constantine the hellblazer going down james tynion iv

James Tynion IV: We'll see a lot of that, too.ĭoyle: But we're also going to have a lot of interesting opportunities to see him be an asshole to himself, I think. Usually we see him in a tricky context, or see him being an asshole to other people. It's going to be a lot more of a personal story than John's been in before.

No, the Sting is tertiary.Ī lot of stuff has happened to John over the years, and there have been amazing, incredible stories, but really we're just boiling him down to the most simple, core tenets of his character, then exploring how that impacts him. It really lets readers know that our intention is to take Constantine back to what he was at the start - a young, sexy, dangerous, bad dude. Other than being a cool title with a lot of name value, how do both of you see that as being significant to what you're doing with the book? The dark adventures of DC's foremost occult detective continue in an all-new series as he investigates the cruelest case he's ever come across - his own dark history!ĬBR News spoke with both Doyle and Tynion last month during a press event at DC's Burbank headquarters for a quick chat on 'Constantine: The Hellblazer,' the prospect of making him 'an asshole to himself,' working with Rossmo and distancing the title character slightly from his iconic trench coat look - though he will still have a jacket, the co-writers assure.ĬBR News: Ming, James - let's start with the significance of putting the word 'Hellblazer' back in the title. Please see the order form for more information. Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Written by MING DOYLE and JAMES TYNION IV

Here's the solicitation for their first issue:

The creative team is co-writers Ming Doyle and James Tynion IV - who are also working together on DC's new 'Dark Universe' series - and artist Riley Rossmo, who has had major hits at Image Comics including the recent 'Rasputin.' Notably, the series adds 'Hellblazer' back to the title - the name Constantine's adventures ran under for 300 issues, mostly as part of DC's mature readers imprint Vertigo, before ending in 2013.

Constantine the hellblazer going down james tynion iv