- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (24 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845760689
- ISBN-13: 978-1845760687
- Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 16.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #20 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Characters & Series > Hellblazer
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Product Description
BACK IN THE OLD COUNTRY! Soon to be stepping from the shadows into his own live action movie (starring Keanu Reeves) comes a classic comics character: John Constantine, the enigmatic chain-smoking mystic! Having finally returned from his lengthy sojourn around the United States, John Constantine's back in the UK, in Liverpool, to let his sister and niece know that he's far from dead, as they had believed. But almost as soon as he arrives, Constatine finds himself caught up in a mysterious wave of killings - and the culprit has magic in mind! Written by cult favourite Mike Carey (Lucifer), with art from talented newcomer Marcelo Frusin, it's Constantine at his best - on home ground, and in trouble!
About the Author
Mike Carey is the writer of Titan's Inferno - a version of Dr. Faustus - and is the scribe of My Faith in Frankie, the smash-hit Lucifer series and the forthcoming Wetworks. Marcelo Frusin is a relative newcomer to comics, but has already made his mark on Hellblazer, and has also illustrated stories in Flinch and Weird War Tales.
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Red Sepulchre is a great way to introduce or rewelcome fans of hellblazer, as its opening story, shows you one of the many sides of John Constantine, drawn beautifully by Steve Dillon and Jimmy Palmiotti, and written by Mike Carey, it brings John back to his hometown of Liverpool, were he's never far away from some kind of magic goings on. This then follows on the main arc, the story of the red sepulchre, what it is, who wants it, but most importantly, what it can do. Illustrated by Marcelo Frusin, it's everything long time fans have come to expect from the hellblazer and what new timers will never see coming.
This book is great. Its slightly more violent than many will have come to expect from the classic constantine volumes. However, the two stories in this volume are well laid out little plots, bringing together as always some of johns family and friends and yet again showing his past catching up with him with refreshing ease. This book is sure to satisfy all, from the most stayed hellblazer fans to the freshest new readers.
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Mike Carey's run on Hellblazer is the best since Jamie Delano stopped writing the comic, so it's heartening that DC seem to be collecting all of it. This book collects his first two arcs, a two part curtain raiser with art by Steve Dillon and a longer and more effective story with art by Marcello Frusin. Both are nasty, cold blooded and highly effective horror stories, which came as a breath of fresh air after the utterly wretched Brian Azzarello storyline that preceded them. If you've ever liked the character and haven't read this one, you're missing out: this is John Constantine as he should be written, but more often than not isn't.
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