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Hellblazer: Colección Vertigo
Sandman Presents: Love Street
"... I was a teenage Hellblazer..."
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First published July 1, 1999
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Peter Hogan
236 books48 followersPeter Kenneth Hogan is an English writer and comics creator who started out as editor of cult political British comic Revolver in 1990–1991, before working for 2000 AD and American comic book publishers Vertigo and America's Best Comics.
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June 11, 2024
I had no expectations but this turned out to be really good.
Part of it, I think, is because it's a fairly character-driven story, and I knew several of the characters involved from other stories - and not just "Johnny", but the less prominent ones as well. It was like meeting old friends for me. But it also makes the story fairly dependant on you knowing who they all are: I'd imagine it to be much harder to get into it without knowing any of them.
If this is your first time meeting these guys - if you haven't read any of the older comics where they showed up before this - then it might not catch up on you quite that well. You may have to knock off a star in that case. Or maybe go back and read those others first. Or maybe read them after you've read this one so that you can reunite with them there!
The depiction of the sixties was pretty good, though.
Part of it, I think, is because it's a fairly character-driven story, and I knew several of the characters involved from other stories - and not just "Johnny", but the less prominent ones as well. It was like meeting old friends for me. But it also makes the story fairly dependant on you knowing who they all are: I'd imagine it to be much harder to get into it without knowing any of them.
If this is your first time meeting these guys - if you haven't read any of the older comics where they showed up before this - then it might not catch up on you quite that well. You may have to knock off a star in that case. Or maybe go back and read those others first. Or maybe read them after you've read this one so that you can reunite with them there!
The depiction of the sixties was pretty good, though.
October 24, 2015
This is a charming little Tale about friendship and reunion and the sixties, featuring a very quaint John Constantine and Dream of the Endless(Although he doesn't do much, but the story pretty much revolves around him) It's the story about Ollie, a runaway, who meets John (Johnny, back then) while hustling newspapers to survive. Johnny takes him under his wing and introduces him to the rest of the members of a flat where he's staying. Everyone in the flat is a bit barmy, but to Ollie, he's never been more at home. Gears shift when the crew is invited to a magical showcase at the renowned Alex Burgess's house(You'll remember him from Sandman, his father Roderick ensnared Dream) while at the party, Pammie, one of the flatmates gets Possessed by Magpie, one of Dream's minions, hellbent on freeing him. Exorcisms are attempted, chants are said, and though Magpie seemingly leaves, Pammie is never the same again. She falls into a deep coma from which she never wakes. The story begins with the flatmates coming together thirty years later, to give Pammie a last honorable send off.
December 15, 2014
Me gustó mucho. Los cambios de tiempos están muy bien logrados así como el ensamblaje entre ambos protagonistas/historias. Inteligente y rápida. El dibujo no está tan logrado, pero no es tan importante.
September 7, 2024
A friend lent me the original three issues of “Sandman Presents: Love Street.” Since I was 13 when these came out, half of the fun was seeing the nostalgic ads (WCW Nitro, Ace Ventura, Soul Reaver, etc.). But to the story itself . . .
This is a charming story set in the Sandman universe. It’s a frame narrative with the frame being set in the present of 1999 and the interior narrative being set in the 1960s. We get to see Dream (though, he doesn’t really do much), Constantine (though he’s just young “Johnny” here), and some of the other minor characters from Sandman.
Oliver is brought into the occult under the wing of Johnny Constantine. They and their merry band of occultists endure something terrible that has ramifications into the present. In the present, Johnny has become our friend the Hellblazer and Oliver has become an immortal Kabbalist rabbi.
I enjoyed this, but it’s been a good decade since I read the original Sandman series. I’m guessing the story would have been even more enjoyable if the story were fresher in my memory. This seems like a fan service story. But overall, a fun read.
This is a charming story set in the Sandman universe. It’s a frame narrative with the frame being set in the present of 1999 and the interior narrative being set in the 1960s. We get to see Dream (though, he doesn’t really do much), Constantine (though he’s just young “Johnny” here), and some of the other minor characters from Sandman.
Oliver is brought into the occult under the wing of Johnny Constantine. They and their merry band of occultists endure something terrible that has ramifications into the present. In the present, Johnny has become our friend the Hellblazer and Oliver has become an immortal Kabbalist rabbi.
I enjoyed this, but it’s been a good decade since I read the original Sandman series. I’m guessing the story would have been even more enjoyable if the story were fresher in my memory. This seems like a fan service story. But overall, a fun read.
