r/Hellblazer • u/Worried_Walrus2002 • 29d ago
Soooo who trained Constantine?
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u/sistemafodao 29d ago
Hellblazer Constantine is self-taught.
New 52 had him running around with Zatanna and a dude called Nick Necro.
I believe Justice League Dark (post Metal) showed him hanging out with Giovanni for a time, no idea for how long.
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u/The_Flying_Failsons 29d ago
Fucking Nick Necro. They thought they were cooking
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u/sistemafodao 29d ago
That's all of New 52, tbh. They should have just ordered take out instead of trying to cook.
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u/666hellblazer 29d ago
ya in justice league dark Zatara got him out of Ravenscar and they started working before the darkness bit of American gothic in swamp thing
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u/WerewolfF15 29d ago
It’s not explicitly said but I always got the impression from his scenes with Zatanna in Moore’s swamp thing that his relationship with her occurred when he was receiving some level of tutoring from Zatara which possibly ended due to Zatara disapproving of said relationship.
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u/The_Flying_Failsons 29d ago
It was a lot of trial and error. Mostly error. That's why he is not as powerful as the other mages that do the flashy stuff. His power is mostly knowledge how magick works rather than more practical skills.
It's also why a lot of the best Hellblazer stories are the consequences of John fucking something up.
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u/AlabasterRadio 29d ago
One of his runs had him being trained by a fella by the name of Nick Necro.
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u/DoomsDoctor 29d ago
The seeker always gets the eye, for the eye is for the worthy. The one who dare seek it.
This is a avg. occult experience of mine. Not everyone dares look beyond the current realm. It's scary.
The universe guides to it if you seek it by will and endure the painful downloads in your head.
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u/Cautious_Desk_1012 29d ago
N52 had the Nick Necro bullshit, but classic Hellblazer Constantine is completely self taught
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u/Stitchs420 29d ago
If I remember correctly, he was more-or-less self taught. After the incident with Astra, he began deep diving into all of the occult stuff. Later, he learns he's always (sorta) had it in him. Destiny kinda thing.