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    <body><![CDATA[John Constatine beats the Devil.  This is the story about Constantine's cancer diagnosis and how he deals with the coming of death.  The best parts are the most human -- his visit to his sister to say good-bye, his friendship with a fellow cancer patient in a hospital ward.  To be honest I find Cons...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70245077">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Reading this book for a second time, I didn't find Ennis' plotting + prose as catching as I did the first time round. Still, its definitely a fascinating and innovative storyline, and good solid writing. The artwork is a bit disappointing, though, even according to the admittedly not-so-very-high st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53802579">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Expected no less from the writer of Preacher. The story is well-crafted, and John Constantine is as wry and down-to-earth as he should be, even when dying of cancer. I've only read the first Hellblazer volume before this, but you don't need to read all the previous volumes to enjoy this. Also, the m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62818975">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[been reading hellblazer lately, this one is classic and probably a good place to start for those that are new to the series. Most of the inspiration for the movie 'Constantine', which was actually okay, if a bit fluffy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Some consider this <em>the</em> seminal Constantine story arc, and for good reason. Amazing, from beginning to fuck you end. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The all-time classic John Constatine story against which all others must be measured.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Garth Ennis, but this story kind of left me cold.  I like the idea behind it (magical con artist gets cancer, can't con his way out of it), and a few bits are nice (turning holy water into Guinness!), but the whole story doesn't come together all that well. Also, the art is not so good.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite comic book and the only one I am truly devoted to following from beginning to end. The film with keanu (Constantine) was terrible and this comic should not be judged on that. Start with this graphic novel and you'll fall in love.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[John Constantine is a wonderful character.  An smart ass fuck who somehow always comes off okay, although killing off his friends left and right.  I'm more partial to the Garth Ennis penned books but all are pretty good.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Garth Ennis writes John Constantine with such depth! This is truly a serious story with great emotional range. This ranks right up there with Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. Seriously great!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Terrific re-imagining of one of my alltime favorite characters. Heretical, sure, but a hell of a lot of fun.]]></body>
    
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