December 19, 2025
A nice story about a group of young truth seekers back in the sixties, including a youthful John Constantine, who get caught up in Burgess' kidnapping of The Sandman with dramatic results for the whole group. Brought together by necessity 30 years later, they have to figure out a way to escape an old curse. Great characters and an exciting plot, with good artwork. I bought and read the individual comics when this came out and can't remember now what was already canon and what was invented for this mini-series, but the whole story weaves in with the Sandman and Hellblazer mythologies really well.
December 9, 2010
Lo conseguí en la edición descatalogada de Norma titulada "La Calle del Amor", que subí el mismo día. Cuando puse la descripción me di cuenta de que parecía más interesante de lo que pensé en un principio, y hoy, cuando finalmente lo leí, me di cuenta de que tenía razón. Hasta ahora, es la obra del "sub-universo Sandman" no escrita por Gaiman que más me gustó. Me encanta que pese a que el gancho del comic esté en los personajes de Morfeo y John Constantine, la historia se dispare para otros lados y su participación se limite a unos dignísimos papeles secundarios, sin caer tampoco en el cameo marketinero e irrelevante. El guión de Hogan está inspiradísimo, con bastante más chispa y ritmo que otras historias cortas que he leído de él y el juego cronológico de "presente-pasado" está muy bien usado. El dibujo de Zulli es más que cumplidor y aunque no despliegue todas sus herramientas y no tenga la belleza de "El Velatorio", sirve y acompaña muy bien el guión (lástima las "bellas chicas" que acusan muchos más años en el dibujo que en lo que dice el guión). Cuando retome la relectura de Sandman quizás intente mecharlo entre algunos tomos porque la verdad que la pasé muy bien en ese viaje de ida y vuelta a los 60s.
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December 16, 2014Crossover entre John Constantine (Hellblazer) y Morfeo (Sandman).
Editado en tomo en la Colección Vertigo #162 por Norma Editorial.
En inglés, esta saga no se ha recopilado de momento [corroborar].
Editado en tomo en la Colección Vertigo #162 por Norma Editorial.
En inglés, esta saga no se ha recopilado de momento [corroborar].
August 14, 2022
Quizá una colección llamada The Dreaming había sido un reclamo demasiado sutil para atraer a los lectores hacia los cómics derivados de The Sandman, así que DC decidió tomar un camino más directo, y creó un par de series limitadas bajo el sello Sandman Presenta; así directamente. No sé si en EE.UU tuvo mucho éxito, pero en España solo salieron dos tomos, el que aquí nos ocupa y uno dedicado a Lucifer que veremos más adelante, ya que sirvió como prólogo de la colección dedicada a la Estrella de la Mañana.
Y en este caso, Peter Hogan se encargó de contarnos una historia que unía a dos de los grandes protagonistas del universo Vértigo: Sandman (más o menos) y John Constantine. A pesar de que hoy parece, gracias a la serie de Netflix sobre Sandman y a la controversia sobre la sustitución de John por Johana Constantine, que el brujo más famoso de Inglaterra es un personaje de gran relevancia en Sandman, lo cierto es que no es así, y que Constantine sólo hizo una aparición puntual en el número dos de la serie, y no volvería a ella nunca más, de modo que no podemos decir que las historias de ambos estén muy relacionadas... pero sin duda eran dos puntales de Vértigo, y así lo supieron aprovechar como reclamo hacia esta La Calle del Amor. Como ya hemos visto que es habitual en Vértigo, la historia se va a desarrollar en dos tiempos, aunque en este caso el dibujo sea siempre de otro habitual de la casa, el barroco Michael Zulli.
La historia comienza en 1969, en plena primavera del amor, con la cultura hippy en su apogeo, la época de las flores y los festivales, y lo hace de mano de Oliver, un joven judío que ha escapado de su casa, y que en las calles de Londres va a dar con un joven John Constantine. De manos de John, Oliver se encuentra viviendo en una casa con varios habitantes, que recuerda poderosamente a las viviendas de La casa de muñecas o Un sueño de ti. Así que además de John y Oliver, hay varios personajes con inclinaciones hacia el ocultismo o la nueva era, y juntos, deciden acudir a un festival que Alex Burgess, el hijo del difunto Magus Roderick Burgess, iba a celebrar en Fawney Rig... el lugar donde Morfeo aún estaba encerrado en el sótano, dentro de un círculo de protección y una cúpula de cristal. Coincidiendo con ese momento, un sueño, Úrraca, va a decidir buscar a Morfeo en el mundo despierto, y lo va a encontrar, pero las cosas no podrían ser tan fáciles, y es que los jóvenes que acuden al festival y Urraca se van a ver enredados de mala manera, atados de una forma que amenaza con explotar en el futuro... es decir, en la actualidad, donde al estilo de It, los jóvenes vuelven a reunirse para hacer frente a la amenaza que dejaron atrás...
