The Hellblazer 1: The Poison Truth

When Hellblazer 300 from Vertigo officially ended it's fantastic run......I tried to get into the first DC reboot.....which sucked. I had hopes this newer reboot might harken back to the glory of the Vertigo run, but......no. I just go back and re-read the 300-plus issues....THAT was the REAL and ONLY Constantine for me.

John Constantine once more living up to the bad boy image as people have only painted him.But defences can only protect him, for so long, out of a fortuna velvet charm bag.We find our anti hero, Demon Grubber, stumbling about, like the stray pup he's ended up being treated & seen as...Falling down magi conjured holes only he can survive, the sudden drop.IStymied, often by his own innocent reflections, the last one to admit, he doesn't know as much as he may tellBut then, his flaw not a concise conviction, he fools them into thinking he's playing the right pratt.His game, & intent not meant to mislead as much as you may believe...But then give a promise, break a promise, John would casually say, is really one an the same mate.But then you may think differently, take the man for his word, & he's off to the pub, to have a pint...At your expense, & take you for 50 quid, betting on your livelihood, that you can't sink a fiver, for guessing who the real evil in towne may be.Yeah Piss off, I ain't no lap dog, come for a song. You want me mate, come get me then!CUZ I'M A NASTY PIECE O WORK, SCUZZEN, & YOU JUST ABOUT, USED MY LAST !JOHN 'O, CON STANTINE FOLKS, DON'T BLAME ME WHEN THE WORLD BURNS DOWN, JUST ALONG FOR THE BOOT.You care to watch your arse, right...

I love the original Hellblazer series from Vertigo and since Constantine's entrance into the DC Universe, I haven't felt the same about his series. But THIS, this is Hellblazer. It's not over the top or full of non stop magic like previous incarnations. It is a slow burning story that is intelligent and has of great characters and is an absolute must read for true Hellblazer fans. Only wish it didn't end on such a cliffhanger. Overall, it's a great John Constantine tale and I look forward to where this series goes.

I would have loved this comic except I got 90% blank pages. Really sickening to have Amazon app not helping. Love Constantine though.

Great. Constantine at his best. Some of the best writing and a great story.

This is an ok story. I normally don't like Constantive but he's growing on me

Good read

A refreshing departure from the normal super hero story.

Book came with a slight bend in the bottom right hand corner of the cover page, but it doesn’t distract from the great writing or art

very good

Please note that this is a continuation of the New 52. The last chapter and the first chapter of this comic is the same. That being said, this rebirth of Constantine is great. The story is easy to follow and the characters are dynamic. I highly recommend picking this book up!

While it portraits Constantine how he shuld be, the main storyline involving the Djinns isn't that exciting. The first issue The Hellblazer: Rebirth #1 is really great, but then the following issues become boring and the story evolves very slowly. Moritat art is great as well as most of the covers, but then the constant changes of artists becomes annoying. Overall the story is boring and not interesting, but the characters and their developments are enough to make you go through the book.

Prefer the hellblazer variety of art but once you get into it works ok. I think worth persevering into the other volumes