 After favorable reader reaction to John Constantine 's appearances in the comic book series Swamp Thing , where he had been introduced by Alan Moore during his authorship of the title , the character was given his own comic book series in 1988 . The series was intended to bear the title Hellraiser , but this title was revised before publication due to the contemporaneous release of Clive Barker 's unrelated film of the same name . Initial writer Jamie Delano was , in his own words , " fairly ambivalent " about the change of title . 
 After favorable reader reaction to John Constantine <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>appearances in the comic book series Swamp Thing , where he <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been introduced by Alan Moore during his authorship of the title , the character was given his own comic book series in 1988 . The series was intended to bear the title Hellraiser , but this title was revised before publication due to the contemporaneous release of Clive Barker <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>unrelated film of the same name . Initial writer Jamie Delano was , in his own words , " fairly ambivalent " about the change of title . 
After favorable reader reaction to John Constantine  appearances in da comic book series Swamp Thing , where he done been introduced by Alan Moore durin his authorship of tdatitle , the character was given his own comic book series in 1988 . Thdaeries was intended to bear thedatle Hellraiser , but this title was revised before publication due to the contemporaneous release of Clive Barker  unrelated film of the same name . Initial writer Jamie Delano was , in his own words , " fairly ambivalent " about the change of title .