The John Constantine Hellblazer Sale

John Constantine: chain-smoker, wise-cracker, all around jerk—and the one person who would do anything, sacrifice anyone, to save the world from evil.

A dabbler in magic since his younger days, Constantine vowed mastery over the dark arts and the demonic and deadly creatures that seek to abuse its power. Although skilled in the occult, like any good illusionist, the master magician knows the true power of deception and his most powerful ability is bluffing his way out of trouble by relying on subterfuge and sleight of hand, whether that trouble be dark forces, tortured souls, or even just jilted lovers. From demons and angels to corrupt humans and the devil himself, Constantine has faced countless battles throughout his long career chronicled in the pages of the HELLBLAZER.

Since its launch in 1988, HELLBLAZER was a staple of the Vertigo line until the series’ conclusion last month with issue #300. To celebrate the series’ momentous run and the launch of CONSTANTINE as part of the DC Universe, DC Comics Digital is holding a special JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER SALE!

Now you can get the entire HELLBLAZER series—all 300 issues featuring the work of such writers as Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis, Brian Azzarello, Mike Carey and more—for only 99 cents each!

The 7-Day sale begins today in the DC Comics Digital Store!

 

Preview Monday: GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #17 and HELLBLAZER #300

Welcome back for another installment of Preview Monday! This week we’re giving you exclusive first looks at GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #17 and HELLBLAZER #300.

The threat that first led to the formation of the Guardians of the Universe is back and he’s set his sights on the biggest and brightest of the Corps! Spinning out of the conclusion of “Rise of the Third Army,” the First Lantern has returned to tear apart the lives of each and every Lantern in “Wrath of the First Lantern.” Following the events of GREEN LANTERN #17 and GREEN LANTERN CORPS #17, “Wrath of the First Lantern: Part Three” sees the First Lantern target his next victim: Kyle Rayner. After mastering the emotional spectrum and harnessing the powers of the White Lantern, Kyle seems unstoppable. But will he be strong enough to fight back when the First Lantern dissects his memories and feeds off his emotions? Find out in GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #17, in stores this Wednesday, written by Tony Bedard and illustrated by Aaron Kuder. Click here for an exclusive preview of the issue.

Also this week, HELLBLAZER, Vertigo’s longest-running series starring the one and only fan-favorite chain smoking British antihero, John Constantine, will conclude with issue #300. Over the past 25 years, Constantine has escaped, cheated, narrowly avoided and even reversed death on multiple occasions. Now, this chapter of his story comes to a heartbreaking end as longtime writer Peter Milligan and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini give him the bloody best sendoff he deserves in the conclusion of “Death and Cigarettes.” Does this old boy have one more second chance at life in him? Find out in the monumental HELLBLAZER #300, in stores this Wednesday! Click here for an exclusive preview of the double-sized issue. And be sure to catch the new adventures of John Constantine when the ongoing series CONSTANTINE launches in DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 next month!

VERTIGO Solicits

THE WAKE #1

Written by SCOTT SNYDER

Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY

1:25 Variant cover by ADAM KUBERT

On sale MAY 1 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 10, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

“THERE’S SOMETHING DOWN THERE…”

When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes they won’t take no for an answer. Soon she is plunging to the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oilrig where they’ve discovered something miraculous and terrifying...

Writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE) and artist Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS) bring their acclaimed talents to this sci-fi/horror epic that explores the horrors of the deep, probes the origins of human history, and leaps far beyond to a frightening future.

 

ANIMAL MAN OMNIBUS HC

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Art by CHAS TRUOG, DOUG HAZLEWOOD, TOM GRUMMETT, PARIS CULLINS and others

Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND

On sale JULY 31 • 712 pg, FC, $75.00 US • MATURE READERS

Grant Morrison’s epic run on ANIMAL MAN collected in one massive hardcover for the first time, including issues #1-26 and a tale from SECRET ORIGINS #39.

