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NBC's Constantine is based on the DC/Vertigo comics Hellblazer. The show regularly airs on NBC on Fridays at 8pm. The comic was also the basis of the Warner Brothers movie Constantine
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In the latest Constantine episode, it's all about Manny the Angel and Zed. This was a pretty standard monster of the week episode.
If you've seen the episode, click below to read the recap and how the television show compares to the original Vertigo Hellblazer comic books.
Warning: Contains spoilers.
Constantine Episode 12: Angels and Ministers of Grace (06 Feb 2015)
Constantine trapped Manny into a human body ... which we've seen in the comics when he stole Gabriel's grace and caused him to fall to earth. In the show, it's only a temporary binding spell.
The most obvious nod to the DC Universe is, of course, Eclipso, the god of vengeance. Anyone who holds the black diamond will get processed by Eclipso, and the only way to get rid of him was to trap his spirit back into the Black Diamond.* Constantine is seen holding the diamond, in a glass case, so it can't process him. Again, I'm not fond of Constantine battling these super villains, but the Eclipso thing almost made sense since they tied it to the "Rising Darkness" theme. In the old Vertigo comics, Constantine would never have gone head-to-head with Eclipso, but in the New 52 ... that's a different story, as Constantine is seen on the cover with Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld.
The other takeaway from this episode is that Zed's power comes from a tumor in her head. Reminds me of the show Medium, when we found out a tumor was the cause of Allison DuBois' precognition powers. As Zed puts it, "Magic comes at a cost."
* I know it's supposed to be black, but the color represented in the comic book was always a glowing purple.
PS, I've said it before, but it bears repeating. I hate the new 52, I'm glad to see that DC Comics will be getting rid of it next year.
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