Hellblazer #241

Part two of "The Laughing Magician" arrives in this April 2008 installment of Vertigo's long-running John Constantine: Hellblazer, written by Andy Diggle with interior art by Leonardo Manco. Glenn Fabry's cover presents a striking central figure — an elegantly dressed man in a blue-and-gold robe, clenching his fist with quiet menace — while a brooding, cigarette-smoking Constantine looms in the shadows behind him, flanked by a swirling golden demon motif. It's a richly painted image that sets up a compelling clash of personalities and suggests Constantine may not be the most powerful player in the room this time around.