From the pages of THE SANDMAN, Lucifer Morningstar, the former Lord of Hell, is unexpectedly called back into action when he receives a mission fro...
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Feb 27, 2011
Purplycookie
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"Lucifer" is a graphic novel that's a spin-off from Gaiman's incredibly popular "Sandman" series. As such, it shares a lot in common with Gaiman's re-envisioning of mythology. In "The Sandman: Seasons of Mist", Lucifer resigned from his post in Hell, had his wings cut off by Dream, and "retired" to host a nightclub called Lux where Lucifer plays his own piano.
This book and series picks up where that left off--in a story arc called "The Mo More...
This book and series picks up where that left off--in a story arc called "The Mo More...
Jun 05, 2011
Joseph
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I recently reread Sandman, and while I do love it for its own sake, I must confess that my real reason for trekking through Gaiman's epic was to get to Carey's equally majestic, albeit much-less praised, story. Frankly, I'm not sure why that is, as in many ways, I think Lucifer surpasses its origin story. Both boast rich, and mostly independent cosmologies, but whereas for a significant part of its run, Sandman exists as a framework for Gaiman to write any kind of story he wants, Lucifer is surp
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Jan 27, 2008
joanna
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(my bro gave it to me for my b-day. gaiman's incarnation of lucifer as a piano-bar owner...classic...)
there were three stories and i liked the first one the most. then i got sort of confused (i think because there was a card-playing theme...i am befuddled by cards) i think mike carey did really well with the characterization and there were some amazing representations in the art. it's amazing how much you want to *like* lucifer when you read something like this! but you're readi More...
there were three stories and i liked the first one the most. then i got sort of confused (i think because there was a card-playing theme...i am befuddled by cards) i think mike carey did really well with the characterization and there were some amazing representations in the art. it's amazing how much you want to *like* lucifer when you read something like this! but you're readi More...
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Jan 13, 2010
Glen
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It takes some arrogance, worthy of the Prince of Lies himself, to claim, as this book does, that the book is based on characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg. I would think that, at the very least, John Milton might have some prior claim on the creation of Lucifer, the fallen angel, but in the legal shenanigans of the comic world, what that claim is actually revealing is that this graphic novel is a spin-off from Gaiman's incredibly popular Sandman series. As such, it
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Aug 03, 2011
Airiz
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LUCIFER MORNINGSTAR. Most of us know him as the Prince of Hell, formerly the angel Samael, proud Lightbringer of the Heavens. But you might as well include the first title as a thing of the past, because apparently Lucifer has resigned. Yes, folks, you heard that right: he’s quit.
That's at least according to the canon of Gaiman’s phenomenal graphic novel series, The Sandman. Establishing a continuity with Gaiman’s modern interpretation of the Devil, Mike Carrey crafts this spin-off fol More...
That's at least according to the canon of Gaiman’s phenomenal graphic novel series, The Sandman. Establishing a continuity with Gaiman’s modern interpretation of the Devil, Mike Carrey crafts this spin-off fol More...
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Feb 02, 2012
Sam
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Holy moly, this was a great first volume to a series.
Mike Carey piqued my interest with his work on current comic "Unwritten", so I thought I should give his old opus a go. Following in the "literary comic" style of Gaiman's Sandman, "Lucifer" is a good slow burn. Every bit of dialogue, every character detail, every relationship is important. The world lives and breathes, and Heaven and Hell have never been more believable to me.
And yet, this More...
Mike Carey piqued my interest with his work on current comic "Unwritten", so I thought I should give his old opus a go. Following in the "literary comic" style of Gaiman's Sandman, "Lucifer" is a good slow burn. Every bit of dialogue, every character detail, every relationship is important. The world lives and breathes, and Heaven and Hell have never been more believable to me.
And yet, this More...
Oct 12, 2011
Jimmie
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I read the first six or seven volumes of "Lucifer" years and years ago, but then I couldn't find the next in the series so I forgot about it. Now I have the whole series, so I'm starting from the beginning.
I really enjoyed Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series. This is a spinoff centering around Lucifer Morningstar, erstwhile ruler of Hell, now propietor of a nightclub called Lux. It has all the thrill and humor and intelligence of "Sandman," but it doesn't More...
I really enjoyed Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series. This is a spinoff centering around Lucifer Morningstar, erstwhile ruler of Hell, now propietor of a nightclub called Lux. It has all the thrill and humor and intelligence of "Sandman," but it doesn't More...
Aug 05, 2011
dani-elle
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this stands in for the rest of the Lucifer series as well: definitely nudges more towards 4.5 out of 5 than Sandman.
I realize it's vastly different in its goal, storytelling, artwork, etc - yet Lucifer took the world Gaiman created and made it more accessible, entertaining, and linear than its progenitor.
