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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Pilgrim May Be The Cure For Hellblazer Withdrawal Symptoms

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Bleeding Cool Staff Writer

Alistair Stuart writes; Hellblazer Issue 300 arrived this week, and brought John’s life to a…mostly…sort of…definitive ending. It was an interesting, and brave, way to end a book that’s crossed decades, been a nursery for a whole clutch of comic …

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Twelve Thoughts About Twelve Comics – Bedlam, Nightwing, Minutemen, Hellblazer, Deadpool Killustrated, Gambit, Young Avengers, Saucer Country, The Answer, Green Lantern, Batwoman and Uncanny Avengers

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Nick Spencer has explained how Bedlam isn’t Gotham, and The Joker (formerly known as The Red Hood) isn’t Madder Red, but it is really. Take this scene from Bedlam #3 out today. Remind you of another scene repeatedly playing out …

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Cammy’s Covers – From Avengers Arena to The Unwritten

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Rick Verbanas

Cameron Hatheway writes for Bleeding Cool Fables #124 by Joao Ruas I must say, Sir Bufkin looks rather dashing on this cover. His face shows years of battle, while his greatness radiates behind him like the most epic halo imaginable. …

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To John Constantine

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Eric Bryan writes for Bleeding Cool; If you’re reading this (and I hope you are, or else we’re both losing our minds), odds are you’ve heard the fate of John Constantine. Once the figurehead of mature comics and the reason …

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First Hellblazer, Now Hellraiser Is Cancelled… To Be Reborn?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Okay, Hellblazer made it to issue 300 before it got its cancellation notice. Interestingly, the original name of the comic wasn’t going to be Hellblazer, but Hellraiser until Clive Barker and the studio people got in touch. Well now Hellraiser …

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Thursday Trending Topics: John Constantine

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Mark Seifert

I’ve seen many people reflecting on what a great run Hellblazer has had, upon hearing the news today that it will be ending and replaced by a New 52 title for the character. I’ve long been a fan of the …

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Things You Won’t See In A John Constantine Comic Book Again

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Dan Didio has written; “We’re supremely proud of Vertigo’s HELLBLAZER, one of the most critically-acclaimed series we’ve published. Issue #300 concludes this chapter of Constantine’s epic, smoke-filled story in style and with the energy, talent and creativity fans have come …

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DC Cancels Its Longest Running Series, Hellblazer, And Replaces It With New 52 Title, Constantine

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It’s the end of the world as we know it. DC are cancelling Hellblazer, the Vertigo mature reader title that has been running since the eighties when it spun off from Swamp Thing. And replacing it with Constantine, starring the …

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Review: Hellblazer 293 by Peter Milligan, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Landini and Brian Buccellato

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Eliot Cole wites for Bleeding Cool; Peter Milligan’s take on John Constantine is very much a natural one. He handles John’s marriage so well. There’s a modernity I don’t see elsewhere, other than “Mind The Gap” which doesn’t  have much …

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Fashion Beast: The Missing Piece of an Alan Moore Puzzle

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Keith Davidsen

No one redefined the comic book landscape quite like Alan Moore in the 1980s, and the year 1985 was one of the most creative of his career.  He’d taken Saga of the Swamp Thing to new levels of horror and …

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Avatar Plug of the Week: Crossed Badlands #3

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Keith Davidsen

Today’s release from Avatar Press is Crossed: Badlands #3, the final chapter in the opening story arc for this new bi-weekly horror series. In this latest issue, the Crossed hordes have finally tracked down Ian and his band of ragtag …

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Flipping John Constantine And Jedward

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Rich Johnston

There has been some concern expressed over the appearance of John Constantine on the John Cassidy cover of  upcoming trade paperback The Devil You Know written by Jamie Delano (above). Not just the gravity challenged smoke, but also his resemblance …

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Swipe File: Clow Reed And Brightest Day Aftermath

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Here’s a screencap from the anime series Tsubasa, with one of Clow Reed’s Magic Circles. You can see a clearer version here. Which was recreated by a deviantARTist, Just invert it and turn it anti-clockwise a little… Add a few …

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Brightest Day Aftermath And Lois Lane And The Resistance – Two DC Visions Of Britain

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Two comics. Two Britains. Two realities. Both from DC. First, Brightest Day Aftermath: Search For Swamp Thing #1. And something sticks out straight away. The cover. This was the original artwork for the cover. This was the teaser. This was …

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Swipe File: Hellblazer 280 and Hellblazer 61

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Rich Johnston

The new issue of Hellblazer out this week, in which Gemma Masters inherits a very John Constantine way of doing things – when dealing with her uncle John. And it seems reminiscent of another cover… Of course that one didn’t …

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Never Mind The Bollocks – An Etymology Of A Swear Word

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Time to put the spoiler hat on for anyone who hasn’t read the final issue of Brightest Day. And who hasn’t been spoiled reading Comics Alliance, Newsarama and the like. And so who hasn’t realised that the final few pages …

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John Constantine To Return To The DC Universe

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rich Johnston

I don’t know where. I don’t know when. I don’t know how. But I am reliably informed from a certain Brazilian in the know that John Constantine will be appearing as a major character in upcoming DC Universe titles, post …

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John Constantine Vs Doctor Who

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Rich Johnston

This Saturday, the new series of Doctor Who starts. On at exactly the same time is the Hellblazer panel as part of the London Sci Fi Festival, with Jamie Delano, Peter Milligan, Andy Diggle an David Lloyd. Some mioght consider …

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