Constantine (comic book)
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Format | Ongoing series |
Publication date | 2013–2015 |
Main character(s) | John Constantine |
Creative team | |
Written by | Robert Venditti Jeff Lemire Ray Fawkes |
Artist(s) | Renato Guedes Jeremy Haun |
Constantine is a former
Publication history
In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Constantine is reintroduced as a younger version, rather than the previous incarnation in his early 60s, as the leader of Justice League Dark.[3][4]
On November 8, 2012, DC announced that its long running series Hellblazer would be canceled following its 300th issue, and would be replaced by a standalone Constantine series, to be written by Robert Venditti and drawn by Renato Guides,[2] but changed before first publication to writer Jeff Lemire as a co-plotter, with Ray Fawkes scripting the book. Both writers also worked on the Justice League Dark series.[5]
The series ended at issue #23 and was relaunched as Constantine: The Hellblazer, written by Ming Doyle and James Tynion IV, in June 2015.
Reception
The announcement was met largely with disappointment from the industry, even by DC's own creators, with I, Vampire writer
Collected editions
The series has been collected into the following trade paperbacks:
- Constantine Vol. 1: The Spark and the Flame (Constantine #1–6)
- Constantine Vol. 2: Blight (Constantine #7–12)
- Constantine Vol. 3: The Voice in the Fire (Constantine #13–17, Constantine: Future's End #1)
- Constantine Vol. 4: The Apocalypse Road (Constantine #18–23)
References
- ^ "DC Comics February 2013 Solicitations". IGN. November 2021.
- ^ a b "DC Cancels 'Hellblazer,' Announces New 52-Based 'Constantine' Ongoing - Comic Book Resources". Comic Book Resources. 8 November 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-4012-3704-2.
- ^ "Justice League Dark interview with Peter Milligan". Newsarama. 31 May 2011.
- ^ Mullin, Pamela (14 January 2013). "Jeff Lemire talks CONSTANTINE". DC Comics. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "HELLBLAZER Canceled at Vertigo, Industry Reacts Strongly". Newsarama. 28 March 2024.
- ^ "'Hellblazer' cancellation defended by DC Comics chief". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ "IGN reviews Constantine". IGN. 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Constantine review". everythingbadass.com. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Review: Constantine #1". Comic Book Resources. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2014-05-21.