Originally spawned in 1985 from the eternally fertile mind of Alan Moore in issue 37 of Swamp Thing, John Constantine instantly became a fan favorite, and was traded up to his own series in 1988. Hellblazer is a horror comic, a detective comic, a balancing act between all that is good and evil between heaven and hell. Plus, John is one of the most fascinatingly mercurial and morally ambiguous characters in the history of comics.
This series has been going strong since its inception back in 1988, which says something about the fan base for these books; 22 years is a long time for a modern title featuring a non-superpowered character. There are over 30 collections of this series, and while a few of them are sadly no longer in print, all available titles have recently been added to our collection. This is certainly more of an adult title – the Vertigo imprint, alone, should tell you that – and the occasionally gruesome or sexual context makes this a reading experience unlike your average web crawler.
Battling demons or avoiding the spawns of hell, trying to avoid being killed while those around him aren’t so lucky, Hellblazer is a tour-de-force of late-night cable programming combined with the surreal and inventive storytelling one can only find in comics. Take a ride with the cursing Brit and see the world through his reckless yet determined eyes.
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