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Lucifer, Vol. 11: Evensong
The saga of Lucifer Morningstar comes to a close in EVENSONG, collecting LUCIFER #70-75. In the aftermath of the universe-shaking battle in Heaven, Lucifer and his cohorts return to pick up their lives and tie up their loose ends. As a special bonus, EVENSONG also includes the Prestige-format one-shot LUCIFER: NIRVANA, gorgeously painted by Jon J Muth.
216 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Mike Carey
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Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
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June 21, 2016
Lucifer, my friend, this has been hell of a ride.
This series started as spin-off to Sandman and knowing that it was impossible for me not to consistently compare the two. Spin-offs are almost never as good as original series and it's hard to write after such unique and imaginative author as Gaiman so Carey had uphill battle to start with yet he menages to make story that completely outshines source material.
Cold, manipulative and charismatic Lucifer makes one intriguing protagonist. It's not easy to pull of devil as main character and makes us cheer for him so alterations to original characters had to be made. He isn't biblical source of all evil, in fact I wouldn't call him evil at all. If anything he is chaotic neutral (those that don't understand what this means check Dungeons and Dragons alignment system) and angles aren't that virtuous either. They are stuborn, fanatical and full of bias.
Quality is also very consistent. Unlike Sandman series, which have which have several stories that where mediocre and few that are just plain dull, Lucifer menages to maintain more or less same quality through out the series with exception of one volume that was mediocre and one that was “just” good.
One thing where Sandman also lacked consistency are illustrations. There ranged from pasable to “omg my eyes” bad. Lucifer has similar visual style but executed lot better with exception of few stories that had quest artists.This is how Sandman should have looked like.
If I had to point out flaws that would it's very loose connection with original series. There are brief cameos from Death, Delirium and Destiny but not much else. Story doesn't draw enough from rich world it's build upon and I found it bit strange that so many major events pass without any interferance from Ethernals.
Overall a great series. If you liked Sandman you will like this Lucifer but it also works as standalone series and knowledge of Sandman storyline isn't necessary
Volume 11: 4.5 stars
Series as whole: 5 stars
This series started as spin-off to Sandman and knowing that it was impossible for me not to consistently compare the two. Spin-offs are almost never as good as original series and it's hard to write after such unique and imaginative author as Gaiman so Carey had uphill battle to start with yet he menages to make story that completely outshines source material.
Cold, manipulative and charismatic Lucifer makes one intriguing protagonist. It's not easy to pull of devil as main character and makes us cheer for him so alterations to original characters had to be made. He isn't biblical source of all evil, in fact I wouldn't call him evil at all. If anything he is chaotic neutral (those that don't understand what this means check Dungeons and Dragons alignment system) and angles aren't that virtuous either. They are stuborn, fanatical and full of bias.
Quality is also very consistent. Unlike Sandman series, which have which have several stories that where mediocre and few that are just plain dull, Lucifer menages to maintain more or less same quality through out the series with exception of one volume that was mediocre and one that was “just” good.
One thing where Sandman also lacked consistency are illustrations. There ranged from pasable to “omg my eyes” bad. Lucifer has similar visual style but executed lot better with exception of few stories that had quest artists.This is how Sandman should have looked like.
If I had to point out flaws that would it's very loose connection with original series. There are brief cameos from Death, Delirium and Destiny but not much else. Story doesn't draw enough from rich world it's build upon and I found it bit strange that so many major events pass without any interferance from Ethernals.
Overall a great series. If you liked Sandman you will like this Lucifer but it also works as standalone series and knowledge of Sandman storyline isn't necessary
Volume 11: 4.5 stars
Series as whole: 5 stars
March 25, 2022
I had originally given this 4 stars instead of 5 just because I'm not sure why they include Nirvana in this volume because it just really doesn't fit. I think it was published between issues 19 and 20 so I really don't understand why they put it here instead of in an earlier volume. I actually skipped it the last couple of times I read this just because it feels so weird to read it after that amazing final issue, but the rest of this volume is just so good that I've decided to bump my rating up to 5 stars anyway and just pretend Nirvana isn't there.
Usually I'm not a fan of final volumes where all of the 'action' is over with and it's just a bunch of random one shots tying up everyone's story lines, but this volume really works for me. It's very interesting to see Lucifer tying up loose ends as he prepares to leave while at the same time Elaine is trying to get into the rhythm of her new role as god of three different universes basically. Also I absolutely love the 'girls night out' issue. For a comic from the early 2000s that was probably marketed mostly towards men, this series really has a lot of great female characters and I'm glad they all had a chance to get together at the very end.
Also I don't think Carey had any plans for a sequel when he was writing this but I do like how in addition to setting up Elaine as god he kind of sets up Izanami and Mazikeen to take up two different aspects of Lucifer's 'job' and while the sequel series by Holly Black is nowhere near as good as the original series I think she did some interesting things with those particular plot points.
But the best thing about this volume is the very last issue of the whole series. I had said recently that The Yahweh Dance was my favorite issue, but I probably actually have to put it as a tie with All We Need of Hell because it is also absolutely amazing. I have somehow miraculously managed to review this entire series without mentioning the absolute abomination of a TV show that came out several years ago, but when I get to this issue I always think of the finale of season 1 [ which is as far as I got before rage quitting] and how they just really didn't get Lucifer's character at all. I mean it's bad enough that they reduced the whole plot to 'Lucifer wants to bang a lady cop', but then the season 1 finale ends with her getting shot and Lucifer literally praying to God to save her life. I literally cannot think of anything being more out of character.
But here the series ends with God actually trying to make peace with Lucifer and Lucifer, in true Lucifer fashion, just being like lmao #no. I mean God literally wants to meld minds with Lucifer so they can become the same person essentially because Lucifer is the only person who has ever surprised him and broken out of his plan and he has actually come to respect him in a way, but Lucifer still hates him and wants nothing to do with him. Whether or not Lucifer is 'right' in his stubbornness is of course a matter of opinion, but you can be sure that he will never beg anyone for anything.
I really love this series because he is written in such a way that it is very obvious that he is manipulative and selfish and prideful, but it's in such an interesting and relatable way that you can't help but like him anyway. I feel like many authors when writing a story from a 'villain's' POV try to give them a tragic backstory to make them relatable and then give them a big redemption arc at the end, but Carey definitely didn't water this series down in any way and that's why it's pretty much the only book/series about Lucifer that I actually like [minus of course I, Lucifer but that's a bit of a different mood].
Anyway, this series is amazing please read it and here are some final highlights!
Me @ my boss when he tries to explain to me how telling a customer such and such is not 'technically' lying. Very Christian of him obviously.
Thanks, I'll log that away.
Obligatory mention of will. More surprisingly good advice from Lucifer. And I just love the quote in the right panel, pretty much sums up Lucifer in a nutshell.
Like I said before, they're pretty messed up but I still absolutely love their relationship.
More obligatory mentions of will.
And again
Girls night out! Time to talk about Lucifer's dick ;)
[will]
Absolutely love this page.
