John Constantine has long been one of my favorite anti-heros, and I picked up this novelization of the movie hoping it fleshed out the story more. As with any novelization coming after the movie, you get either a basic word-for-word, shot-for-shot remake, or you get something more. I was thrilled to find something more: depth and back story and detail, for a start, and an author that cared about the rich and ample source materials that bring John Constantine to life. This novel was far more a companion to the Hellblazer comics than the movie itself was, though I am one of the few people on the planet that enjoyed the movie for what it was. And sometimes you just want to give your brain a nice dose of junk food, and this book based on the movie based on the comics fit the bill precisely.
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