If there’s a not-so-subtle subtext to Constantine’s misadventures, it’s that authority - be it social, supernatural, or Margaret Thatcher - is something to be abhorred and rejected upon contact. Garth Ennis explained it best in the introduction to his “Dangerous Habits” storyline, calling Hellblazer “a comic without some loathsome morality at its core, but instead with a character who broke his own rules as he staggered through life, and could only face the consequences of his actions with the same frail, human defenses that are available to you or me.” Indeed, the character made us, the anonymous un-super reader, feel empowered as we surrounded ourselves with tales of invulnerable aliens, robots, and gods. More importantly, Constantine gave us a new breed of humanist antihero.

And even though a boozing, womanizing conman might not sound revolutionary in passing, Hellblazer elevated the fledgling mature readers market of the 80s to new heights, enabling DC’s Vertigo imprint to publish some of the most important stories in the medium from some of the most provocative writers in England and beyond. First introduced in Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing after artists Steve Bissette and John Totleben requested to draw a character who resembled Police frontman Sting, Constantine is known more for making terrible decisions and pissing off malicious deities than plucking bass strings. There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays.This Wednesday, DC will usher its magic bastard extraordinaire John Constantine to a brand new title and number one issue, relaunching a character who supported 300 issues of history and talent in the seminal Hellblazer comic. These times are an estimation, not a guarantee.

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Hellblazer, Vol. 1 by Jamie Delano