La Calle del Amor es una buena historia, un poco tramposa quizá, ya que la aparición de Morfeo se limita a una viñeta o dos, y desde luego que John Constantine no es el protagonista de la historia (eso queda en manos de Oliver), por lo que es posible que parezca crear unas expectativas que no cumple, pero también es cierto que no deja de ser una historia entretenida, y dibujada por Michael Zulli, que eso siempre es bien.
Y en este caso, Peter Hogan se encargó de contarnos una historia que unía a dos de los grandes protagonistas del universo Vértigo: Sandman (más o menos) y John Constantine. A pesar de que hoy parece, gracias a la serie de Netflix sobre Sandman y a la controversia sobre la sustitución de John por Johana Constantine, que el brujo más famoso de Inglaterra es un personaje de gran relevancia en Sandman, lo cierto es que no es así, y que Constantine sólo hizo una aparición puntual en el número dos de la serie, y no volvería a ella nunca más, de modo que no podemos decir que las historias de ambos estén muy relacionadas... pero sin duda eran dos puntales de Vértigo, y así lo supieron aprovechar como reclamo hacia esta La Calle del Amor. Como ya hemos visto que es habitual en Vértigo, la historia se va a desarrollar en dos tiempos, aunque en este caso el dibujo sea siempre de otro habitual de la casa, el barroco Michael Zulli.
La historia comienza en 1969, en plena primavera del amor, con la cultura hippy en su apogeo, la época de las flores y los festivales, y lo hace de mano de Oliver, un joven judío que ha escapado de su casa, y que en las calles de Londres va a dar con un joven John Constantine. De manos de John, Oliver se encuentra viviendo en una casa con varios habitantes, que recuerda poderosamente a las viviendas de La casa de muñecas o Un sueño de ti. Así que además de John y Oliver, hay varios personajes con inclinaciones hacia el ocultismo o la nueva era, y juntos, deciden acudir a un festival que Alex Burgess, el hijo del difunto Magus Roderick Burgess, iba a celebrar en Fawney Rig... el lugar donde Morfeo aún estaba encerrado en el sótano, dentro de un círculo de protección y una cúpula de cristal. Coincidiendo con ese momento, un sueño, Úrraca, va a decidir buscar a Morfeo en el mundo despierto, y lo va a encontrar, pero las cosas no podrían ser tan fáciles, y es que los jóvenes que acuden al festival y Urraca se van a ver enredados de mala manera, atados de una forma que amenaza con explotar en el futuro... es decir, en la actualidad, donde al estilo de It, los jóvenes vuelven a reunirse para hacer frente a la amenaza que dejaron atrás...
La Calle del Amor es una buena historia, un poco tramposa quizá, ya que la aparición de Morfeo se limita a una viñeta o dos, y desde luego que John Constantine no es el protagonista de la historia (eso queda en manos de Oliver), por lo que es posible que parezca crear unas expectativas que no cumple, pero también es cierto que no deja de ser una historia entretenida, y dibujada por Michael Zulli, que eso siempre es bien.
January 17, 2019
Esta minissérie que saiu nos Estados Unidos no final dos anos 90 pela Vertigo traz um crossover entre as séries John Constantine Hellblazer e Sandman Presents: The Dreaming. Ela também situa uma juventude de John Constantine no final dos anos 60 e o retrata como um neo hippie, enquanto ele e seus amigos vão em um festiva de maigia promovido por Roderick Burgess, o homem que aprisionou Lorde Morpheus, o Sonho, o Sandman. É esse acontecimento que serve de estopim para a série de sonhos escrita por Neil Gaiman. O escritor Peter Hogan, então, inventivamente faz com que os dois protagonistas acabem envolvidos na mesma sequencia de acontecimentos. A HQ é desenhada por Michael Zulli, mas nesta edição sua arte não está muito caprichada como normalmente se apresenta. Ela saiu aqui no Brasil de duas formas: numa minissérie em 3 edições em 2002 e em um encadernado, em 2003, pela Brainstore Editora. Poderia muito bem ser republicada pela Panini atraindo fãs tanto da série de Hellblazer como da série Sandman. Não é um quadrinhos super importante, mas é um bela duma curiosidade de uma época em que os quadrinhos da Vertigo andavam entrelaçados.
