Hellblazer: Son of Man

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Summary: This will not make a great movie.
Review: This story material was part of an on-going series by DC comics horror book line called Vertigo, and it's a strange combination of melodrama, crime story, gothic horror, and part time sitcom all written into a magazine form. Very difficult to read much less understand. Not great material for a comic, and Warner Brothers is now doing it as a movie with Keanu Reeves playing the lead part. As with Catwoman, where they are trying to get big name stars to sell the movie, when the story material in it is weak, It's the same here. It does not work and it makes me very cynical now about both DC Comics and Warners as a whole. (All they really have of any value anymore is Bugs Bunny).

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Summary: Great Stuff! Ennis Rocks!
Review: I've read a couple of Hellblazers here and there, but Son of Man was the first complete story arc I read. I picked it up because I love Ennis's work on Preacher. I have to say that I was throroughly entertained and could not put it down till I read the whole thing. Ennis is a great writer. The story was really twisted but flowed nicely. This book is worth the money.

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Summary: Another dose of hell from the chainsmoking bastard
Review: Jhon Constantine: Hellblazer is probably the best comic book title out there. Constantine is the ultimate antihero, a chainsmoking, trenchcoat wearing, cinical con-man / warlock who can outsmart the devil himself. In this collection we find him (as we often do) confronting sins from his past and trying to save his skin using the trademark amoral methods that define him. I'm a huge fan of the book's writer, Garth Ennis, who captures the essence of the character and builds once again a tale that'll keep you turning page after page. I strongly recommend this book and encourage new readers to look past the commentaries of those who dare write a review after reading a few Hellblazer issues just because they heard there's a movie being made about it. Pick it up, it's a must have. Trust me, you won't regret it unless you have a weak stomach.