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Preview Monday: YOUNG ROMANCE: A NEW 52 VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL #1 and FAIREST #12

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 9:00am | Alex Nagorski

Welcome back for another installment of Preview Monday! This week we’re giving you exclusive first looks at YOUNG ROMANCE: A NEW 52 VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL #1 and FAIREST #12.

Romance is in the air in the DC Universe! In this anthology of stories just in time for Valentine’s Day, Catwoman fondly recalls her first time meeting Batman, Mera discovers a pile of old letters and the tragic love story they tell, Batgirl finds unlikely romance on the streets of Gotham, Nightwing meets a girl that can keep him on his toes, Apollo travels to Seoul to find Midnighter, and Wonder Woman and Superman take another important step in their blossoming relationship. Plus, as a special bonus, this unique one-shot includes perforated Valentine’s Day cards featuring the stars of all the stories! From writers Andy Diggle, Ann Nocenti, Cecil Castellucci, Peter Milligan, Kyle Higgins, and Ray Fawkes and artists Emanuela Lupacchino, Jaime Mendoza, Inaki Miranda, Julius Gopez, Simon Bisley, Sanford Greene, Robson Rocha and Julio Ferreira, YOUNG ROMANCE: A NEW 52 VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL #1 hits stores this Wednesday. Click here for an exclusive preview of the issue.

Meanwhile in FAIREST #12, “The Hidden Kingdom” continues. In the heart of the dark forest, Rapunzel discovers that bloody vengeance will come back to haunt you. And on the frenetic streets of Tokyo, Bigby and Frau Totenkinder get caught in the middle of a war between Tomoko and Katagiri! Be sure not to miss the murder, mayhem, terrible compromises and unholy hairballs that are all part of this month’s issue! Written by Lauren Beukes and illustrated by Inaki Miranda, FAIREST #12 hits stores this Wednesday. Click here for an exclusive preview of the issue.

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Tuesday Tonic with editor Shelly Bond and Peter Milligan

Tue, 06/19/2012 - 7:00am | Pamela Mullin

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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Ongoing Monthly Series Highlights

Thu, 01/13/2011 - 10:03am | DCE Editorial

HELLBLAZER—Save the Date

You’re invited to the wedding of

John Constantine and Epiphany Greaves

1.19.11

Exclusive first look at inks from issue #275:

cover by Simon Bisley

Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini

iZOMBIE

I asked author Chris Roberson to give us a rundown of what’s happening in the world of iZOMBIE this year and here’s what he had to say, “The second storyline of iZOMBIE has just gotten started, and all of the characters and plotlines from the first arc are just starting to collide. Once this second arc wraps up, we'll have a spotlight issue featuring a surprise guest artist, and then dive right into the third arc, which features ghostly pulp avengers, undead spies, teen Frankensteins, and more.” And artist Mike Allred is super excited about what’s ahead, “I get to draw all this! Comic book heaven in a world of monsters.”

SCALPED

Jason Aaron starts 2011 back on The Rez with a new storyline called Running to Stand Still. Red Crow is facing a new challenger for tribal leadership, Dash is hunting down his mother’s killer and much more. Check out the cover of issue #45 by Jock and here’s an exclusive first look at an interior page by R.M. Guera.

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From the Editor’s Desk: Shelly Bond--HELLBLAZER #273

Tue, 11/02/2010 - 10:00am | DCE Editorial

Some pages in from Bisley-classic shot of JC and his bride to be...

Pick up a copy on November 17th!

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HELLBLAZER #275 Oversized Wedding Issue

Fri, 10/15/2010 - 11:00am | DCE Editorial

That’s right, as mentioned back in July on Graphic Content, John Constantine will be tying the knot.

Many things have conspired to stop John Constantine from getting married; not least of which is Constantine himself. But this time it’s different—this time it’s alchemy babe Epiphany Greaves. But even as the church fills and the blushing bridegroom slips a carnation into his buttonhole, thing can go horribly wrong, as uninvited guests threaten to ruin the wedding of the year.

As seen at New York Comic Con on Saturday, here’s a look at the cover!

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From The Editor’s Desk: Karen Berger on Peter Milligan

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 9:00am | DCE Editorial

March is the month of Milligan or Milligan is the march of the Month

Whichever way you look at it, for all you Peter Milligan fans out there (and I am first in line, though I have to fight off many!) there are sensational stories galore every week of the month from one of Vertigo’s first and finest.

March 3rd: GREEK STREET #9: The world of Greek Street often feels very self-contained — almost a street out of time — but this issue, all the horrors of the real world circa 2010 rear their ugly, bloody heads when a terrorist plot unfolds inside the Furey's club...with explosive results. Meanwhile a vision of Sandy’s that we saw all the way back in issue #1 finally gets played out...but not in the way she saw it... With art by Davide Gianfelice

March 10th: GREEK STREET Volume 1: BLOOD CALLS FOR BLOOD
Finally the first collection of the mind-blowing modern mythological series featuring a cast of characters that will either touch your soul or shock you senseless. Nobody writes a beautifully layered tale rife with suspenseful mystery and human emotion better than Milligan. If you’re one of many readers who “wait for the trade” here it is: Present-day London adrift with Oedipus as Eddie Rex, Cassandra as Sandy, Agamemnon as Lord Menon plus many more, all entwined in this urban horror drama that’s like EASTENDERS meets THE WIRE. With art by Davide Gianfelice.

