Divination — Used a pendulum and map to find the location of a magical disturbance. ( Hellblazer issues four and 182)

As well as the John Constantine who first appeared in the comic book Swamp Thing and then moved into the Vertigo universe under the Vertigo Comics imprint (ie. the one who appeared in Hellblazer), there are three other notable John Constantines. The first is a second version of him, introduced in Brightest Day issue 24, 2011, who exists in the DC Universe alongside comic book heroes like Batman and Superman. The second is the protagonist of the film adaptation of Hellblazer, Constantine; in this film he is played by Keanu Reeves. The third is the lead character of the forthcoming TV series adaptation of Hellblazer, Constantine; in this series he is played by Matt Ryan. John Constantine first appeared in 1985 as a recurring character in the horror series Swamp Thing, in which he acted as a "supernatural advisor" to the main character.

In Hellblazer issue 298, Constantine (newly aware of him impending death) says, "Where's it all gone, Chas? I mean, what have I done with sixty-odd years of life?" This roughly corresponds with the realtime math, which would put Constantine at age 59 or 60 in this issue. On the surface, Constantine may seem to be the last character suitable to receive a YA title, given he started life as a flagship character in DC’s mature-readers Vertigo imprint. Yet this is actually John Constantine’s second appearance in the line, after last year’s Johnny Constantine and the Mystery of the Meanest Teacher, which was aimed at middle-school readers. Kami Garcia, who has written other DC YA graphic novels, joins forces with artist Issac Goodhart, colorist Ruth Redmond and letterer Steve Wands to tell a story of Constantine at the end of his adolescent years, where he must balance magic and fighting demons against the pressures of being a teenager. An Angel City taxi cab delivers John Constantine to his afternoon exorcism. As Constantine gets to work, fighting to free a girl from the demon inside her, he realizes this isn’t your average ritual — something’s wrong, off-balance. Something’s coming. And Constantine isn’t just the first to notice, he’s the only guy who can fix it. He is also one of the strongest characters in the DC universe with abilities like immunity from angelic magic, powerful healing and supreme close-quarter combat skills. Astral Projection — Constantine once separated his soul from his body to travel through psyches and dimensions. ( Hellblazer: Joyride)

After his long stint in Hell, Constantine’s cynicism and world-weariness are hard-earned. Like his private-eye predecessors, he’s a lone wolf. In an exchange cut from the film, Constantine and Papa Midnite (Djimon Hounsou) watch people on the street and Constantine remarks, “Never ceases to amaze me.” Midnite asks, “What?” and Constantine clarifies: “Normal life.” His secret knowledge only deepens his loneliness. He’s always on the outside looking in, wondering just how blissful ignorance would be. I sat there and thought, should I go around that corner and see if he is really there, or should I just eat my sandwich and leave? I opted for the latter; I thought it was the safest. I'm not making any claims to anything. I'm just saying that it happened. Strange little story." For information on Constantine's life in the main Hellblazer series, see John Constantine biography. Constantine is unusual among comic book characters in that he has aged in real time since his creation. In Hellblazer issue eight Constantine celebrated his 35th birthday. Five years later, in Hellblazer issue 63, he turned 40. Resurrection — In the graphic novel Pandemonium, he once allowed himself to be killed, but later resurrects himself by exiting the afterlife.Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) is the only newcomer to Constantine’s inner circle. They’re brought together by death: Constantine’s terminal diagnosis and the death of Angela’s twin sister Isabel by suicide. Just as Angela helps facilitate Constantine’s arc from selfish to selfless, Constantine is the catalyst for Angela’s evolution. Lawrence choreographed it so that their movement in the frame — Angela from right to left, Constantine from left to right — creates the sense they’re “always heading toward one another,” on a collision course, fated to meet. Regular kismet.

Comics on their own are a chic idea for tattoos. The very style with the word bubbles, the graphical art and the vibrant colours make them stand out. In this design, John Constantine is seen smoking his favourite Silk Cut cigarettes, sitting on a throne. Some of his iconic dialogues are inked around him in the style of the comic. Constantine has also exhibited considerable mastery in " stage magic skills" - hypnosis, sleight of hand and escapology. Made from a real lighter encased in brass and detailed with swirling engravings, the lighter features the St. Benedict medal inlaid on each side. Additionally, the Latin phrase “fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus” is engraved into one side of the lighter. This translates as “Let justice be done, and let the world perish”.Constantine languished in development hell at Warner Bros in the late ’90s. But the project had staying power, and after years of struggling and evolving, Keanu Reeves signed on to star in the film for music video director Francis Lawrence, who would make his feature debut. With Constantine, Lawrence and his collaborators constructed a rich, textured world, one whose inner workings are intimately familiar to our protagonist, though he doesn’t always feel like explaining them. (“Cats are good. Half in half out, anyway.”) Here, the supernatural is quotidian — performing an exorcism is “like changing your oil,” Reeves told the Associated Press at the time of release. In versions of Constatine where the audience are young his trademark cigarettes is replaced by lollipops.