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For the record

Going against my nature and giving my side of the story - an introvert’s nightmare, but critical at this point

This is in no way designed to turn anyone against the Hellblazer who is the subject of this letter. This is only to tell my side of the story because I have in recent weeks been unable to RT some Hellblazer tweets only to learn I have been locked out of them at this person’s request; other tweets that have both of us tagged do not get shared if she can stop them; people have been encouraged not to follow me, have even been asked to report me to twitter for harassing her! (As if!) Some of you may have even been told I called her passive aggressive and told her she throws tantrums like a four-year-old and should grow-up. OH! Wait. That last part did happen, but only that last part and that was in a DM to her as I informed her I was blocking her and exiting all Hellblazer DM rooms so she could have them to herself, but I was a Hellblazer and would not be leaving so she would have to deal with it. 

From that point until very recently I gave very little thought to said person until an exchange with another passive aggressive Hellblazer took place on the TL. At the end of it I invited the other crazy kids to come out to play. It wasn’t a real invitation you crazy kids. You can all go back under your beds, L-O-L Under normal circumstances I would have never tweaked someone like that but Juliet brings out a special kind of punchiness in me…if you know what I mean. 

Back to the story. 

Why would I have so directly informed someone I believed she was emotionally immature and behaving like a person in need a psychiatric assistance before literally blocking her from communicating with me further? Because of these behaviors, which were the culmination of weeks and weeks of non-stop BS that built up in the days prior to that DM:  

To set the stage, we belonged to a DM room named PINK POODLE in reference to a suggestion by @nightcatarts (not a Hellblazer) to use the pink poodle emoji (android) as punctuation to indicate sarcasm. The room was not connected to Hellblazer business; however it was comprised of Hellblazers who tend toward sarcasm and snarky humor. The subject came up. I mentioned N-C’s thoughts. The name was born. 

I don’t like DM rooms because they tend toward exclusion not inclusion and at the time the Hellblazers were struggling with divisiveness and cliques. If you supported Plan A for Constantine, then you backed so and so and couldn’t be friends with these people. If you believed in Plan B, then you must undermine Plan A by pretending to be friends with these people but really only …. I’m not kidding. 

That’s the stage. It’s like you’ve tripped over your gym bag and awakened in the grade 7 locker room. 

Now to get to the right calendar day: It’s a few days before the announcement Matt Ryan would appear as Constantine on Arrow. 

The mood? Meh, same old shit. Different day. Until……-turn the page-

Wait? what shall we call our subject person? How about Pauline? She’s always playing the lead in “The Perils of Pauline” after all. Okay, turn: 

Pauline made a Constantine poster for the TL that featured a pink poodle. I asked her in our DM room if she considered that might make some people ask for the meaning and then create a problem if someone found out there was a room they’d not been invited to join. I suggested she might want to take it down and we’d just have to enjoy it ourselves.  She’s a full grown adult, capable of saying no. She took it down off her main thread, although it was still up on crossed threads along with her comments to her supporters that she’d been “told to take it down.” I never made another suggestion about it as far as I recall, but that really increased tensions in the room. 

Not long after came the announcement about #ConstantineOnArrow Bear in mind this is something most of us had been working very very hard to achieve. I was elated, but when I got into the DM what I found was Pauline saying, “It figures the one time I get to go to a comic con and he’s cancelled. I’m cursed. I might as well cancel my reservations. I hate my life. I give up. Why do I bother. I can’t believe he’s letting fans down like that.” I’m not even exaggerating. Hyperbole? Not by half!

All of us let it go on for a little bit figuring it would calm down but then it got to be too much and several of us snapped. For my part (I won’t name or implicate the other Hellblazers involved) I told her I couldn’t believe her negative attitude, that she was one of the luckiest of all of the Hellblazers. She’s followed by pretty much all the majors in the show. She’d been promised a meet by Matt after the play. And, the only reason he had to cancel in Chicago was to film effin’ Arrow – the very GD thing we’d been working toward, which was getting Constantine back in his trench and back on the tellie! WTF! I told her if she called herself a Hellblazer she would stop her whining and would get her shit together and reach out to other Hellblazers who might not have half her good luck and might be genuinely missing out because of the cancellation in Chicago and encourage THEM to come anyways and plan a Hellblazers meet-up to celebrate the victory. FFS!

