The Hellblazer arc "Ashes & Dust" (i.e., John Does BDSM and Dies) is in the Highwater trade. Much fun. It's the last of Brian Azzarello's run, which I believe ended with 175, so count backwards... 168-175? (including "Lapdogs & Englishmen", the prequel). I'd have to doublecheck at home. That trade and the Freezes Over trade are the only Azzarello trades I recommend unreservedly. The others... he went on too long with a plot that wasn't bad before it got stretched too thin.
I liked Garth Ennis's run a lot more and, while it's dated, Delano's run was brilliant to start off the series (I'd also read the relevant Swamp Thing issues because they make the Delano run make a lot more sense). Mike Carey, the current writer, has John running about on quests, which pleases some and annoys others. To start getting into Hellblazer, I'd start with the Ennis books.
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Date: 2005-01-26 02:25 pm (UTC)SIMON SPECTER -- pretty good.
(http://www.livejournal.com/users/comics_shrew/13978.html)
FRANK IRONWINE -- loved it. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/comics_shrew/9840.html)
QUIT CITY -- haven't read yet.
The Hellblazer arc "Ashes & Dust" (i.e., John Does BDSM and Dies) is in the Highwater trade. Much fun. It's the last of Brian Azzarello's run, which I believe ended with 175, so count backwards... 168-175? (including "Lapdogs & Englishmen", the prequel). I'd have to doublecheck at home. That trade and the Freezes Over trade are the only Azzarello trades I recommend unreservedly. The others... he went on too long with a plot that wasn't bad before it got stretched too thin.
I liked Garth Ennis's run a lot more and, while it's dated, Delano's run was brilliant to start off the series (I'd also read the relevant Swamp Thing issues because they make the Delano run make a lot more sense). Mike Carey, the current writer, has John running about on quests, which pleases some and annoys others. To start getting into Hellblazer, I'd start with the Ennis books.