After about a year of having finished reading all 300 issues of Hellblazer, and starting this blog only when I reached issue 80, I’m re-reading Hellblazer from the start. So we can expect some screen captures of issues from 1 to 79, I guess.
While we learned earlier today that Matt Ryan would be reprising the role of John Constantine on Arrow.
Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim has just release details on the crossover in an interview covered by TVInsider. Guggenheim describes the event as a “one-time only deal”, which may upset fans who believed that the CW would pick up Constantine as a replacement for their 11-Season long show Supernatural. Guggenheim continued by saying that, Each year on the show, we have added and expanded the mythology with different elements. In Season 2 we introduced the idea of superpowers, last year brought in the League of Assassins, and for Season 4, we always had a plan to introduce magic and mysticism. We were already swimming in those waters and that’s why Constantine is this great organic little development.”He continued by saying that “This is something the fans were clamoring for,”before praising DC for being “magnanimous and generous in giving us this one-time dispensation.
The trench coat, the tie, the shirt…the whole wardrobe is being taken out for storage and shipped up to Vancouver.” Guggenheim also let the word loose that John Badham, who directed some of Constantine’s episodes is set to helm this episode. “He is familiar with Constantine and Matt Ryan, so it’s a wonderful combination,” Guggenheim added.When asked why Constantine would venture to Starling City Guggenheim was relatively tight lipped, but he did let slip that ,”Unlike Thea, who wasn’t fully dead, the consequences of using the pit on someone as dead as Sara was creates some unforeseen difficulties…and John Constantine is uniquely suited to help our team deal with those.” One would also hope that the episode closes with Constantine closing the Pit allowing for NO more aimless resurrections.
“By God. With this Godly Shekhinah, the power of Solomon urges you: Listen, impure entity, and reveal your name. The holder of Solomon’s Ring, the spirit of Solomon commands you! God the Creator commands you!”
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Update #1:
“Derech Elohim” – used at the start of the spell. It means “The way of God’s way of creation”
“Elohim” – “God” was invoked twice in this spell, I believe
Meaning: “By God. With this Godly Shekhinah, the power of Solomon urges you: Listen, impure entity, and reveal your name. The holder of Solomon’s Ring, the spirit of Solomon commands you! God the Creator commands you!”
John talks with Madame Xanadu, while creating a protective circle against vampires.
Aw, snap! Check it out 😀 He’s manifesting(?)/drawing(?) a Magic Circle of King Solomon from The Lesser Key of Solomon’s Ars Goetia. I suppose it could technically protect against vampires (if vampires fall under the “evil spirits” category), but that’s not its specific function:
“This is the Form of the Magical Circle of King Solomon, the which he made that he might preserve himself therein from the malice of these Evil Spirits.” [x]
John Constantine's Spells 
