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Few amusing character have been need in as many absurd plot of ground asJohn Constantine . England ’s swell con adult male has been through many different adventures occupy with spin and crook , but one exchange between John Constantine and Dream of the Endless never really made gumption . Now over 35 age later , DC has finally address this plot hole .

John Constantine : Hellblazer : Dead in America#1 – by Simon Spurrier , Aaron Campbell , Jordie Bellaire , and Aditya Bidikar – has already been a noteworthy entree into the Constantine canonfor fixing a decades - old disagreement in the character ’s lore . In this level , John Constantine is confront by Dream of the Endless . Years ago , Constantine came into possession of Dream ’s pouch of sand .

Image of John Constantine, with half of his face a skull, standing in front of a diner.

When Dream involve Constantine to recall it , Constantine assure a major lie , claiming he could n’t give it . Dream believed him , and together the two searched for John ’s x - lady friend , Rachel , who had launch the bag . The narrative never explicate how Rachel , someone with no cognition of magic , could do what John could n’t – somethingDead in Americais careful to clarify early .

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John Constantine Admits One Major Lie From His Past Never Really Made Sense

John Constantine is one of the most knowing , skilled magic users in the entire DC Universe . John can recognize almost any magical artefact he ’s come across and intimately right away knows how to apply it . John ’s domination of magicis so nifty that even Batman has sought him out in mysteries that involve magic . Yet despite John ’s recollective and storied history with magic , Dream of the Endlessbelieved John directly when he claimed to be ineffective to spread out Dream ’s handbag of sand . This led to a plot gob that was never resolved until just now , with a single line from John Constantine expose his major deception .

The main plot of Sandman#3 was Dream needing his pouch of sand back . The sac found its mode into John ’s hand once , and Dream went to get it from him . John no longer had it , as the pouch had been stolen by his ex - girl Rachel , who was using it to experience dreams over and over again . John claimed he was never capable to get the bag open , but Rachel was . More recently , John tell that Rachel had used his note to do it , the original comic did not mention this , leave the discrepancy unexplained – untilDead in America#1 , which addresses this patch hollow directly .

John Has Finally Admitted That He Did Actually Manage To Open Dream’s Sand Bag

Constantine ’s new journeying in Americahasmade an completely unexampled plot from this prior incongruousness . InHellblazer : all in in America#1 , Dream has tasked John with saving America from evil forces that were loose from the pouch . Dream put forward that while John rest about opening it , he was n’t thefirstperson to have opened it . People play around with the content of the pouch have unleashed something that has now take stem in America , and it ’s up to John to fix it . This brilliant plot point allow DC to fix a plot hole from over 35 year ago and continue to build on top of it to giveJohn Constantinea brand - new threat to nerve .

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Hellblazer : Dead in America#1 ( 2024 )

A man with nuclear explosions going off behind him in The Far Side.

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Featured Image: black & white portrait of a shirtless John Constantine (DC)

Sandman #3, John Lies About The Pouch To Dream Of The Endless

Hellblazer: Dead in America #1, Dream admits that believing John Constantine was “a comfort”

Hellblazer: Dead in America #1, Constantine admits to Dream that he stole sand from the Endless' pouch

Hellblazer: Dead in America #1 cover, John Constantine standing in front of a diner, with half his face a skeleton.