John Constantine: Hellblazer- Reading Order (Original ‘Vertigo’ Series)

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John Constantine: Hellblazer- Reading Order (Original ‘Vertigo’ Series)

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The complete reading order for Vertigo’s (RIP) groundbreaking, flagship series, ‘Hellblazer’, about my second favorite comic character, John Constantine!!! In this video I give the reading order for the entire, original 300 issue series, with the original 35 volume collected editions! I also try my best to explain what is collected in the newer, numbered series with fewer volumes that collect more books in one. I hope it’s not too confusing, I got it all as correct as possible, but most of all, I hope it helps all of you and gets you into this awesome and dark series about a cynical, chain-smoking, master of black magic con-man and mystic, John Constantine!!!
Enjoy!

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@themadmattster9647 2 жыл бұрын

the last TPB of the more recent reissues just came out. It's crazy how it was one of the longest running comics with a character who aged in real time. I shared your two faves, along with Wolverine, at least the more old school Wolverine

@BloodGuyReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m keeping these. I’d rather have these old ones

@ALPHABRAVO487 5 ай бұрын

This is actually crazy, i never tought someone would have a similar taste, my favorite is also Constantine and Batman, the only difference is that i love Constantine way more haha i know it is weird and unpopular opinion, but i have like 300 comics from constantine.

@mm8pro624 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this thanks 🙂

@BloodGuyReviews 4 жыл бұрын

Of course! I hope it helps and glad you enjoyed it 🤘🏻🤘🏻 I love doing these

@ThunderingMantisNYC 2 жыл бұрын

Whatsup? Also one of my fav characters. Just got back into collecting these tpb as well. Just wanted someone with knowledge to give me some more info. Glad i found this video. Thanks bro.👍

@BloodGuyReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 🤘🏻

@haydengamino9756 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated brother

@Mike_Larry41 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!! I just asked my comic shop about getting in the line of fire, said it would need to be special ordered, expensive!!🤯 i was trying to find what tpb where in that one and you confirmed that you could only get vol 10, thanks again!!

@AudreySeybold 3 жыл бұрын

i love this character

@catsalary1206 3 жыл бұрын

me too

@Shenaniganz89 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I was looking to get into some Constantine but had no clue where to start

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad this helped 🤘🏻🤘🏻 the original Vertigo series is the. Best

@ethanhwhite1455 Жыл бұрын

Damn I really just started of by buying the Garth Ennius omnibus🤦🏽‍♂️

@BloodGuyReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah everyone buys omnibuses to start with just because they’re nice and people are superficial. They’re not meant for reading, but collecting

@omgtheykilledkenny47 3 жыл бұрын

All of the other format trades are in reading order if you have the main “OG trades” correct? I just started trying to see if I had to place anything in between them but so far it’s looking solid. Those volumes are now at 26 (announced) and ends at 291, so hopefully we get 27 that concludes the 300 issues plus the last set of spin offs. If we’re lucky maybe we’ll get more OG trades to finish off DCYou, N52, rebirth and the black label stuff. That last bit is a stretch but I can only hope. Dope vid brotha.

@omgtheykilledkenny47 3 жыл бұрын

Also, have you read the entire run? I started it a few years ago but fizzled out, so I started it again last October n now I’m at vol 9 just cruising. Shits stupid fire so far.

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they’re going to continue, no hopefully, they’re still coming out. Yes if you have the numbered ones, they’re in order already

@authorrichards7633 4 жыл бұрын

Ol'Johnny is severely underrated. (Also have you read The Doom That Came To Gotham).

@BloodGuyReviews 4 жыл бұрын

No I haven’t. Is he in that?

@authorrichards7633 4 жыл бұрын

@@BloodGuyReviews No, It's a lovecraftian elseworlds Batman story.

@BloodGuyReviews 4 жыл бұрын

I know it’s Batman story. I just didn’t know if John showed up, because he does that sometimes, and that was the relevance

@shreyvaghela3963 3 жыл бұрын

Random tip: only read vertigo series do not read dc one. Because they butchered his character. They basically made him dr strange lite. It's not that intresting

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

I know. That’s why I only did this run.

