Hellblazer



John Constantine, Hellblazer is published by DC Comics under the Sandman Universe imprint. Price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * John Constantine, Hellblazer #12: 24 Nov 2020

Current Issue

 * Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #3: 02 Feb 2021

Next Issue

 * none scheduled

Status
Final issue of John Constantine, Hellblazer is #12. A three-issue bi-monthly prestige+ series, Rise and Fall, started September 2020.

Main Characters

 * John Constantine - WikiPedia

Allies

 * Chaz Chandler


 * Papa Midnite

Trade Paperbacks

 * Hellblazer: Original Sins - Collects vol. 1 #1-9. "John Constantine is an unconcerned, somewhat amoral occultist with a British working-class background. He's a hero, of sorts, who manages to come out on top through a combination of luck, trickery, and genuine magical skill. The Original Sins collection is a loosely connected series of tales of John's early years where Constantine was at his best and at his worst, all at the same time." - -  -


 * Hellblazer: The Devil You Know - Collects vol. 1 #10-13 & Annual #1, plus The Horrorist #1-2. "Including his first victory in the long war with the demon Nergal and an encounter with a strange woman who is the embodiment of the world's horrors." - -


 * Hellblazer: The Fear Machine - Collects vol. 1 #14-22. "Constantine finds himself encamped with a new-age pagan group that's tapping into their own psychic abilities - but a defense contractor is out to exploit their powers. Is the company's aim just political, or is it something much more sinister?" - -


 * Hellblazer: Rare Cuts - Collects vol. 1 #11, 25–26, 35, 56, 84. -


 * Hellblazer: The Family Man - Collects vol. 1 #23-24, 28-33. "A twist of fate sends John Constantine into the path of a serial killer known as the Family Man, whose bloody actions force the con man mage to make a shattering choice in their final showdown." - -


 * Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits - Collects vol. 1 #41-46. "John Constantine is dying. As a sorcerer literally haunted by the demons of his past, John is no stranger to mystic bedevilment or supernatural horror. But it's his chain smoking that ultimately brings death to Constantine's front door. John Constantine has lung cancer. Though condemned to hell, Constantine continues to laugh in the face of this all-too-serious world. Despite it preternatural overtones, this story is actually a down-to-earth tale about life, death, and the little details in between." - -


 * Hellblazer: Bloodlines - Collects vol. 1 #49, 52-55, 59-61. - -


 * Vertigo Resurrected: Hellblazer, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #57-58, 245-246.


 * Hellblazer: Fear and Loathing - Collects vol. 1 #62-67. "Cynical mystic John Constantine has dealt with the dangers of magic and mysticism firsthand. Even with his mastery of the dark arts, he has tasted death many times and barely survived. So when he learns that his niece has decided to follow his dangerous career path, he knows that even greater trouble awaits him. But not even he is prepared for what lies ahead, as he finds himself challenging mad racists, coping with personal betrayals, and attending his own fortieth birthday party with the Swamp Thing." -


 * Hellblazer: Tainted Love - Collects vol. 1 #68–71, Hellblazer Special: Confessional and a short story from Vertigo Jam. "A dissolute wizard with a nasty habit for getting his friends killed, John Constantine has let himself go. While struggling to climb back to respectability, or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof, John is forced to confront a vampire who has stalked the Constantine family for generations, deal with his recently returned ex-girlfriend, and settle an old score left over from his teen years. From the lowest point in his life and on through the struggle to regain control, John Constantine's is a tale of redemption and revenge in true Constantine fashion." - -  -


 * Hellblazer: Damnation's Flame - Collects vol. 1 #72-77. "John Constantine finds himself reeling from the loss of his lover Kit and badly beaten by the streets of London. Looking for some time to regroup, the trench-coated mystic heads to New York City. But during his mystically-induced hallucinatory journey across America, the Hellblazer finds himself confronting demons from the past and from within as he stumbles upon a deceased friend and attends his own funeral." -


