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Warning ! Contains Spoilers For John Constantine , Hellblazer : stagnant in America # 3 !
Summary
It ’s strange for superheroes to miss their friends or allies throughout their risky venture — butJohn Constantineisn’t exactly a superhero . John has always been willing to make hard choices for the greater good , and these choices have ensue in many of his friends pall . But now he ’s breaking the Hellblazer tradition and work to save up everyone .
As ofJohn Constantine , Hellblazer : Dead in America#3 by Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell , Constantine has been tasked by Dream of the Endlessto Leigh Hunt down the missing grains of sand from Dream ’s pouch . Flavius Valerius Constantinus agrees to do this because his body is decay : his heart has stopped beat up , and he ’s slowly dying . Meanwhile , his companions Noah and Natalie are both want by British constabulary for the murders Constantine orchestrated .
ordinarily , John is only out to save himself , butafter years of watching his champion die , he ’s finally trying to change things and save them , too . As John says to Clarice in the panels above , he ’s not just out to save his own pelt ; this meter he ’s going to save everyone — " just this once . "
drained in Americais the follow - up serial publication to Spurrier and Campbell ’s critically - acclaimed 2019 seriesJohn Constantine : Hellblazer , available now from DC Comics .
break custom after 39 years , John Constantine spill his iconic coat and dress shirt , reveal a newfangled wardrobe and an unexpected career change .
Constantine Has Always Sacrificed His Friends by Circumstance (or by Choice)
Art fromJohn Constatine: Hellblazer#12 by Spurrier, Campbell, Jordie Bellaire, and Aditya Bidikar
Usually , heroes hear to save everyone they can , no matter the cost . But over his many years campaign demon and angel , John has do to understand that it ’s not always potential to save everyone . This outcome in John sacrificing his friends when necessary . When his old champion Gary Lester unintentionally unleashes a hunger demon on New York , John is forced to select between Gary and every life in New York . John ends up choosing New York , fox and trapping Gary . John sealed the hunger demon inside of him , and Gary was eaten from the interior out : just one of dozens of example of John ’s story with cruel death .
fall behind lie with ones is never leisurely , and John has lose more than most .
After decades , John is now essay to break that pattern . Constantine ’s aliveness has always been a disaster , and Divine have often played on this idea byestablishing a new mold of friend for John — then kill them all off by the metre the originative team leave the book . This let each newfangled squad to come in in with a new stamp and a new story for John . Very few characters manage to escape this venomous pattern , with only one author subverting the tradition by having all of John ’s friends live — only to hate John after the events and cut ties with him .
Constantine Will Always Be Haunted by the Friends He’s Lost
Art fromHellblazer#2 by Jamie Delano, John Ridgway, Lovern Kindzierski, and Annie Parkhouse
miss loved one is never easy , andJohn Constantine has lost more than most . He always take this and move on in the name of the greater good . Gary Lester was someone John had known since puerility , but present with the pick between prevent his childhood friend and the death of millions , he chose to save the millions : a brutal but apprehensible decision . John also has a smutty habit of let others pay the price for his sins , but now , John Constantinehas promise that he ’s not just out to save himself . He ’s finally going to save everyone else , too .
John Constantine , Hellblazer : Dead in America#3is available now from DC Comics !
JOHN CONSTANTINE , HELLBLAZER : DEAD IN AMERICA # 3 ( 2024 )
