John Constantine, Hellblazer: Phantom Pains

In this 2012 DC one-shot, Peter Milligan and Simon Bisley reunite for a singular, visceral dive into John Constantine's psyche. The story finds the chain-smoking magus confronting the lingering, toxic fallout of his past actions, rendered in Bisley's signature, grotesquely beautiful style. It's a potent, self-contained chapter that distills the character's enduring, bleakly magical essence.