Constantine #1 – The Six-Word Review
CONSTANTINE #1
Written by JEFF LEMIRE and RAY FAWKES
Art by RENATO GUEDES
Colored by MARCELO MAIOLO
Lettered by SAL CIPRIANO
Edited by KATIE KUBERT and BRIAN CUNNINGHAM
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