@themadmattster9647 2 жыл бұрын

yeah it's interesting Milligan was working on Justice League Dark and the final Hellblazer arcs at the same time. It almost reminds me of how they made Rambo into a Saturday Morning Cartoon for awhile back in the eighties, lol. My three favorite writers were Delano, Ennis, and for some reason I liked a lot of Andy Diggle's run. Now all 26 editions are out, I own them all, surprised but happy they put Bad Blood in there, not my favorite Delano story but it was pretty overlooked previously.

@BloodGuyReviews 4 жыл бұрын

Now I know it’s ‘Sep-ul-KER’... Before anyone says it haha

@Windows11Sucks 2 жыл бұрын

good video I have a question but I googled this and didn't found the answer but what does # means in comics? because I am used to reading manga so idk but does # means issue or volumes?

@BloodGuyReviews 2 жыл бұрын

# is usually issue. Volumes usually have a subtitle like these do as well. Depends on what you’re looking at, depends on the context

@Windows11Sucks 2 жыл бұрын

@@BloodGuyReviews thanks

@JPLucas 3 жыл бұрын

what are your favorite runs of hellblazer?

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Probably Ennis’. Azzarrello’s is dark and edgy like all his stuff... But it’s fits more here than with his Batman stuff

@brandon17760 3 жыл бұрын

Where does the "sandman presents hellblazer" series fit?

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

That’s not part of the original run. That’s current. This is all original Vertigo run

@abdelrahmanmohamedwael1996 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a new 52 series?

@BloodGuyReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. But it sucks and I don’t own any. So just this

@jellyfish7327 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm new to buying comic and really interested in buying Hellblzer comic ( the first 300 issue by Vertigo) but is there a Tp for this 300 issue?

@BloodGuyReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the last one (the final one I mention) in this video (this one)

@BloodGuyReviews 2 жыл бұрын

I knew you meant 300 issue Vertigo, didn’t need parenthesis

@jellyfish7327 2 жыл бұрын

are there books still easy to find at local comic shop?

@BloodGuyReviews 2 жыл бұрын

That’s where I got mine. I haven’t bought any online

@maqpi8335 2 жыл бұрын

can I read any hellblazer book without reading volume 1?

@BloodGuyReviews 2 жыл бұрын

It is more episodic, but he does get older throughout the series and relationships change. I would start with #1. Why not start at the beginning or jump around?

@maqpi8335 2 жыл бұрын

@@BloodGuyReviews I cannot find volume 1 wheras the other volumes are available

@Bj-hn2np 3 жыл бұрын

What is the difference between reading a novels and reading a comics book?

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Between a novel and books?..... Pictures. Panels. The way it’s presented or written. You didn’t know they were two different things? Or do you mean a graphic novel and comic?

@Bj-hn2np 3 жыл бұрын

No I was talking about the normal novels and comics.

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Ones a book and the other is a comic. What is there to know? One is all words, one is made up of pictured panels with words in them. I don’t get what you’re asking.... What do you mean what’s the difference between a regular book and a comic?....

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

But I didn’t mention any ‘normal’ novels in this video, so that’s another reason I’m confused as to why you asked

@waranghira 3 жыл бұрын

He reads the original Hellblazer but he pronounces it like that? @___@

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

That’s how Americans pronounce it. Always been that way

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Aaaaand... What does reading the original series have to do with that? Implying if I read the newer series, I’d pronounce it differently? Despite his name being the same throughout? That’s stupid @___@ Also, seeing the Reeves film, the TV series and animated films all at the same time as when I started reading these, and they pronounced it the same way in those, further influenced that. I know the U.K. and original writers pronounce it ‘-TYNE’, but that doesn’t really make it wrong how I say it. I just don’t get what reading the original series has to do with it @___@ like readers of the original series are more... ‘In the know’? @___@?

@waranghira 3 жыл бұрын

@@BloodGuyReviews because the character himself corrects it in canon multiple times within the original series.

@BloodGuyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, And I still call him that out of habit. So, oops. I’m just as wrong as NBC and WB Animation