John Constantine, Hellblazer: Rare Cuts

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4 out of 5 stars

It's about time these issues were re-printed May 7, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Ignore the one star review below, and make no mistake that Rare Cuts is essential Hellblazer reading. Mainly published to coincide with the release of the Constantine movie from Warner Bros., it has been long overdue for these issues to be re-printed in TPB form. Consisting of stories written by Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis, and Grant Morrison, with various art from Sean Phillips, Mark Buckingham, Richard Piers Rayner, and V For Vendetta artist David Lloyd; Rare Cuts is a gem. Delano scripts the infamous "Newcastle: A Taste of Things to Come", an important story that remains a pivotal event in the Hellblazer mythos to this day, while Morrison provides a great two part story involving John and some very blood curdling going's on's in a small town. Ennis' story isn't up to par with his other Hellblazer material, but it's still a solid story. The real standout here is Delano's "In Another Part of Hell" which examines the long relationship between John and his best mate Chas Chandler, and just what John did for him way back when. All in all, Rare Cuts is a gem for Hellblazer afficiondos, although newcomers may want to check out older titles first before digging into this.

5 out of 5 stars

Some of the best Hellblazer work April 25, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Collecting a variety of Hellblazer comics that never made it to graphic novel print, this is the perfect start for someone who has never touched the comic in the past. Collecting Delano's "Newcastle: A Taste of Things to Come," Dead-Boy's Heart," and "In Another Part of Hell," Ennis' "This is the Diary of Danny Drake," and Morrison's "Early Warning" and "How I Learned to Love the Bomb," some of the best stories by these authors are written here (in fact, "In Another Part of Hell" arguably Delano's best Constantine story ever-detailing the reason Chas remains such a good friend to John).

1 out of 5 stars

What the heck...?! March 13, 2005
3 out of 48 found this review helpful

As shown on my review on''HELLBLAZER:FREEZES OVER'',I loved that comic-book.So,when I bought this one,I had very high expectations.But,heck,was I wrong...
This comic-book(at least for me)is one of the worst comic-books ever published.It's amazingly sick,but in a really bad and stupid way,making you want to puke at almost every page.
It reminded me a lot the ''SHADOW-MAN''comics(I think that's how they're named),a comic series that I never apreciated.I found the artwork a bad mess too...

3 out of 5 stars

Constantine's early scrapbook. March 2, 2006
Garth Ennis et al., John Constantine, Hellblazer: Rare Cuts (Vertigo, 2005)

Perhaps the best thing about movie adaptations of comic books is that they dredge up new printings of old work. In this case, the old work hadn't been collected in graphic novel form before; this series of Constantine-flavored vignettes, published in Hellblazer between 1988 and 1994, were things that slipped through the cracks, or perhaps weren't considered important enough to publish in the collections at the time. We get tales from Grant Morrison (whose two here are the book's strongest), Garth Ennis (oddly, the weakest of the lot), and Jamie Delano.

This probably isn't a book for beginners; a lot of things are bound not to make a good deal of sense until you've got more of a feel for the established characters (Chas, especially). One that does stand on its own, though-- and I realize that every other reviewer has singled this out, as well, and I don't care-- is Morrison's wonderful two-parter, "Early Warning" and "How I Learned to Love the Bomb." This would've made a great movie, actually (a better one, probably, than what we got).

If you're already a Hellblazer fan, pick this one up for the Morrison tale and some good background on Constantine's character. Othwerwise, head back and start somewhere else (preferably at the beginning of Morrison or Ennis' run as writer). ***

5 out of 5 stars

My favorite Heaven/Hell series July 31, 2006
Many books try to go with the whole angels/demons thing. But these books deliver. So rare do the characters and writing reach such a high caliber. I wish the director of the movie had actually READ all the series before making the film. Nuff said.

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