Buddy Baker is more than just a second rate Super Hero—he’s also a family man and animal rights activist. Now, as he tries to jump-start his crimefighting career, he experiences visions of aliens, people transforming into strange pencil-like drawings, and hints of a terrible crisis lurking around the edges of reality. And as his odyssey of self-discovery gives way to spiritual enlightenment as well as the depths of despair, Buddy meets his maker: a writer named Grant Morrison.

 

DJANGO UNCHAINED #5

Based on the screenplay by QUENTIN TARANTINO

Adapted by REGINALD HUDLIN

Art by R.M. GUERA and JASON LATOUR

Cover by FRANK QUITELY

1:25 Variant cover by TBD

RESOLICIT • On sale MAY 29 • 48 pg, FC, 5 of 6, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS

The latest chapter of the miniseries adaptation of the screenplay from the Quentin Tarantino film, with a cover by Frank Quitely! Based on the entire, uncut story, containing scenes that may not appear in the final film!

In this issue, it’s no holds barred as Django goes all out to save his beloved wife, Broomhilda!

 

FAIREST #15

Written by SEAN E. WILLIAMS

Art by STEPHEN SADOWSKI and PHIL JIMENEZ

Cover by ADAM HUGHES

On sale MAY 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Part 1 of a brand new arc! “The Return of the Maharaja” takes us to the exotic Fables world of the Indu (from which our own world’s India is but a shadow). We kick off the high-adventure with one of the fairest and most badass women to grace these pages yet. Meet Nalayani from story and song. It starts when her humble village under attack, which sends her on a quest that will transform all of Fables forever.

 

FABLES #129

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM

Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA

Cover by JOAO RUAS

On sale MAY 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Snow White’s life has been shattered in more ways than one. With no one else to turn to, to save her from the ruthless Prince Brandish, who claims to be her only legitimate husband, she has no other choice but to take up arms in her own defense. She received fencing lessons from Prince Charming long ago. Will she remember them well enough now?

 

THE PROMETHEA OMNIBUS HC

Written by ALAN MOORE

Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III, MICK GRAY and CHARLES VESS

Cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III

Advance solicited • On sale SEPTEMBER 25

496 pg, FC, 16.25” x 12.25”, $150.00 US

The entire 32-issue run of PROMETHEA is collected in a single, extraordinary hardcover volume that spotlights the amazing artwork of J.H. Williams III, with each two-page spread in the series presented on single pages of this horizontally formatted collection!

Don’t miss this new collection of Alan Moore’s entrancing occult masterpiece, collecting the magical adventures of Sophie Bangs, an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York, whose life will be changed by her research into the mythical warrior woman known as Promethea!

 

PREACHER BOOK ONE TP

Written by GARTH ENNIS

Art by STEVE DILLON

Cover by GLENN FABRY

On sale JUNE 12 • 352 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

PREACHER #1-12—plus pinups from PREACHER #50 and #66—are collected in this new paperback that introduces Preacher Jesse Custer, Cassidy and Tulip. Disillusioned with his own beliefs, Custer begins a violent and riotous journey across the country in search of God, who has abandoned heaven.

 

HELLBLAZER: DEATH AND CIGARETTES TP

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, STEFANO

LANDINI and SIMON BISLEY

Cover by SIMON BISLEY

On sale JUNE 26 • 264 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

In this title collecting issues #292-300 and HELLBLAZER ANNUAL #1, a series of murders sends Constantine to Ireland in search of his long-lost nephew. But after a séance with his late sister, Constantine finds that there might be more connections between his nephew and the murders than meets the eye…

 

THE UNWRITTEN #49

Written by MIKE CAREY

Art by PETER GROSS

Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU

On sale MAY 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

In the conclusion to “Orpheus In the Underworld,” Tom meets the King of

Hell again—and this time it’s even more unpleasant than before. The only way out is up, and the only way to get there is through a story. But what if the story says you have to lose? This issue leads directly into the epic fiftieth issue, and the start of THE UNWRITTEN FABLES!

 

SWEET TOOTH VOL. 6: WILD GAME TP

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE

On sale JUNE 19 • 200 pg, FC, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS

In this final SWEET TOOTH collection featuring issues #33-40, Dr. Singh arrives in Alaska and uncovers both the origins of Gus and the hybrid children and the cause of the plague that decimated the world. And as Gus and Jepperd come face to face with the truth, the militia continues to

bear down on them.