 * Hellblazer: Rake at the Gates of Hell - Collects vol. 1 #78–83 and Hellblazer Special: Heartland. "John Constantine heads towards a final showdown with a revenge-crazed Satan during a raging race riot, and in addition to desperately trying to save his dwindling number of living friends, Constantine also has one final reunion with his lost love Kit." - -  -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 9: Critical Mass - Collects vol. 1 #84-96. "Constantine is drawn into a web of time travel and terror when he meets the ghost of Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the Hellfire Club. Then, Constantine plunges into an arcane landscape where an entity known as the Rainbow Serpent intends to punish man’s treatment of the environment by clearing the earth of all animal life." - -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 10: In the Line of Fire - Collects vol. 1 #97-107. "Constantine comes to the aid of his downstairs neighbor, a dimwitted, epileptic giant whose home is haunted by a persistent ghost. Plus, John’s affinity with the supernatural spoils a soccer game when a demon that thrives on hooliganism shows up." -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 11: Last Man Standing - Collects vol. 1 #108-120. "Constantine summons sinister beings with terrible consequences. Plus, cattle mutilations in Yorkshire lead John to discover that one of the villagers has become a werewolf, but this case of lycanthropy is only a sign of worse to come…" -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 12: How to Play With Fire - Collects vol. 1 #121-133. "John Constantine must discover the connection between disasters across the ages. Then, while Constantine’s past catches up at home, the First of the Fallen unveils his new scheme in the U.S." -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 13: Haunted - Collects vol. 1 #134-145. "Constantine must investigate the horrific death of a former girlfriend, dig into an urban legend about the Devil’s child, exorcises a former torturer’s ghost, and help a Bosnian refugee family." -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 14: Good Intentions - Collects vol. 1 #146-161. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 15: Highwater - Collects vol. 1 #162-174. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 16: The Wild Card - Collects vol. 1 #175-188. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 17: Out of Season - Collects vol. 1 #189-201. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 18: The Gift - Collects vol. 1 #202-215. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 19: The Red Right Hand - Collects vol. 1 #216-229. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 20: Systems of Control - Collects vol. 1 #230-238 & Hellblazer: All His Engines. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 21: The Laughing Magician - Collects vol. 1 #239-249, plus Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1-4. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 22: Regeneration - Collects vol. 1 #250-260, plus Hellblazer Special: Chas—The Knowledge #1-5. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 23: No Future - Collects vol. 1 #261-266, plus Hellblazer Special: Papa Midnite #1-5 & Hellblazer: Pandemonium. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 24: Sanctioned - Collects vol. 1 #267-275, plus John Constantine: Hellblazer—City of Demons #1-5. -


 * Hellblazer, vol. 25: Another Season - Collects vol. 1 #276-291. - - (forthcoming, August 2021)


 * Hellblazer: Son of Man - Collects vol. 1 #129–133. "John Constantine's pulled a lot of shady stunts over the years, but perhaps none as bad as the time he 'resurrected' organized crime boss Harry Cooper's 5-year-old son, Ronnie. Now, 15 years later, he's got to deal with the ungodly consequences of his actions as the now-adult Ronnie prepares to bring an unprecedented evil into the world." -


 * Hellblazer: Haunted - Collects vol. 1 #134–139. "When John Constantine's old friend Isabel Bracknell turns up dead, he goes in search of the reasons behind it. But his investigation earns him a beating from the so-called "magician" responsible. Can Constantine help Isabel rest in peace?" -


 * Hellblazer: Setting Sun - Collects vol. 1 #140–143. -


 * Hellblazer: Shoot - Collects vol. 1 #144-145, 245-246 & 250, plus Vertigo Resurrected: Hellblazer—Shoot #1. "John Constantine faces school violence, a desperate, occult family and more. Plus: A group of documentary filmmakers tries to find out what happened to the punk band led by Constantine that met a mysterious end." -


 * Hellblazer: Hard Time - Collects vol. 1 #146–150. "John Constantine has lost his freedom and must adapt to life behind bars. Sentenced to a maximum-security penitentiary, the Hellblazer soon learns that there is a whole different set of rules to live and die by within the prison walls. But for a man that is used to making the rules, Constantine quickly realizes that to become king of this castle he will have to fight his way up the ladder through ruthless gangs, brutal guards, and finally to the prison's overlord. Then it will be time for everyone to learn his rules." -


 * Hellblazer: Good Intentions - Collects vol. 1 #151–156. "After surviving his time behind bars for the murder of his friend Richard 'Lucky' Fermin, John Constantine still must make peace with himself and the family of his deceased pal. Traveling to the hills of West Virginia where Lucky's kin live, the Hellblazer is quickly reminded that men, not magical beings, are capable of the greatest evils. Now caught up in affairs that are bizarre even to a man who has witnessed the depths of Hell, Constantine must find a way to save himself and the little town of Doglick." -


 * Hellblazer: Freezes Over - Collects vol. 1 #157–163. "In these three episodes, after another unwelcome meeting with FBI Agent Turro, Constantine continues his journey through America's back roads." -


 * Hellblazer: Highwater - Collects vol. 1 #164–174. -


 * Hellblazer: Red Sepulchre - Collects vol. 1 #175-180. "In pursuit of his runaway niece Gemma, Constantine faces a crew that thinks they can use her as a goad to make him do their bidding. But Constantine has never been known for taking orders — or for his forgiving nature." -


 * Hellblazer: Black Flowers - Collects vol. 1 #181–186. "Constantine begins to see — and battle — the signs of a coming apocalypse." -


 * Hellblazer: Staring at the Wall - Collects vol. 1 #187-193. "The looming apocalypse arrives." -


