John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead In America #1

[laughing_tree]

Between 2019 and 2021, Aaron Campbell and I chronicled John Constantine’s sly progress through London. For 13 issues, the book dripped with heart and hate and rage—rage at the state of the world, rage at the state of our minds and lives. Those 13 issues were our poisonous love letter to the Constantines of the past — Moore’s, Delano’s, Ennis’s. It was the best work we’ve ever done. And then it stopped. On a note of death and despair, with — like all magic — a heavy price levied. And now it’s back. Because the cost doesn’t count if we don’t get to see it being paid. Because even dead things can make a difference. -- Si Spurrier

Comments

[huntleyhaverstock]

Oh, Gilbert, no.

(Or is that supposed to be Alec Holland?)

[cainofdreaming]

To me it seemed like Constantine was looking for his Swampy -- the original. Dunno if that's who he found, but I would give him the benefit of the doubt (in this, if not much else) that he remembered where the old Swampy's stomping grounds were and didn't just go to a random golf course to look for it.

[bruinsfan]

He's not ever interacted with Gilbert that I can recall. Apparently, someone rich drained the swamp in Houma and built a golf resort.

[remial]

anyone else horrified at the idea of John having kids?

[bruinsfan]

Considering how Tefé and those demon triplets turned out, I think that's a reaction that's been validated in the past.

[remial]

what demon triplets?
and how did Tefe turn out?

[bruinsfan]

There was a Hellblazer arc where the demon Rosacarnis had three children (not actually triplets) by Constantine, and turned the three of them loose on his family and friends.

At one point Tefé was helping Swamp Thing/Alec Holland in an attempt to rid the world of humanity, but that was Mark Millar's run. I don't know if subsequent writers have retconned the story away, just ignored it, or what.