This really happened. If she denies it, she’s a liar. There are others who were present. They may or may not come forward to confirm this. 

Shortly after this she regained her common sense and began to get excited about her trip to NYC to see the play – which at that point would be a couple of months away at least! But it was urgent that she begin *talking about it immediately. *obsessing

She was very concerned that Matt was not sincere in his tweet when he said he would be delighted to meet with Hellblazers after the play. She wondered if she really would meet him, what could she do to meet him, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear (while the train come tearing down the tracks toward poor, poor Pauline!) I snapped. I couldn’t help myself. I’m a rescuer and I had the means to come to her rescue. As a strategic communications professional, I knew the opening night gift I had in mind to send from Hellblazers would work for her. I said, “If it was me and I wanted to make sure someone knew when I was coming, I would send a memorable gift and include my ticket info on the card.” 

I suggested she send a whisky basket (someone who knows suggested which) with the inscription, “Let’s toast to your present and future success!” and jot the ticket basics. That’s all. Have it sent the day before or the morning. If there’s time, I’m certain you’ll meet. If there’s no time, it’s guaranteed you’ll be talked about and remembered. When I mentioned the price she freaked a little and I reminded her that it had been my plan to send it and I’d still like to be part of it and would go in with her – which she refused!!!!! JUST LIKE THAT she cut me and all the Hellblazers out of the effin gift that I PLANNED!!!! And never gave me any credit for it. Thanks Pauline. You’re a champ. 

Aaaahhhhhh. Let’s see. What came next?

I think after that she just started not coming into our room very often. Or if I was in she got out. I watched it going on for a week or so, the cold shoulder. Commented on it a couple of times, less out of concern for her than for concern for the others. I talked about it at length with a few of my friends. Burdened a couple of them because I tried to think of ways to fix it. But you know, you can’t fix that kind of broken. You just can’t. 

So I wrote her a very direct DM and didn’t withhold the truth. Then I blocked her. I exited all the Hellblazers DM rooms, including the ones with my closest friends, letting them and her know that I thought it was easier to let her have them than to ask anyone to pick a side. 

After that I made a decision the DM world is not my world. In general I won’t say anything in DM that I wouldn’t say on the TL anyway but have found that others will drag me into DM to have conversations they can use out of context. So, new policy Hellblazers, as many of you have heard, I don’t DM with 99% of the world, and you’re probably one of the 1%. No offense intended. Meet me on the TL. 

I am very blunt but make every effort not to be cruel. If I have been cruel, let me know. I want to know. You may deserve my bluntness. I’ve deserved it from others. It hurts. You can grow from pain. Cruelty is not good for growth. I won’t let you be cruel to me or others. 

This is long. Not all of you will have taken the time to read it. For those of you who have, Thank you! Thank you. 

All anyone can ask is to be judged on their own merits. I’m not asking anyone to unfollow, block, shun, mock or whatever “Pauline.” You can tell from my tone that I’ve had to take a “can you believe this shit?” attitude. Because, honestly, you can’t make this stuff up, but at the same time mental health is not a joking matter. 

Just… if you’re gonna hate me, I want you to hate me because I’m actually imperfect. Rumor has it someone resents me because she thinks everyone believes I’m perfect!!!! Who knew? 

Therefore, I’m not going to read for typos. 

Yours in love,

L

H-elle-blazer

@elle4short twitter

P.S. Just to be absolutely totally honest and confess ALL my dirty deeds, she was who I had in mind when I submitted the question about bunny boilers to Chris Gordon for the interview with Jonjo O’Neill on Ramblings of a Hellblazer. Hmmm. This might be actually be cruel. It’s a tough call. Just Sayin’ 

P.S.S. Someone use the mop to clean up the mess, I’m pretty sure a head exploded out there. 

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I realized after putting this up it sounds as if I’m the only person having been insulted and taken advantage of by the Perils of Pauline. Heck no! I’ve known her since May and at that time she had minimal graphics editing skills. I’ve committed to not naming Hellblazers here, so I cannot give credit where credit is due… but neither does Pauline. EVER! EVER! EVER! Never EVER! Early on she got a lot of help from others. Now she relies on less help, but still uses a great deal of work done by others. Think of the Hellblazers who create art. Yup. That person helped her. Yup, prolly that person did too. Someone I’ve publicly disagreed with deserves a great deal of credit for teaching her when she knew almost nothing! Not only does she not credit them when her posts are recognized, but… (taking a deep breath) … she goes apeshit of someone’s tweets are recognized and hers are not. Day by day. 