 * Hellblazer: Stations of the Cross - Collects vol. 1 #194-200. "John Constantine in the aftermath of the near-apocalypse he unwittingly caused, alone and with no memory of his identity or history. But the Hellblazer still has his usual luck, and soon enough he's being hunted by man and demon alike — and about to make the worst mistake of his long, blood-soaked life." -


 * Hellblazer: Reasons to be Cheerful - Collects vol. 1 #201-206. "Follow John Constantine as he tries desperately to control the damage wrought by his demon-spawned children on the world at large — as well as on his friends and family." -


 * Hellblazer: The Gift - Collects vol. 1 #207-215. "One of Constantine's blunders proves disastrous for a loved one, forcing him to ally himself with the last person he would choose. The path Constantine finds himself on leads directly to Hell, where he must confront the dread demon Nergal, Constantine's longtime adversary." -


 * Hellblazer: Empathy is the Enemy - Collects vol. 1 #216-222. "When an ordinary man innocently uses an incantation, he turns to Constantine for help. But when an infamous Scottish occultist gets involved, Constantine discovers he has been cursed with empathy for his fellow man and realizes that the nightmare has just begun." -


 * Hellblazer: The Red Right Hand - Collects vol. 1 #223-228. "Steve Evans’ dream of universal empathy proves to be hell on Earth for Glasgow, where he finds there’s far more pain to go around than he'd ever imagined. Glaswegians are tearing each other apart, and now Evans needs John Constantine’s help to stop the carnage. Too bad he just buried Constantine alive." -


 * Hellblazer: Joy Ride - Collects vol. 1 #230-237. "Constantine discovers that there is a supernatural cause for the violence, crime and drug abuse of South London's Hunger Hill housing estate, and he must bring this cycle of misery and violence to an end—at any cost." -


 * Hellblazer: The Laughing Magician - Collects vol. 1 #238-242. "John Constantine receives a perplexing birthday gift: a memory wrapped up in a warning." -


 * Hellblazer: Roots of Coincidence - Collects vol. 1 #243-244, 247-249. "Constantine must discover who has been manipulating recent events around him. But first he must understand his own relationship to the web of synchronicity that binds his life. To do so, he will tap into a source of terrifying and blasphemous power, and what it reveals will change his life forever." -


 * Hellblazer: Scab - Collects vol. 1 #251-255. "What’s the bizarre link behind a horrifying skin condition affecting Constantine, his new girlfriend and a bloody union strike from twelve years ago?" -


 * Hellblazer: Hooked - Collects vol. 1 #256-260. "John Constantine goes to extremes to get his ex-girlfriend back. But will he sink to a new low by using a love potion?" -


 * Hellblazer: India - Collects vol. 1 #261-266. "Wanted for a murder he didn’t commit, John Constantine leaves the U.K. and heads to India in an effort to resurrect his dead girlfriend." -


 * Hellblazer: Bloody Carnations - Collects vol. 1 #267-275. "Haunted by memories of striking Epiphany, John cuts off his thumb and enlists help from Shade the Changing Man. Plus: Old friends and demon foes converge for the royal wedding of the century when the U.K.’s perpetual bachelor gets hitched." -


 * Hellblazer: Phantom Pains - Collects vol. 1 #276-282. "Constantine’s new wife is less than happy that he’s missing a thumb, leading him on a quest to find a suitable replacement for his missing digit. While he tries to literally sew himself back together, his niece, Gemma, plots dark revenge against her uncle. Will Constantine be able to fend off his own kin’s demonic fury?" -


 * Hellblazer: The Devil's Trenchcoat - Collects vol. 1 #283-291. "When Gemma Masters auctions off her uncle’s signature trench coat, she sets off a horrific chain of events in the life of John Constantine. Bleeding apartment walls, a flatulent demon, a suspicious angel and an old adversary await Constantine as he races to find the coat before it sends him back to Hell!" - -


 * Hellblazer: Death and Cigarettes - Collects vol. 1 #292-300 & Annual #1. "A series of murders sends Constantine to Ireland in search of his long-lost nephew. But after a séance with his late sister, Constantine finds that there might be more connections between his nephew and the murders than meets the eye…" - -


 * The Hellblazer, vol. 1: The Poison Truth - Collects vol. 2 #1-6 & Rebirth. "John Constantine… returns home to London to face an impossible choice: live an immortal life bonded to a demonic curse, or shift that curse to eight million people—killing each and every one of them! What to do, what to do…" -


 * The Hellblazer, vol. 2: The Smokeless Fire - Collects vol. 2 #7-12. "John Constantine once heard a ghost story in a Parisian bar, and maybe the old man wasn’t just telling tales. So he takes Mercury in search of the only man he knows who’s encountered the Djinn. Problem is, they’re not the only people looking! Meanwhile, a new character emerges from the shadows, an uneasy alliance is formed, John Constantine goes all magician on us and Paris may never be the same again." - - (forthcoming, October 2017)


