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That's at least according to the canon of Gaiman’s phenomenal graphic novel series, The Sandman. Establishing a continuity with Gaiman’s modern interpretation of the Devil, Mike Carrey crafts this spin-off following Lucifer’s unconventional reconnection with the Creator. As we have seen in The Sandman, Lucifer abdicates his throne in hopes of being free from responsibilities, and then becomes the owner and pianist of a nightclub in Los Angeles. Now he’s opted to be a neutral (or shall we say Machiavellian?) entity between the so-called ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’. Just as he thinks it’s all going smooth, a message from his old employer arrives: God wants him to become heaven’s cleanup man. There’s an ancient force planting the seed of Armageddon in the best soil possible—the human hearts—and it appears that heaven can’t get involved in the affairs of mortals. So they’ve only got one choice, and that is to convince the Fallen One to accept the holy quest with a price of his own choosing. Also just a few other random things that I like, either because of the quotes or because of the art: This is a good book and I will be adding book 2 to my reading list but it’s not a masterpiece IMO. The way I feel about this book is the same way I feel about Gaiman’s Sandman (which is fitting since this is a spin-off), I enjoy it very much and would recommend it, however there are a few flaws I can’t help but notice (Lucifer and Sandman actually share many of those flaws). I think I like this one a bit more than Sandman though so yeah, I’d recommend giving this a shot!

Mike Carey does great work in general, with his offbeat take on reality and his ability to (apparently) effortlessly invoke the mythic value of stories. In this compilation, he tells the story of Lucifer, the Lucifer that Neil Gaiman gave us in the Sandman. The one that got bored with ruling Hell, quit and now runs a nightspot in LA where he plays the piano. This is where all the cool gods and foreign dimensions begin to come in that make this series so interesting. As we see here, underestimate Lucifer at your regret, even when he's at his most vulnerable. I love how manipulative Lucifer is. We also get to see what's behind Mazikeen's mask. Lucifer Book Two". Vertigo. DC Comics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved October 16, 2013.I recently reread Sandman, and while I do love it for its own sake, I must confess that my real reason for trekking through Gaiman's epic was to get to Carey's equally majestic, albeit much-less praised, story. Frankly, I'm not sure why that is, as in many ways, I think Lucifer surpasses its origin story. Both boast rich, and mostly independent cosmologies, but whereas for a significant part of its run, Sandman exists as a framework for Gaiman to write any kind of story he wants, Lucifer is surprisingly single-minded in telling the tale of the title character's most recent war against his creator. And frankly, I'd rather read about cunning, crafy, cold, cruel Lucifer than mopey Morpheus. Todd Klein is known as the best letterer in the business. It's clear why in this story. Every character has his or her own font and way of speaking. Lettering is one of those things you typically only notice when it's bad. Here with the numerous nonhuman characters in the story, it really stands out. I will admit that I know of this character and the series for some time having read the Sandman series long ago - I just didnt know enough about it seems.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this. I've been meaning to read Lucifer for quite a while, since I loved Mike Carey's later series, The Unwritten. And since that was pretty dark and violent, I wasn't entirely surprised by how dark this turned out to be. But whoa, it is very dark. a b c Irvine, Alex (2008). "Lucifer". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 118–124. ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1. OCLC 213309015. All stories are lies. But good stories are lies made from light and fire. And they lift our hearts out of the dust, and out of the grave. By the end of the series, however, it is revealed that Hell was not a punishment but a gift: being the furthest possible place from the throne of light, Lucifer could be separated from God as far as possible. Lucifer never created the physical features of Hell—Hell created itself around him.

Lucifer is the ultimate rebel. To the almighty Creator and his angelic minions who drone endless homilies, his is the middle finger thrust into the air. Not only did he challange the might of God, but he took a third of Heaven's host with him. He carved out a place all of his own or as he says: In his foreword to this tpb, Gaiman states that whenever another comic writer would ask him what he thought should spin-off from "Sandman", he always explicitly replied "Lucifer," which is likely not what any of them wanted to hear, instead hoping that Gaiman would give free rein to one of the Endless. But Gaiman had already covered the possibilities with the Endless--with the exception of the enrichment brought about by "The Dreaming" spin-off, while Lucifer was the perfect protagonist: extremely flawed yet ultimately intriguing, charming and deadly, and full of pride for who else would he be other than that? For the rest of the book (while the letter of passage is the overreaching story arc), there are whole heaps of stories and characters, mostly bizarre and impossible, complemented by several different art styles, which make for many excellent stories. I am more than ready for the next one now.

Todos estos elementos van entretejiendo un argumento que adquiere más y más intriga a medida que pasan las páginas y que jamás aburre. Todo lo contrario, al terminar un tomo se necesita tener el siguiente a mano. There arrives a missive to Lucifer from the throne high above the clouds with a pass attached that wants to recruit him for a particular job. With nothing better on his list of appointments, he accepts and is then hurled headlong into an adventure filled with ancient gods, clairvoyant teenagers, his former minions and all powerful shamans. I liked Morningstar for his poetic turn of phrase even when it is about describing absolutely terrifying things :I honestly can’t think of anything clever for the beginning of this review. It’s surprising since I can normally come up with a sorta dark humored thing to say when reviewing stuff like this but here... nothing... (sigh)