Editing Hellblazer (section)

==== Denise Mina (#216–228) ====
[[Denise Mina]] had not written for comics when she took over the title in 2006, but had three acclaimed crime novels to her name, the Garnethill trilogy, the first of which won the [[Crime Writers' Association|CWA]] [[CWA New Blood Dagger|award for best debut crime novel]]. Her run on the title took John to Scotland, to attempt to stop a plot to make everybody empathise with each other. However, John fails to stop this, and, overwhelmed by the grief and horror they're forced to empathically share, suicides abound through the people of Glasgow.<ref>{{cite book|title=Empathy is the Enemy|url=https://archive.org/details/johnconstantineh0000mina|url-access=registration|publisher=Vertigo|author=Denise Mina|year=2006|isbn=1-4012-1066-X}}</ref> With help from Gemma Constantine, Angie Spatchcock and Chas Chandler, a plan to reverse the problem is made, as tension builds among the soldiers now surrounding the city. The soldiers keenly listen to a [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] match between England and Portugal on the radio. When England loses the match, it seems all is lost, but the expected psychic riot fails to materialize. The soldiers are Scottish, so [[England and Scotland football rivalry|England's loss is celebrated]], saving the day, and proving there's no source of joy like [[Schadenfreude]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Red Right Hand|publisher=Vertigo|author=Denise Mina|year=2007|isbn=978-1-4012-1342-8}}</ref>