Jamie Delano
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| Title | : | Hellblazer: Original Sins (Hellblazer (1988) #1) |
| Author | : | Jamie Delano |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1997 by Vertigo (first published October 1988) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Horror. Fantasy. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics. Comic Book |
Narrative Concering Books Hellblazer: Original Sins (Hellblazer (1988) #1)
Paperback Hellblazer #1-9John Constantine is an unconcerned, amoral occultist with a British working-class background.He's an anti-hero who manages to come out on top through a combination of luck, trickery and genuine magic skill.V FOR VENDETTA illustrator David Lloyd provides painted artwork for the tale of an encounter with a strange woman who is the embodiment of the world's horrors.This volume also features some of Constantine's earliest adventures including his first victory in the long war with the demon Nergal.
Present Books Conducive To Hellblazer: Original Sins (Hellblazer (1988) #1)
| Original Title: | John Constantine, Hellblazer: Volume 1: Original Sins |
| ISBN: | 1563890526 (ISBN13: 9781563890529) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=1618 |
| Series: | Hellblazer (1988) #1, Hellblazer de Jamie Delano #1 |
| Characters: | Lucifer, John Constantine, Abigail Arcane, Gemma Masters, Zed (Hellblazer), Gary Lester, Margaret Thatcher |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) New York City, New York(United States) Liverpool, England(United Kingdom) …more Iowa(United States) Sudan Vietnam Glastonbury, Somerset, England(United Kingdom) …less |
Rating Appertaining To Books Hellblazer: Original Sins (Hellblazer (1988) #1)
Ratings: 4.11 From 15338 Users | 317 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books Hellblazer: Original Sins (Hellblazer (1988) #1)
I admit I picked this one up because I really liked the movie. Id been warned that the movie was nothing like the actual comic, but all the elements of the movie that I enjoyed most were present.The art is dated and doesnt add much, but the writing is amazing, especially in the middle story, a supernatural tale of war life and rural reality colliding most violently, When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Waiting for the Man also features some very disturbing sections, but like the rest of this volumeDark and dirty. This is magic that comes with a very high cost. Delano's depiction of John Constantine is brilliant. It's a bit dated now with its comments on Thatcher's England, but definitely worth a read for the exciting story-lines and the sarcastic humour.
I admit I picked this one up because I really liked the movie. Id been warned that the movie was nothing like the actual comic, but all the elements of the movie that I enjoyed most were present.The art is dated and doesnt add much, but the writing is amazing, especially in the middle story, a supernatural tale of war life and rural reality colliding most violently, When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Waiting for the Man also features some very disturbing sections, but like the rest of this volume
Likes: Constantine as a deeply flawed hero, magic/demonic elements, the love story with Zed, and how the plot with the Damnation Army built over the storiesDislikes: I'm not a big fan of this style of art, as it reminds me of Sunday newspaper cartoons. I also found some of the panel layouts to be a bit confusing.
Hellblazer is one of the more long-running of Vertigos graphic novel series and has had at least half a dozen different writers. Id read one of the trade paperbacks before and wasnt fantastically impressed, but Original Sins by Jamie Delano (who was the first writer to work on this series) has won me over. As written by Delano the notorious John Constantine, working-class sorcerer and bad boy, really is an intriguing character. Hes bad-tempered, arrogant, somewhat selfish, very unscrupulous,
2.5 stars. I was torn between 2 and 3 stars on this one and ended up with 2.5. Better than okay but not quite "I like it" material. Let's just call it pretty good. Part of the reason this doesn't rate higher is that I know some of the later Hellblazer work is outstanding and so this suffers from comparison.
The beginning is horrible. Especially the second story. And I didn't care much for the art either. It gets interesting towards the end where a story spans several issues and "the plot thickens" but overall it's not that interesting. [second read]: the first story seems better now (Constantine really is a bastard, and that story makes it clear from the beginning). Jamie Delano really hated Margaret Thatcher apparently, as the second story is full of associations between her and demons, devil
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