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Post by lennyreid on Jul 2, 2015 4:22:56 GMT -5
The best possible version of our cranky Scouse magic-dabbler is back! I really didn't care much for the New 52 Constantine. I understand that they were trying to de-Vertigo the book but the title lost all of its edge, and while #1 didn't drag us through the dirt, it started a new direction that I'm looking forward to.
The art is just gorgeous too. It has that grainy Veitch finish, whilst being drawn like a modern book.
Who's reading it? What did you think?
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Post by thephantomwelshman on Jul 2, 2015 4:58:23 GMT -5
One of the main reason I love the Vertigo Hellblazer series and really connected with it, was it really hit the growing up in Thatchers 80s Britain for me. The whole tone of the book was excellent. Times have changed and this new series does lack that connection I had with the book, but I still really enjoyed it and it is load better than the New 52 John Constantine. Totally agree that the art was the dogs bollocks. Looking forward to seeing where this book goes.
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Post by lennyreid on Jul 3, 2015 4:42:08 GMT -5
I re-read the Hellblazer 2011 Annual last night, as the new #1 got me in the mood to dive back in and I do miss the grime of that series. Perhaps they're trying to find a happy medium between the New 52, and the Vertigo Constantine.
I'm more keen on the supernatural elements being less colourful and more based on real world tales and sightings, etc. My biggest problem with the New 52 series was the constant supply of super villain styled demons he was up against, and though there was an element of that in the new #1 there was still enough of his inner monologue and ghostly sidekicks to satisfy.
They nailed the location being a big part of Hellblazer as well. Location is such an important part of Horror so you have to explore that a little.
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Post by jbreen on Jul 5, 2015 1:29:04 GMT -5
The reason the original Hellblazer series was so popular was because the book really did reflect how the real world was behaving, this really made the book stand out from the rest because of it's subject matter.
Now this new Constantine: The Hellblazer series did not do this in the first issue, however I did still really enjoy it. It felt a lot more like the old Constantine character then what we were getting with the New 52. I understand that the book probably can't be exactly what the original Hellblazr series was and I am fine with that, I just want to see the actual character get written well and as long as that continues to happen I will read this new series.
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Post by lennyreid on Jul 5, 2015 4:58:31 GMT -5
The reason the original Hellblazer series was so popular was because the book really did reflect how the real world was behaving, this really made the book stand out from the rest because of it's subject matter. Now this new Constantine: The Hellblazer series did not do this in the first issue, however I did still really enjoy it. It felt a lot more like the old Constantine character then what we were getting with the New 52. I understand that the book probably can't be exactly what the original Hellblazr series was and I am fine with that, I just want to see the actual character get written well and as long as that continues to happen I will read this new series. Good point. And probably a good lesson for readers of all of what DC and Marvel are doing at the moment. These characters won't be the same as the old, but at least they're committed to giving us something new that is based on what made the stories great. I'm very pleased with the direction of both of the big companies at the moment.
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Post by jonathansoko on Jul 14, 2015 13:35:26 GMT -5
Never got into Hell Blazer. But two issues into the new HellBlazer book and im all in. Loved the second issue.
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Post by lennyreid on Jul 25, 2015 16:32:01 GMT -5
Read the second issue last night and the pages in The Shay House were exactly what I was looking for in a new Hellblazer book. Grim, imaginative, and hinted at a very dense world.
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Post by thephantomwelshman on Jul 29, 2015 11:42:14 GMT -5
Read the second issue last night and the pages in The Shay House were exactly what I was looking for in a new Hellblazer book. Grim, imaginative, and hinted at a very dense world. Only just got round to reading the second issue, and completely agree. Shaping up to be an excellent run.
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Post by jonathansoko on Aug 10, 2015 17:48:56 GMT -5
So far in two issues the creative team have made me fall in love with a lead charecter that is a complete asshole. But he's OUR asshole! Can't wait for issue 3!
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Post by hild on Aug 13, 2015 21:44:23 GMT -5
I have been debating whether to get into this book since sometimes he is to much of an asshole for my taste, but I may have to give it a try.
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Post by lennyreid on Aug 14, 2015 3:50:28 GMT -5
I have been debating whether to get into this book since sometimes he is to much of an asshole for my taste, but I may have to give it a try. It is an excellent book at the moment. Also, if you find the character a bit off-putting, the modern take tends to be a bit more sympathetic. The last couple of writers have tried to make him more unthinking rather than straight-up calculating. Modern Constantine is a character in transition but it is getting there. Personally, I don't mind a calculating Constantine as his angle has always been to do what the rest of the world can't stomach, but having to do that rubs off on you eventually.
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Post by toxicsooner on Aug 16, 2015 22:02:49 GMT -5
I'm not a huge DC fan and I have very little history for this character, but I've really enjoyed the last 3 issues of this book. It feels more like an image or dark horse book to me. Maybe not quite as "adult" (I use that term loosely), but still very enjoyable and intriguing.
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Post by jonathansoko on Aug 17, 2015 12:08:22 GMT -5
I'm not a huge DC fan and I have very little history for this character, but I've really enjoyed the last 3 issues of this book. It feels more like an image or dark horse book to me. Maybe not quite as "adult" (I use that term loosely), but still very enjoyable and intriguing. That makes sense, since Constantine has traditionally been a Vertigo title, not mainline DC.
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Post by toxicsooner on Aug 17, 2015 21:23:26 GMT -5
I'm not a huge DC fan and I have very little history for this character, but I've really enjoyed the last 3 issues of this book. It feels more like an image or dark horse book to me. Maybe not quite as "adult" (I use that term loosely), but still very enjoyable and intriguing. That makes sense, since Constantine has traditionally been a Vertigo title, not mainline DC. I didn't know that... thanks for the info. Around what time did the character get introduced?
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Post by jonathansoko on Aug 17, 2015 21:53:54 GMT -5
That makes sense, since Constantine has traditionally been a Vertigo title, not mainline DC. I didn't know that... thanks for the info. Around what time did the character get introduced? Alan moores saga of the swamp thing 37, 1985. He was a background character there for a long time. He was created to look like sting, i guess john totleben (my all time favorite artist) was a fan. If you like really dark story telling that is highly intelligent, beautifully drawn, psychedelic at times... i highly recommend that run. As much as i like hellblazer, i was a bigger fan before he had his own book. I guess i enjoy him playing off other characters a bit more. That corner of comicdom still remains as some of my absolute favorite stuff. Im fascinated by that world.
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