Like a lot of DC characters, John Constantine’s journey in the New 52 was a bumpy one. Moving Constantine from the mature readers Vertigo imprint to the main DC continuity softened a lot of his edges in the first Constantine series, but the subsequent Constantine: The Hellblazer was a vast improvement that found an intriguing direction for this new interpretation of the warlock. That was fun while it lasted, but with the Rebirth relaunch comes a new The Hellblazer series, one that skews closer in style and tone to the Vertigo stories of Constantine’s past. Writer Simon Oliver is a Vertigo veteran who understands the type of gritty, intense storytelling that imprint is known for, and Moritat’s textured, atmospheric art with colorist Andre Szymanowicz is a great fit for Oliver’s script.