A review by trilbynorton
Lucifer, Book Five by Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly, Mike Carey

adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective 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

5.0

“...he must know

-- that he has travelled by meandering roads to the place where he always meant to be.

That the fire -- the wings -- the throne -- were only accidents. Tricks of the light.

Beneath all aspects, all accidents, there is the naked will.

Always. Only.”

The final volume of Mike Carey’s devilishly good Lucifer contains everything you’d expect from an epic conclusion. Armies clash, villains slain, grand journeys embarked upon. Yet, it is in the quieter, intimate moments and standalone issues in which the real magic happens. Like “The Gaudium Option”, in which everyone’s favourite cigar-smoking fallen cherub ventures into the garbage heap underneath creation with his ever-exasperated sister Spera. And “Eve”, a farewell (of sorts) to my surprise favourite character, Elaine Belloc.

To say that Lucifer isn’t as good as its parent series, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, is to state the obvious. After all, what is as good as Neil Gaiman’s Sandman? But, like the Morningstar himself, Lucifer manages to carve its own path out of the shadow of its creator.