Hellblazer #238

John Constantine literally rises from cigarette smoke against a silhouetted London skyline — Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament looming beneath his ghostly, swirling visage — while "No Smoking" warnings paper the background in a darkly wry collage. Lee Bermejo's painted cover perfectly captures Constantine's inescapable relationship with his habit, framing the city he haunts as both backdrop and battleground. Andy Diggle and Danijel Žeželj bring their talents to "The Smoke," and this Vertigo issue makes a compelling case that some vices are far more than skin deep.