This new HELLBLAZER collection features several tales never before collected, including a look at John Constantine's roughand tumble childhood and the beginnings of his unique skills. Then, in some of the earliest stories from PREACHER writerGarth Ennis, John Constantine is dying. As a sorcerer literally haunted by the demons of his past, John is no stranger to mysticbedevilment or supernatural horror. But it's his chain smoking that ultimately brings death to Constantine's front door. JohnConstantine has lung cancer. Though condemned to hell, Constantine continues to laugh in the face of this all-too-serious world.