John Constantine, Hellblazer. Vol. 12, How to Play with Fire
Burbank, CA : DC Comics/Vertigo, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 315 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Features the wrenching finale of Paul Jenkins's never-before-collected run on the title, as well as Garth Ennis and John Higgins's brutal five-issue coda, "Son of Man."
For a man as cynical and jaded as John Constantine, there's only one kind of torment for which he is unprepared: contentment. But the fact is (even though he recently cut off a piece of his soul and marooned it in Hell to suffer for his sins), things are actually going pretty well. He's got a new girlfriend that he hasn't yet killed or damned or driven insane; his surviving friends and family are, by all accounts, still alive and healthy; and his enemies, for the most part, are either dead or trapped in some form of eternal torment. Not a bad score, overall.
Naturally, this means that it's time for everything to go up in flames. Because when you're as prolific at making enemies as John Constantine is, there's always going to be a few that you don't know about, as well as one or two heavyweights who can afford to bide their time. When the two meet, it's best to get as far away as possible--the collateral damage alone promises to be as deadly as it is indiscriminate.
Collects HELLBLAZER #121-133.
For a man as cynical and jaded as John Constantine, there's only one kind of torment for which he is unprepared: contentment. But the fact is (even though he recently cut off a piece of his soul and marooned it in Hell to suffer for his sins), things are actually going pretty well. He's got a new girlfriend that he hasn't yet killed or damned or driven insane; his surviving friends and family are, by all accounts, still alive and healthy; and his enemies, for the most part, are either dead or trapped in some form of eternal torment. Not a bad score, overall.
Naturally, this means that it's time for everything to go up in flames. Because when you're as prolific at making enemies as John Constantine is, there's always going to be a few that you don't know about, as well as one or two heavyweights who can afford to bide their time. When the two meet, it's best to get as far away as possible--the collateral damage alone promises to be as deadly as it is indiscriminate.
Collects HELLBLAZER #121-133.
Series: John Constantine, Hellblazer.
Other Authors:
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- author.
Ennis, Garth, author.
Pleece, Warren, artist.
Higgins, John, 1949- artist.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- Up the down staircase. Pt. 1-4.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- How to play with fire. Pt. 1, Blowing on the embers.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- How to play with fire. Pt. 2, Fanning the flames.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- How to play with fire. Pt. 3, Burning down the house.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- Sifting through the ashes.
Ennis, Garth. Son of man. Pt. 1-5.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- author.
Ennis, Garth, author.
Pleece, Warren, artist.
Higgins, John, 1949- artist.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- Up the down staircase. Pt. 1-4.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- How to play with fire. Pt. 1, Blowing on the embers.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- How to play with fire. Pt. 2, Fanning the flames.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- How to play with fire. Pt. 3, Burning down the house.
Jenkins, Paul, 1965- Sifting through the ashes.
Ennis, Garth. Son of man. Pt. 1-5.
Contents:
Up the down staircase, part one / Paul Jenkins, writer ; Warren Pleece, artist -- Up the down staircase, part two / Paul Jenkins, writer ; Warren Pleece, artist -- Up the down staircase, part three / Paul Jenkins, writer ; Warren Pleece, artist -- Up the down staircase, part four / Paul Jenkins, writer ; Warren Pleece, artist -- How to play with fire, part one: blowing on the embers / Paul Jenkins, writer ; Warren Pleece, artist -- How to play with fire, part two: fanning the flames / Paul Jenkins, writer ; Warren Pleece, artist -- How to play with fire, part three: burning down the house / Paul Jenkins, writer ; Warren Pleece, artist -- Sifting through the ashes / Paul Jenkins, writer ; Warren Pleece, artist -- Son of man, part one / Garth Ennis, writer ; John Higgins, artist -- Son of man, part two / Garth Ennis, writer ; John Higgins, artist -- Son of man, part three / Garth Ennis, writer ; John Higgins, artist -- Son of man, part four / Garth Ennis, writer ; John Higgins, artist -- Son of man, part five / Garth Ennis, writer ; John Higgins, artist.
ISBN:
9781401258108 (paperback)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GN John Constantine Jenkins | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Graphic Novel | In |
"Originally published in single magazine form as Hellblazer 121-133"--Title page verso.
"12"--Spine.
Chiefly illustrations.
"12"--Spine.
Chiefly illustrations.