I've seen the movie Constantine that was sorta based on Hellblazer and now with the TV series coming out I thought I would give it a try. This collects the first 9 issues and I warn you that you do need to read the introduction or the last few pages really don't make much sense. The nice thing is the discussion of the last few panels in the book doesn't ruin the story arc in this collection at all.
Constantine is man of of magic that gets around solving problems that crop around him by way of people he knows or just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now that I've started reading these I'll be picking up more of them. I don't think I can power through them since they are dark but don't have the humor of Hellboy to lighten them up. ( )

One of the best books I've read in a long time - I'm hooked! ( )

It's probably naive or at least uninformed of me to say that this was NOTHING like the movie (Constantine, that is), but I have to admit I was blown away with the scope of the comic book. Set in 1980s England, I thought the political aspect of the book was also appropriate and I couldn't help but cringe a little at how much things have stayed the same. Beautiful colors and illustrations. I found the text to be a bit hokey at times, but I was so distracted by the art work that I didn't mind most of the time. ( )

I really liked the Constantine parts, but I think I was expecting this to read like a graphic novel instead of a hodgepodge with Swamp Thing at the end. It's like a whole bunch of arcs started, but none of them ended. I suppose then I must continue my Constantine search elsewhere. ( )

Dark and full of British wit and style, this is a pretty cool book. It's more disturbing than the TV show with pretty gruesome demons and a good deal of politics. You can tell it's a product of the 80s, but don't hold that against it.

The Swamp Thing comics at the end, included because they cross over with Constantine, are a bit throwaway in my opinion. I'd rather have more Hellblazer! ( )