Is it foreshadowing if it's basically already happening in the same issue lol
God: [does literally anything]
Lucifer: FIGHT ME
[snort]
Like how did he honestly expect him to say yes ...
Usually I'm not a fan of final volumes where all of the 'action' is over with and it's just a bunch of random one shots tying up everyone's story lines, but this volume really works for me. It's very interesting to see Lucifer tying up loose ends as he prepares to leave while at the same time Elaine is trying to get into the rhythm of her new role as god of three different universes basically. Also I absolutely love the 'girls night out' issue. For a comic from the early 2000s that was probably marketed mostly towards men, this series really has a lot of great female characters and I'm glad they all had a chance to get together at the very end.
Also I don't think Carey had any plans for a sequel when he was writing this but I do like how in addition to setting up Elaine as god he kind of sets up Izanami and Mazikeen to take up two different aspects of Lucifer's 'job' and while the sequel series by Holly Black is nowhere near as good as the original series I think she did some interesting things with those particular plot points.
But the best thing about this volume is the very last issue of the whole series. I had said recently that The Yahweh Dance was my favorite issue, but I probably actually have to put it as a tie with All We Need of Hell because it is also absolutely amazing. I have somehow miraculously managed to review this entire series without mentioning the absolute abomination of a TV show that came out several years ago, but when I get to this issue I always think of the finale of season 1 [ which is as far as I got before rage quitting] and how they just really didn't get Lucifer's character at all. I mean it's bad enough that they reduced the whole plot to 'Lucifer wants to bang a lady cop', but then the season 1 finale ends with her getting shot and Lucifer literally praying to God to save her life. I literally cannot think of anything being more out of character.
But here the series ends with God actually trying to make peace with Lucifer and Lucifer, in true Lucifer fashion, just being like lmao #no. I mean God literally wants to meld minds with Lucifer so they can become the same person essentially because Lucifer is the only person who has ever surprised him and broken out of his plan and he has actually come to respect him in a way, but Lucifer still hates him and wants nothing to do with him. Whether or not Lucifer is 'right' in his stubbornness is of course a matter of opinion, but you can be sure that he will never beg anyone for anything.
I really love this series because he is written in such a way that it is very obvious that he is manipulative and selfish and prideful, but it's in such an interesting and relatable way that you can't help but like him anyway. I feel like many authors when writing a story from a 'villain's' POV try to give them a tragic backstory to make them relatable and then give them a big redemption arc at the end, but Carey definitely didn't water this series down in any way and that's why it's pretty much the only book/series about Lucifer that I actually like [minus of course I, Lucifer but that's a bit of a different mood].
Anyway, this series is amazing please read it and here are some final highlights!
Me @ my boss when he tries to explain to me how telling a customer such and such is not 'technically' lying. Very Christian of him obviously.
Thanks, I'll log that away.
Obligatory mention of will. More surprisingly good advice from Lucifer. And I just love the quote in the right panel, pretty much sums up Lucifer in a nutshell.
Like I said before, they're pretty messed up but I still absolutely love their relationship.
More obligatory mentions of will.
And again
Girls night out! Time to talk about Lucifer's dick ;)
[will]
Absolutely love this page.
Is it foreshadowing if it's basically already happening in the same issue lol
God: [does literally anything]
Lucifer: FIGHT ME
[snort]
Like how did he honestly expect him to say yes ...
August 11, 2011
After seventy-five issues of standing (or reading) cheek by jowl with Lucifer Morningstar, the famous fallen angel no one ever wanted to like, here we are to say goodbye. But first we ask, what do our heroes do the day after they saved the world—or the universe, technically speaking—from its doom? In Evensong, Carey successfully wraps up this epic journey with the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-your-life vignettes featuring the important characters in the story.
The chronicles of the Lightbringer’s (mis)deeds are also strewn with stand-alone shorts where the antihero himself does not appear. This volume opens with “Fireside Stories,” a tale that gives us a glimpse in the life of Martin, the boy adopted by the stitchglass weaver Thole from the volume Exodus. It’s kind of bittersweet, containing truths about white lies and facts we have to face, and even if the speakers appear to make their statements as admonitions, the tale as a whole doesn't sound preachy at all. The stories within this story are just as thought-provoking as the wisdom the boy utters. I’m glad to see Martin alive and well; as a minor character he resonates a lot with the readers.
SPOILERS ABOUND! The next issues deal with Lucifer and Elaine Belloc as they finish some business and say farewells. The first part of “Evensong” follows Lightbringer as he do the last things he must before going into the void forever: he goes to the Japanese Afterlife one more time to meet Queen Izanami; he visits the artist-angel Meleos and gives him a ‘parting gift’; he gives advice to Elaine, his niece; and of course, he meets with Mazikeen—his most faithful soldier and lover—for one last time. As I turn more pages, I'm more and more reminded of The Sandman series. This volume as a whole tracks the footfalls of Sandman's tenth volume The Wake, but a larger chunk of it reminds me of Morpheus as he goes to Hell in Season of Mists (The Sandman#4). Mazikeen’s scenes are the most heart-pinching, even if she doesn’t lose one iota of badass awesomeness in her throughout the end. Maz practically freaks out when she hears the Morningstar is leaving [cue caps lock] WITHOUT HER. Lucifer says she will give her a goodbye gift, but Maz is already hurt. Here’s a fragment of their exchange:
MAZ: What can you give me that will make a difference? Not to see you—not to touch you again…
LUCIFER: Mazikeen. When I walk away from here, everything else will fall from me like sloughed skin. You—I'll have to work to forget.
By now it is apparent that Lucifer is several notches above any characters in this series that are considered dynamic and enchanting, but they beat him when it comes to empathizing with others. However, the bit of dialogue above shows us that after all, he has really loved Mazikeen and is now at least being vocal about it. He's more humanized by now, but not so much that he is not himself anymore. Carey knows the right formula to make the right Lucifer potion bubble.
Moving on, Lucifer gives Mazikeen his promised boon and in return Maz gives her his: a deep scar across his face. Best kind of cariño brutal? Perhaps. This way, Mazikeen says he will not forget her love; he may erase the scar, but he will prove himself a coward and a liar if he does. I will definitely miss these two. They’ve successfully wormed their way up my OTPs ladder.
On we move to the next issues: there’s an interlude of cleanup episode called “The Gaudium Option” featuring Gaudium and Spera, commissioned by Elaine. It’s hilarious and somewhat vulgar (all because of Gaudium’s potty mouth) but it has touching scenes as well. Elaine Belloc being the hardest to adjust is expected, as becoming the God of her alternate universe is no easy feat. I almost tear up when she meets up with her adopted mother and tinkers with the latter’s memories so she won’t remember Elaine. It must really hurt her, but being a God means a lot of responsibilities and this is just one. She moves on and wraps other things up, but she realizes that when “you tie [the loose ends] off, one by one, you realize that you're not leaving anything at all to hang on to. Until finally, you fall off. Into the sky.”
