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John Constantine, Hellblazer: Bloodlines #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection brings together the first story arc of the 2008 John Constantine, Hellblazer: Bloodlines series, following the chain-smoking occult detective as he confronts a dark conspiracy involving his own bloodline and supernatural forces. Written by Mike Carey with art by Steve Dillon and others, the volume collects issues #1-5 of the series, which was part of the broader Hellblazer line under DC's Vertigo imprint.
In "The Pub Where I Was Born," John Constantine confronts a haunting memory tied to a past he tried to bury—his first encounter with Ellie, a woman whose love for an angel named Tali led to tragedy. As the story unfolds in the shadowed corners of Hell, the weight of lost lives and divine retribution begins to surface, with Nergal facing consequences for actions long buried. Written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Will Simpson, with inks by Mike Barreiro and Kim DeMulder, colors by Tom Ziuko, and letters by Gaspar Saladino, the issue’s stark, evocative cover by Glenn Fabry captures the grim intimacy of the tale.
In "Royal Blood Part Three: The Good Old Days," John Constantine digs into the dark past of a royal lineage, uncovering the shocking truth behind who summoned the ancient entity Calibraxis—and why he was bound to the body of one of its princes. The search leads him through forgotten rituals and buried secrets, where every revelation brings him closer to a truth that could unravel everything he thought he knew.
In "Guys & Dolls, Part One: Fallen Women," John Constantine takes in Chantinelle, a woman fleeing Hell with a dire warning: the First is using her to track him down. As the First presses Triskele for answers, the hunt closes in—leaving John to protect Chantinelle while unraveling a threat that reaches beyond the mortal world.
In "Guys and Dolls, Part Two: Nativity Infernal," John Constantine encounters Ellie, a woman whose forbidden love with the fallen angel Tali ended in tragedy—Tali dead, their child taken, and Ellie left to carry the weight of a love that defied heaven. Now in Hell, the First’s judgment has fallen upon Nergal, but the past is far from buried, and the consequences of that lost child still ripple through the damned.
In "She's Buying a Stairway to Heaven [Guys and Dolls]," John Constantine, Chas, Agony, and Ecstasy are drawn into a desperate act when they carve a masking sigil into Ellie’s soul to shield her from the Devil’s grasp—sealing her away from Hell forever. Now, with the Devil and the First of the Fallen closing in, John must face the consequences of a choice that may have doomed them all.
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