 

Click here to see a gallery of covers for the above titles.

 

(THE WAKE #1 cover by Sean Murphy)

Cover Reveal:100 BULLETS DELUXE EDITION BOOK FOUR and HELLBLAZER VOL.5: DANGEROUS HABITS NEW EDITION

 

The Houses of Trust and the Minutemen prepare for the impending war in the deluxe edition of the acclaimed series 100 BULLETS collecting issues #59-80.

 

Make sure to pick up your copy of 100 BULLETS DELUXE EDITION BOOK FOUR, written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso, on April 10th!

 

Here’s a first look at the cover by Dave Johnson.

 

Also in April, John Constantine is back with a new edition of a classic HELLBLAZER collection featuring several tales never before collected!

 

Written by Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis with art by Sean Phillips, Steve Pugh, Dave McKean, William Simpson, Mark Pennington, Malcolm Jones III and Tom Sutton, HELLBLAZER VOL.5: DANGEROUS HABITS New Edition, which collects issues #34-46, hits stores April 24th.

 

Check out the cover by Dave Johnson.

 

VERTIGO Solicits

 

STIEG LARSSON’S THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO BOOK 2 HC

Written by DENISE MINA

Art by LEONARDO MANCO and ANDREA MUTTI

Cover by LEE BERMEJO

On sale MAY 1 • 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

Vertigo presents the concluding volume of the official graphic novel adaptation of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO!

In Book 2, the mystery of Harriet Vanger’s disappearance deepens as crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the indomitable Lisbeth Salander join forces to crack the decades-old case. Together they uncover a twisted secret that may end up costing them their lives.

Don’t miss the gripping conclusion to one of the most thrilling books of all time!

 

PUNK ROCK JESUS TP

Written by SEAN MURPHY

Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY

On sale APRIL 3 • 224 pg, B&W, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS

A reality TV show starring a clone of Jesus Christ causes chaos across the U.S. of the near future in PUNK ROCK JESUS, a new title collecting the 6-issue miniseries — with ten new story pages!

Religious zealots either love or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation, and members of the scientific community fear the implications of cloning a human being at all – let alone the Son of God. And what effect will this all have on Gwen, the young woman who is selected, through an American Idol-style process, to be the mother of the new Messiah?

All this leads to the hiring of Thomas McKael, the clone’s bodyguard and a former IRA operative with a turbulent past who must protect the new Messiah—a baby who captivates the world but grows up to become an angry teenager.

 

FABLES #127

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM

Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA

Cover by JOAO RUAS

On sale MARCH 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

In part 3 of “Snow White,” the newly established Fabletown in the former Castle Dark continues to yield dark secrets. Ruthless Prince Brandish locks one of Fables’ beloved princesses in a tower with no way out. And in Haven, Beast cooks up a scheme involving Geppetto and the Blue Fairy while Flycatcher enjoys a nice, relaxing bath—only to find more than a rubber duckie with him in the tub.

 

FAIREST #13

Written by LAUREN BEUKES

Art by INAKI MIRANDA

Cover by ADAM HUGHES

On sale MARCH 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

In the conclusion of “The Hidden Kingdom,” will Rapunzel discover what happened to her long-lost children—or will the Japanese Fables have their final, bloody revenge? Lies, secrets and betrayals fold into each other like origami in the finale to Lauren Beukes’ and Inaki Miranda’s acclaimed story arc!

 

TIME WARP #1

Written by DAN ABNETT, MATT KINDT, DAMON LINDELOF, PETER MILLIGAN, TOBY LITT, RAY FAWKES, SIMON SPURRIER, TOM KING and GAIL SIMONE

Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, JEFF LEMIRE, M.K. PERKER, VICTOR SANTOS, JORGE CORONA, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, TOM FOWLER, I.N.J. CULBARD and others

Cover by EDUARDO RISSO

1:10 Variant cover by JAE LEE

One-shot • On sale MARCH 20 • 80 pg, FC, $7.99 US • MATURE READERS

Let’s do the time warp again! It’s time for another fantastic Vertigo anthology filled with spectacular sci-fi stories. Robots, deep space and lots of time travel twists by a bevy of comic greats and the up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire bring us a blast from DC’s past, plus another installment of the “Dead Boy Detectives” from Toby Litt, Buckingham and Victor Santos, Matt Kindt presents a stirring story of man vs. machine—and so much more!