The girl’s night out as featured in “Eve” is the last time we will ever see the strong female cast of this series, arranged by no other than Elaine herself (one of the loose ends, you know). We see the fairytale endings and the happily-never-afters; we see change, and we see how the characters know the inevitable step forward they have to take…because when it all comes down to it, the only choice they have is to face the future. I have a feeling that I won't see these characters again in other books. :'(
The last chapter that Carey wrote before he finally closes the curtain is “All We Need of Hell,” which is about Lucifer and his final journey to the void. He meets with Yahweh in the Barrow Jane, and there he is offered a potlatch gift. This gift is in some way the only thing that can quench his thirst for something that no one else can give him. His decision did not surprise me as Lucifer can only be himself and nobody else; I got really sad when he takes off and never looks back, and the readers know that this might be the case forever. I almost cried. There. I admitted it.
Well, that’s one great, unforgettable ride! I think it’s safe to say that this series is on par with The Sandman graphic novels by Neil Gaiman. Carey did an excellent job in developing Lucifer on his own, finding his own voice, using his own hands to shape the characters to perfection. I’m in awe of these two geniuses.
Before I end this review, I would like to commend the amazing artists of the series. It took me some time to like their different styles, but in the end I loved the illustrations genuinely. I’m particularly amazed by the art of “All We Need of Hell.” Here are sample pages:
You be the judge. It reminds me of Pieter Bruegel’s painting called “The Fall of the Rebellious Angels”, at least if it's done with redder colors. Spot-on, indeed.
The issue also contains better reimaginings of the scenes in Season of Mists (The Sandman) when Lucifer decides to abandon his throne. Don’t get me wrong—I liked Lucifer with a template of David Bowie, but the art in this book clicks better with my taste.
Overall, this is a very great read. It may sound creepy (and perhaps blasphemous) to others, but I’ve grown quite fond of Lucifer. It really saddens me to say goodbye, but if I miss this I can always reread it, right? ;)
The chronicles of the Lightbringer’s (mis)deeds are also strewn with stand-alone shorts where the antihero himself does not appear. This volume opens with “Fireside Stories,” a tale that gives us a glimpse in the life of Martin, the boy adopted by the stitchglass weaver Thole from the volume Exodus. It’s kind of bittersweet, containing truths about white lies and facts we have to face, and even if the speakers appear to make their statements as admonitions, the tale as a whole doesn't sound preachy at all. The stories within this story are just as thought-provoking as the wisdom the boy utters. I’m glad to see Martin alive and well; as a minor character he resonates a lot with the readers.
SPOILERS ABOUND! The next issues deal with Lucifer and Elaine Belloc as they finish some business and say farewells. The first part of “Evensong” follows Lightbringer as he do the last things he must before going into the void forever: he goes to the Japanese Afterlife one more time to meet Queen Izanami; he visits the artist-angel Meleos and gives him a ‘parting gift’; he gives advice to Elaine, his niece; and of course, he meets with Mazikeen—his most faithful soldier and lover—for one last time. As I turn more pages, I'm more and more reminded of The Sandman series. This volume as a whole tracks the footfalls of Sandman's tenth volume The Wake, but a larger chunk of it reminds me of Morpheus as he goes to Hell in Season of Mists (The Sandman#4). Mazikeen’s scenes are the most heart-pinching, even if she doesn’t lose one iota of badass awesomeness in her throughout the end. Maz practically freaks out when she hears the Morningstar is leaving [cue caps lock] WITHOUT HER. Lucifer says she will give her a goodbye gift, but Maz is already hurt. Here’s a fragment of their exchange:
MAZ: What can you give me that will make a difference? Not to see you—not to touch you again…
LUCIFER: Mazikeen. When I walk away from here, everything else will fall from me like sloughed skin. You—I'll have to work to forget.
By now it is apparent that Lucifer is several notches above any characters in this series that are considered dynamic and enchanting, but they beat him when it comes to empathizing with others. However, the bit of dialogue above shows us that after all, he has really loved Mazikeen and is now at least being vocal about it. He's more humanized by now, but not so much that he is not himself anymore. Carey knows the right formula to make the right Lucifer potion bubble.
Moving on, Lucifer gives Mazikeen his promised boon and in return Maz gives her his: a deep scar across his face. Best kind of cariño brutal? Perhaps. This way, Mazikeen says he will not forget her love; he may erase the scar, but he will prove himself a coward and a liar if he does. I will definitely miss these two. They’ve successfully wormed their way up my OTPs ladder.
On we move to the next issues: there’s an interlude of cleanup episode called “The Gaudium Option” featuring Gaudium and Spera, commissioned by Elaine. It’s hilarious and somewhat vulgar (all because of Gaudium’s potty mouth) but it has touching scenes as well. Elaine Belloc being the hardest to adjust is expected, as becoming the God of her alternate universe is no easy feat. I almost tear up when she meets up with her adopted mother and tinkers with the latter’s memories so she won’t remember Elaine. It must really hurt her, but being a God means a lot of responsibilities and this is just one. She moves on and wraps other things up, but she realizes that when “you tie [the loose ends] off, one by one, you realize that you're not leaving anything at all to hang on to. Until finally, you fall off. Into the sky.”
The girl’s night out as featured in “Eve” is the last time we will ever see the strong female cast of this series, arranged by no other than Elaine herself (one of the loose ends, you know). We see the fairytale endings and the happily-never-afters; we see change, and we see how the characters know the inevitable step forward they have to take…because when it all comes down to it, the only choice they have is to face the future. I have a feeling that I won't see these characters again in other books. :'(
The last chapter that Carey wrote before he finally closes the curtain is “All We Need of Hell,” which is about Lucifer and his final journey to the void. He meets with Yahweh in the Barrow Jane, and there he is offered a potlatch gift. This gift is in some way the only thing that can quench his thirst for something that no one else can give him. His decision did not surprise me as Lucifer can only be himself and nobody else; I got really sad when he takes off and never looks back, and the readers know that this might be the case forever. I almost cried. There. I admitted it.
Well, that’s one great, unforgettable ride! I think it’s safe to say that this series is on par with The Sandman graphic novels by Neil Gaiman. Carey did an excellent job in developing Lucifer on his own, finding his own voice, using his own hands to shape the characters to perfection. I’m in awe of these two geniuses.
Before I end this review, I would like to commend the amazing artists of the series. It took me some time to like their different styles, but in the end I loved the illustrations genuinely. I’m particularly amazed by the art of “All We Need of Hell.” Here are sample pages:
You be the judge. It reminds me of Pieter Bruegel’s painting called “The Fall of the Rebellious Angels”, at least if it's done with redder colors. Spot-on, indeed.
The issue also contains better reimaginings of the scenes in Season of Mists (The Sandman) when Lucifer decides to abandon his throne. Don’t get me wrong—I liked Lucifer with a template of David Bowie, but the art in this book clicks better with my taste.