How do I know? Because at one time I was willing to endure one-on-one DMs with her in order to let her “VENT” and was even talked into sharing a small “Boiler Room with her and a couple of other really really nice people who often thought I was avoiding the room because of them, but no luvvies. It was never you. It was always because one can only endure a certain amount of ingratitude before one must respond with unrestrained anger (Jesus with the money lenders at the Temple, anyone? Not that I’m Jesus…lol…but if Christians believe even Jesus had a breaking point, ya know… ) It was months of this. It was hearing about all of you and knowing the crimes she believed you’d committed against her were likely imagined. It was hearing her fury that Jonjo RTd this person’s poster but not hers. Or that Harold responded to that person’d DM but not hers. 

If you’re wondering if you’re included among those against whom she’s railed. You’re gonna have to ask her. Considering that a few of you admitted to me you feel badly for having treated me wrongly because you’d been asked to without even having known me, the rest of you must know I can’t be alone. 

Anyhow, to the those who’ve been uncredited - I salute you! Whoop!

L

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Had to update in order to credit the uncredited. 

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For the record

Going against my nature and giving my side of the story - an introvert’s nightmare, but critical at this point

This is in no way designed to turn anyone against the Hellblazer who is the subject of this letter. This is only to tell my side of the story because I have in recent weeks been unable to RT some Hellblazer tweets only to learn I have been locked out of them at this person’s request; other tweets that have both of us tagged do not get shared if she can stop them; people have been encouraged not to follow me, have even been asked to report me to twitter for harassing her! (As if!) Some of you may have even been told I called her passive aggressive and told her she throws tantrums like a four-year-old and should grow-up. OH! Wait. That last part did happen, but only that last part and that was in a DM to her as I informed her I was blocking her and exiting all Hellblazer DM rooms so she could have them to herself, but I was a Hellblazer and would not be leaving so she would have to deal with it. 

From that point until very recently I gave very little thought to said person until an exchange with another passive aggressive Hellblazer took place on the TL. At the end of it I invited the other crazy kids to come out to play. It wasn’t a real invitation you crazy kids. You can all go back under your beds, L-O-L Under normal circumstances I would have never tweaked someone like that but Juliet brings out a special kind of punchiness in me...if you know what I mean. 

Back to the story. 

Why would I have so directly informed someone I believed she was emotionally immature and behaving like a person in need a psychiatric assistance before literally blocking her from communicating with me further? Because of these behaviors, which were the culmination of weeks and weeks of non-stop BS that built up in the days prior to that DM:  

To set the stage, we belonged to a DM room named PINK POODLE in reference to a suggestion by @nightcatarts (not a Hellblazer) to use the pink poodle emoji (android) as punctuation to indicate sarcasm. The room was not connected to Hellblazer business; however it was comprised of Hellblazers who tend toward sarcasm and snarky humor. The subject came up. I mentioned N-C’s thoughts. The name was born. 

I don’t like DM rooms because they tend toward exclusion not inclusion and at the time the Hellblazers were struggling with divisiveness and cliques. If you supported Plan A for Constantine, then you backed so and so and couldn’t be friends with these people. If you believed in Plan B, then you must undermine Plan A by pretending to be friends with these people but really only .... I’m not kidding. 

That’s the stage. It’s like you’ve tripped over your gym bag and awakened in the grade 7 locker room. 

Now to get to the right calendar day: It’s a few days before the announcement Matt Ryan would appear as Constantine on Arrow. 

The mood? Meh, same old shit. Different day. Until......-turn the page-

Wait? what shall we call our subject person? How about Pauline? She’s always playing the lead in “The Perils of Pauline” after all. Okay, turn: 

Pauline made a Constantine poster for the TL that featured a pink poodle. I asked her in our DM room if she considered that might make some people ask for the meaning and then create a problem if someone found out there was a room they’d not been invited to join. I suggested she might want to take it down and we’d just have to enjoy it ourselves.  She’s a full grown adult, capable of saying no. She took it down off her main thread, although it was still up on crossed threads along with her comments to her supporters that she’d been “told to take it down.” I never made another suggestion about it as far as I recall, but that really increased tensions in the room. 