 

DJANGO UNCHAINED #4

Based on the screenplay by QUENTIN TARANTINO

Art by R.M. GUERA and JASON LATOUR

Cover by FRANK QUITELY

1:25 Variant cover by IVAN REIS

RESOLICIT • On sale MARCH 27 • 40 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

• The adaptation of the screenplay from award-winning director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film continues!

• Django and Dr. Schultz take a big risk against impossible odds inside the stronghold of slave owner Calvin Candie.

• This is the only way to read the entire, uncut story, which contains scenes that may not appear in the final film!

 

HELLBLAZER VOL. 5: DANGEROUS HABITS TP NEW EDITION

Written by JAMIE DELANO and GARTH ENNIS

Art by SEAN PHILLIPS, STEVE PUGH, DAVE McKEAN, WILL SIMPSON, MARK PENNINGTON, MALCOLM JONES III, TOM SUTTON and others

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

On sale APRIL 24 • 352 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

This new edition of a classic HELLBLAZER collection features several tales never before collected, including a look at John Constantine’s rough and tumble childhood and the beginnings of his unique skills. Then, in early stories from PREACHER writer Garth Ennis, John Constantine is dying. As a sorcerer literally haunted by the demons of his past, John is no stranger to mystic bedevilment or supernatural horror. But it’s his chain smoking that ultimately brings death to Constantine’s

door. Collecting HELLBLAZER #34-46.

 

SAUCER COUNTRY #13

Written by PAUL CORNELL

Art and cover by RYAN KELLY

On sale MARCH 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

On election night, Arcadia’s chances of reaching the highest office in the land are too close to call...just like Prof Kidd’s chances of holding on to his sanity. In Part Two of “President’s Day,” our heroes are forced to ask: Whose side are the flying saucers on?

 

THE UNWRITTEN #47

Written by MIKE CAREY

Art by PETER GROSS

Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU

On sale MARCH 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

“Orpheus in the Underworld” part 1! Still on his quest to bring Lizzie back from the dead, Tom Taylor has made it as far as Hades—but he’s left his memories behind in the waters of Lethe. Now he’s face-to-face with the king of the underworld, who’s got his own sinister agenda and no good reason to offer Tom an Orpheus deal...

 

Click here to see a gallery of covers for the above titles.

 

 

 

 

Vertigo Solicits for February 2013

DJANGO UNCHAINED #4

Based on the screenplay by QUENTIN TARANTINO

Art by R.M. GUERA and JASON LATOUR

Cover by FRANK QUITELY

1:25 Variant cover by IVAN REIS

On sale FEBRUARY 27 • 48 pg, FC, 4 of 5, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS

• The adaptation of the screenplay from award winning director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film continues!

• Django and Dr. Schultz take a big risk against impossible odds inside the stronghold of slave owner Calvin Candie.

• This is the only way to read the entire, uncut story, which contains scenes that may not appear in the final film!

 

FAIREST #12

Written by LAUREN BEUKES

Art and cover by INAKI MIRANDA

Cover by ADAM HUGHES

On sale FEBRUARY 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Rapunzel discovers that bloody vengeance will come back to haunt you. Frau Totenkinder and Bigby get caught in a war between Tomoko’s yakuza gangsters and Katagiri’s not-so-unassuming sumo school. There’s murder, mayhem, terrible compromises and unholy hairballs deep in the heart of a dark forest and in the frenetic streets of Tokyo.

 

FABLES #126

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM

Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA

Cover by JOAO RUAS

On sale FEBRUARY 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Marriage and family are the most important components of the community. It’s in the book. Go ahead and look it up yourself. The official charter of Fabletown laws hold little the government as a whole can do to interfere in family matters. Mostly this is a good thing. Once in a great while—like in this issue, for instance—it isn’t. Also, Bigby and Stinky continue their road trip, trying to catch the hint of a scent of the missing cubs.

