FROM THE PUBLISHER

To help celebrate the release of Warner Bros. Pictures￯﾿ﾽ Constantine in theaters this February, DC Comics is proud to present CONSTANTINE: THE HELLBLAZER COLLECTION. This new trade paperback showcases the official Vertigo adaptation of the film along with three classic issues of JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER. The first, Hunger, kicked off HELLBLAZER, Vertigo's longest-running series, and set a new tone for John Constantine, who first appeared in Alan Moore's SWAMP THING. The next, Hold Me, brings SANDMAN creator Neil Gaiman and his longtime artistic collaborator Dave McKean to the title with a haunting story of fear and loneliness. And finally, The Beginning of the End, written by PREACHER co-creator Garth Ennis, opens the "Dangerous Habits" storyline with Constantine discovering that he has terminal lung cancer. Also included in this trade paperback is the introductory essay Straight to Hell: An Introduction to John Constantine.