March 17th: THE BRONX KILL: A Vertigo Crime original graphic novel that crime authors are raving about! A dark history and darker secrets plague Martin Keane, a struggling writer from a family of policemen whose life begins to unravel when his wife goes missing. A generational saga with a truth more shocking and monstrous than Martin could ever imagine, is all finally revealed on a lonely stretch of godforsaken land aptly named the Bronx Kill. With special excerpts from Martin’s novel, this thrilling graphic novel gives you an extra dose of Milligan’s prosaic flair. With art by James Romberger

March 24th: HELLBLAZER #265: Constantine lives up to his true punk calling in NO FUTURE when he reluctantly becomes embroiled with a group of anarchic punks who worship a powerful effigy of Sid Vicious. With guest art by the one and only Simon Bisley.

March 31st You’ll need this week to recuperate!

--Karen Berger

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From The Editor’s Desk: Shelly Bond talks HELLBLAZER with Peter Milligan

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 8:00am | DCE Editorial

LOOKS 10, DANCE 3

For those of you who think I require little more than a 263,000 watt
spotlight and a brief excursion to the Courreges Universe, you're clearly mistaken. I've decided to
share the stage with my old accomplice Peter Milligan, one of the original
Vertigo provocateurs of pop fiction. He’s currently the writer of the
monthly GREEK STREET (think fresh blood/ancient myths), the upcoming crime
graphic novel THE BRONX KILL and the regular scribe on our longest running
title, JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER. The latter of which hits the stands
today and marks issue #263.

Bond: Like John Constantine, you've spent most of your life in London. Is
this the only thing you have in common with our proverbial low-rent, occult
street mage?

Milligan: Well, I don’t smoke like Constantine, but I used to. And now
that I think about it I did dabble in the supernatural when I was a kid.
Maybe it was being cooped up in a pokey council flat with three bedrooms,
four siblings, my parents and a ghost that made me fantasize about being
able to escape my mortal body. In any event I researched, practiced and got
heavily into astral projection (really). I almost died one scary night while
“projecting.” If I’d been a bit braver or more successful maybe I would
have continued exploring even darker arts. But I still wouldn’t smoke as
much as Constantine. Come on, I have to look after my singing voice.

Bond: So if you're that inspired by Old Blighty, why send Constantine to
India? Does he have a death-wish that involves being a part of Bollywood a
line dance?

Milligan: Bollywood and all things movie-land are a long way from
Constantine’s mind. I don’t think he really gives a toss about popular
culture. If anything, he prefers unpopular culture. Preferably without the
culture.

He’s going to India to save the life of a woman who’s already dead. Like a
lot of people before him, Constantine is going to the east to find purity.
He might not find purity--but he will find plenty to keep his
uncultured mind busy.

Bond: But what they really want to know: Who would win in a pub fight
--John Constantine or cover artist Simon Bisley?

Milligan: If Simon was drawing the comic of this bust-up, I’m sure he’d
flatten Constantine on page one. Thankfully in spite of any image he might
have of being tougher than Lobo and just as sensible, Simon is in fact a
sensitive flower, and probably a bit of a cry-baby.

None of this unashamedly girly side is in evidence when he gets stuck into
drawing NO FUTURE, the two part post-punk viciously political punch-up
that’s appearing in HELLBLAZER directly after INDIA.

Bond: For the Record: HELLBLAZER #263, India, part 3 is on sale today.
Check out the attached artwork from the secret files of the cracking art
team of Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini and see how the layouts and
finishes come to life -- or in this case, death!

And note the cover to issue #264 by the handsome, irascible Simon (you'll never catch me
commenting on his girlie side) "The Biz" Bisley...apparently SOMEONE thought
that seeing John Constantine in a kick line would be one for the books!

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Hellblazer: The Cottage

Fri, 09/11/2009 - 7:00am | DCE Editorial

Superstar cover painter, Simon Bisley has been cranking out gorgeous covers on HELLBLAZER, most recently on #256, 257, and 258. Well, along with the covers, he is also the interior illustrator of the upcoming issues #259 and #260! His style combines a unique realism with a graffiti edge. Just what you would expect from the drummer in a death metal band named Kaotika.

Check out these incredible pages from #259:

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The Resurrection Begins

Fri, 06/12/2009 - 4:00pm | DCE Editorial

Yesterday, Karen Berger talked about Peter Milligan’s addictive new series GREEK STREET. Peter is also writing HELLBLAZER and this month’s issue #256 not only kicks off a new arc but a new creative team.

We’ll be rolling out interior art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini later this summer. But for now, the focus is on fan-favorite cover artist Simon Bisley and his dynamic painting style. For his first cover, “Biz” depicts Constantine walking down a dark and stormy London street that looks so ominous that you can’t help but wonder what’s in store.

Below you can peruse some cover sketches, the final painting, and final cover for issue #256.

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