Hellblazer: Rare Cuts

Hellblazer: Rare Cuts is a comic book trade paperback of the supernatural horror genre. It reprints select stories featured in issues of Hellblazer, published by DC Comics. The volume was published in January, 2005 and carries a cover price of $14.95 per copy (US).

Synopsis
To help celebrate the release of the Warner Bros. Pictures film Constantine in theaters in February, this January sees the release of this special trade paperback collection showcasing this enduring icon of horror and magic! Rare Cuts is a treat for longtime readers and newcomers alike, assembling six issues of John Constantine: Hellblazer that have never before been collected. Created by some of the most popular and critically acclaimed writers and artists in comics, the issues featured include: #11, which relates the horrifying events of Newcastle, 1978, that ended with an innocent girl's soul condemned to Hell and Constantine confined to an asylum; #25-26, in which new weapons testing goes awry and looses terrible psychic impulses upon a dying northern town; #35, which tells a tale of Constantine's rough-and-tumble childhood and the beginnings of his unique skills; #56, an object lesson in the perils of narcissism and doing deals with demons; and #84, which reveals the origin of Constantine's friendship with his best mate Chas. Also included in this trade paperback are informative pages from VERTIGO Secret Files: Hellblazer #1.

Issues

 * Hellblazer #11
 * Hellblazer #25
 * Hellblazer #26
 * Hellblazer #35
 * Hellblazer #56
 * Hellblazer #84
 * Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer #1

Notes & Trivia

 * John Constantine was created by writer Alan Moore and artist Rick Veitch. he first appeared in The Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 in June, 1985.


 * This volume is alternatively known by the full title Constantine: Hellblazer: Rare Cuts.