Hellblazer #181

Hellblazer #181 opens Mike Carey's run with a cover by Tim Bradstreet that immediately commands attention: a shirtless figure — unmistakably John Constantine, cigarette dangling from his lips — stands with his back to the viewer, his skin covered in densely inscribed occult texts, sigils, and ritual diagrams that read like a living grimoire. A second hand rests on his shoulder, hinting at an unseen presence and lending the image an undercurrent of tension. "The Game of Cat and Mouse" promises exactly the kind of murky, occult-edged intrigue that has always made this Vertigo series essential reading.