By News Editor
February 13, 2013 - 16:51
Hitting stands on March 13, Constantine
#1 kicks off an ongoing series starring John Constantine within the
ever-expanding New 52. From the co-writers of Justice League Dark, Jeff Lemire
and Ray Fawkes, and fan-favorite artist Renato Guedes, Constantine shines a spotlight on the notoriously flawed antihero
as he works to protect the world from the darkest corners of the DC Universe.
“Constantine is turning into the window through which readers can see
the dirtiest side of superpowers in the DC Universe, the nasty magic side,”
Fawkes teased about the series.
“John has a very specific fight he's actually involved in in this series,”
Fawkes continued. “The first issue will reveal what it is he's after. But he's
the instigator in a lot of the stories that are going to happen. In this book,
he's the one looking for the trouble. Sooner or later trouble starts to find
him because of all the things he's doing … John is not your typical hero-type
character. He has a lot of vices. You'll see him indulging in just about all of
them. I mean sort of the only thing I can't do with him in this title is
swearing directly. In the book, he drinks, he smokes, he does a lot of other
dirty things.”
Titles shipping Feb. 27 will feature a free preview of the new series.