Editing Hellblazer (section)

===2000-2002===
====Brian Azzarello (#146–174)====
Following a brief interlude by Croatian writer [[Darko Macan]], the series was then taken over by [[Brian Azzarello]], once again hired on the strength of his own series for Vertigo, ''[[100 Bullets]]''. Azzarello's run is one large meta-story, that follows John Constantine on a trip across America, starting with his incarceration in prison,<ref>{{cite book|title=Hard Time|publisher=Vertigo|author=Brian Azzarello|year=2001|isbn=1-56389-696-6}}</ref> then variously uncovering a pornography ring,<ref>{{cite book|title=Good Intentions|publisher=Vertigo|author=Brian Azzarello|year=2002|isbn=1-56389-856-X}}</ref> catching a serial killer,<ref>{{cite book|title=Freezes Over|publisher=Vertigo|author=Brian Azzarello|year=2003|isbn=1-56389-971-X}}</ref> taking on a [[Neo Nazi]] group before finally dealing with the architect of his incarceration, Stanley W. Manor,<ref>{{cite book|title=Highwater|publisher=Vertigo|author=Brian Azzarello|year=2004|isbn=1-4012-0223-3}}</ref> a thinly-veiled pastiche of [[Batman]]. Brian Azzarello did return for one of the five stories in issue #250. This arc attracted minor controversy for its depiction of Constantine in a same-sex relationship.