Not long after came the announcement about #ConstantineOnArrow Bear in mind this is something most of us had been working very very hard to achieve. I was elated, but when I got into the DM what I found was Pauline saying, “It figures the one time I get to go to a comic con and he’s cancelled. I’m cursed. I might as well cancel my reservations. I hate my life. I give up. Why do I bother. I can’t believe he’s letting fans down like that.” I’m not even exaggerating. Hyperbole? Not by half!

All of us let it go on for a little bit figuring it would calm down but then it got to be too much and several of us snapped. For my part (I won’t name or implicate the other Hellblazers involved) I told her I couldn’t believe her negative attitude, that she was one of the luckiest of all of the Hellblazers. She’s followed by pretty much all the majors in the show. She’d been promised a meet by Matt after the play. And, the only reason he had to cancel in Chicago was to film effin’ Arrow -- the very GD thing we’d been working toward, which was getting Constantine back in his trench and back on the tellie! WTF! I told her if she called herself a Hellblazer she would stop her whining and would get her shit together and reach out to other Hellblazers who might not have half her good luck and might be genuinely missing out because of the cancellation in Chicago and encourage THEM to come anyways and plan a Hellblazers meet-up to celebrate the victory. FFS!

This really happened. If she denies it, she’s a liar. There are others who were present. They may or may not come forward to confirm this. 

Shortly after this she regained her common sense and began to get excited about her trip to NYC to see the play -- which at that point would be a couple of months away at least! But it was urgent that she begin *talking about it immediately. *obsessing

She was very concerned that Matt was not sincere in his tweet when he said he would be delighted to meet with Hellblazers after the play. She wondered if she really would meet him, what could she do to meet him, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear (while the train come tearing down the tracks toward poor, poor Pauline!) I snapped. I couldn’t help myself. I’m a rescuer and I had the means to come to her rescue. As a strategic communications professional, I knew the opening night gift I had in mind to send from Hellblazers would work for her. I said, “If it was me and I wanted to make sure someone knew when I was coming, I would send a memorable gift and include my ticket info on the card.” 

I suggested she send a whisky basket (someone who knows suggested which) with the inscription, “Let’s toast to your present and future success!” and jot the ticket basics. That’s all. Have it sent the day before or the morning. If there’s time, I’m certain you’ll meet. If there’s no time, it’s guaranteed you’ll be talked about and remembered. When I mentioned the price she freaked a little and I reminded her that it had been my plan to send it and I’d still like to be part of it and would go in with her -- which she refused!!!!! JUST LIKE THAT she cut me and all the Hellblazers out of the effin gift that I PLANNED!!!! And never gave me any credit for it. Thanks Pauline. You’re a champ. 

Aaaahhhhhh. Let’s see. What came next?

I think after that she just started not coming into our room very often. Or if I was in she got out. I watched it going on for a week or so, the cold shoulder. Commented on it a couple of times, less out of concern for her than for concern for the others. I talked about it at length with a few of my friends. Burdened a couple of them because I tried to think of ways to fix it. But you know, you can’t fix that kind of broken. You just can’t. 

So I wrote her a very direct DM and didn’t withhold the truth. Then I blocked her. I exited all the Hellblazers DM rooms, including the ones with my closest friends, letting them and her know that I thought it was easier to let her have them than to ask anyone to pick a side. 

After that I made a decision the DM world is not my world. In general I won’t say anything in DM that I wouldn’t say on the TL anyway but have found that others will drag me into DM to have conversations they can use out of context. So, new policy Hellblazers, as many of you have heard, I don’t DM with 99% of the world, and you’re probably one of the 1%. No offense intended. Meet me on the TL. 

I am very blunt but make every effort not to be cruel. If I have been cruel, let me know. I want to know. You may deserve my bluntness. I’ve deserved it from others. It hurts. You can grow from pain. Cruelty is not good for growth. I won’t let you be cruel to me or others. 

This is long. Not all of you will have taken the time to read it. For those of you who have, Thank you! Thank you. 

All anyone can ask is to be judged on their own merits. I’m not asking anyone to unfollow, block, shun, mock or whatever “Pauline.” You can tell from my tone that I’ve had to take a “can you believe this shit?” attitude. Because, honestly, you can’t make this stuff up, but at the same time mental health is not a joking matter. 

