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Lucifer Vol. 3: A Dalliance with the Damned by Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly, Mike Carey, Dean Ormston
aceinit's review against another edition
3.0
A Dalliance with the Damned is the first "interlude" collection, a lull in the action following the events from Children and Monsters. This collection, smaller than its predecessor, first serves up a trio of one-shot issues focusing on, respectively, Mazikeen and Briadach of the Lilim, Elaine, and concluding with an alternate take on Genesis. The stories intersect to a degree, but each stands on its own and serves and serves to maneuver everyone into position for grander things to come.
Mazikeen, in her search to restore her face (which was "repaired" by Jill Presto in the previous volume), seeks out her fellow children of Lilith and, as a result, finds herself in an unexpected role--one which puts her in opposition to the man (ahem, fallen angel) she has served faithfully for centuries.
Meanwhile, Elaine, seeking to find her ghostly friend Mona, has an out-of-body experience that allows her to glimpse the goings on in Mazikeen and Lucifer's respective stories. Then a journey to Hell (since that's where some souls do end up, after all), puts her in far more jeopardy than she could have imagined. This story also serves as introduction to the Lady Lys, a demoness with insatiable appetites who will come into play later in this volume, and the series as a whole.
As for Lucifer...well, he's off rewriting Genesis.
Having formed his own creation at the conclusion of Children and Monsters, Lucifer is now setting his cosmos in motion and populating his central world, creating Man and Woman and watching how his creation plays out in comparison to that other, more famous, one. But into every Garden, there comes a Serpent, and Lucifer quickly discovers that sometimes, history does repeat itself.
The titular arc, "A Dalliance with the Damned," is another interlude of sorts. It is, honestly, one of my least favorite parts of the run; a necessary distraction set apart from the main story. A multi-issue setup for things to come, especially surrounding Lucifer's promised duel with Amendiel. The problem with these issues, for me anyway, is that they are too far removed from what has thus far been the main action, and seem to stretch on for too long. After the war in Los Angeles...after Lucifer creating his own independent cosmos and setting himself up as supreme deity...the courtly intrigues of Hell feel dull and disengaged. Though Lys, her plaything Christopher Rudd, and other denizens of Hell will reappear later, there are other, greater, things afoot, and as a reader I am itching to get back to them. The scheming and politics of demonic nobility, though of some import later, feels boring and unnecessary at this juncture, and it always takes some expenditure of will not to skip these issues entirely.
The collection concludes with one of my favorite one-shots, "The Thunder Sermon," which focuses on a determined young woman who's convinced she has been called to Los Angeles by otherworldly forces. She and her lovestruck best friend sneak into Lucifer's newly-rebuilt fortress as the Morningstar is dealing with a series of petitioners seeking worlds of their own in his new creation. Though there are other forces at work here--namely Lucifer and Michael's discussion about the fate of the gateway, and a major twist in Lucifer and Mazikeen’s relationship--they are secondary to the moment when Lucifer crosses paths with one of his unwelcome guests. Lucifer's final words in this issue, to the dying man, are some of the most memorable in the series.
Mazikeen, in her search to restore her face (which was "repaired" by Jill Presto in the previous volume), seeks out her fellow children of Lilith and, as a result, finds herself in an unexpected role--one which puts her in opposition to the man (ahem, fallen angel) she has served faithfully for centuries.
Meanwhile, Elaine, seeking to find her ghostly friend Mona, has an out-of-body experience that allows her to glimpse the goings on in Mazikeen and Lucifer's respective stories. Then a journey to Hell (since that's where some souls do end up, after all), puts her in far more jeopardy than she could have imagined. This story also serves as introduction to the Lady Lys, a demoness with insatiable appetites who will come into play later in this volume, and the series as a whole.
As for Lucifer...well, he's off rewriting Genesis.
Having formed his own creation at the conclusion of Children and Monsters, Lucifer is now setting his cosmos in motion and populating his central world, creating Man and Woman and watching how his creation plays out in comparison to that other, more famous, one. But into every Garden, there comes a Serpent, and Lucifer quickly discovers that sometimes, history does repeat itself.
