Editing Hellblazer (section)

==Production history==
After favorable reader reaction to John Constantine's appearances in the comic-book series ''[[Swamp Thing]]'', where he had been introduced by writer Alan Moore, the character was given his own comic-book series in 1988.<ref name=STH_character>{{cite web| last = McMahon| first = John| title = John Constantine: Who Is He?| url = http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/constantine/index.html| access-date = 2007-05-31| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613153633/http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/constantine/index.html| archive-date = 2007-06-13}}</ref><ref name=tabularasa>{{cite web| last = Carroll| first = David| title = Trail Blazers: Interviews with Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis| url = http://www.tabula-rasa.info/AusComics/Hellblazers.html| access-date = 2007-05-30| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070625163337/http://www.tabula-rasa.info/AusComics/Hellblazers.html| archive-date = 2007-06-25}}</ref> The series was intended to bear the title ''Hellraiser'', but this title was revised before publication due to the contemporaneous release of [[Clive Barker]]'s unrelated [[Hellraiser|film of the same name]].<ref name=STH_FAQ>{{cite web| last = McMahon| first = John| title = Straight to Hell: A Hellblazer Site – FAQ| url = http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/faq/index.html#mq2| access-date = 2007-05-30| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070624092658/http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/faq/index.html#mq2| archive-date = 2007-06-24}}</ref> Initial writer Jamie Delano was, in his own words, "fairly ambivalent" about the change of title.<ref name=legends>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/10/26/comic-book-legends-revealed-390/|title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #390|author=Brian Cronin|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=26 October 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017023209/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/10/26/comic-book-legends-revealed-390/|archive-date=2015-10-17}}</ref>

The initial creative team was writer [[Jamie Delano]] and artist [[John Ridgway (comic artist)|John Ridgway]], with [[Dave McKean]] supplying distinctive painted and [[collage]] covers. Delano introduced a political aspect to the character, about which he stated: "...generally I was interested in commenting on 1980s Britain. That was where I was living, it was shit, and I wanted to tell everybody."<ref name="tabularasa"/> The book, originally published as a regular DC Comics title, became a [[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]] title with the imprint's launch in March 1993 (issue #63 of the series). In October 2011, it was announced that this would join DC titles in being published digitally on the same day as its physical release, starting in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vertigo.blog.dccomics.com/2011/10/14/vertigo-to-publish-several-comic-book-series-same-day-digital/|title=vertigo to publish several comic book series same day digital.|publisher=Vertigo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017162542/http://vertigo.blog.dccomics.com/2011/10/14/vertigo-to-publish-several-comic-book-series-same-day-digital/|archive-date=2011-10-17|access-date=2011-10-17}}</ref>

===Creative personnel===
{{main|List of Hellblazer creators}}

Many writers had lengthy runs on the series, such as [[Garth Ennis]] and [[Mike Carey (British writer)|Mike Carey]], who respectively had the second- and third-longest runs on the book (only behind [[Peter Milligan]]). Other writers who wrote for the series include [[Paul Jenkins (writer)|Paul Jenkins]], [[Warren Ellis]], [[Brian Azzarello]], [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Grant Morrison]], [[Denise Mina]], and [[Andy Diggle]].<ref name="vert-ency"/><ref name="Pop">{{cite web |url=http://popculture-y.com/2014/03/beginners-guide-john-constantine-or-hellblazer/ |title=A Beginner's Guide to: John Constantine, Or, Hellblazer |author=Allison O'Toole |publisher=Pop Culture-Y |date=March 7, 2014 |access-date=October 14, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024103859/http://popculture-y.com/2014/03/beginners-guide-john-constantine-or-hellblazer/ |archive-date=October 24, 2014 }}</ref>

Numerous artists worked on the series, as well, such as [[John Ridgway (comic artist)|John Ridgway]] (the original series artist), [[Simon Bisley]], [[Mark Buckingham (comic book artist)|Mark Buckingham]], [[Richard Corben]], [[Steve Dillon]], [[Marcelo Frusin]], [[Jock (artist)|Jock]], [[David Lloyd (comics)|David Lloyd]], [[Leonardo Manco]], and [[Sean Phillips]]. Cover artists included Dave McKean (who designed the first run of the series' covers), [[Tim Bradstreet]] (who designed the most), [[Glenn Fabry]], [[Kent Williams (artist)|Kent Williams]], [[David Lloyd (comics)|David Lloyd]], and [[Sean Phillips]].<ref name="vert-ency"/><ref name="Pop"/>