Just... if you’re gonna hate me, I want you to hate me because I’m actually imperfect. Rumor has it someone resents me because she thinks everyone believes I’m perfect!!!! Who knew? 

Therefore, I’m not going to read for typos. 

Yours in love,

L

H-elle-blazer

@elle4short twitter

P.S. Just to be absolutely totally honest and confess ALL my dirty deeds, she was who I had in mind when I submitted the question about bunny boilers to Chris Gordon for the interview with Jonjo O’Neill on Ramblings of a Hellblazer. Hmmm. This might be actually be cruel. It’s a tough call. Just Sayin’ 

P.S.S. Someone use the mop to clean up the mess, I’m pretty sure a head exploded out there. 

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I realized after putting this up it sounds as if I’m the only person having been insulted and taken advantage of by the Perils of Pauline. Heck no! I’ve known her since May and at that time she had minimal graphics editing skills. I’ve committed to not naming Hellblazers here, so I cannot give credit where credit is due... but neither does Pauline. EVER! EVER! EVER! Never EVER! Early on she got a lot of help from others. Now she relies on less help, but still uses a great deal of work done by others. Think of the Hellblazers who create art. Yup. That person helped her. Yup, prolly that person did too. Someone I’ve publicly disagreed with deserves a great deal of credit for teaching her when she knew almost nothing! Not only does she not credit them when her posts are recognized, but... (taking a deep breath) ... she goes apeshit of someone’s tweets are recognized and hers are not. Day by day. 

How do I know? Because at one time I was willing to endure one-on-one DMs with her in order to let her “VENT” and was even talked into sharing a small “Boiler Room with her and a couple of other really really nice people who often thought I was avoiding the room because of them, but no luvvies. It was never you. It was always because one can only endure a certain amount of ingratitude before one must respond with unrestrained anger (Jesus with the money lenders at the Temple, anyone? Not that I’m Jesus...lol...but if Christians believe even Jesus had a breaking point, ya know... ) It was months of this. It was hearing about all of you and knowing the crimes she believed you’d committed against her were likely imagined. It was hearing her fury that Jonjo RTd this person’s poster but not hers. Or that Harold responded to that person’d DM but not hers. 

If you’re wondering if you’re included among those against whom she’s railed. You’re gonna have to ask her. Considering that a few of you admitted to me you feel badly for having treated me wrongly because you’d been asked to without even having known me, the rest of you must know I can’t be alone. 

Anyhow, to the those who’ve been uncredited - I salute you! Whoop!

L

#Hellblazers #Constantine #ConstantineOnArrow #MattRyan #JonjoONeill

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I still remember the first time I read a Hellblazer comic almost 12 years ago. It was Hunger, the very first issue of the series. I have always been a fan of supernatural stuff but I had never seen something like that before; I was used to read about incorruptible heroes of high moral character,...

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Another faithful Hellblazer gives a shout! Thanks for sharing your letter with us, it’s really heartfelt! 

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Ok. Summer is upon us, #HellBlazers. We have a whole extra month to make a difference and help #Constantine to rise again. #HellBlazers are trying to reach all famous networks, like #CW, #Netflix, #FOX etc. to make them to pick the show. But there are two sharp stones that can mess all things:

1) Ratings of the show at NBC were too low, and most of the networks think that it’s impossible to make a project successful, while it used to be a failure.

2) The show itself has IT - the dark core, the most people are afraid of.

And yes - networks like to talk money & ratings. That’s why I, Blaze, decided to create a volunteer group called “HellBlazers Network”. It’s a draft name by now, but, I think, it represents us a lot. The goal of the group is to cooporate with the networks in the terms of PR, ratings etc. Speaking in simple language - draw attention to the show in any possible way and present information & statistics for networks, so it could help to keep the show running. 

Maybe, it sounds stupid and naive, but, sometimes, the fans can save a show. Remember “Veronica Mars”? No? Then read about how the fans of the show gave their everything to bring the show back on screen. So #HellBlazers are doing the same right now, giving their everything to bring back their favorite show. Art, press, parties, lectures even - in their own special way. If you want to know more - contact me via email: [email protected] or Twitter: @HellBlazeDancer

Right now I’m working on the souveneer kits for the group and some bills, which will be send over the Networks. Want to help, #HellBlazers? Hope in!

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What are you trying to do to us?

And when I say us, I might mean me cuz hella holla goin’ on! Holy crap! 

