Constantine Trailer: Easter Eggs and Comic Book References…And A Look at Papa Midnite?

John Constantine is not Batman.That might not seem like something that needs to be said, but here, it’s pertinent. The newly-released trailer for Constantine featured some Easter eggs for longtime fans of the character — who starred in 300 issues of Hellblazer before being uprooted from Vertigo and transplanted into the DC Universe to lead Justice League Dark and headline a new comic series titled Constantine.At the time, it seemed an odd move, since while, yes, the 2005 movie had done alright and continues to sell in $5 DVD bins — so it’s arguably a bigger part of the public consciousness than was Hellblazer — the movie was nearly ten years old and not fondly remembered by most who watched it, while Hellblazer made up for its lack of mainstream awareness by being beloved by the kind of dedicated comic book audiences likely to buy and read T+ books distributed exclusively to the comics direct market.It’s that level of mythology we’re looking at in the Constantine trailer, and with Constantine’s numerous comic book appearances (I’ve actually read all of the first run of Hellblazer, but it’s hard for anyone to remember everything over time), there could be things we’ve overlooked, so please chime in below in the comments if we missed something.