The titular arc, "A Dalliance with the Damned," is another interlude of sorts. It is, honestly, one of my least favorite parts of the run; a necessary distraction set apart from the main story. A multi-issue setup for things to come, especially surrounding Lucifer's promised duel with Amendiel. The problem with these issues, for me anyway, is that they are too far removed from what has thus far been the main action, and seem to stretch on for too long. After the war in Los Angeles...after Lucifer creating his own independent cosmos and setting himself up as supreme deity...the courtly intrigues of Hell feel dull and disengaged. Though Lys, her plaything Christopher Rudd, and other denizens of Hell will reappear later, there are other, greater, things afoot, and as a reader I am itching to get back to them. The scheming and politics of demonic nobility, though of some import later, feels boring and unnecessary at this juncture, and it always takes some expenditure of will not to skip these issues entirely.
The collection concludes with one of my favorite one-shots, "The Thunder Sermon," which focuses on a determined young woman who's convinced she has been called to Los Angeles by otherworldly forces. She and her lovestruck best friend sneak into Lucifer's newly-rebuilt fortress as the Morningstar is dealing with a series of petitioners seeking worlds of their own in his new creation. Though there are other forces at work here--namely Lucifer and Michael's discussion about the fate of the gateway, and a major twist in Lucifer and Mazikeen’s relationship--they are secondary to the moment when Lucifer crosses paths with one of his unwelcome guests. Lucifer's final words in this issue, to the dying man, are some of the most memorable in the series.
mhshokuhi's review against another edition
5.0
جلد سوم شامل کامیکهای ۱۴ تا ۲۰ میشه که شامل سه آرک داستانی متصل اما جداگانه هستیم که به هم پیوند میخورن. سه کامیک اول قسمت اول هر کدوم از این سه آرک هستن و بسیار جذاب و خوبن، دوستشون داشتم، به خصوص بخشی که لوسیفر تنها دستورش رو به مخلوقاتش میده :) حیف امندیل پرید وسط کار اما خب، جالب بود در نهایت :)
کلا مجموعه خیلی خوبی بود، لوسیفر زده به سرش تهش و خیلی خوبه :دی
کامیک شماره ۱۶ (همین آرت این جلد هم هست) یکی از بهترین آرتهای شخصیت لوسیفر رو داره :)
کلا آرتهای این جلد رو بیشتر دوست داشتم، به خصوص چیزهای سوپرنچرالش
کلا مجموعه خیلی خوبی بود، لوسیفر زده به سرش تهش و خیلی خوبه :دی
کامیک شماره ۱۶ (همین آرت این جلد هم هست) یکی از بهترین آرتهای شخصیت لوسیفر رو داره :)
کلا آرتهای این جلد رو بیشتر دوست داشتم، به خصوص چیزهای سوپرنچرالش
psykobilliethekid's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jayspa65's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
And now it all opens up. Well, at least, it opens up a whole lot of new cans of worms. All the threads from issues one and two tie themselves together, but in classic Sandman tradition, there are far more threads involved in this knot than we ever saw coming.
That's one of the things that made Sandman so wonderful, and Carey continues on in the tradition: nothing exists solely to advance the plot, but every action a character takes, no matter how seemingly inconsequential, has an effect somewhere else. A lot like life, really. I'm really looking forward to volume 4.
That's one of the things that made Sandman so wonderful, and Carey continues on in the tradition: nothing exists solely to advance the plot, but every action a character takes, no matter how seemingly inconsequential, has an effect somewhere else. A lot like life, really. I'm really looking forward to volume 4.
siria's review against another edition
4.0
This just gets better and better. I adore the idea of a hell themed along the lines of 18th century Europe; lots of echoes of de Sade and pre-Revolution France and things of that nature. Lucifer's Creation is fascinating and twisted and many kinds of wrong. His creation of Adam and Eve, his commands to them not to worship him, the ways in which it doesn't (or does?) work, free will... what I love about this is that it is a series which, like Sandman, makes you think. I'm really intrigued to see where they are going to take this, and what they are going to do with the storyline involving Mazikeen. I'm also anticipating major fireworks involving Elaine; since, well, let's face it, if you're the daughter of the Archangel Michael, things are bound to happen to you.
darylnash's review against another edition
3.0
The series continues to improve with this book. Carey's prose still at times tends toward the purple, but the plot is picking up speed, and the characters are interesting, even all the minor ones that keep popping up. Lucifer is still something of a bit player in his own book, but when he's the focus, he's captivating.
deathtomartyrs's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
crowyhead's review against another edition
4.0
This is one I accidentally skipped before. As it turns out, it's a very excellent chapter in the series, but not 100% necessary to understanding the plot. Mostly it's about machinations in Hell, and Lucifer himself plays a relatively small role.