This morning Matt Ryan posted his regrets about Constantine and announced a new role in a stage production opening in October. Hellblazers are all a twitter (get it? a twitter? yeah, too soon for me too) and the tweets sound like the end for many. We’re happy Matt is working in theater because we know he enjoys it, but his tweets also say his journey as John Constantine is over.

Not very long after receiving these tweets from Matt, Hellblazers heard again from Dave, who often sends us behind-the-scenes (BTS) pix. Many of us consider the Mill House to be more than a set in the show. With its beautiful execution & many elaborate props, visible Easter Eggs, unopened doors and memorable uses & locations, it was like another main character. Seeing it deconstructed is hard. We feel the loss of craftsmanship alone is a crime, but the loss of a favorite character! Argh! We’re so sad, Dave. I’m sorry. 

What does this mean, Hellblazers? Does this mean it’s over? Wuuuuttttt? Yesterday I believed that Warner Bros and DC Comics have worked up some stink around Constantine. It still smells bad from here. When one of the cast takes a part in a series I will concede he or she is unavailable to take a role in a revived Constantine. Any of the cast can work in theater or take on film projects and still be available for Constantine if the project is sold to a network. Many theater productions are limited runs, although there is no information available on Therese Raquin at this time. 

As hard as it is to see the set taken down, it would have come down when the show was sold to another network because filming would have been moved to another location. If it moves to The CW, for example, filming will most likely go to Vancouver. (WB -- make no mistake, Blackhawk Design created the Mill House, there will be none other like it, just like there will be no other Constantine than Matt Ryan!) This is painful, but it changes nothing.

All of this comes at once because it is mid-June and contracts are expiring. Nothing has changed for us Hellblazers. It only feels impossible right now. It’s no more impossible today than it was mid-May when Daniel told us he had to lay low. From the point that we got radio silence from everyone, that’s when it got hard. If you were willing to fight for Constantine then, and you still want the show, then write your letters to WB. Write email. Make calls. Tweet. RT. Let CW know you want them to pick it up. Let the other networks know. Show DC Comics you believe they prioritize superheroes in tights and fail to promote antiheroes in an age when antiheroes are identifiable and needed. 

Come on Boots! Stop asking me if it’s possible. It is. Now get to work! I’m tired of being the only one getting trolled, heh. Take your fair share for a change. 

L @JohnsBoots

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Hellblazers don’t quit

Here’s the proof

We planned a trend for June 8, which was a month from the last time we planned & trended #Constantine--coincidentally the day NBC cancelled the show on May 8. Reading Daniel Cerone’s farewell on June 7 rocked everyone, not just the professionals connected to the show, but also the Hellblazers because many have said they would continue fighting until Daniel said it was over and Daniel said it’s over.  

While it is clear to us from his letter and from their seeming unwillingness to communicate with him that Warner Bros has decided to cut Cerone and the writers from the project, many of us do not believe the show has been shelved. It is perfectly cast, fits into a growing market for the DCU, already has a following... Shelving it makes no sense. Cutting Cerone out rises to the level of ass-holish behavior, but in general it falls under the category of standard show business tactics. 

For the Hellblazers, June 7 was confusing as we tried to sort the news and figure out the messages we were receiving. (See below) In the end we decided to go forward with the trend, knowing we were going to have to overcome the weight of defeat from the news in the letter, being repeated endlessly in articles and tweets. We replied to Hellblazers and often got trolled in response. But when the time came for our trend yesterday, we were sure we had enough Hellblazers to make a healthy noise, and we did. We didn’t hit the top of the charts, but we made the top 100 during our trend effort, according to Topsy and this is what it looked like! 

The graph reflects Central Time, which is an hour behind EST, and the time we set the trend was 4 to 9 pm EST. 

Instead of being a joyous noise on a one-month anniversary of a really crappy day, showing the fan base was growing in spite of being ignored by the studio and the networks (Side note, AMC deserves a note of thanks for actually responding to programming recommendations. All of us received replies when AMC determined it would pass on Constantine, which helped us and them as we then knew to take them off our communications list. That’s how communications works, people!) we were repeating a cry of outrage!

