Reviews

Hellblazer, Vol. 1: Original Sins by Jamie Delano

michael_benavidez's review

4.0

Normally I'd give this a five. A hard and straight beautiful five. The writing is damn near poetic, the characters and structure of the panel flow so beautifully from one scenario to the next. They're episodic which aren't bad at all, linked together by one pretty strong thread it would seem.
No, any other time I would have given this a five out of five. However, the one star knock off is for the actual product. I don't normally judge a book based on the product it is. I grew up on yard sale buys, second hand reads, and the like. Maybe I'm a bit spoiled for having bought my books new as of late. Thing is though, this is the only Vertigo title I've had a problem with. You see, there are sections of this where the art goes smoothly from one page to the next. Except I can't see that transition because the binding pretty much folds it. So there are bits of dialogue and action that i missed and had to go off of context clues. I didn't have this problem with Swamp Thing, Lucifer, Sandman or the others, so I don't know what happened here. But it was a bit of a let down. Add to the fact that there aren't really many extras, just cover art. There's no introduction no nothing really. But all that is nitpicking and gets thrown into the one star off. Other than that everything is freaking amazing and I will keep reading this series.

scheu's review

4.0

Glad to finally be buying and reading this highly influential series (which I sort of read online several years ago but that's not really READING, is it). I have to keep in mind the context of the series among DC's other pre-Vertigo output (Swamp Thing, Doom Patrol) and Constantine's other appearances. I wonder if he was more of a bastard then, or less. We'll see!

lipsandpalms's review

Lost interest. I'll have to return to this one at some point

ineedglasses's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

thatguitarist7's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

rebeccarennerfl's review against another edition

5.0

I really liked the Constantine parts, but I think I was expecting this to read like a graphic novel instead of a hodgepodge with Swamp Thing at the end. It's like a whole bunch of arcs started, but none of them ended. I suppose then I must continue my Constantine search elsewhere.

sfletcher26's review

3.0

Not quite sure what to make of this. Don't get me wrong I want to like this. I was probably one of the few who actually quite liked the film. OK it had its faults, a lot of them, but still I did like it.
This though is a little too inconsistent to be really enjoyable.

thereadingwren's review

2.0

I don't know if it was because this was made in the 80's or what but I wasn't as interested as I thought I would be. I've heard such amazing things about Constantine that I thought I'd love this but something was off. Maybe the intense Christianity stuff?? Or how part of the plot just gave up on itself for something totally different with no explanation??

I might read more Constantine because I want to at least get to the point where he comes out as bisexual but I'm not desperate for it.

chicopato's review

adventurous dark lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

groblinthegoblin624's review against another edition

4.0

Took many years and tries to get into this book, but I finally did it. but really loved the melancholic horror