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Lucifer, Vol. 1: Devil in the Gateway
by Mike Carey
I had no idea that Lucifer was a spin-off of The Sandman. But, I haven't read The Sandman yet, so I guess there was no way to know that. (The Sandman is in my pile, I just picked this one up first.) Anyway, this was great!
Lucifer has given up his kingdom and now lives on Earth. He appears to own some swanky restaurant. He's asked to take care of some bidness for the Almighty. He ends up going to the 4th level with a chick who just wished her seriously disabled brother dead. He gets the job done, but uses the girl, and leaves her to her own devices. As payment for a job well done, the Big Guy gives Lucifer a "pass." End of story arc 1.
Luci decides that he doesn't trust the Big Guy and goes to Germany to use the Basanos, the living Tarot Deck. Meleos tries to destroy the deck when Luci comes for it, but he is overpowered and it escapes. Um, as a Librarian, Luci's punishment of Meleos is quite wretched. The Tarot enters a cabaret girl, Jill Presto. With her new powers, she kills a bunch of Nazis who have beaten the crap out of her landlord's gay son. Luci has his Lilith capture the Lightbringer card, forcing the deck to give him his 6 card spread. They read him his fortune. The pass is bogus--it's only a one way ticket. He's pissed. Jill decides to remain the host for the deck.
The last bit of the book deals with a young girl who can see dead people. It's super cute.
Lucifer has given up his kingdom and now lives on Earth. He appears to own some swanky restaurant. He's asked to take care of some bidness for the Almighty. He ends up going to the 4th level with a chick who just wished her seriously disabled brother dead. He gets the job done, but uses the girl, and leaves her to her own devices. As payment for a job well done, the Big Guy gives Lucifer a "pass." End of story arc 1.
Luci decides that he doesn't trust the Big Guy and goes to Germany to use the Basanos, the living Tarot Deck. Meleos tries to destroy the deck when Luci comes for it, but he is overpowered and it escapes. Um, as a Librarian, Luci's punishment of Meleos is quite wretched. The Tarot enters a cabaret girl, Jill Presto. With her new powers, she kills a bunch of Nazis who have beaten the crap out of her landlord's gay son. Luci has his Lilith capture the Lightbringer card, forcing the deck to give him his 6 card spread. They read him his fortune. The pass is bogus--it's only a one way ticket. He's pissed. Jill decides to remain the host for the deck.
The last bit of the book deals with a young girl who can see dead people. It's super cute.