Writing this has taken all day because I’ve tried to tread as neutral a course as possible. To be upbeat would be false; to be hostile is not my nature (though I have my moments); yet to give in to malaise will bring our fandom to a halt and I--many of us--refuse to allow that to happen. This show was beautifully brought to life by Cerone, cast and crew. It was never promoted properly. NBC put it in a dead slot, withdrew the back half of the season so the show ends at a mid-season cliffhanger, and cancelled it at the 11th hour when it was impossible to shop the show in time for the fall season. We don’t even believe Warner Bros has actively shopped the show yet. 

The last episode aired six months ago, yet new viewers continue to find the show. The fandom grows. We don’t know why Warner Bros canned Daniel Cerone and the writers. We loved the writing, particularly from Ep 3 on. Certainly from Ep 4, Feast of Friends, which ranks at the top of most Hellblazers’ favorite episodes! Watch it. Come back & tell us this show doesn’t deserve to be saved. Watch Ep. 13, Waiting for the Man, which became the finale but which was intended to be a mid-season cliffhanger. That’s only halfway through a first season! How can it end there? 

Warner Bros you’ve not done right by the fans or Constantine. I’ve written letters and made calls. I’ve spoken to personnel who’ve been astonishingly rude to me. Actually RUDE. I’m not rude to anyone, so I can assure you I didn’t provoke it. Try to remember for just a little while that we are the consumers. We are the market to whom you are trying to appeal. So far all you’ve done is offend, and blatantly. DC Comics, it is clear your priority is superheroes in tights. Right now there’s a huge audience in need of an antihero. There’s a whole bunch of walking wounded in the world who just don’t buy into apple pie and Beaver. Constantine feels like family. Wake up and smell reality. 

Hellblazers aren’t gone. A lot have said enough it’s true. Many said they just couldn’t yesterday. But we want Constantine back and Warner Bros, DC Comics--and likely, CW--are our targets. Something stinks about this whole deal and we can smell it from here. 

@JohnsBoots

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We believe so much in Daniel Cerone’s vision of Constantine that this tweet was devastating to all of us. We are so sorry. It’s a blow to the entire Constantine family, including the Hellblazers. 

Harold Perrineau has maintained as open a connection as possible with us, considering there has been no news to share. Just having someone to say hello to the Hellblazers on a regular basis proves Harold only plays evil on TV, but he might be an angel in real life. 

It was so nice to get this from Angelica, who had just two days before wished Hellblazers a great weekend. Things hadn’t turned out the way we planned.

Hillary Lee has befriended many Hellblazers. She’s a beautiful person in the middle of a cross-country road trip when she heard the news. Keep the faith Hillary. Good things are coming!

Dave Blass has an air of a champion about him. He’s good to the Hellblazers. Promised to give us news when he had it, and he delivered on the promise as you can see. Thank you Dave. It’s obvious you didn’t want to tweet. His final tweet on the subject, though not directed to us, is why he’s pretty universally beloved among us.

(Thanks Dave! Couldn’t have said it better!!)

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Hellblazers Calendar

Accessible from three locations y’all!

The Hellblazers Army events calendar is easy to find. It’s a basic google calendar created using our gmail address: [email protected]; therefore, you can locate it from any google calendar page by searching for it with our gmail address. You can also use the link from the Twitter @JohnsBoots page to reach the calendar. And now, you can view the calendar by accessing it from our tumblr home page, using the calendar hyperlink on the toolbar. 

We will soon add a submit form to the calendar for adding events. Until then, please tweet, email or post to request details of events or to have events added. Thank you.

@JohnsBoots

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Call Call Call

Calling all Hellblazers!

Today you’re being asked to call the CW comment line and plead your case for Constantine. Make your case by all others means as well, including email and twitter. Do your best work Hellblazers!

@JohnsBoots

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What is @JohnsBoots?

Hellblazers Army Roll Call

Fans of the television show Constantine will recall in episode 12, Angels & Ministers of Grace, John grounds the angel Manny in a mortal body to assist him in battling a mysterious dark force. Just after Manny wakes in the human body, John tells him to follow, saying, “Come on, Boot.” 

Boot is slang for a regular-army drafted or enlisted soldier. 

As Hellblazers, or volunteers in Constantine’s army, you can be called John’s Boots. It’s a roll call of sorts, a way to tweet messages out & reach a large number of us at once. You will notice the account follows primarily cast and production, that is to keep the feed small so it is easy to find tweets needing RTs. 

Encourage other Hellblazers to follow to ensure our events and news gets spread and the army grows. Thank you. 

@JohnsBoots