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24 reviews for:
Lucifer, Vol. 4: The Divine Comedy
Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly, Mike Carey, Dean Ormston
4.21 AVERAGE
24 reviews for:
Lucifer, Vol. 4: The Divine Comedy
Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly, Mike Carey, Dean Ormston
4.21 AVERAGE
So I take back what I said from the first trade paperback about Innocence from the Basanos being one of my favorite characters. Apparently she's not just "bad ass" she's a bit genocide-y.
I really liked the fallen cherub Gaudium (A.K.A. "Joy"), he is hilarious.
The whole plot device of the feathers Izanami had woven into Lucifer's wings was lame and poorly explained.
I really liked Esa-Kira the centaur, and loved her story--this was my favorite part of this trade. This was illustrated by Dean Ormston, but it didn't bug me. None of the other parts he illustrated in this trade bugged me either, maybe the aspects of his style I don't like aren't as striking in his later work?
The main focus of this trade was the Basanos destroying Lucifer's creation, and I felt meh about it. It also ended anti-climactically.
It was cool to see a cameo from Death of The Endless, I hope there is more of her and the other Endless in future issues of Lucifer.
I wonder if anything will come of Michael's blasphemy. It would make for an interesting story to see heaven's goody two-shoes turn against the Host. We'll see...
I really liked the fallen cherub Gaudium (A.K.A. "Joy"), he is hilarious.
The whole plot device of the feathers Izanami had woven into Lucifer's wings was lame and poorly explained.
I really liked Esa-Kira the centaur, and loved her story--this was my favorite part of this trade. This was illustrated by Dean Ormston, but it didn't bug me. None of the other parts he illustrated in this trade bugged me either, maybe the aspects of his style I don't like aren't as striking in his later work?
The main focus of this trade was the Basanos destroying Lucifer's creation, and I felt meh about it. It also ended anti-climactically.
It was cool to see a cameo from Death of The Endless, I hope there is more of her and the other Endless in future issues of Lucifer.
I wonder if anything will come of Michael's blasphemy. It would make for an interesting story to see heaven's goody two-shoes turn against the Host. We'll see...
Some people have an amazing talent for writing fiction which, whilst clearly in the realm of total fantasy, feels completely real, somehow true. Mike Carey is definitely one of those.
Everyone came out to play in this volume, even God himself speaks. We get a wonderfully touching scene with Death that I totally didn't see coming, didn't even see when it was happening right in front of me. Going into the long dark with a hug from her first doesn't actually seem all that bad... And a single frame, flashback cameo from Dream that left me wanting to pick up my Sandman reread too!
Even above those fantastic morsels, my highlights were the segue in Lucifer's creation and how he's destroyed lives he never even knew about, and the completely not cute or rosy cherubim on a quest.
Everyone came out to play in this volume, even God himself speaks. We get a wonderfully touching scene with Death that I totally didn't see coming, didn't even see when it was happening right in front of me. Going into the long dark with a hug from her first doesn't actually seem all that bad... And a single frame, flashback cameo from Dream that left me wanting to pick up my Sandman reread too!
Even above those fantastic morsels, my highlights were the segue in Lucifer's creation and how he's destroyed lives he never even knew about, and the completely not cute or rosy cherubim on a quest.
Mike Carey, Lucifer: The Divine Comedy (Vertigo, 2003)
I'd thought the third volume wrapped up a story arc or two. I was wrong. Carey had more up his sleeve here as Lucifer, the Lilim, the Basanos, and Elaine Belloc all converge on Lucifer's alternate universe for a big, nasty struggle in which Lucifer finds himself help from a few places he didn't realize it was coming, the Basanos try to take over the world (so what else is new?), and the Lilim keep whining. Meanwhile, Michael may be back in Heaven, but it seems he learned some things down on Earth that don't have his boss all that pleased... once again, Carey takes the legacy of Neil Gaiman, runs with it, and comes up with a winner. Fantastic stuff, this. ****
I'd thought the third volume wrapped up a story arc or two. I was wrong. Carey had more up his sleeve here as Lucifer, the Lilim, the Basanos, and Elaine Belloc all converge on Lucifer's alternate universe for a big, nasty struggle in which Lucifer finds himself help from a few places he didn't realize it was coming, the Basanos try to take over the world (so what else is new?), and the Lilim keep whining. Meanwhile, Michael may be back in Heaven, but it seems he learned some things down on Earth that don't have his boss all that pleased... once again, Carey takes the legacy of Neil Gaiman, runs with it, and comes up with a winner. Fantastic stuff, this. ****
Lucifer has bound open his portal to another universe and thrown gates throughout the cosmos, welcoming allcomers, his one commandment being: worship nothing. But the Basanos and other old foes are still out to get him, and they may finally have their chance.
Volume three of this series left me a bit underwhelmed, but this one had everything I wanted in spades: a nefarious plot coming to fruition; pride coming before a fall; cavalry coming to the rescue; and the voice of God. I can't wait to get hold of the next volumes now to find out where Morningstar goes from here.
Volume three of this series left me a bit underwhelmed, but this one had everything I wanted in spades: a nefarious plot coming to fruition; pride coming before a fall; cavalry coming to the rescue; and the voice of God. I can't wait to get hold of the next volumes now to find out where Morningstar goes from here.