17 Facts About Hellblazer

John Constantine, Hellblazer is an American contemporary horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introduced.

Hellblazer had been published continuously since January 1988, and was Vertigo's longest-running title, the only remaining publication from the imprint's launch.

Hellblazer was one of the first modern occult detective fiction works and heavily influenced the genre to come.

Hellblazer was set in a contemporary world, albeit a world of magic and supernatural conflict behind the scenes.

John Constantine, the main character of Hellblazer, was portrayed as a kind of confidence man and occult detective who did morally questionable things, arguably for the greater good.

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Hellblazer'srun started with "Dangerous Habits", which was the basis for the 2005 film Constantine, and dealt with John Constantine contracting lung cancer, and the desperate deal he makes with the First of the Fallen, and various other lords of Hell, to save himself.

Hellblazer'sbrief run began with "Haunted", a London-based story in which John investigates the brutal murder of a former girlfriend, Isabel by an Aleister Crowley style magician, Josh Wright.

The story introduces, or reintroduces many characters who became an important part of the Hellblazer universe, including Inspector Watford, aging magician Clarice, and Map, a powerful magician who works on tube renovations in his part as custodian of London.

Hellblazer'srun implemented several major changes, including John Constantine's wedding and the loss of his thumb.

The final panel of Hellblazer reveals John, looking shocked and much older than we'd previously seen him, standing in a bar appropriately called "A Long Journey's End" surrounded by people, in front of a shelf full of bottles with the names of the comic's staff over the years.

On November 8,2012, DC announced that Hellblazer would be cancelled following its 300th issue, and would be replaced by Constantine written by Robert Venditti and drawn by Renato Guedes starring the younger New 52 John Constantine, rather than the version from Hellblazer, depicted as being in his late 50s.

In July 2019, DC announced that Hellblazer would be relaunched as part of The Sandman Universe line of comics.

Hellblazer began with a one-shot on Halloween 2019, before becoming a regular series in November.

Hellblazer was first published during the early days of the Modern Age of Comics, and so its themes were as dark, edgy, and politically and morally complex as its contemporaries.

The popularity of Ennis and Dillon's run on Hellblazer is credited for Vertigo agreeing to publish their seminal series Preacher.

Hellblazer boosted the popularity and image of the occult detective fiction genre and shaped it to its modern form.

Fantasy fiction author John Shirley is credited in writing three Hellblazer novels, including the novelisation of the Constantine film.