Editing Hellblazer (section)

===1995-1999===
====Paul Jenkins (#89–128)====
Following issue #84 by Jamie Delano and a brief interlude by ''[[From Hell]]'' artist [[Eddie Campbell]] (issues #85-88), the series' direction was taken over by [[Paul Jenkins (writer)|Paul Jenkins]] in 1995. He had been the former editor of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' and other [[Mirage Studios]] lines.<ref name="CBR Marvel PR">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=6258|title=Paul Jenkins Signs Exclusive to Marvel|access-date=28 February 2008|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|year=2005|author=Jonah Weiland|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026235244/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article|archive-date=26 October 2008}}</ref> He had pitched to several comic houses, having tired of editing, and eventually managed to gain stewardship of ''Hellblazer'', the first largely untested writer to achieve this.<ref name="CBDB Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=157|title=Comic Book DB – Paul Jenkins|access-date=28 February 2008|publisher=ComicBookDB.com|year=2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015071233/http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=157|archive-date=15 October 2012}}</ref> Jenkins' run is more traditionally English in its themes, with [[Albion]], [[King Arthur|Arthurian legend]], and old English battles all featuring, and even an appearance by [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], and a speculative explanation of the writing of [[Kubla Khan]], and what the interruption of the '[[person on business from Porlock|man from Porlock]]' may have been. He also returns to Jamie Delano's coverage of [[Anarchism|anarchist]] lifestyles, and the effects of the [[Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994|Criminal Justice Act of 1994]], a controversial law which restricted the ability of the public to throw [[rave]]s and large demonstrations.<ref>Gilbert J. (1999)''Discographies: Dance Music, Culture, and the Politics of Sound'', Page 150, Routledge {{ISBN|0-415-17032-X}}</ref><ref>Meaden, B. (2006) ''TRANCENational ALIENation'' Page 19, Lulu, {{ISBN|1-4116-8543-1}}</ref>

Major storylines in this run include "Critical Mass", where Constantine is forced to use magic to purge his darker side into another human body, to avoid being damned to Hell as part of a trade to save the possessed son of a friend, thus creating the antagonistic character, [[List of characters in Hellblazer#The Demon Constantine|Demon Constantine]], with the assistance of [[Aleister Crowley]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Hellblazer issues #93–97|publisher=Vertigo|author=Paul Jenkins}}</ref> The landmark hundredth issue gave more detail on John Constantine's father, and the abusive relationship that they had shared. However, it is unclear as to whether this is happening in reality, or in his mind as John convalesces in a coma.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hellblazer issue #100|publisher=Vertigo|author=Paul Jenkins}}</ref> "Last Man Standing" reveals that his friend Rich is the current descendant of King Arthur, and [[Merlin]]'s attempt to discover God's secret, an act which would destroy England, using John's few remaining friends as bait.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hellblazer issues #110–114|publisher=Vertigo|author=Paul Jenkins}}</ref>

The 10th-anniversary issue breaks from the usual format, in breaking the [[Fourth Wall|fourth wall]], and addressing  readers as if they are in a pub with Constantine for a monthly get-together to hear his stories. Over the course of the issue, most of the characters from Constantine's history appear, along with [[Death (DC Comics)|Death of the Endless]] from ''Sandman''. Also, appearances are made by writers and artists, including series creator Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, and Jenkins himself.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hellblazer issue 120|publisher=Vertigo|author=Paul Jenkins}}</ref> Jenkins' run then draws to a close with two storylines, "Up the Down Staircase" and "How to Play With Fire", which relate the First of the Fallen's new plan, to essentially let mankind ruin itself through television and consumerism, and Ellie's plot to leave Constantine friendless and alone. John eventually saves himself, through a literal ''[[deus ex machina]]'', in a campfire conversation with [[Presence (DC Comics)|God]].<ref name="God#1">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/20/comics-history-101-constantine|title=''Comics History 101: Constantine''|website=[[IGN]]|author=Scott Collura|date=20 October 2014 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219144939/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/20/comics-history-101-constantine|archive-date=2014-12-19}} October 20, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/comics/ongoing/hb128.html Straight to Hell: A Hellblazer Site: Sifting Through The Ashes (HTPWF: Part Four)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235952/http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/comics/ongoing/hb128.html |date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> However, at that time Rich and his family finally sever their friendship with John, and the latter ends the run alone.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hellblazer issues 121–128|publisher=Vertigo|author=Paul Jenkins}}</ref>