mollycoddler beforehand forJustice League # 68 !

The 2005Constantinefilm , starringKeanu Witwatersrand , divided fans and critics likewise , mostly due to the change made to the comical Koran source material . In the years since its liberation , however , it has uprise   a cult following and now just got   a call - out inJustice League # 68 , presently on sales agreement in print and digital .

John Constantine is one of DC ’s most long-suffering characters , having made firm appearance since his insertion in 1985’sSaga of the Swamp matter # 37 . Constantine star in thelong - runningHellblazertitle , one of the founding deed of conveyance of the Vertigo impression , and is a founding member of Justice League Dark . In 2005 , director Francis Lawrence releasedConstantine , the first attempt to conform the character for live - activity . The film took a number of liberties with the seed textile - shift the character from a blond - haired British man to a dark - hairy American , for example . This was met with ridicule from buff who desired a more comic - accurate Constantine . Still , the film was a box seat business office succeeder and in late year has achieved cult position as a playfulness , supernatural action - thriller . Almost a decade later , fans finally take aConstantine close to the original , this time play by Matt Ryan in The CW ’s Arrowverse . Now , the 2005 film capture a mention inJustice League # 68,written by Brian Michael Bendis , with art by Scott Godlewski , colour by Gabe Eltaeb , and letters by Josh Reed .

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In a previous return , the Synmar Utopica attacked the Hall of Justice , most ruin it . New League member Naomi McDuffie ’s parent were visiting her at the Hall when Synmar launched his plan of attack , but were shuffled off to a good room in the basement by John Constantine . After the debris settle , Naomi finds her parent in the safe room , verbalize with John . As she walks in , someone remark a movie starring Tilda Swinton , and she was “ bright in it . ”

In the 2005 film , Tilda Swinton played the archangelGabriel . While readers never get a line exactly what movie Constantine was talk about with Naomi ’s parent , the shout - out to Tilda Swinton being “ smart as a whip ” invokes the 2005 movie . While the movie was largely derided upon its original release , it has since retrieve an audience . It has not been totally re - evaluated , but fans have since regain virtue in it . The   insidious nod inJustice League # 68seems to be a knowing reference to the movie . Interestingly , with the founding of the Omniverse , it is possible the Keanu Reeves interpretation ofJohn Constantine could appear again .

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The live - actionConstantinefilm had the pack of cards stacked against it upon its release . The movie was conform a relatively strange character and was take austere liberties with the original material . However , the movie has its redeem factors , and rooter are now realizing this as it acquire a shout - out inJustice League # 68 .

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