September 27, 2020
I have further and more in depth reviews in the individual issues, but overall, this paperback is a great story about love, friendship and the occult originating in the 60s, when things were ripe for magical study, optimism and accidents from dealing with occult forces that aren't fully understood. The characters were very well written and this was a fantastic way to blend both The Sandman and John Constantine's universes together. It even included an immortal, a Kabbalist and cameos by several major characters from The Dreaming and of course our Sandman himself. Thoroughly enjoyable with a very satisfying ending.
March 5, 2024
A fun tale to revisit, especially as it mostly focuses on a very young "Johnny" Constantine. It shows a remarkably different side to him that, while not totally false, does feel out of character for him. It seems he's got the knowledge he had AFTER the events with Mucas Membrane, but is both drawn younger and comes across as far younger, so maybe he had more knowledge, and I'm just forgetting that? Eh, still a fun tale, especially as it we get a brief cameo by our favorite Endless 😉
August 28, 2019
Good story and the art was beautiful. One thing ticked me, how did they see Dream's "ghost" in the house? They weren't in Burge's basement and Morpheus was completely isolated in his glass bubble. But all in all, a good story. Very much inspired by Stephen King's IT, I must say.
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April 7, 2023
Sandman sin Gaiman, recreación de un momento del cautiverio de Sandman por el hijo de Roderick Burgess, en uno de esas fiestas que acogían a personas de rigen muy heterogéneo y en la que, como personaje muy secundario, está un joven John Constantine.
February 21, 2017
when they mentioned Constantine Hellblazer in a Sandman and the title has "Love" - Looking for the Vertigo twist in all of this
February 8, 2023
As someone who is immersing themselves with as much Sandman content as they can find I went into this story without any knowledge whatsoever. What I did not expect to find was a John Constantine origin story.
This was a really neatly pulled together story with a mixture of the Constantine magic and monsters combined with elements of the dreaming. I really enjoyed the journey I was taken on with this book.
This was a really neatly pulled together story with a mixture of the Constantine magic and monsters combined with elements of the dreaming. I really enjoyed the journey I was taken on with this book.
February 8, 2017
This is a re-read I am testing the new GR feature on.
Long time favourite is this standalone story of John Constatine as a teenager and one of the strange and wonderful things that happened in his youth that spilled over into the 'present' for him. Especially interesting in that he is not the main character or the narrator, this story is seen through the eyes of 'Ollie' and a great character he is.
The excellent story is complemented by the style of artwork with its intricacy of background detail, nice colouring and heavy outlining which expresses motion and angle. The only thing I do not like about the artwork is the way face-work is done; while it is fine to change the look of a face to define expression, experiences or perspective, for the female characters particularly the face is never the same twice, which can be a bit wearying.
Will read again, probably often.
Long time favourite is this standalone story of John Constatine as a teenager and one of the strange and wonderful things that happened in his youth that spilled over into the 'present' for him. Especially interesting in that he is not the main character or the narrator, this story is seen through the eyes of 'Ollie' and a great character he is.
The excellent story is complemented by the style of artwork with its intricacy of background detail, nice colouring and heavy outlining which expresses motion and angle. The only thing I do not like about the artwork is the way face-work is done; while it is fine to change the look of a face to define expression, experiences or perspective, for the female characters particularly the face is never the same twice, which can be a bit wearying.
Will read again, probably often.
May 30, 2011
I must admit that I grabbed this mainly for my love for The Doors and their "Love Street". But apart from it the story itself is nice. First of all seeing the grim and sarcastic Hellblazer as a teenager is something most of us aren't accustommed to. The spirit of the 60s is vivid and alive in this three issue mini-series. If you are into Sandman, John Constantine or the Hippie culture you should definitely sample it!
December 9, 2014
Historia unitaria de la subcolección Sandman presenta, crossover entre Sandman y Hellblazer. Tomo publicado en la Colección Vertigo #162.
Incluye la sección Noticias Vertigo.
Incluye la sección Noticias Vertigo.
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