Don't get me wrong, Sandman is an epic benchmark in comics and deserves much of the respect it gets, but perhaps it deserves a little less of its fanaticism (i.e. too mu More...
I realize it's vastly different in its goal, storytelling, artwork, etc - yet Lucifer took the world Gaiman created and made it more accessible, entertaining, and linear than its progenitor.
Don't get me wrong, Sandman is an epic benchmark in comics and deserves much of the respect it gets, but perhaps it deserves a little less of its fanaticism (i.e. too mu More...
Feb 11, 2012
The art has a very painterly look to it - as if it's all been coloured in watercolour paint - which adds an airy, breezy quality to the pages. Which is a fascinating counterpoint to the menace that lies just beneath the surface of the interactions between characters.
The actual questing and action are almost beside the point in this book - or at least for me, they're not terribly compelling, compared with the mythology of heaven, hell, the world and humanity that Carey teases out over occasional More...
The actual questing and action are almost beside the point in this book - or at least for me, they're not terribly compelling, compared with the mythology of heaven, hell, the world and humanity that Carey teases out over occasional More...
Aug 06, 2011
Aaron
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The start of an excellent series.
As with The Sandman series, there are a lot of characters, plot lines, and side stories. Devil in the Gateway introduces several keys character and lays the foundation for the main storyline. While Lucifer was introduced in The Sandman: Season of Mists, but he had a limited, if interesting, role to play. Here we already get a much better feel for his character and style. I'd go so far to say he's less another incarnation of "Luficer" the li More...
As with The Sandman series, there are a lot of characters, plot lines, and side stories. Devil in the Gateway introduces several keys character and lays the foundation for the main storyline. While Lucifer was introduced in The Sandman: Season of Mists, but he had a limited, if interesting, role to play. Here we already get a much better feel for his character and style. I'd go so far to say he's less another incarnation of "Luficer" the li More...
Mar 31, 2011
Sonja
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Sep 19, 2010
Clay
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Great extension to the Gaiman Sandman universe that I didn't know about or forgot about. I got a trade/share/borrow thing going with a pal of mine, and this was his top pic to give to me. In exchange I gave him Invincible.
Anyhow, this is a great character study of human emotion, motivation, and the timeless battle between heaven and hell.
Oh, spoiler: Lucifer ain't the ruler of hell anymore, he's a retired nightclub owner in L.A. of a place called Lux. Pretty much the sa More...
Anyhow, this is a great character study of human emotion, motivation, and the timeless battle between heaven and hell.
Oh, spoiler: Lucifer ain't the ruler of hell anymore, he's a retired nightclub owner in L.A. of a place called Lux. Pretty much the sa More...
Jul 26, 2011
Suna
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I'm not familiar with the Sandman comics and I will use this space to admit - Shock!Horror! - that I have never read any of Neil Gaiman's books full stop.
Yet in the beating pump that inhabits my body, shot through with scarlet, there is a place.
This special place is solely reserved for He Who Has Been Named Many, Many Times.
Who was -and is, if you incline towards those convictions- known as: Appollyon, The Accuser, Morning Star, Old Nick, the Prince of Lies, Satan, and the na More...
Yet in the beating pump that inhabits my body, shot through with scarlet, there is a place.
This special place is solely reserved for He Who Has Been Named Many, Many Times.
Who was -and is, if you incline towards those convictions- known as: Appollyon, The Accuser, Morning Star, Old Nick, the Prince of Lies, Satan, and the na More...
Oct 20, 2008
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Aug 19, 2008
Robert
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Mike Carey, Lucifer: Devil in the Gateway (Vertigo, 2001)
Lucifer was always one of the more interesting characters in the Sandman universe, though he didn't get much screen time. Enter Mike Carey (John Constantine: Hellblazer), who takes the threads Gaiman left in Sandman and runs with them. Lucifer, having abdicated his throne, is now the owner of a small bar/club in Los Angeles, playing the piano and mingling with the natives with his longtime companion Mazikeen. That, however, doe More...
Lucifer was always one of the more interesting characters in the Sandman universe, though he didn't get much screen time. Enter Mike Carey (John Constantine: Hellblazer), who takes the threads Gaiman left in Sandman and runs with them. Lucifer, having abdicated his throne, is now the owner of a small bar/club in Los Angeles, playing the piano and mingling with the natives with his longtime companion Mazikeen. That, however, doe More...
Dec 28, 2007
Deb
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This is the first volume in a graphic novel series spun off from the Sandman Series (written by Neil Gaiman).
The story picks up with Lucifer, who has stepped down from his throne in Hell (see Sandman vol. 4) and is running a piano bar of sorts in Los Angeles. Heaven has observed a building force in the world and cannot (or chooses not to) interfere, so a rather unangelic agent is sent to persuade Lucifer to take care of the problem. The story delves into Native American shamanistic More...