Overall, this is a very great read. It may sound creepy (and perhaps blasphemous) to others, but I’ve grown quite fond of Lucifer. It really saddens me to say goodbye, but if I miss this I can always reread it, right? ;)
December 28, 2007
I was given this series as a (perhaps questionable) Christmas gift, and I read the whole thing over the following two days. It doesn't do as much with the the philosophical questions as it wants to do, but otherwise an excellent read. I've often bemoaned how comic book writers feel that they can overcome bad writing by giving their superheroes even more powers. This asinine approach to comic writing is common enough that I forget that some stories have omnipotent characters and are still really engaging.
Carey's take on Lucifer captures the pride and the resentment of an angel that rejects God to try and forge his own path. And Carey's tendency to introduce characters in ways where their positioning to the rest of the story isn't initially clear works well for a story that's concerned about predestination and the limits of knowledge.
Carey's take on Lucifer captures the pride and the resentment of an angel that rejects God to try and forge his own path. And Carey's tendency to introduce characters in ways where their positioning to the rest of the story isn't initially clear works well for a story that's concerned about predestination and the limits of knowledge.
October 29, 2020
Excelente forma de terminar un comic de 75 numeros, es una historia sencible sobre como las historias que nos contamos dan forma a la realidad.
August 27, 2012
God is dead has left! Long live Elaine! This epilogue volume ties up most of the loose ends of Lucifer's story as well as those of the people who have crossed the Lightbringer's path. Lucifer must cross the path of Izanami of the afterlife one more time to retrieve a portion of the letter of passage given to him way back in volume 1 that she took from him. His parting with Mazikeen is bittersweet, and she, once again, proves her worth in that meeting. In a series with so many outstanding characters (and outstanding female characters), she's one of the brightest burning.
Elaine, the new God of the three merged creations, has some tidying up of her own to deal with. For the first, she sends Gaudium and Spera in their own little adventure, meeting with an old enemy, and the cutest Cerberus rendered in ink. For the second, she gathers some of her companions for one final girly night on the town before she leaves to become part of everything. This is an oddly moving story and one that I really enjoyed.
The not-quite-final part of the volume shows us Lucifer's final encounter with his father once he passes out of Creation into the void. He is made a rather amazing offer and reacts in typical Lucifer style. A fabulous finale to an epic story.
Which makes the actual final segment ("Nirvana") all the odder. This is an odd coda, telling a story set somewhere in the middle of the arc, chronologically. The painted art is amazing, but the story just seems really odd, and a weird way to end the story.
Looking over the series as a whole, I very much enjoyed it, but both my science-fictional and atheist senses were tingling. For the latter, I have the same issue with predestination as Lucifer and the whole literal Bible (Creation was just 6000 years ago etc) interpretation in places annoyed me. And for the former, why is it so anthropocentric? Surely there's more to "Creation" than one little planet? There's a whole universe out there, why does everything of import happen on Earth? But these are minor niggles in an otherwise marvellously epic story.
Elaine, the new God of the three merged creations, has some tidying up of her own to deal with. For the first, she sends Gaudium and Spera in their own little adventure, meeting with an old enemy, and the cutest Cerberus rendered in ink. For the second, she gathers some of her companions for one final girly night on the town before she leaves to become part of everything. This is an oddly moving story and one that I really enjoyed.
The not-quite-final part of the volume shows us Lucifer's final encounter with his father once he passes out of Creation into the void. He is made a rather amazing offer and reacts in typical Lucifer style. A fabulous finale to an epic story.
Which makes the actual final segment ("Nirvana") all the odder. This is an odd coda, telling a story set somewhere in the middle of the arc, chronologically. The painted art is amazing, but the story just seems really odd, and a weird way to end the story.
Looking over the series as a whole, I very much enjoyed it, but both my science-fictional and atheist senses were tingling. For the latter, I have the same issue with predestination as Lucifer and the whole literal Bible (Creation was just 6000 years ago etc) interpretation in places annoyed me. And for the former, why is it so anthropocentric? Surely there's more to "Creation" than one little planet? There's a whole universe out there, why does everything of import happen on Earth? But these are minor niggles in an otherwise marvellously epic story.
January 23, 2020
A near-perfect epilogue to Morningstar's breathtaking climax. It's not entirely flawless: the side-stories (like the story-telling competition at River Holt and Gaudium and Spera's hunt for Remiel and Lumen) feel more like unnecessary extras than the tension-relieving breathers they're probably meant to be. But then that's an unavoidable side effect when the core narrative - Lucifer and Elaine wrapping up things, each in their own way - is so satisfying and exactly the right mix of triumph and sadness.
I'm not quite sure which is my favourite part of this, Elaine and the girls' night out, or Lucifer's final scenes with Mazikeen and Yahwe, respectively. I don't think I can choose, any more than I could choose between Elaine and Lucifer for favourite character. If I can just go with favourite scenes instead,
As for the art, Peter Gross and Ryan Kelly really top themselves again with this volume, if that's even possible. There are some truly stunning panels here, and the sense of space and loneliness and ultimate triumph of self-determination conveyed in those final pages is awesome. There are also some other details I love, like the fact that Rachel looks a lot more Native in their interpretation - she started out looking hella white, and I like this take much better.
By comparison, the guest art really doesn't impress, unfortunately. "Fireside Tales" looks simplistic and amateurish, and I wasn't really a fan of Aaron Alexovich's stuff either. As great as the concept of guest artists sounds in theory, I often find myself longing for the main artists in every guest arc. It's just not Lucifer without them. "Nirvana" is the only art that's really gorgeous (and yay, a Daniel-Dream cameo!), but the story just doesn't fit at the very end, when all you want to do is let the ending sink in and process your feelings. It would be better off as a separate issue.
Niggles aside, it's been such an epic journey of revisiting these characters and this story, and nothing has paled at all. What an incredible thing to pull off. I've read so many graphic novels since but Lucifer will always be a massive favourite.
I'm not quite sure which is my favourite part of this, Elaine and the girls' night out, or Lucifer's final scenes with Mazikeen and Yahwe, respectively. I don't think I can choose, any more than I could choose between Elaine and Lucifer for favourite character. If I can just go with favourite scenes instead,
As for the art, Peter Gross and Ryan Kelly really top themselves again with this volume, if that's even possible. There are some truly stunning panels here, and the sense of space and loneliness and ultimate triumph of self-determination conveyed in those final pages is awesome. There are also some other details I love, like the fact that Rachel looks a lot more Native in their interpretation - she started out looking hella white, and I like this take much better.
By comparison, the guest art really doesn't impress, unfortunately. "Fireside Tales" looks simplistic and amateurish, and I wasn't really a fan of Aaron Alexovich's stuff either. As great as the concept of guest artists sounds in theory, I often find myself longing for the main artists in every guest arc. It's just not Lucifer without them. "Nirvana" is the only art that's really gorgeous (and yay, a Daniel-Dream cameo!), but the story just doesn't fit at the very end, when all you want to do is let the ending sink in and process your feelings. It would be better off as a separate issue.
Niggles aside, it's been such an epic journey of revisiting these characters and this story, and nothing has paled at all. What an incredible thing to pull off. I've read so many graphic novels since but Lucifer will always be a massive favourite.
