Mike Carey Era (2002-Present) Following Azzarello's departure on Hellblazer, Mike Carey -- who was writing Lucifer at the time, took over as writer with #175. Sales were not great across all of the Vertigo line, and #175 was of regular size despite being an anniversary issue -- one Hellblazer's parent title, Swamp Thing had never reached (although it had been cancelled at higher sales numbers than any Vertigo title was achieving in 2002). After two issues illustrated by Hellblazer veteran Steve Dillon, Azzarello's regular artist Marcelo Frusin returned to the title, becoming Carey's regular artist. Carey's run, while not horrific, was celebrated by many who had become disillusioned with Azzarello's writing, which was perceived as overly long, obtuse, and even often uninteresting (despite the sadomasochistic elements). In early 2004, as Hellblazer was nearing #200, a new Swamp Thing series was launched. The first six issues were written by Andy Diggle, followed thereafter by Will Pfeifer.

IMAGE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	STATUS
Hellblazer #175-200: Mike Carey script; Tim Bradstreet cover
Hellblazer #175-176: Steve Dillon pencils; Jimmy Palmiotti inks; "High on Life" storyline
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	Hellblazer #175		1
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	Hellblazer #176		1
Hellblazer #177-180, 182-185: Marcelo Frusin art
Hellblazer #177-180: "Red Sepulchre" storyline
	Hellblazer #177		1
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	Hellblazer #178	[READ MATT MARTIN'S REVIEW]	0
	Hellblazer #179	cover-dated February 2003	0
	Hellblazer #180		0
	Hellblazer #181	Jock art; published on Wednesday, 26 February 2003	0
	Hellblazer #182	published on Wednesday, 26 March 2003	0
	Hellblazer #183		0
	Hellblazer #184		0
	Hellblazer #185		0
Hellblazer #186-200: no art data entered
	Hellblazer #186		0
	Hellblazer #187	published on Wednesday, 27 August 2003	0
	Hellblazer #188		0
	Hellblazer #189		0
	Hellblazer #190		0
	Hellblazer #191		0
	Hellblazer #192		0
	Hellblazer #193		0
	Hellblazer #194	cover-dated May 2004	0
	Hellblazer #195		0
	Hellblazer #196		0
Hellblazer #197-199: "Stations of the Cross" storyline
	Hellblazer #197		0
	Hellblazer #198		0
	Hellblazer #199		0
	Hellblazer #200	no final issue known	0
MISCELLANEOUS
Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1-4: takes place in 1785; Andy Diggle script; Goran Sudzuka art; Phil Noto cover
	Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1	cover-dated February 2003	0
	Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #2		0
	Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #3		0
	Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #4	cover-dated May 2003; published on Wednesday, 12 March 2003	0
Swamp Thing (fourth series) #1-6: Andy Diggle script; "Bad Seed" storyline
Swamp Thing (fourth series) #1: Enriqué Breccia art and cover
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #1	John Constantine revives Alec Holland to reunite Swamp Thing with a human element; Abby Arcane searches for Swamp Thing; Téfé visits the apparently dead Parliament of Trees in Brazil; cover-dated May 2004	1
Swamp Thing (fourth series) #1-12: no art or cover data entered
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #2		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #3		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #4		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #5		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #6		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #7		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #8		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #9		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #10		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #11		0
	Swamp Thing (fourth series) #12	no final issue known	0

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