John Constantine, Hellblazer: Pandemonium #1

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the first appearance of John Constantine, Jamie Delano – the very first HELLBLAZER writer – returns for a new original graphic novel! Joining him for the occasion is fan-favorite artist Jock (THE LOSERS), who – for the first time ever – uses the meticulous techniques he's developed for his Eisner-nominated covers to illustrate a gripping horror story tailor-made for the 21st century. When an alluring Muslim woman catches Constantine's eye, she also brings trouble clattering to his doorstep: a bombing in a London museum, mysterious ancient Sumerian artifacts, an unearthly creature running rampant with renegade intentions… To protect his life and freedom, Constantine embarks on a desperate trail sprawling from the back streets of London to the detainment centers of contemporary Iraq – where the man who's seen everything will see modern-day terror like he's never imagined. ----------- Silver-tongued con man, blue collar mage, sneering punk -absolute bastard Twenty-five years ago, John Constantine arrived on the pages of Alan Moore's SWAMP THING, and ever since, the working class magus been hailed as one of comics' best anti-heroes, inspiring a rabid fan following. Now, commemorating the 25th anniversary of his first appearance, HELLBLAZER: PANDEMONIUM finds the man who's literally been to hell and back traveling to the only hell far worse -- the frontlines of war. When an alluring Muslim woman catches Constantine's eye, she also brings trouble clattering to his doorstep: a bombing in a London museum, mysterious ancient Sumerian artifacts, a terrifying creature running rampant with renegade intentions... To save his life and freedom, Constantine embarks on a desperate trail from the back streets of London to the detainment centers and battlegrounds of contemporary Iraq -- where the man who's seen everything will see a modern-day horror he's never previously imagined. HELLBLAZER: PANDEMONIUM heralds the return of original HELLBLAZER writer Jamie Delano to the character that won him praise from comics luminaries Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore. Now, Delano united with fan-favorite artist Jock, who for the first time illustrates an entire graphic novel in the style of his Eisner-nominated covers, for a dissection of war and terror in a horror story tailor-made for the 21st century.

Characters: Chas Chandler, Ishtar, John Constantine, Nergal, Uridimmu