Let's read a stand-alone story written by Mike Carey
>>94745938
Mike Carey is my favorite Cuntstantine writer.
Any first time readers in here tonight?
Mighty, lots of blank pages in this OGN
This is actually technically a prequel to Azzarello's run, but it doesn't mean anything. Carey decided to answer a question that people did not needed answered: "why is John in America?"
Here we go
HECKBLAZER .44
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU
Question for the Dr. Strange fans: Was that mid 2000's animated movie based off any Strange stories? I remember the "kids falling asleep" thing being similar to this.
>2004
It's easy to forget that John started the series when he was 34, and aged to ~56 when it ended
Oh Chas, John doesn't deserve you.
>>94746321
How was that Chas mini? I think that and the latest Delano mini from like 2010 or something are the only Hellblazer related stories I haven't read.
Did anyone watch that Constantine show? I remember seeing a few episodes, being disappointed that it was cleaned up for television, then it went on break and I never figured out when it was back on
>>94746410
This is actually the only spin-off that I've read. I have to check out that Delano book though
>>94746321
Fact.
>>94746428
The actor for John was good and so was the black dude that was in Oz. Chas was terrible and the actress for Zed as well as the character sucked but the actress was smoking. It was pretty tame but worth a watch. I dislike the criticism of "cleanness" as John was never a swine but it bothers me more that John practically has a uniform in the show, always white shirt with red tie.
>>94746450
Delano did 4 I think minis. The Horrorist being the best known.
John meeting an old peer? This always ends well!
>>94746546
Ah, by cleaned up I meant the show changed the power dynamics in the adaptation of "A Feast of Friends."
Well, that's to be expected
I just started The Family Man this week and I've been enjoying it a lot. I thought it was weird how Delano starts this whole plot line only for it to immediately cut to guest issues from Gaiman and Morrison, but I love that when it goes back to Delano he has John goe "Why did I fuck off instead of dealing with the problem? Oh right, because I'm a fucking coward."
>>94746687
That reminds me of an early issue where Dream of the Endless appears for a panel, and John only comments on how he is glad that he no longer has to work on that job.
>>94746687
I'm not sure what the publication reason was for that, but the old trades contained the entirely of it, and the Gaiman/Morrison stuff was collected later on in a different volume.
These reprints have just been plowing straight through instead
I really liked that overpass highway page.
I love his slippers
That top panel could be cropped
No, the page did not rotate by accident
No Chas!
This guy is a delightful asshole
These chapters are unevenly placed
Is this /d/?
Yes it is.
How's the spanish in this?
>>94747441
Not the worst
>>94747506
That's good then. Someone posted a page from "The Unwritten" a few weeks ago and the German in that was terrible
>>94745938
Got a download, OP? I've never read this one and I've been dying for some classic Constantine, but it's 3am and I've work in the morning, so I'll have to check the archive later.
>>94747539
It's always pretty hit-or-miss. There was some terrible Russian in a recent Black Widow. It always surprises me they don't just get a professional translator for that kind of thing.
>>94747647
>>94747647
Whoops, here:
http://www61.zippyshare.com/v/SCQ2vvMn/file.html
I found it on libgen a few weeks ago
>>94747735
I love the blunt-ness of John on that last page
>>94747735
Thanks, OP. You're a legend. Those who storytime great comics are the unsung heroes of /co/.
Was Chas in any of the New52 stuff? I miss their mutual ball-busting.
:D
Desu I really like Constantine comics but can't stand Constantine himself. I always have to pace myself through arcs & stories.
>>94747964
Yeah, it's not exactly a good idea to try to read the entirety of Hellblazer at once. The material and storylines can be hard to endure.
>>94748004
It's more that there's a lot of repetition when it comes to Constantine himself? In particular I ended up being a lot less into Ennis Constantine than I expected to be.
There is great character development but the actual problem-and-resolution starts to blend for me if I try and marathon it, and the repetitive traits become annoying.
>>94748083
I definitely see that. I'm not exactly a huge fan of Steve Dillon's art either. I liked Delano over Ennis
That's some wonky art top right
>>94748155
Still, thanks for storytiming this.
When John fights, he fights dirty.
What happened to Ulti-Mate? Wasn't he going to syorytime Hellblazer?
hehe
>>94748731
I'm not sure, I saw him do a second thread, but that was it.
Malicious code
>>94745938
>hellblazer
>hellBLAZEer
>lighting up right on the cover
constantiiiine 420 blaze it my dude amirite?
That's our bastard
The End, but there are a few more pages
A brief history of Constantine, including Moore meeting him
Last page, that's all there is for now.
The rest of this OGN is filled with advertisements for outdated tpb's.
Thanks for reading, and good night
>>94749351
TY not-OP OP
thanks brah
boop
bamp
>>94755964
bump.
>>94746036
yep
Thanks!
Cheers.
>>94747000
Where's the fat people? Where's the neckbeards?
Thanks OP! Love Constantine!
>>94748731
>>94748783
>>94748731
>>94748783
I've been holding off until I have time to be able to read along. It's my first time, I apologize.
>>94746036
First time reading this but not my first time reading hellblazer.
I haven't read all 300 issues yet though.
Nice read.
Thanks OP.
>>94747735
I know it isnt what the page is getting at, but I do really like whenever DC remembers most of the Old Gods in their universe died in the turnover to the 4th World.
>>94764852
Don't sweat it, m8. Nobody likes dumpy storytimes where the storytimer blasts through decades of material quickly. Gotta let people absorb it. First thread had a lot of discussion.
>>94749351
Thanks a lot OP, fantastic stuff.