Editing Hellblazer (section)

===1999–2000===
==== Warren Ellis (#134–143) ====
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[[Warren Ellis]] took over the title in 1999, after his work on ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'' which had moved to the Vertigo imprint, following the closure of [[Helix Comics]].<ref name="vert-hell">{{Cite book | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = John Constantine Hellblazer | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 102–111 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = New York | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4122-1 | oclc = 213309015}}</ref> He was meant to become a full-time writer for several years, as Delano, Ennis and Jenkins before him, but left the title early after DC refused to publish the story "[[Shoot (Hellblazer)|Shoot]]", about high school shootings, following the [[Columbine High School massacre]], despite the fact it had been written and submitted prior to the event.<ref>Holmes, Thomas Alan (2005) "Warren Ellis’ 'Shoot' and Media Passivity." ''[[International Journal of Comic Art]]''. '''7''' (2). 370–374</ref> The story was finally published in 2010.<ref>{{cite book|title=VERTIGO RESURRECTED – Shoot #1 100-Page Spectacular|author=Warren Ellis|publisher=Vertigo}}</ref>

His brief run began with "Haunted", a London-based story in which John investigates the brutal murder of a former girlfriend, Isabel by an [[Aleister Crowley]] style magician, Josh Wright. The story introduces, or reintroduces many characters who became an important part of the Hellblazer universe, including Inspector Watford (originally from Jamie Delano's run on the title), aging magician Clarice, and Map, a powerful magician who works on [[London Underground|tube]] renovations in his part as custodian of London.<ref>{{cite book|title=Haunted|publisher=Vertigo|author=Warren Ellis|year=2003|isbn=1-56389-813-6}}</ref> The remainder of Ellis' brief tenure was taken up with single issue stories, collected as "Setting Sun".<ref>{{cite book|title=Setting Sun|publisher=Vertigo|author=Warren Ellis|year=2004|isbn=1-4012-0245-4 }}</ref>