Hellblazer #162

John Constantine leans against a graffiti-covered wall, cigarette in hand, leather jacket open over a torn t-shirt — Tim Bradstreet's cover capturing the character's weary, street-worn cool with quiet intensity. This is the opening chapter of "Lapdogs and Englishmen," a two-part story from writer Brian Azzarello and artist Guy Davis, kicking off in July 2001 under Vertigo's mature-readers banner. The wall behind Constantine — scrawled with names like "Strummer Rules" and "Zipperface" — gives the scene a gritty, lived-in atmosphere that sets the mood perfectly.