Newcastle
Aliases
Area
North east England
Notable characters
Notable sites
Creators
First appearance
Hellblazer issue 11 (1989)
Last appearance
Hellblazer issue 246 (2008)
Newcastle (full name Newcastle upon Tyne) is an industrial city in the north of England linked heavily with coal production - hence the phrase 'Like taking coals to Newcastle'. Although it has not featured heavily in Hellblazer, it was at the centre of a formative event of John Constantine's life, as detailed in Hellblazer issue 11.
Notable Newcastle locations[]
- The Casanova Club, a nightclub owned by Alex Logue in the 1970s. After the events depicted in Hellblazer issue 11 it was burned down and now stands in a disused junk yard.
Notable issues and stories set in Newcastle[]
- 'Newcastle: A Taste of Things to Come' tells the story of how Constantine first met Nergal - and was driven insane.
- 'Newcastle Calling' has Constantine revisit the Casanova Club to deal with unfinished business.