 

HELLBLAZER #300

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and STEFANO LANDINI

Cover by SIMON BISLEY

On sale FEBRUARY 20 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS • FINAL ISSUE

It’s the heart-rending conclusion of “DEATH AND CIGARETTES”—and the end of Vertigo’s longest running series. John Constantine has escaped, cheated, narrowly avoided and even reversed death on multiple occasions over the past 25 years. Now, we will test whether the old boy has one more second chance in him. Don’t miss this epic, oversized special issue celebrating everything that makes John Constantine so bloody unique.

 

100 BULLETS DELUXE EDITION BOOK FOUR HC

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

Art by EDUARDO RISSO

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

On sale APRIL 10 • 512 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $49.99 US • MATURE READERS

In this new deluxe edition collecting 100 BULLETS #59-80, the Houses of the Trust are warily circling each other, looking for the right angle to take in their impending war, while the remaining Minutemen continue to choose sides—and set up their own battle plans. Then, following Lono’s ascension to warlord for the houses of the Trust, players on both sides ready themselves for the endgame of their private war.

 

JOE THE BARBARIAN TP

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY

On sale MARCH 6 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

Joe is an imaginative eleven-year-old boy. He can’t fit in at school. He’s the victim of bullies. His dad died overseas in the Iraq war. He also suffers from Type 1 diabetes. One fateful day, his condition causes him to believe he has entered a vivid fantasy world in which he is the lost savior—a fantastic land based on the layout and contents of his home. His desperate attempts to make it out of his bedroom transform into an incredible, epic adventure through a bizarre landscape

of submarine pirate dwarves, evil Hell Hounds, Lightning Lords and besieged castles. But is his quest really just an insulin-deprived delirium—from which he can die if he doesn’t take his meds—or something much bigger? Collecting the 8-issue miniseries!

 

SAUCER COUNTRY #12

Written by PAUL CORNELL

Art and cover by RYAN KELLY

On sale FEBRUARY 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

It’s the run-up to election day, and Arcadia is racing to close the gap on her Republican rival. But meanwhile Prof Kidd’s life is falling apart, as he discovers the secret of the Pioneer Couple. Secrets are revealed, an election is won and lost, and several steps toward the truth are taken in Part One of the three-part tale “President’s Day.”

 

THE UNWRITTEN VOL. 7: THE WOUND TP

Written by MIKE CAREY

Art by PETER GROSS and RUFUS DAYGLO

Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU

On sale MARCH 20 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS

In this volume collecting THE UNWRITTEN #36-41, the War of Words is over, but the real world and the fictional world are both in turmoil, and the damage seems to be spreading. When a rash of mysterious disappearances catches the eye of young Australian detective Didge Patterson, it becomes apparent that the cult known as The Church of Tommy is involved. Can Tom Taylor heal “The Wound” before the real and fictional worlds crumble?

 

THE UNWRITTEN #46

Written by MIKE CAREY

Art by PETER GROSS and DEAN ORMSTON

Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU

On sale FEBRUARY 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Richie continues to help Didge with her inquiries, and the Corpse Harvest Killer strikes again—against himself! Enter Madame Rausch, with a surefire plan for stopping the rising body count. All that’s left to settle now is her price...

 

Click here to see a gallery of art for the above titles.

 

(The cover for DJANGO UNCHAINED #4 by Frank Quitely)

DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Dan DiDio on the conclusion of HELLBLAZER

"We're supremely proud of Vertigo's HELLBLAZER, one of the most critically-acclaimed series we've published. Issue #300 concludes this chapter of Constantine’s epic, smoke-filled story in style and with the energy, talent and creativity fans have come to expect from Peter Milligan, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini. And no one should worry that John is going to hang-up his trenchcoat - he lives on in March, in the pages of the all-new DC Comics New 52 ongoing series, CONSTANTINE, by writer Robert Venditti and artist Renato Guedes."  - Dan DiDio, DC Entertainment Co-Publisher


DC Comics unveils latest addition to The New 52 - CONSTANTINE

John Constantine has been a constant presence in the pages of DC Comics, having first appeared in SWAMP THING in the 1980s and up through his current adventures in the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, ANIMAL MAN and SWORD OF SORCERY.
 
