This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.

Alert Me

Want us to e-mail you when this item becomes available?

  
   
More Buying Choices
Get it for less! Order it used
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Hellblazer: Good Intentions
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Hellblazer: Good Intentions (Paperback)

by Brian Azzarello (Author), Marcelo Frusin (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Sign up to be notified when this item becomes available.


Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Paperback 10 used & new from £9.14

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Hellblazer: Red Sepulchre

Hellblazer: Red Sepulchre

by Mike Carey
3.6 out of 5 stars (5)  £6.99
Hellblazer: Freezes Over

Hellblazer: Freezes Over

by Brian Azzarello
3.3 out of 5 stars (3) 
Hellblazer: Reasons to Be Cheerful

Hellblazer: Reasons to Be Cheerful

by Mike Carey
£6.99
Hellblazer: Black Flowers

Hellblazer: Black Flowers

by Mike Carey
Hellblazer: Bloodlines

Hellblazer: Bloodlines

by Garth Ennis
4.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £9.09
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (22 Mar 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840234334
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840234336
  • Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 16.4 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 422,593 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #31 in  Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Characters & Series > Hellblazer

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description
John Constantine: Hellblazer, mystical troubleshooter, has faced horrors beyond human comprehension, stared down devils and battled demons. With a devil - may - care attitude, he shoots first and asks questions later...which is why he's just got out of prison. Now Constantine must revisit the no - horse town of Doglick, to make amends to the family of the man whose death he was imprisoned for. But Doglick is a town of dark secrets, and Constantine's past may be lying in wait for him there, sharpening its teeth...

About the Author
Brian Azzarello has only recently appeared on the comics scene, but his work on 100 Bullets and Jonny Double, as well as his previous Hellblazer collection, Hard Time, has catapulted him to the forefront of the ranks of contemporary comics writers.

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
10 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 1 Oct 2002
Always looking forwards to a new book of Hellblazer, this was a major disappointment. It has little to do with the John Constantine we know and love from Moore, DeLano or Ellis, and the storyline lacks the usual wit and flaire of the man who gives the devil the finger.
Even more disappointing is it that this was written and drawn by the people behind that excellent serie 100 Bullets.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A contrasting opinion on this book, 22 Feb 2005
By A Customer
It is difficult to know how to grade this graphic novel because it reprints a story arc of six issues of the monthly Hellblazer comic, which in itself was the second part of a much longer sequence recounting John Constantine's adventures travelling across the United States following the death of a friend. Do I grade it in the context of the entire US-set storyline (all of which has been reprinted in, I think, four volumes) or do I assess it independently? I have rated it not on the entire run, not even on everything that is reprinted in this volume but on the strength of just one of the chapters of the story, for reasons of which I will come to. The John Constantine in the United States storyline immediately attracted its critics on its release because it was, I think, the first time that a non-Brit, Brian Azzarello, was trusted with the writing chores. But anyone who has read, "Hard Time", the volume which immediately precedes this, also by Azzarello and comics great Richard Corben will have no doubt that the characterisation of Constantine is as good as anything concocted by a Brit. Perhaps this US-spin on the title can be re-viewed in the light of the new Constantine movie which has, as of this writing, only just been released in the States, and "threatens" a totally Americanised version of the character. You will not totally understand all of "Good Intentions" unless you have read "Hard Time" but you need go no further back. I too was put off by Constantine's extended family of supporting characters prior to this storyline but this proved to be the perfect jumping-on point for new readers who know nothing more about the character other than that he is a modern-day mage with a checkered past and shady morals. This volume takes elements of "Deliverance", "Moby Dick", "The Wicker Man" and "sex, lies and videotape" and mixes them together in a comic-book equivalent of a road movie (a road comic?) in a way that crystallises not only what John Constantine is "about" but what a Brit might think backwoods USA is like, and still manages to be haunting, gripping and original. However, the aspect of the book which earns it the five stars I have awarded it is the first chapter which I have read many times because I think it a masterwork which warrants multiple readings, and is alone worth the cost of the book; at least I think so. Judging by the difficulty in obtaining the original single issue which contains that chapter in the back issue market, it would appear that even though it does not command ludicrously extortionate prices, its artistic merit is recognised and sought after. The art is produced by Marcelo Frusin, who, whilst no Richard Corben, more than holds his own in this volume, and it could even be said that this paperback represents his best work on the title before the punishing monthly schedule forced him to "simplify" his work. The first chapter of this volume is one of those stories which can be read as a standalone piece and is also one of those examples of a perfect comic, from the exquisitely judged chiarascuric art to the atmospheric colouring and especially to the darkly funny, manipulative and sometimes subtly understated dialogue uttered by Constantine. The remaining five chapters in the volume are not as good - how could they be - but they too have their moments and comparing the ending of the first chapter with that of the sixth which both show Constantine coming to the rescue definitely adds to the total effect. I am by no-means a die-hard Hellblazer fan and cannot claim to have read more than a handful of issues before Azzarello came on board so cannot claim to be an expert on all things Constantine but "Hard Time" and "Good Intentions" are excellent additions to anyone's comic collection.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject









i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

The Body Shop

The Body Shop - Vitamin C Skin Boost
Protect and boost your glow with The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost.

›Shop The Body Shop

  

More From Brian Azzarello

100 Bullets: Split...

100 Bullets: Split Second Chance

" A grit-encrusted crime story which pushes its cast and audience to... Read more
£12.99 £6.83

 

Boys Smell

Lynx Africa Body Spray and After Shave Gift set
But we make sure they smell good...

›Discover male grooming at Amazon.co.uk

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates