Hellblazer Special: Chas #1

Glenn Fabry's painted cover for this 2008 Vertigo launch sets a gritty, street-level tone — a rugged man with a cigarette dangling from his lips dominates the foreground against an aerial map of London's streets, while a second hard-edged man, a taxi, and a pair of supporting figures (including a young woman) fill out the background. Hellblazer Presents: Chas — The Knowledge is a five-issue miniseries written by Simon Oliver with art by Goran Sudžuka, shining a spotlight on John Constantine's long-suffering cabbie mate. If you've ever wondered what Chas's world looks like when the supernatural chaos of the Hellblazer universe bleeds into an ordinary London taxi driver's life, this first chapter is a natural place to start.