November 1, 2023
شمارههای مختلف آخرین جلد کامیک لوسیفر به جمعبندی شخصیتها و مسائل مختلف میپردازه و لوسیفر رو در سفر آخرش همراهی میکنه بعد از پایان وقایع اصلی که توی جلد قبل پایان یافت. برخلاف خیلی از جمعبندیها، همش بوجیموجی و دیالوگ آبکی نیست، هنوز کارهایی مونده که باید انجام بشه، داستانهایی که باید شنیده بشه و دیالوگهای جالبی که مثل بقیه شمارهها، اینجا هم هست و تجربه پایان خیلی خوبی بود. چند مورد جالب و مسیر رو هم برای فکر کردن باقی میگذاره که بعد از پایان ذهنمون رو تا حدی درگیر نگه داره و خلاصه اینکه مجموعه اصلی لوسیفر واقعاً عالیه و از این بازخوانی خیلی لذت بردم.
May 15, 2019
More of an epilogue since the majority of the action wrapped up in volume 10. Some of the stuff here can be seen as fan service and judging by the other ratings, it was well appreciated by other fans but it probably just highlighted to me that I just wasn't as engaged with this series as I would have hoped.
December 20, 2018
Loose ends are tied up and Elaine takes on her needed role. Lucifer tries to find his place in the universe and seeks pure freedom.
March 7, 2019
This entire series is very good. I highly recommended it.
December 15, 2019
bye bye Luci, it was one hell of a ride!
December 29, 2019
A bittersweet, but a fitting ending I think. I will be sad to let these characters go.
August 7, 2020
What a beautiful run this was. Such a joy to read. Loved it! Lucifer is a great character, but Carey managed to collect a wonderful group of powerful (female!) characters. All of them inspired me in one way or another. All flawed, all strong and all standing together for Creation and All That Is. Nice.
February 1, 2016
“All stories are lies. But good stories are lies made of light and fire.”
As the series ends, we get a story involving a story telling contest. The theme is whether lies are good, bad, or both depending on the situation. Although he constantly deceives people, Lucifer prides himself on never technically lying, so the series as a whole tells us you shouldn’t necessarily trust someone who always tells the truth.
“Reality is messy and scary. Stories give a kind of shape to it.”
Lucifer ties up some loose ends in another story line. He punishes poor Meleos and revisits the Shinto version of hell. We also see Gaudium visit a place where various afterlives from several different belief systems are mashed together in a comic interlude that actually turns out to be rather profound.
“It was easy to be virtuous while Yahweh was telling you what virtue was. But now you have to define virtue for yourself.”
We also see Elaine tie up some loose ends of her own and enjoy a girl’s night out. Somewhat reminiscent of the ending to The Sandman, we see Lucifer’s effective replacement exercise forgiveness and mercy in contrast to the spiteful way Lucifer treated people when he was in charge. Also like the Sandman, the series ends with a meditation on story telling itself.
In the final issue, Lucifer and God have a chat. Somewhat similar to Lucifer’s conversation with Destiny, Lucifer tells God that he resents the fact that he has a creator. God points out that even He was created. No one can pull themselves into existence. Nevertheless, Lucifer still desires to exist in and of himself, owing his creation to nobody.
So, is predestination at an end or not? One the one hand, the fact that Lucifer didn’t create himself seems to imply that he’ll always be subject to cause and effect no matter what he does. On the other hand, he now exists outside creation so that might mean he’s no longer subject to predestination. Perhaps the best he can do is alternate between causation and chaos, never really having free will either way.
Oh, and as for the Lucifer television series, it turns out it’s just another cop show, except this time one of the detectives is the devil. Unfortunately, it only gives the slightest of nods to the comic book series.
As the series ends, we get a story involving a story telling contest. The theme is whether lies are good, bad, or both depending on the situation. Although he constantly deceives people, Lucifer prides himself on never technically lying, so the series as a whole tells us you shouldn’t necessarily trust someone who always tells the truth.
“Reality is messy and scary. Stories give a kind of shape to it.”
Lucifer ties up some loose ends in another story line. He punishes poor Meleos and revisits the Shinto version of hell. We also see Gaudium visit a place where various afterlives from several different belief systems are mashed together in a comic interlude that actually turns out to be rather profound.
“It was easy to be virtuous while Yahweh was telling you what virtue was. But now you have to define virtue for yourself.”
We also see Elaine tie up some loose ends of her own and enjoy a girl’s night out. Somewhat reminiscent of the ending to The Sandman, we see Lucifer’s effective replacement exercise forgiveness and mercy in contrast to the spiteful way Lucifer treated people when he was in charge. Also like the Sandman, the series ends with a meditation on story telling itself.
In the final issue, Lucifer and God have a chat. Somewhat similar to Lucifer’s conversation with Destiny, Lucifer tells God that he resents the fact that he has a creator. God points out that even He was created. No one can pull themselves into existence. Nevertheless, Lucifer still desires to exist in and of himself, owing his creation to nobody.
So, is predestination at an end or not? One the one hand, the fact that Lucifer didn’t create himself seems to imply that he’ll always be subject to cause and effect no matter what he does. On the other hand, he now exists outside creation so that might mean he’s no longer subject to predestination. Perhaps the best he can do is alternate between causation and chaos, never really having free will either way.
Oh, and as for the Lucifer television series, it turns out it’s just another cop show, except this time one of the detectives is the devil. Unfortunately, it only gives the slightest of nods to the comic book series.
August 21, 2009
In this final volume, the war is over and a new order is rising from the ashes. His own fate now decided, Lucifer begins to settle his affairs--only to discover that he still has one deadly enemy unaccounted for.
"Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong" has many things in common with the last book of the Sandman series, "The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake", in that it occurs after all the action has taken place, and exists mainly to wrap things up. Therefore, it should not be surprising that the big "go out with a bang" comes and the end of the last book, and "Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong"is, if not exactly a whimper, then perhaps only the fading echo of the bang that was.
In true Carey fashion, all major characters drift off where it would be difficult, if not impossible, to pick them up again. I have no wish to spoil the endings, but Jill Presto lives happily ever after, Elayne decides to start taking her God roll seriously, and even Gaudium enjoys some level of respite.
Then there's Lucifer, easily the most entrancing character to ever walk through literature. In the final comic, Lucifer comes full circle with his past, and has the final confrontation with his father that we have been expecting since the first book. As you might imagine, Lucifer cannot help but be himself, and nothing is resolved. The last comic even manages to force you to sympathize with God's position, and the ending is more than a little sad as Lucifer fades away into the sunset (or lack of sunset, as the case may be).
Book Details:
Title Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong
Author Mike Carey
Reviewed By Purplycookie
"Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong" has many things in common with the last book of the Sandman series, "The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake", in that it occurs after all the action has taken place, and exists mainly to wrap things up. Therefore, it should not be surprising that the big "go out with a bang" comes and the end of the last book, and "Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong"is, if not exactly a whimper, then perhaps only the fading echo of the bang that was.
