John Constantine, Hellblazer

This is Linkara's fault because the premise of 'Dangerous Habits' intrigued me enough to order a copy

So yeah,probably the first horror comic I've read,and I'm wondering if anyone else was inspired by Linkara's review to seek out a copy?

Same here.

John is an acquired taste but dangerous habit forming.

It feels so weird looking back on the movie because that's pretty where most people have heard of him

Also the TV show(s).

I've heard of them and the movie was apparently a million times better

Matt Ryan is a fantastic Constantine despite not being remotely London-ish.

However, Keanu's movie isn't BAD. It's just a softpedaled version of Hellblazer and Keanu is so definitively American that you can't say he's Constantine.

Both have their better qualities.

I'd say the best version would be the animated John Constantine movies with Matt Ryan.

I also do really enjoy the Keanu movie.

So I got to the part where Constantine has a demon blood transfusion,and later on he has sex with someone so they can't get impregnated by an Angel

Jamie Delano was evidently really into “free love” and hippie communes and related lifestyles; it comes up in his Animal Man run too.

unrelated but the best scene so far is when Swamp thing turns up at his house and literally picks up him up by the collar

Edited by Ultimatum on Jun 14th 2023 at 6:47:56 PM

John is a genuine British punk character so Heaven is evil, Hell is worse.

And John isn't much of a hero himself.

> And John isn't much of a hero himself.

he's like..the very definition of an anti hero

Finished 'Original Sins' a few days ago' and am now hunting for more decent Constantine comics

recommendations would be welcome!

Honestly, just getting the collections won't steer you wrong. The original comics are John at his best before he got weird(er).