Dangerous Habits

"Dangerous Habits"
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Publisher	Vertigo
Publication date	May – October 1991
Title(s)	Hellblazer #41-#46
Main character(s)	John Constantine First of the Fallen
Creative team
Writer(s)	Garth Ennis
Artist(s)	Will Simpson
Hardcover	ISBN

Dangerous Habits is a six-issue Hellblazer story arc written by Garth Ennis and art by Will Simpson published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Dangerous Habits collects issues #41-46 of the Hellblazer series. The story features the occult detective John Constantine, who at that time caught terminal lung cancer, and subsequently conning the Lords of Hell to cure it, mixing contemporary horror with Faustian theme. The comic became a success, being well-received and was the best-selling Vertigo series of that time. It also catapulted Ennis' career in the American comic book industry.

The story was loosely adapted into the movie Constantine released in 2005.

The story was written by Preacher writer Garth Ennis, who took over the title in 1991, after Delano's run on the series. The title was the first major work of Ennis in the American comic industry, where he proceeded to write the longest run for any writer on the title.

What could I possibly do to John Constantine that hadn't been done before? And one course of action suddenly stood out above all others: Kill him.

After having some serious cough attacks, John Constantine checked himself to a hospital. The doctor diagnosed John with advanced terminal lung cancer, and told him that he only has a short time to live. Upon hearing this, Constantine attempts to cure it and save himself, knowing that his soul is damned and Hell is ready to welcome him.

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