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cleansky7's review against another edition
just need to read something more light hearted rn
knod78's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars. Started out weird, but made up for it in the end. I’m still scratching my head about the plot line of angel Michael.
sunrays118's review against another edition
1.0
What a way to finish the year.
This book is a disgrace. This book is the epitome of CIS male privilege.
The way women are depicted feels like it comes from 50 years ago. Every women is precisely the same, all weak and need to be saved by men. All the women are shown to be the average of beauty. They are useless characters who contribute nothing.
The lack of diversity is shocking.
The story barely makes sense and the art is poor as well.
What a disappointment.
This book is a disgrace. This book is the epitome of CIS male privilege.
The way women are depicted feels like it comes from 50 years ago. Every women is precisely the same, all weak and need to be saved by men. All the women are shown to be the average of beauty. They are useless characters who contribute nothing.
The lack of diversity is shocking.
The story barely makes sense and the art is poor as well.
What a disappointment.
adastrame's review against another edition
4.0
Craving more Sandman? Why not Lucifer? It's a graphic novel with a similarly odd protagonist, telling similarly odd stories. And occasionally an Endless is mentioned...
Like Sandman, it's definitely not an easy read. There are many parallel narratives and it takes a while to get the hang of what's going on and how it all comes together in the end - so you'll likely find yourself re-reading a lot of pages.
Like Sandman, it's definitely not an easy read. There are many parallel narratives and it takes a while to get the hang of what's going on and how it all comes together in the end - so you'll likely find yourself re-reading a lot of pages.
rants_n_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
trilbynorton's review against another edition
5.0
For the longest time I avoided the various spin-offs of Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics, which, as it turns out, was stupid, because Mike Carey's Lucifer is actually excellent. Not as good as The Sandman, but I can't really hold that against it, because what is as good as The Sandman? Plus, Lucifer is sufficiently its own beast to ward off close comparison, even when it directly references its progenitor (which it wisely does only rarely).
Picking up from where we last saw the erstwhile ruler of Hell, the series sees the Morningstar playing everyone against everyone else in a universe(s)-spanning feat of self-determination. Carey's Lucifer is a manipulative bastard, always steps ahead of his own adversaries; whenever it looks like they've got him beat, it turns out he was playing a different game all along. That might make it sound like the series lacks jeopardy, but like Gaiman's Dream, Carey's Lucifer is often depicted at the periphery of other, less Machiavellian characters' stories, including his demon lover, a stage magician possessed by cosmic Tarot cards, and a girl who speaks to ghosts.
Picking up from where we last saw the erstwhile ruler of Hell, the series sees the Morningstar playing everyone against everyone else in a universe(s)-spanning feat of self-determination. Carey's Lucifer is a manipulative bastard, always steps ahead of his own adversaries; whenever it looks like they've got him beat, it turns out he was playing a different game all along. That might make it sound like the series lacks jeopardy, but like Gaiman's Dream, Carey's Lucifer is often depicted at the periphery of other, less Machiavellian characters' stories, including his demon lover, a stage magician possessed by cosmic Tarot cards, and a girl who speaks to ghosts.
cstaude's review against another edition
4.0
Wow! As graphic novels go, this was one wild ride! Definitely intrigued by this genre. Anyone who calls them merely comic books is missing the point. There is definitely some incredible plot layering in this series!
liinaps's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5