In true Carey fashion, all major characters drift off where it would be difficult, if not impossible, to pick them up again. I have no wish to spoil the endings, but Jill Presto lives happily ever after, Elayne decides to start taking her God roll seriously, and even Gaudium enjoys some level of respite.
Then there's Lucifer, easily the most entrancing character to ever walk through literature. In the final comic, Lucifer comes full circle with his past, and has the final confrontation with his father that we have been expecting since the first book. As you might imagine, Lucifer cannot help but be himself, and nothing is resolved. The last comic even manages to force you to sympathize with God's position, and the ending is more than a little sad as Lucifer fades away into the sunset (or lack of sunset, as the case may be).
Book Details:
Title Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong
Author Mike Carey
Reviewed By Purplycookie
May 2, 2013
A poignant, emotional ending to an incredible series. Lucifer pays homage to its predecessor Sandman in its final hour, wrapping the story and characters up neatly while allowing the world to continue in our minds. This is not necessarily an ending, though it certainly feels like one. Much like the ending of Sandman, the true climax of the story occurs in the next-to-last volume, but the denouement within the final volume is far more powerful.
While some characters we love continue living, there's still a finality in the final pages of this story that just shouts "This is over." The thought briefly crossed my mind that this series could continue sometime, possibly focusing on some of the secondary characters (which is how this series started, spinning out of Sandman), but no. I don't want it to come back. This is such a small, perfect ending, and so meaningful in the scope of what Mike Carey has done, that I am glad the series managed to reach such a satisfying conclusion.
If you're a fan of fantasy or the philosophy of morality, you owe it to yourself to read this series. I get what all the hype is about.
While some characters we love continue living, there's still a finality in the final pages of this story that just shouts "This is over." The thought briefly crossed my mind that this series could continue sometime, possibly focusing on some of the secondary characters (which is how this series started, spinning out of Sandman), but no. I don't want it to come back. This is such a small, perfect ending, and so meaningful in the scope of what Mike Carey has done, that I am glad the series managed to reach such a satisfying conclusion.
If you're a fan of fantasy or the philosophy of morality, you owe it to yourself to read this series. I get what all the hype is about.
May 31, 2008
Halfway through:
Still very much of the awesome, just in an epiloguey way now *sigh*
Finished:
Bliss. A truly fulfilling ending that answers all the right questions and leaves all the right ones unknown. Plenty of laughter and heartache both. Lucifer-love.
Still very much of the awesome, just in an epiloguey way now *sigh*
Finished:
Bliss. A truly fulfilling ending that answers all the right questions and leaves all the right ones unknown. Plenty of laughter and heartache both. Lucifer-love.
September 17, 2015
Finally, Lucifer goes back to being a right bastard. I prefer my Devils mean and this does not disappoint.
October 31, 2015
Mám teď neskutečnou chuť kosplayovat Mazikeen.
Překrásná tečka téhle serie.
Překrásná tečka téhle serie.
January 12, 2021
70: Fireside Tales
Martin: "Love is like Stitchglass too. Feeling waht the other feels, and sending what you feel into them ... until hte colors of your souls ... run into one another."
In the Centaur village, Elaine meets Michael, the boy from the Stitchglass Slide story Lucifer #46 and Lucifer #46, as he enters a story telling competition. The stories are wonderful, but the art is REALLY not up to the standard of Lucifer.
71-72: Evensong
Lucifer: "And the people take up their LIVES. Elaine Belloc, their new god, has called a truce with history. Dulled the terrible ache of recent memory so that the living can rediscover what life is. The Price is that they do not ask or wonder too much about what has passed. The Now is their ownly horizon. The curtains are drawn tight around it. And What CANNOT be -- never WAS.
Creation is slowly settling in under Elaine's guidance. Lucifer starts to put his affairs in order, tying up various loose ends. Lucifer's last 2 affairs to tie up both involve females he has to leave. One takes it better than the other, and yet, I am a little lost trying to fathom the reasons WHY he is going? What next?
73: The Gaudium Option
Elaine Belloc "I'm building a new AFTERLIFE. I already Dismantled Heaven and Hell. But there's a sort of -- subbasement. It's become a refuge for things that should have gone into the Dreaming long ago. And SOMETHING down there is resisting me."
Elaine appoints Gaudium to act as her agent in finding out what is resisting her efforts in Creation's subbasement, and he brings along Spera because most of his Naglfar crew are either dead or won't take his calls, poor guy. They find not one but two adversaries! Normally I love a Gaudium and Spera tale for the buddy cop moments, but it felt really sparse in this and art quality continues to deteriorate, the cover is not the best, it could and should have been so much better.
73: The Gaudium Option
Elaine Belloc "I'm building a new AFTERLIFE. I already Dismantled Heaven and Hell. But there's a sort of -- subbasement. It's become a refuge for things that should have gone into the Dreaming long ago. And SOMETHING down there is resisting me."
74: Eve
Elaine Belloc "He's gone. From a million, million miles away, I FELT him leave. Felt the UNIVERSE pitch and roll like an unballasted boat as it adjusted to his absence. I suppose he's got it now. The Freedom he fought all of heaven to win. that he would have unseated GOD for, once upon a time. Until he figured out that God is less free than ANYONE."
Before succumbing fully to godhood, Elaine has a last girls night out with her friends, Mona, Mazikeen, Spera, the shaman Rachel and Jill Presto. Since we're on girl talk, Spera has the audacity to ask Mazikeen how Lucifer and her um ... that was a blast and you KNOW with a few drinks that subject would have come up. It's happy, fun, crappy and dirty, everything a real girls night out would be. Loved this, it was a really satisfying issue on every front since they actually had decent art this time around.
75: All We Need Of Hell
Lucifer "Perhaps this is the ULTIMATE freedom, eh, Dream Lord? the freedom to LEAVE."
Traveling into the void, Lucifer is shown a recap of his past life and all the events that have led him to where he is now. There is just one loose end left, the final conversation with God. Overall, this oversized issue tied in the Lucifer and Sandman universes, gave us a "highlights" reel, let us appreciate the characters and was a good and satisfying ending to the Lucifer series.
Martin: "Love is like Stitchglass too. Feeling waht the other feels, and sending what you feel into them ... until hte colors of your souls ... run into one another."
In the Centaur village, Elaine meets Michael, the boy from the Stitchglass Slide story Lucifer #46 and Lucifer #46, as he enters a story telling competition. The stories are wonderful, but the art is REALLY not up to the standard of Lucifer.
71-72: Evensong
Lucifer: "And the people take up their LIVES. Elaine Belloc, their new god, has called a truce with history. Dulled the terrible ache of recent memory so that the living can rediscover what life is. The Price is that they do not ask or wonder too much about what has passed. The Now is their ownly horizon. The curtains are drawn tight around it. And What CANNOT be -- never WAS.
