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===''Justice League Dark, Constantine'' and ''DC Rebirth''=== In 2011, it was announced that a younger John Constantine would feature in ''[[Justice League Dark]]'', one of the new titles launched as part of September 2011's [[DC Universe]] reboot. He was to be part of a team including [[Shade, The Changing Man]], [[Deadman (DC Comics)|Deadman]] and [[Madame Xanadu]], known as [[Justice League Dark]].<ref name=DCU>{{cite news|title=Justice League Dark interview with Peter Milligan|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dcnu-peter-milligan-justice-league-dark-110609.html|date=31 May 2011|work=[[Newsarama]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921114112/http://www.newsarama.com/7775-milligan-dcnu-justice-league-spin-off-emotionally-dark.html|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> As part of the [[The New 52|DC universe reboot in September 2011]], Peter Milligan started the title which featured an alternate version of John Constantine as a prominent part of the team.<ref name=JLD /> Milligan wrote eight issues of ''Justice League Dark'', with writer [[Jeff Lemire]] taking over on issue nine. On November 8, 2012, DC announced that ''Hellblazer'' would be cancelled following its 300th issue, and would be replaced by ''[[Constantine (comic book)|Constantine]]'' written by [[Jeff Lemire]] and Ray Fawkes for issues #1-3 and Ray Fawkes alone for issues #4-23, and drawn by Renato Guedes<ref name=canned>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42083|title=DC Cancels "Hellblazer," Announces New 52-Based "Constantine" Ongoing β Comic Book Resources|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=8 November 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215223/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42083|archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref> starring the younger New 52 John Constantine, rather than the version from Hellblazer, depicted as being in his late 50s.<ref name="DCU"/> The ''Constantine'' series ended its run with its 23rd issue in May 2015. Nonetheless, the character would again star in another solo series entitled ''Constantine: The Hellblazer'', co-written by [[Ming Doyle]] and [[James Tynion IV]] with art by Riley Rossmo, released on June 10, 2015.<ref name="The Hellblazer">{{cite web|title=DOYLE & TYNION AIM TO RESTORE "CONSTANTINE: THE HELLBLAZER" AS A "YOUNG, SEXY, DANGEROUS, BAD DUDE"|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/doyle-tynion-aim-to-restore-constantine-the-hellblazer-as-a-young-sexy-dangerous-bad-dude|date=March 10, 2015|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|author=Albert Ching|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508182831/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/doyle-tynion-aim-to-restore-constantine-the-hellblazer-as-a-young-sexy-dangerous-bad-dude|archive-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Constantine To Relaunch With Ming Doyle And Riley Rossmo As Constantine: The Hellblazer|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/02/06/constantine-relaunch-ming-doyle-riley-rossmo-constantine-hellblazer/|date=February 6, 2015|publisher=[[Bleeding Cool]]|author=Johnston, Rich|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429034521/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/02/06/constantine-relaunch-ming-doyle-riley-rossmo-constantine-hellblazer/|archive-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref> Writer Ming Doyle expressed excitement in her chance to write Constantine, stating that the reason of putting the term ''Hellblazer'' back to the character's title was to "take Constantine back to what he was at the start."<ref name="The Hellblazer"/> On July 20, 2016, a new comic book entitled ''The Hellblazer: Rebirth'' was released as part of ''[[DC Rebirth]]'', a major relaunch in an effort to return famous DC stories from before the New 52 into the reboot. The plot concerns John Constantine finally returning to London after being cursed by a demon that forced him to leave the city. Former ''Hellblazer'' characters such as [[Chas Chandler (comics)|Chas Chandler]] and Mercury made appearances in the series, and the comic was written by [[Simon Oliver]] who previously wrote the spin-off series ''[[Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constantine To Relaunch With Ming Doyle And Riley Rossmo As Constantine: The Hellblazer|url=http://www.cbr.com/the-hellblazer-rebirth-harkens-back-to-john-constantines-jamie-delano-era/|date=July 22, 2016|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|author=McElhatton, Greg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907115343/http://www.cbr.com/the-hellblazer-rebirth-harkens-back-to-john-constantines-jamie-delano-era/|archive-date=September 7, 2016}}</ref>
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