 * The Hellblazer, vol. 3: The Inspiration Game - Collects vol. 2 #13-18. "Home from Paris, John gets in a drunken argument, has a terrible dream about a dead teenager, and then finds the corpse. Did someone use his imagination as a weapon, or has his distaste for humanity made him a murderer?" -


 * The Hellblazer, vol. 4: The Good Old Days - Collects vol. 2 #19-24. "John Constantine is back in London, but encountering a wave of demonic possession, he's not happy to return home. Here to help? Helena Bertinelli, the Huntress! A crime wave caused by young, aggressive gangsters puts Inspector Margaret Ames on the case-and at odds with Constantine. But the Church has an agent of their own in the Huntress." -


 * John Constantine, Hellblazer, vol. 1: Marks of Woe - Collects vol. 3 #1-6, plus The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1 and The Books of Magic vol. 4 #14. "A small-time gang lord has found himself dealing with an outbreak of supernatural weirdness...and without any allies to call on, John doesn’t have much choice in taking a paycheck from one of London’s worst, or accepting the help of one of the ganglord’s would-be foot soldiers. But what should be an open-and-shut exorcism turns out to be nothing but...and the madness is just beginning!" -


 * John Constantine, Hellblazer, vol. 2: The Best Version of You - Collects vol. 3 #7-12. "Will Constantine protect a group of British fishermen from an ancient merwoman? Or stop a disgraced royal from unleashing a bloodthirsty horror? It all leads to John Constantine facing his final reckoning with the older version of himself who’s been seeding magical chaos all around England. Can the evil in John’s heart ever be contained? Or will it destroy the one life he would give anything not to corrupt?" -

Hardcovers

 * John Constantine: Hellblazer 30th Anniversary Edition - Collects vol. 1 #11, 27, 41, 63, 120, 146, 229 & 240, plus Swamp Thing vol. 2 #37. -


 * Hellblazer: Rise and Fall - Collects Rise and Fall #1-3. -

Omnibus Hardcovers

 * Hellblazer by Garth Ennis Omnibus - Collects vol. 1 #41-50, 52-58, 129-133 & Special #1, plus Heartland #1. -

Creative Team
John Constantine created by Alan Moore, John Totleben & Steve Bissette.

Volume 2
Issues #1-12: Writer: Simon Oliver. Artist/Covers: Moritat.

Issues #13+: Writer/Covers: Tim Seeley. Artist: Jesus Merino.

Volume 3
Writer: Simon Spurrier. Artist: Aaron Campbell.

Publishing History

 * Volume 1: #1-300, 1988-2013 (#1-62 DC Comics, #63-300 Vertigo)
 * Volume 2: #1-24, 2016-2018 (DC Comics)
 * Volume 3: #1-12, 2019-2020 (John Constantine, Hellblazer, Sandman Universe)

See also Constantine

Future Publication Dates

 * Hellblazer, vol. 25: Another Season TP: 10 Aug 2021

News & Features

 * 23 Oct 2014 - Devil in a Trenchcoat
 * 08 Nov 2012 - Hellblazer's End & the Future of Vertigo
 * 08 Nov 2012 - Hellblazer Ends, Constantine Begins - In The DCU!
 * 29 Nov 2011 - Milligan Pens Two Constantines in Hellblazer & Justice League Dark
 * 16 Jul 2010 - Vertigo to Publish Banned Warren Ellis Hellblazer Story
 * 25 Mar 2009 - Starting Vertigo's Crime Line: Ian Rankin on Dark Entries
 * 29 Jan 2009 - Talking with Hellblazer Artist Sean Murphy
 * 19 Dec 2008 - Tracking a Rising Star: Talking to Sean Murphy
 * 16 Dec 2008 - Hell of an Anniversary: Talking to Hellblazer #250 Creators
 * 03 Dec 2008 - Peter Milligan Talks Hellblazer
 * 28 Apr 2008 - Jason Aaron Blazes Hell and Invades Wakanda
 * 27 Jul 2007 - CCI: Back into Hell: Jamie Delano returns to John Constantine's world
 * 05 May 2007 - Andy Diggle in Hellblazer Heaven
 * 26 Mar 2007 - Supernatural Horror With A Social Conscience: Diggle's Hellblazer
 * 07 Feb 2007 - Vertigo On the Ledge: with Andy Diggle
 * 18 Oct 2006 - Andy Diggle Takes Over Hellblazer
 * 17 Oct 2006 - Hell Comes to Glasgow: Mina Talks Hellblazer & "A Sickness In the Family"

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Hellblazer #1 - First issue in PDF format
 * Hellblazer - GCD entry
 * Hellblazer