my flashdrive nuked itself two hours after i moved all my icons and screencaps for making icons onto my desktop. the dodgeball of prophecy knocked me SQUARE in the teeth this time babey.
vertigo canon can be split into two groups: anything related to swamp thing, and Everything Else.
you see in the 1980s Alan Moore had a stint on swamp thing that pretty much changed comics forever. in issue 37 he introduced this asshole Sting knockoff named John Constantine, which led to his solo book Hellblazer. Neil Gaiman, in his 20s with little comic writing experience and no divorces yet, wanted to write Hellblazer but Jaime Delano was already hired. Keep in mind that he was being mentored by Moore and So Karen Berger (our lord and savior) was like, what else do you want to write? And Mr Gaiman, young and embarrassingly nerdy, was like. Oh maybe I’ll write something to do with the obscure DC character the Sandman. And well, by 1989, history was made. (Other good pre-Vertigo Gaiman comics are Black Orchid and the Books of Magic). We have Swamp Thing to thank for the birth of a lot of these groundbreaking stories.
In 1993 Berger was tasked with creating a sister label to DC that would house more adult oriented material that would deviate a bit from the standard cape comic. This became Vertigo Comics, and the first comic published by them was Death: The High Cost of Living. During this stretch of the 90s and 2000s, the shared sandman and Hellblazer canon (which is really just swamp thing’s world and we’re living in it) produced multiple spinoffs and related titles like Deadboy Detectives, The Trenchcoat Brigade, The Children’s Crusade, multiple volumes and spinoffs for Books of Magic, The Dreaming, Death: The Time of Your Life, and even miniseries for minor characters like Bast and Thessaly.
Everything Else includes titles like Preacher, Animal Man, Shade: The Changing Man, Transmetropolitan, and Moore’s other trademark works like Watchmen and V for Vendetta were published under Vertigo.
I think ppl don’t rlly get how impactful this era of comics history is. We wouldn’t have multiple movies and TV shows without it, and a lot of what was written during that time period is still used in modern DC storylines. Vertigo rlly is that bitch when it comes to iconic comics!!!!!!!!!!
“I’m the one who steps from the shadows, all trenchcoat and cigarette and arrogance, ready to deal with the madness. Oh, I’ve got it all sewn up. I can save you. If it takes the last drop of your blood, I’ll drive your demons away. I’ll kick them in the bullocks and spit on them when they’re down and then I’ll be gone back into darkness, leaving only a nod and a wink and a wisecrack. I walk my path alone… who would want to walk with me?"
So, this one took me a long time to paint, but John is my all-time favorite character, so I wanted to do him justice.
I read Hellblazer when I was 16, and it had a huge impact on me. Its gritty atmosphere, its dark and political stories, its punk rock attitude - it was so honest and raw. And John in all his imperfection felt human and real and that's what made him such an iconic character
Hi, i wanted to ask about john constantine. ESpecifically, what stories of his are good? What I mean is that I hate the "50 steps ahead his opponents, most feared magician in the multiverse, the batman to batman" that stories like injustice league and dc animation have made him to be.
Secone, if Jonh constantine was Philippine, how would his character arc and looks have changed? Would he do the heart symbol with his hands?
You have to read Hellblazer if you want the more human, heavily flawed John Constantine.
Don't get me wrong, John's always been an arrogant shit and a fearsome mage and trickster since his first appearance in Swamp Thing; but Hellblazer is where he's the main character and not a supporting one, so you see all the running around in the background trying to make the magic happen, as well as the toll it takes on him and the people around him.
You really can't go wrong with starting from Hellblazer#1 if you don't want to start with his original appearance in Swamp Thing. The very first arc, Original Sins, up to Garth Ennis' iconic Dangerous Habits is excellent stuff.
If you just want a oneshot though, Hellblazer#27 is an excellent one!
Hiya guys!
Here's my price sheet! It's got my wills and won'ts, maybes, and some other details so click for better quality! (keep in mind this same information is under the cut in writing.)
Of course I draw for the fandoms I'm in, but I'm open to other ones too! (just make sure to give more info, I might have some question, no extra charge though.)
Current fandoms (this'll change): Star Trek (TNG, DS9, TOS, ENT), Lord of the Rings + The Hobbit, Batman Media, House MD, Hellblazer, X-men, Avenue 5, and others but these are the main ones.
If you want to commission me, send an ask and we'll go over details in DMs.
Anyways, any support is appreciated, reblogs especially! Thank you!!
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Gore
NSFW/Smut (ask about specific kinks if you’re not sure, no wrong questions)
OCs
Short Comics
Pets
Portraits (friends, family, partners etc.)
Real People (celebrities, bands etc.)
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Scene redraws (send me a screencap)
etc. you get the idea
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Pedophilia
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Bestiality
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*I charge 15% extra because either I’m not as experienced or they’re soft squicks
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Ships of real people
Complicated backgrounds
Pricing:
(Per character, every additional character is another 20%)
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Bust : 30.00$ CAD (21.74$ USD)
Icon : 15.00$ CAD (10.87$ USD)
Sketch : 20.00$ CAD (14.49$ USD)
Lil’ Doodles (has to come with another order) : 2.00$ CAD (1.45$ USD)
Pets : 25.00$ CAD (18.11$ USD)
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