- Every choice we're faced with, every decision we make, no matter how simple and black-and-white it may seem, ... take my word for it -- someone, somewhere out there, is always going to get the short end of the stick. And it's not the things we do, it's the things we don't do, that keep us awake at night.
The Hellblazer #1 is an issue of the series The Hellblazer (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2016. It was published on August 24, 2016.
Synopsis for "The Poison Truth, Part One"
Appearing in "The Poison Truth, Part One"
Featured Characters:
- John Constantine (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Adnan (Flashback and main story) (Apparent Death)
- Chas Chandler
- Mercury
- Swamp Thing (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Marid (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Dies in flashback)
- Princess Sophie (Dies in flashback)
- Abigail Arcane (Mentioned only)
- Adolf Hitler (Mentioned only) (Deceased)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Renee Chandler (Mentioned only)
- Superfly Dixon (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Flashback only)
- Sarajevo (Flashback only)
- France
- United Kingdom
- London
- Chilham Village
- United States of America
- New York City (Flashback only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- Swamp Thing's non consensual use of Constantine's body to have sex with his wife Abigail Arcane, which originally occurred in Hellblazer #10 (1988), is referenced to still be somewhat canon as of this book, with John specifically mentioning the events that took place.
Trivia
- Percy Thrower was a well-known British Gardener and a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
- Paul Daniels was an English magician and television performer who died in March, 2016.
- Ronnie Corbett was an English stand-up comedian and a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. He also died in March, 2016.
- Triffids refers to the fictional, venomous, mobile plants introduced in the novel The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Hellblazer Recommended Reading
- Constantine (Volume 1)
- Constantine: The Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- The Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer: Bad Blood (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer: Lady Constantine (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer: Papa Midnite (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer Special: Chas (Volume 1)
- John Constantine: Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- John Constantine: Hellblazer - Dead in America (Volume 1)
- Spirit World (Volume 2)
- Swamp Thing (Volume 2)
- Trenchcoat Brigade (Volume 1)
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