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A review by lanaerae
Lucifer Vol. 1: The Infernal Comedy by Neil Gaiman, Dan Watters
3.0
So first I should say that I like, if not love, all of the Neil Gaiman books I’ve read. I’ve only read a bit of Sandman so far and have read none of the Lucifer stand alone books until this one. I’m watching the Lucifer tv show right now (which I realize isn’t very faithful the comics).
I started out liking this. And then I just lost interest and struggled to continue on with it. There was something missing. I’ve read enough comics / graphic novels to know that these stories can be disjointed, so the fact that it bounced all over the place didn’t really bother me. After reading it, I went back and skimmed. The part. I liked had credited Neil Gaiman as a writer while the other sections did not. I am not sure if it’s just that different folks were writing it or what but I wasn’t feeling it. It seemed boring. I feel like I wasn’t getting to know the characters well enough to care about what was happening to them. A shame given the intensity of what was happening.
Where the story faltered, the art shined. The style and color schemes were both perfect for this universe. If all you care about is the art, this is a 5 star book. I expect a better balance of story and art. Art alone couldn’t carry this one, so I had to settle on 3/5 stars.
Overall it was just okay. I doubt I’ll continue on.
I started out liking this. And then I just lost interest and struggled to continue on with it. There was something missing. I’ve read enough comics / graphic novels to know that these stories can be disjointed, so the fact that it bounced all over the place didn’t really bother me. After reading it, I went back and skimmed. The part. I liked had credited Neil Gaiman as a writer while the other sections did not. I am not sure if it’s just that different folks were writing it or what but I wasn’t feeling it. It seemed boring. I feel like I wasn’t getting to know the characters well enough to care about what was happening to them. A shame given the intensity of what was happening.
Where the story faltered, the art shined. The style and color schemes were both perfect for this universe. If all you care about is the art, this is a 5 star book. I expect a better balance of story and art. Art alone couldn’t carry this one, so I had to settle on 3/5 stars.
Overall it was just okay. I doubt I’ll continue on.