Hellblazer

"As one of the few magicians who understands both the possibilities and the dangers of his art, Liverpool native John Constantine has managed to keep himself from becoming lost in its dark power -- but he also cannot escape its seductive, addictive hold. Unfortunately, while Constantine may understand magic's true price, the world is full of amateurs willing to sign away their souls for a taste of it -- and like it or not, his hard-won knowledge guarantees...

Five accounts John Constantine's forays into the world of black magic, featuring mass murder, the antichrist, a Japanese war criminal, a hunting by ex girlfriends, and a macabre history of London.

He's done hard time in prison to ease his conscience, but now it's time for John Constantine to make amends to the kin of one Richard "Lucky" Fermin.

"[W]hat led a poor boy from Liverpool to become a magus powerful enough to take on the Devil and emerge triumphant? A new window onto Constantine's unique and harrowing life is now open with rare cuts, collecting six never-before-reprinted issues of this groundbreaking Vertigo series and showcasing some of the pivotal episodes in the working-class wizard's bloody history."--Page 4 of cover.