John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 1: Original Sins

This really is where it all started. The Swamp Thing appearances were just a prelude.Constantine fans and future writers owe Jamie Delano a big debt of gratitude. He laid the foundation of John the anti-hero, the self-described "nasty piece of work" who walks his path alone. Read "A Feast of Friends" (stupidly dumbed down in the TV series. Such a waste of the superb Matt Ryan's talents) to find out why you wouldn't want to walk it with him. "Ghosts in the Machine" reveals how he got another staple, his dose of demon blood. "Waiting for the Man" (again bowdlerised for the TV) introduces Zed.These are good, gritty, unsentimental Constantine stories, enhanced by John Ridgeway's art and fairly decent colouring.A great start to the Hellblazer collection. If you like these you'll definitely want more. JC is addictive!

For me, this is one of the greatest urban fantasy stories out there. I'm not even much of a comic book guy but I loved this. Great writing, wonderful art, and a fabulous British cynical gallows humour and plenty of pathos. As for the book itself, the printing is top-notch and very good value for the money. On to volume 2!

So I first read this in my teens some time around 2000 - 2004 and I found it dull and boring. I didn't find it all that gripping and basically wrote Hellblazer off as a dull , try hard and shock factor tale.Reading it now in a post COVID-19 world; if you replace Thatcher with Bo-Jo, AIDS with COVID , you basically have almost similar situation(s).This time now, reading it just at the cusp of my forties, it all fits and reads even better now.The art is a bit dated, some of the characters are straight up stereotypes, but It was actually quite a head of it's time, plus, the gritty comic book art of the late eighties is amazing and really brings the dark supernatural drama to life.It also predates many other popular stories, which if not for Hellblazer probably would of also struggled, The X Files would grace our screens eight years later, Supernatural , which I can now see has many parallels in just this volume, first aired eighteen(!) years later. There's even a bid to it in The Big Bang Theory.So, what else can I day beyond this? It's not perfect, but it's amazing. The story and political parallels still good up. If you haven't tried Hellblazer, well you got nothing to lose.

The book is great and Constantine has been written perfectly.

Really enjoyed this, constantine is a really well written character with lots of sides to him. I also enjoy the spreading of awareness for aids in the 80s and how a lot of people were vilified because of who they loved or what colour their skin was.

The art and characters are very much of their time, I found it very entertaining however, unless you are aware of what Thatcher era Britain/UK was like then some of the references may be lost on you. Even considering this though, the series is still very much a must read of the horror genre.

I've always planned on reading HellBlazer (John Constantine), I've seen Him in Sandman, I saw the Film, But the TV show was what finally convinced me to get Original Sins.Now if the TV show was a 5 This is most definitely a 10, The colors, The Writing, The political atmosphere and commentary in the back ground and one Hell of a characterI am now continuing to Book 2Hellblazer: The Devil You Know Volume 2and have ordered all 11 of the remaining new edition release, Yes it was that good.occult detective fiction at its finest and One Hell of a damaged main Character.

This is probably my first ever solo Constantine comic that I have ever read. The writing changes between poetic delusions and hard booked detectives and turns out quite well. Some of the hell driven storylines feel sometimes bit naive and childish in contrast with the mature language and storylines. The album has several main storylines and only the last crossover doesn't seem to be related to the earlier issues. Maybe it's foreshadowing? Well, I'll find out with the next album.

And it was great. I loved the way it centered on a bunch of different stories in one volume. And holds true with the title original sins. The writing and dialogue and characters are all amazing. The ghosts he has in his life are a great tie in too. I really enjoyed this on so many levels. Funny, sad, mad, upsetting, heroic, cowardly, all of it. And I liked the art and the way the story is also told in 3rd person or whatever its called lol when the main character is in the story but also from his perspective when thinking (what we're reading). Definitely, highly recommend reading this and more.

Oi! You want to read something different from all other "edgy" titles? Would you like to see the real beginnings of "adult oriented mainstream comics" and how yhe started? Well, this onee here it the godfather of the "Vertigo era" of DC Comics. Mind you, the art's wonky! The colors... can be best described as "lurid." Late 80s coloring processes were to blame, but the pages work, alright? You can't argue with the Classics, mate.Them stories? From dense to touching, filled with purple-prose-powered plots and terrible thing in tandem, this is one of those seminal moments in comics' history where all of that plus the "exotism" of having a British (a Long verpudlian, nonetheless!) dealing with the more unpleasant side of the main DC universe.A perfect way to start reading the unfolding drama thta is the kife of one John Constantine (and understanding what was going on during the 80s). One heck of a ride, that's for sure.Highly recommended.

This is not your Dr. Strange.

This is where it all began (almost). Jamie Delano's take on John Constantine is gritty, cunning and as definitive as it can be. All the stories are really awesome, and the 2 issue Swamp Thing crossover is also good. Regarding the physical quality, the pages are really better than the other ones that I have, this could be because I received new DC Black Label edition of the book. Delivery was also prompt, and no corner got folded (sigh). Overall, 10/5.

Ceci est la réédition de 2011 des comics de 1988, d'où le "new edition" parfois apparent, ne pas confondre cependant avec le reboot de 2017 qui porte la mention "Rebirth".Ne soyez donc pas surpris de trouver des dessins à la colorisation "old-school" d'époque en ouvrant le tome, ça n'enlève assurément rien au charme de la série. Cela peu surprendre et la mise en page est à de rares occasions un peu maladroite, mais c'est bien tout ce qu'on peu lui reprocher. C'est sombre, gore, profond avec une bonne dose d'humour noir british, et absent de toute niaiserie gratuite ce qu'on pouvait espérer au vue du sujet. Les histoires sont bien écrites et intéressantes. N'hésitez pas et plongé sans hésitation dans l'univers de John Constantine, c'est un deal que l'on ne peut pas refuser!