Now, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS announced this morning that the chain-smoking British occult detective will headline his own ongoing comic book series as part of DC Comics-The New 52.
 
Launching in March 2013, CONSTANTINE will be written by upcoming DEMON KNIGHTS writer and New York Times bestselling author of The Homeland Directive and the sci-fi graphic novel series The Surrogates, Robert Venditti, with incredible art by Renato Guedes (SUPERMAN).
 
"Few characters in comics are as complex and entertaining as John Constantine, and I'm finding him to be every bit as enjoyable to write as he is to read," says Venditti. "It's my goal to have the new CONSTANTINE series be equal parts familiarity and surprise.  This will be the Constantine we all know and love, but facing new and unexpected challenges from both inside and out."
 
HELLBLAZER, Vertigo's longest-running series which currently headlines John Constantine, will end with issue #300 in February. John Constantine has escaped, cheated, narrowly avoided and even reversed death on multiple occasions. Now, in the conclusion of “Death and Cigarettes,” longtime writer Peter Milligan and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini will test whether he’s got one more second chance in him, giving him the bloody best sendoff he deserves.

 

Download a Free Copy of HELLBLAZER #1

John Constantine may be an expert on all things magic and arcane, but even he doesn’t know a spell to summon up free comics. It’s unlikely that one even exists. Fortunately, however, there’s a redemption code.

 

If you’ve never read Hellblazer before, or would like to revisit the classic debut of the popular supernatural series, you can now download the very first issue for free. It’s written by Jamie Delano, drawn by John Ridgway and stars John Constantine, the trench coat clad magician that first appeared in the pages of Swamp Thing before becoming one of Vertigo’s most popular characters in his own ongoing title and in the DC COMICS - NEW 52's Justice League Dark.

 

To get your free comic, you first need to click here to be taken to our redemption page. Once there, enter the code #HELLBLAZER and click “redeem.” Then navigate to your library and start reading. All you need is the code and a Comixology account. Oh, and the ability to act quickly. After 11 p.m. PST tomorrow, this offer disappears like smoke from a freshly-snuffed cigarette.

 

Enjoy John Constantine’s first adventure. From his return to London, to his frightening vision on the plains of Africa to the first appearance of Papa Midnite, it’s all here. Though you may want to pack some bug spray…

Tuesday Tonic with editor Shelly Bond and Peter Milligan

 

I hope you’ve brought plenty of cocktail napkins!  In this week’s Tuesday Tonic, HELLBLAZER scribe Peter Milligan spills salacious, slobbering secrets about the werewolves of London.  Read on!

What scares you more:  A good old-fashioned Hammer horror film or a good hard look in the mirror?

Well, I have a big mirror on the ceiling in my bedroom above my bed.  The kind of stuff that's reflected there would scare Boris Karloff.

What's the basis for "The House of Wolves," the standalone guest artist issue featuring art by that shy, diminutive art star Simon Bisley?

I'm interested in how John and Epiphany's [his beautiful young wife who’s an alchemist/gangster’s daughter] past might have occasionally crossed, what you might call the mythologies of their lives.  I also like the idea of how memories of the same event can differ, depending on where you're coming from, and this story takes a hairy and crazy look at that.  Here, a crap werewolf movie is the thing that sparks latent memories--and a long dormant infection.

What's your Favorite moment in the story?

I like it when young Piffy meets the werewolf...and has a slightly unusual reaction to it.

What are you reading now and do you read on paper or plastic?

I tend to have  a few things going at the same time.  I'm reading “A Heart So White,” by the Spanish author Javier Maria.   This also deals with the past, and the weight the past puts on the present.   I have a Kindle and that can be useful sometimes but for me it doesn't replace books.

What's John Constantine most likely to munch on in a movie theatre?

Epiphany.


HELLBLAZER #292, The House of Wolves,” is in stores on June 20.



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