Hellblazer (1988) Vertigo

Issues 200: Written by Mike Carey Art by Steve Dillon, Marcelo Frusin and Leonardo Manco Cover by Tim Bradstreet John Constantine has survived his share of horrifying events: a bout with cancer, four- headed soccer hooligans, a stint in a maximum security prison, and more trips to Hell than he probably cares to recall. In this month's gala HELLBLAZER #200, he'll face a threat even he could never envision: married life. Series writer Mike Carey is joined be a trio of past, present and future HELLBLAZER artists ? Steve Dillon, Marcelo Frusin, and Leonardo Manco ? for this 40-page tale that finds Constantine living a day of wedded "bliss." In three separate-yet-connected tales, Constantine finds himself united in unholy matrimony to three women from his past, but, as the story unfolds, he soon realizes that a much more sinister force is behind what could be the worst day of his life.Issues 207 - 215: Written by Mike Carey Art by Leonardo Manco Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Part 1 of a new 6-part story, "Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go." After another of his blunders proves disastrous for a loved one, John forms an unlikely alliance with the one being who can help him. Can John survive a perilous passage through the outskirts of Hell with this strange guide?ANDIssues 216 - 229: Written by Denise Mina Art by Leonardo Manco Cover by Greg Lauren. "A writer of stunning talent and accomplishment." ? Publishers Weekly "Fearless." ? GQ "Intense." ? The New York Times Now, award-winning novelist Denise Mina (Garnethill, Deception, Field of Blood), one of the hottest rising talents in 21st-century fiction, takes over Vertigo's longest-running title with the 7-part story "Empathy is the Enemy." Mina and ongoing artist Leonardo Manco open one of the most haunting chapters yet in John Constantine's macabre career. Constantine, still brooding over his recent ordeal, meets Chris Cole, an ordinary bloke who made the mistake of messing with a "harmless" bit of magic. He looks to Constantine to pull him out from the nightmare. But when Cole drops the name of an infamous Scottish occultist, Constantine realizes the nightmare is just getting under way ? and he's about to plunge in. Wrapped in the unique look of acclaimed painter Greg Lauren's eerie covers, the new era of HELLBLAZER is sure to become an overnight legend.