Creation is slowly settling in under Elaine's guidance. Lucifer starts to put his affairs in order, tying up various loose ends. Lucifer's last 2 affairs to tie up both involve females he has to leave. One takes it better than the other, and yet, I am a little lost trying to fathom the reasons WHY he is going? What next?
73: The Gaudium Option
Elaine Belloc "I'm building a new AFTERLIFE. I already Dismantled Heaven and Hell. But there's a sort of -- subbasement. It's become a refuge for things that should have gone into the Dreaming long ago. And SOMETHING down there is resisting me."
Elaine appoints Gaudium to act as her agent in finding out what is resisting her efforts in Creation's subbasement, and he brings along Spera because most of his Naglfar crew are either dead or won't take his calls, poor guy. They find not one but two adversaries! Normally I love a Gaudium and Spera tale for the buddy cop moments, but it felt really sparse in this and art quality continues to deteriorate, the cover is not the best, it could and should have been so much better.
73: The Gaudium Option
Elaine Belloc "I'm building a new AFTERLIFE. I already Dismantled Heaven and Hell. But there's a sort of -- subbasement. It's become a refuge for things that should have gone into the Dreaming long ago. And SOMETHING down there is resisting me."
74: Eve
Elaine Belloc "He's gone. From a million, million miles away, I FELT him leave. Felt the UNIVERSE pitch and roll like an unballasted boat as it adjusted to his absence. I suppose he's got it now. The Freedom he fought all of heaven to win. that he would have unseated GOD for, once upon a time. Until he figured out that God is less free than ANYONE."
Before succumbing fully to godhood, Elaine has a last girls night out with her friends, Mona, Mazikeen, Spera, the shaman Rachel and Jill Presto. Since we're on girl talk, Spera has the audacity to ask Mazikeen how Lucifer and her um ... that was a blast and you KNOW with a few drinks that subject would have come up. It's happy, fun, crappy and dirty, everything a real girls night out would be. Loved this, it was a really satisfying issue on every front since they actually had decent art this time around.
75: All We Need Of Hell
Lucifer "Perhaps this is the ULTIMATE freedom, eh, Dream Lord? the freedom to LEAVE."
Traveling into the void, Lucifer is shown a recap of his past life and all the events that have led him to where he is now. There is just one loose end left, the final conversation with God. Overall, this oversized issue tied in the Lucifer and Sandman universes, gave us a "highlights" reel, let us appreciate the characters and was a good and satisfying ending to the Lucifer series.
August 15, 2024
(Zero spoiler review) 4.5/5
I was kind of nervous about delving into this final volume. The end of volume ten was such a fantastic ending that I didn't want any slow drizzle or final issue cash in to wreck such a phenomenal conclusion. Many series have tried to milk the end for all its worth only to tarnish their final legacy. If you asked me before I read this, I would have been fine to have it never exist in the first place. Of course now, I would whistle a different tune.
For all the things it gets right here, it foes get a few things wrong. The story to go with the opening centaur issue was great, although this repeated choice in the second half of the story to have these jarringly cartoonish artists come in for a single issue certainly didn't get things off on the right foot. That and the Gaudium issue wasn't really necessary. Didn't resolve anything or offer any meaningful closure, though it was nice to have Dean Ormiston back for one final issue.
The sweet spot for this was the final three issues, which, despite having more endings than Lord of the Rings, nails each and every one of them. The bittersweet final movements of Lucifer and the final resolution to his story. A final moment spent with a few more characters who didn't quite get a lookin earlier. But for me, the most meaningful was Elaine and the characters around her. I'm getting a little wistful sitting here thinking about it. One of those truly rare, special moments in literature that really grabs you by the feels and just won't let go.
I really can't think of a comic of this scope that has wrapped up so many interweaving plots this well. A triumph in storytelling and one of the best things I've ever read. 4.5/5
OmniBen.
I was kind of nervous about delving into this final volume. The end of volume ten was such a fantastic ending that I didn't want any slow drizzle or final issue cash in to wreck such a phenomenal conclusion. Many series have tried to milk the end for all its worth only to tarnish their final legacy. If you asked me before I read this, I would have been fine to have it never exist in the first place. Of course now, I would whistle a different tune.
For all the things it gets right here, it foes get a few things wrong. The story to go with the opening centaur issue was great, although this repeated choice in the second half of the story to have these jarringly cartoonish artists come in for a single issue certainly didn't get things off on the right foot. That and the Gaudium issue wasn't really necessary. Didn't resolve anything or offer any meaningful closure, though it was nice to have Dean Ormiston back for one final issue.
The sweet spot for this was the final three issues, which, despite having more endings than Lord of the Rings, nails each and every one of them. The bittersweet final movements of Lucifer and the final resolution to his story. A final moment spent with a few more characters who didn't quite get a lookin earlier. But for me, the most meaningful was Elaine and the characters around her. I'm getting a little wistful sitting here thinking about it. One of those truly rare, special moments in literature that really grabs you by the feels and just won't let go.
I really can't think of a comic of this scope that has wrapped up so many interweaving plots this well. A triumph in storytelling and one of the best things I've ever read. 4.5/5
OmniBen.
February 4, 2018
The series is finished at last! I think it is a 4 overall. I thought this wrap-up book was a wonderful ending and left me satisfied with the characters' fates. The final discussion between Lucifer and I have had a problem this series with remembering who was whom. Characters mentioned in one book early in the series might come back way later and I'd have trouble placing them. I guess one should keep notes or read them quickly together. :)
I loved the discussion between the Cherubim about being good and virtuous. Two of the fallen angels were confronted by an angel who had never sinned. After Yahweh left, they were all equals again and the virtuous angel couldn't stand that. I guess that makes sense. Our sense of justice is upset when sinners aren't punished and are allowed the same privileges as the rest of us. Sphera has something to say about that, though.
She says that obeying the rules while there was an authority watching is easy, but now that virtue and sin have to be defined by ourselves and adhered to without a parent watching every minute. The definition of integrity!
And this line about a man who can appreciate a woman on an intellectual level as well as physical made me laugh.
he he he
I loved the discussion between the Cherubim about being good and virtuous. Two of the fallen angels were confronted by an angel who had never sinned. After Yahweh left, they were all equals again and the virtuous angel couldn't stand that. I guess that makes sense. Our sense of justice is upset when sinners aren't punished and are allowed the same privileges as the rest of us. Sphera has something to say about that, though.
It was easy to be virtuous while Yahweh was telling you what virtue was. But now you have to define virtue for yourself.
She says that obeying the rules while there was an authority watching is easy, but now that virtue and sin have to be defined by ourselves and adhered to without a parent watching every minute. The definition of integrity!
And this line about a man who can appreciate a woman on an intellectual level as well as physical made me laugh.
You could visit his mind without being searched at the border by his genitals.
he he he
November 22, 2022
Pues final del viaje de vuelta a la historia de la Estrella del Alba, despedida de los personajes y de la historia... o al menos, un hasta luego, ya que Lucifer es un personaje demasiado bueno como para dejarlo aparte mucho tiempo.
