10 Human Comic Book Anti Heroes You Don't Want To Mess With... Ever!

8. John Constantine

Hellblazer Vertigo John Constantine
DC Comics

John Constantine exemplifies everything there is to love about Vertigo, but as opposed to other anti-heroes, this one's actually very sympathetic.

Constantine (pronounced Constan-tyne), is from Liverpool, and is an expert conman, magician, and occult specialist. Basically, if you cross him, you're just as likely to wind up in the mersey as you are to be cursed with a bothersome spirit for the rest of your existence.

That hasn't hurt his standing amongst the mainstream though; today, John has been the subject of a movie (a bad one, but a movie all the same), an unfortunately cancelled TV show, and has since been integrated into the mainstream DC Universe, even joining the 'Dark' version of the Justice League formed specifically to face demonic threats.

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