Reviews

John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 1: Marks of Woe by Aaron Campbell, Simon Spurrier

drhoagie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

4.25

bicanthropus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was my first dive into actually reading John Constantine comics. It felt approachable only being 2 volumes / 12 issues, and it was such a good way to dive into the feeling and vibes of his comics 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Vomit, Torture, Suicide, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Medical content, and Infidelity

eideticmoose's review against another edition

5.0

Yuck! :D

frasersimons's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was just not something I ever cared about, and eventually started speed reading. The first little arc being rooted to books of magic was stuff I already knew about, though afterward his making a deal with an ostensible future self to save him in the moment, at the cost of his soul, was interesting—it just felt like it was spinning it’s wheels afterward. Same old John, same old. The art was great, though. Won’t bother with the second volume. 

seaofhoney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

morituritesalutamus's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

zalkacs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 Well, this was a match made in... um. In some place that results in comics that are epicly twisted in the best possible way. 

david_agranoff's review against another edition

4.0

OK this third Hellblazer reboot is a part of a new interwoven Sandman mini-universe written by this writer Simon Spurrier. Hellblazer is my all-time favorite comic and comic book character. I am not as familiar with the wider Gaiman/ Sandman universe so I am ignorant of that. This feels like classic Hellblazer and is not getting a serious re-working. This is the classic John Constantine, old and beaten down.

This Constantine has brushes with multi-universal versions of himself in some of this arc's best moments. The character stuff is all good and works. The art styles are all over the place, I like the dark horror look of Hellblazer and some of these styles were too cartoony. Overall I enjoyed this experience and want to read more of Spurrier's work with Hellblazer. Sorry, it is not much I have to say but again crushing a deadline means a short review.

madmaud77's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

betogzz's review against another edition

5.0

The great coming back of the great Constantine