DC Entertainment brought a slew of DC TV shows to San Diego Comic-Con this year, Constantine among them. And while the series' leading man, Matt Ryan, may not be as "flights and tights" has his cohorts Arrow or Flash, he's definitely not without his own exciting and twisted story to tell.

As DC Comics fans well know, the series follows John Constantine, a master of the dark arts and a morally challenged character who doesn't come down on the side of either good or evil... but ultimately he might be the only thing defending us against the dark forces from beyond.

On Saturday, Comic-Con attendees were treated to a screening of the full Constatine pilot (keep an eye out for IGN's official review soon!), and in this writer's opinion, it looks like it's gonna be a ton of supernatural fun. Ryan is great in the title role and brings a quirky sense of humor to the dire situations he finds himself in. At the same time, this is a guy who deflects his true emotions with humor, and holds a dark secret in his past. In the pilot, John meets Liv Aberdine (Lucy Griffiths), the daughter of John's old friend Jasper who, like her father, has a special ability to see spirits, ghosts, demons and other paranormal entities.However, viewers should note that Griffiths is not a regular on the show -- at least not anymore. Following the screening, the Constantine panel introduced executive producers David S. Goyer and Daniel Cerone, as well as stars Ryan, Harold Perrineau, Angelica Celaya and Charles Hawlford for a brief Q&A. Here, Goyer explained that Liv was an original creation, unrelated to the comics, but was cut from the series because they felt "she couldn't go toe-to-toe with John."

Instead, Goyer and the other writers went straight to the source, and brought in Celaya to play Zed, who is a former lover of Constantine's in the original Hellblazer series. A few changes were made to the pilot to accommodate this, including the addition of one spoilerific baddie that shows up at the end of the episode.Goyer also took the opportunity to announce the show's composer: the one and only Bear McCreary, known for his work on Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead and Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.

Finally, Goyer mentioned that they're not shying away from Constantine's DC roots. (Minorahead.) On the contrary, they plan to introduce plenty more DC characters as the show goes on, including Papa Midnite and the Newcastle Crew by the end of Season 1. "We have access to the occult corner of the DC Universe," Goyer added, and it sounds like they plan to take advantage of that. When asked if Zatanna or any other members of Justice League Dark might pop up, Goyer said, "I'm sure many of you saw the Doctor Fate helmet [in the pilot], and that was a clear indicator of our intentions."Constantine will air Fridays at 10/9c on NBC this fall, debuting October 24th.

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