#john-constantine — Public Fediverse posts
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Constantine (2005) with Merrilee O’Neil (Fear Coded)
Some licensed games take you to fantastical worlds filled with wonder and adventure. This is not one of those games. This time on Play Comics we’re trudging through the smoke-filled, demon-splattered streets of Constantine (2005), the tie-in that asked, “What if we took Keanu Reeves, a theological horror film, and the PS2’s most dramatic lighting engine, and just… saw what happened?” Somehow it’s a third-person action game, a movie adaptation, and a vaguely spiritual experience about regretting your rental choices all at the same time.
Chris isn’t wandering this half-lit hellscape alone though. Merrilee O’Neil from Fear Coded jumps into the exorcism circle to help figure out where this game lands on the spectrum from “surprisingly solid” to “should’ve stayed in development hell.” Together they’re digging into how much of the comic DNA and film mood actually survived the trip through Bits Studios and THQ, and how often it just turns into early-2000s “shoot the demon, ask theology questions later” energy.
So grab your PS2 or Xbox controller, light a metaphorical cigarette (or maybe don’t, your lungs will thank you), and step into a world where holy relics share inventory space with questionable game design choices. Expect demons, exorcisms, and more snark than you can fit into one trench coat as Chris and Merrilee poke at what works, what doesn’t, and why this particular slice of licensed weirdness still lingers like the smell of burnt incense in a game store bargain bin
Learn such things as:
- Do demons care about hit points?
- How do the timelines of the movie vs the game development interact with each other?
- Did this game even have a chance when it had to pick between being true to the movie or the comic source material?
- And so much more!
You can find Merrilee being the main driver of the Fear Coded account on BlueSky @fearcodedpod.bsky.social on her podcast Fear Coded.
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If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.
A big thanks to Batman Knightcast and Adventures in Erylia for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, whose favorite demon is Speed Racer.
#BitsStudios #DC #JohnConstantine #MerrileeONeil #PS2 #THQ #Vertigo #Xbox -
One of those films I'll watch whenever it's on.
PS it would have been a *really* bad idea for Keanu to have attempted a cockney accent given that #JohnConstantine's a scouser.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse
(IIRC Matt Ryan did go for a mild Liverpool accent in his Arrowverse appearances.)
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Komiks:
»Komiksowe zapowiedzi na grudzień’25«Już za kilka dni Mikołajki, a niedługo po nich Święta Bożego Narodzenia. Czyli – poza uświęconym czasem dla osób obdarzonych łaską wiary – pora prezentów, jedzeniowego rozpasania oraz kilku dni odpoczynku od codziennych obowiązków (dojdą za to inne, te niecodzienne). Poza tym dobiega końca rok 2025. Niedługo rozpocznie się kalendarzowa zima. Podsumowując – jest to dobry, jeśli nie najlepszy moment, by obdarzyć kogoś (albo po prostu samego siebie) przynajmniej jednym komiksem. To na pewno będzie miły prezent.
https://www.fahrenheit.net.pl/komiks/komiksowe-zapowiedzi-na-grudzien25/
#Fahrenheit_zin #AbokarzBractwaTarczy #komiks #Słyszęjakśmiejeszsięwduchu #ŻyweTrupy #TokioNexus #BladeRunner #JohnConstantineHellblazer #JohnConstantine #Hellblazer #Królewskakrew #Barbarella #Krasnoludy #Zamekzwierzęcy #Pięćkrain #PogromcyNieznanegomuszązginąć #TenSecondersWstarciuzbogami #BladeRunnerTokioNexus #Odejdźwpokoju #TrupwAmeryce
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CW: Dibujo de persona fumando
Boceto del otro día.
#sketch #johnconstantine #digitalart #inkdrawing -
The 2014 Constantine show deserved better than a single season, it managed to be its own things despite Supernatural
#Constantine #Throwback #MattRyan #Hellblazer #JohnConstantine #SeasonReview
http://wornoutspines.com/2024/10/24/constantine-2014-s1-review/
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#JohnConstantine has been part of some unlikely teams, but his partnership in #BatmanTheBraveandtheBold #17 may be the strangest yet.
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Artist: Tom Ward
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An off-hand comment in #JohnConstantineHellblazerDeadinAmerica #7 confirms that the infamous warlock is pansexual rather than bisexual. #JohnConstantine #Hellblazer
https://www.superherohype.com/comics/578856-john-constantine-comes-out-as-pansexual
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A quick line in #JohnConstantine,HellblazerDeadInAmerica #6 references a famous story #AlanMoore told regarding the Laughing Magician #JohnConstantine #Hellblazer.
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#Batman/ #DylanDog #2 finds #JohnConstantine guiding his fellow supernatural detective into the afterlife, through his own personal Hell.
https://www.superherohype.com/comics/572391-john-constantine-has-a-surprising-personal-hell
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If this is to be the last hurrah of #JohnConstantine #Hellblazer, it is a hell of a good start. 5/5.
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Don't miss this John Constantine Fine Art Print by David Palumbo #dccomics #constantine #johnconstantine
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Based on this video, I say that #DavidThewlis would STILL play a killer #JohnConstantine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phSkbBZelCw #DCComics
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WAIT a second. Isn't this basically the same scam #JohnConstantine pulled in "Dangerous Habits" to force the First of the Fallen to heal his lung cancer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LK4e-Jq6bs
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DC MEGA POLL
(Part Eight: Constantine)Who is the greatest live-action Constantine from Film and TV?
#DC #Constantine #JohnConstantine
#JohannaConstantine #KeanuReeves #MattRyan #JennaColeman
#Poll #FilmPoll #TVPoll
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The John Constantine, Hellblazer reading order has been updated. https://www.howtolovecomics.com/2018/07/15/john-constantine-hellblazer-reading-order/
#Comics #ComicBooks #Horror Hellblazer #JohnConstantine #Vertigo #DCcomics
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#GODS #1 is the longest #JohnConstantine story I’ve ever read.
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Happy #bivisibilityday!
Shout-out to the OG comic book bi: John Constantine. If you want to learn more about John's history and how it relates to queer representation in comics, Mike wrote a feature for Gay League about it a couple of years ago! https://gayleague.com/bi-blazer/
#1990s #dccomics #Hellblazer #JohnConstantine #lgbtqia #bisexual #comics #comicbooks
