Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1

Vertigo's 2003 special spins out of the Hellblazer universe to spotlight Lady Constantine, rendered here by Phil Noto as a sharp-eyed, blonde woman in period green dress and lace fichu, coolly brandishing a flintlock pistol against a parchment-toned background etched with occult diagrams. Writer Andy Diggle and artist Goran Sudžuka kick off "Hell Hath No Fury" with this first issue, promising the same kind of supernatural edge that defines the Hellblazer world — just filtered through a different era and a thoroughly formidable Constantine. If you've ever wondered whether the Constantine name carried its dangerous charm across the centuries, this cover makes a compelling case.