WhenAction ComicsandDetective Comicsrebooted,Hellblazerstood alone.
For decades Hellblazer had been the proving grounds for great comic minds.
Unfortunately, in recent years, sales, which were never that solid on the monthlies, diminished.
Hellblazerfans were passionate, they were just dwindling.
The DCUConstantineis, in fact, not in any way a watered down version.
It IS Constantine in a superhero universe.
There are no allusions to Lovecraft or any treatises about post-Thatcher England.
The Vertigo book specialized in noir-ish portrayals of horrors both subtle and overbearing.
It was more literary than adventurous and, in being so, Hellblazer invited experimentation from its writers.
The newConstantinebook seems to be defined by convention.
In doing so, they have to subtly shift some of his more beguiling character traits and story motifs.
LikeJustice League Dark,Constantinecan be a doorway into which classic DC magical characters can return.
As such, the world needs an individual that understands the dangers and unrealities of the magical realm.
Most importantly, Constantine is recognizably Constantine.
He is brash, confident, world weary, and seemingly untouchable.
Throughout his history, those who are closest to Constantine bear the brunt of his existence.
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