The story picks up with Lucifer, who has stepped down from his throne in Hell (see Sandman vol. 4) and is running a piano bar of sorts in Los Angeles. Heaven has observed a building force in the world and cannot (or chooses not to) interfere, so a rather unangelic agent is sent to persuade Lucifer to take care of the problem. The story delves into Native American shamanistic More...
Sep 15, 2011
Ian
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Meh. I loved Gaiman's take on the character of Lucifer, but this?...Meh. This story made me feel about the way I felt while reading Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series -- there was much eye-rolling, much exasperated sighing, and much wondering why people think clumsily reversing a dynamic from a classic narrative is somehow "innovative." I read many of these during the original run, i kept trying to give it a chance, but...meh.
Sep 29, 2011
Bookstorequeer
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This was a fun continuation of a character from Sandman that you can't help but like. It took me a few issues in the volume to really get into the story (I didn't care for the first story in there) but by the end of it I was hooked. Of course, it took me a few issues in to realise that I could even read what Mazikeem was saying, which was a little disappointing (especially since I had been applauding the author for having unreadible text, in the first place, and since I didn't want to go back an
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Oct 15, 2011
Miklos
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I've always been intrigued by the viewpoint of the world from the perspective of Lucifer. As an atheist, the view of Lucifer as simply the more human of the theological cast of characters (including God) appeals to me. Also, this happens to be my first graphic novel so I'm hoping its worth a read. Reading the first issue of Lucifer (having not read Sandman unfortunately, although that is on my list as soon as I can get my hands on it), I definitely am interested in getting the next issue soon
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Dec 30, 2010
Chris
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The story of Lucifer after he gives up on hell. It's an interesting take; Lucifer is utterly arrogant, selfish, and amoral, but not malevolent in the traditional sense. He's honorable, sticks to his word and doesn't lie, but he often doesn't tell the truth people want to hear. Not likable, but definitely fascinating.
It's also fun to see Christian beliefs reduced to and mixed up with all sorts of other mythologies.
It's also fun to see Christian beliefs reduced to and mixed up with all sorts of other mythologies.
Jan 04, 2012
Danielle
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I really enjoyed Mike Carey's 'The unwritten' series, so am hunting up more of his work. Enjoyed this, too, a spin-off from Neil Gaiman's Sandman, which counts Lucifer as an occasional character. Unpleasant, as you'd expect, with a few close-up looks at some of more repellant and destructive aspects of human behaviour, and the (fewer) likeable characters in for a rough ride, but an interesting start to the series.
Mar 24, 2009
Kathryn
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I think my major gripe was the inconsistency. I wish writers would not throw in some new rule right when a character needs the change. You create a world, stick to your own rules. Creativity is great but attempt some type of reasoning or smoothness. Otherwise, I liked this, holds a lot of promise. Lucifer is an extremely interesting character.
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Oct 11, 2009
Laura
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Lucifer as envisioned by Gaiman. This whole series is a delightful read! The character of Lucifer is so smooth and seems like he would be loads of fun for the writers to work with. This series is very creative and definitely isn't your typical devil in hell type of story.
Sep 10, 2009
Bonnie
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Mike Carey brings back Lucifer from the Sandman series for his own storyline complete with uncooperative angels, a girl who sees her best friend's ghost, a teen unsure of a unusual roadtrip with Morning Star and a tarot deck gone postal. Can't wait to read more!
Nov 12, 2011
April
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Maybe I'm broken, but I didn't think this was earth-shatteringly good. It was okay. My main complaint is that all of the female characters seemed more like props than people. The story at the end alleviated this feeling some, but by then it was too late.
Jan 02, 2009
Kerry
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A Sandman spinoff, and pretty decent (the only other ones I've kept are some of Bill Willingham's ones). The adventures of Lucifer on Earth, feels almost like Gaiman was writing.
Feb 07, 2012
Nicole
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I am very impressed with Mike Carey. He did such a great job of maintaining his own voice while staying in the Lucifer character created by Gaiman. The Sandman references were great. Really looking forward to the rest of this series.
Aug 08, 2011
Ryan
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Carey takes the character of Lucifer right out of Gaiman's SANDMAN and runs with it, creating intriguing stories entirely reminiscent of SANDMAN but with his own flair. You do not have to have read SANDMAN to get into it.
Mar 13, 2011
Anneliese
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I've been thrilled with the Lucifer series. Carey takes some interesting directions and has a genuine sense of continuity throughout. The books all get 5 stars as they're all well-done and necessary to the series as a whole.
Jan 09, 2012
Kayleen
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I think it would have been a lot better if Neil Gaiman had more to do with it. The way they had Lucifer just didn't seem like he would actually be. But it was still a pretty good graphic novel.
