John Constantine, Hellblazer: Highwater

In 2004, DC’s mature-readers imprint released this single-issue story by writer Brian Azzarello and artist Marcelo Frusin, a tight, atmospheric chapter in the Hellblazer saga. Set in a small Louisiana town, it finds John Constantine entangled with a mysterious flood and the dark secrets it unearths. The issue is a potent showcase for Azzarello’s gritty, downbeat take on the occult detective and Frusin’s moody, expressive linework.