Sí, en el tomo anterior, Estrella del Alba, veíamos la batalla final entre los diversos contendientes, habíamos visto como decíamos adiós para siempre a villanos y aliados, y habíamos visto como Elaine Belloc se convertía en el nuevo Creador, con las tres Creaciones unidas bajo su tutela. Y si algo no me canso de repetir, es que Lucifer sigue el patrón marcado por Sandman, incluso en la estructura de la serie, de modo que igual que en Sandman teníamos el estallido final en Las Benévolas y el epílogo en El Velatorio, en Lucifer hemos tenido los fuegos artificiales en Estrella del Alba y el epílogo en Vísperas. Aquí vamos a tener varias historias de despedida, donde se cierran tramas que habían quedado abiertas: la relación entre Jill Presto y Noema, el destino de Remiel, las historias de los centauros a los que hemos seguido desde el inicio de la creación de Lucifer, e incluso vamos a asistir a una nueva reunión entre Izanami y Estrella del Alba, el fin de la carta de paso entregada por Amenadiel al final de la primera historia dedicada a Lucifer, o un encuentro final entre Lucifer y Yahveh...
Y todo ello demostrando que Mike Carey es uno de los mejores escritores que ha visto el cómic del siglo XX, y que lo mismo se marca una historia épica de mutantes que este impresionante trabajo que mezcla el cómic, la literatura, la teología, las diversas mitologías...
Y que es la leche, vaya.
Sí, en el tomo anterior, Estrella del Alba, veíamos la batalla final entre los diversos contendientes, habíamos visto como decíamos adiós para siempre a villanos y aliados, y habíamos visto como Elaine Belloc se convertía en el nuevo Creador, con las tres Creaciones unidas bajo su tutela. Y si algo no me canso de repetir, es que Lucifer sigue el patrón marcado por Sandman, incluso en la estructura de la serie, de modo que igual que en Sandman teníamos el estallido final en Las Benévolas y el epílogo en El Velatorio, en Lucifer hemos tenido los fuegos artificiales en Estrella del Alba y el epílogo en Vísperas. Aquí vamos a tener varias historias de despedida, donde se cierran tramas que habían quedado abiertas: la relación entre Jill Presto y Noema, el destino de Remiel, las historias de los centauros a los que hemos seguido desde el inicio de la creación de Lucifer, e incluso vamos a asistir a una nueva reunión entre Izanami y Estrella del Alba, el fin de la carta de paso entregada por Amenadiel al final de la primera historia dedicada a Lucifer, o un encuentro final entre Lucifer y Yahveh...
Y todo ello demostrando que Mike Carey es uno de los mejores escritores que ha visto el cómic del siglo XX, y que lo mismo se marca una historia épica de mutantes que este impresionante trabajo que mezcla el cómic, la literatura, la teología, las diversas mitologías...
Y que es la leche, vaya.
April 9, 2024
The Lucifer series is for serious readers. Please note that I said serious READERS, not comic fans. Even if you've never read a Superman or Spider-Man comic, consider this series. It's intelligent, entertaining, thought-provoking, philosophical, emotionally charged, powerfully written and drawn, and overall one of the finest miniseries ever set to paper. When I rank my list of All-Time Best Miniseries or Series, it's a short list: Sandman, Watchmen, Kingdom Come, Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, and Lucifer. Yes, Lucifer is that good.
This particular volume, number eleven in the series of collected issues, is the final volume. As such there's a sad quality to it, but it ends on a perfect note. All our favorite characters return, things are wrapped up, and a very fitting finale awaits this book's reader. When I finished it, my immediate thought was regret, since I knew this story had come to an end. But the more I thought about it, the ending is why we read the story to begin with, and the ending to this series has all anyone could want.
At eleven volumes, Lucifer isn't for the faint at heart. It's a long series that requires you to think, remember, and be willing to challenge your beliefs. However, at no point should this book be considered "satanic" or some form of black/evil magic. It's a story, pure and simple. It presents a different view of the cosmos and makes any reader reconsider her or his beliefs. Come to this series with an open mind and remember that it is not for children, and I think you'll be quite pleased with what you find. I recommend reading it in order if at all possible, but you can pick it up anywhere in the order and still have an excellent read.
This particular volume, number eleven in the series of collected issues, is the final volume. As such there's a sad quality to it, but it ends on a perfect note. All our favorite characters return, things are wrapped up, and a very fitting finale awaits this book's reader. When I finished it, my immediate thought was regret, since I knew this story had come to an end. But the more I thought about it, the ending is why we read the story to begin with, and the ending to this series has all anyone could want.
At eleven volumes, Lucifer isn't for the faint at heart. It's a long series that requires you to think, remember, and be willing to challenge your beliefs. However, at no point should this book be considered "satanic" or some form of black/evil magic. It's a story, pure and simple. It presents a different view of the cosmos and makes any reader reconsider her or his beliefs. Come to this series with an open mind and remember that it is not for children, and I think you'll be quite pleased with what you find. I recommend reading it in order if at all possible, but you can pick it up anywhere in the order and still have an excellent read.
August 7, 2018
This review pertains to the entire Lucifer series, not just this volume.
Surprise, surprise, this graphic novel series from the Vertigo line is about the fallen angel himself. It's a spin-off from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, kicking off from that moment in Sandman when Lucifer If you are a big fan of the Sandman series, you'll probably enjoy this, as the stories are structured similarly to Sandman where all of them involve the titular character in some way at some point showing up but giving plenty of room for the other characters to stretch their wings. The series starts off with Lucifer running his nightclub and hatching his schemes which go all over the cosmos and involve plenty of cultures and pantheons. Izanami and the Japanese pantheon play an important role, and some figures from Norse mythology are featured as well.
You could probably get through this series without reading Sandman and just googling, but if you've already read Sandman you'll be happy to recognize the Endless and some other of Neil Gaiman's characters showing up. Besides Lucifer, my favorite characters were Elaine Belloc, Christopher Rudd, Mazikeen, and Jill Presto. I enjoyed Mike Carey's interpretation of the Prince of Darkness and other Biblical figures and count this series as one of the greatest graphic novel series I've read. Recommended to anyone who loves Neil Gaiman, Sandman, or mythology.
Surprise, surprise, this graphic novel series from the Vertigo line is about the fallen angel himself. It's a spin-off from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, kicking off from that moment in Sandman when Lucifer If you are a big fan of the Sandman series, you'll probably enjoy this, as the stories are structured similarly to Sandman where all of them involve the titular character in some way at some point showing up but giving plenty of room for the other characters to stretch their wings. The series starts off with Lucifer running his nightclub and hatching his schemes which go all over the cosmos and involve plenty of cultures and pantheons. Izanami and the Japanese pantheon play an important role, and some figures from Norse mythology are featured as well.
You could probably get through this series without reading Sandman and just googling, but if you've already read Sandman you'll be happy to recognize the Endless and some other of Neil Gaiman's characters showing up. Besides Lucifer, my favorite characters were Elaine Belloc, Christopher Rudd, Mazikeen, and Jill Presto. I enjoyed Mike Carey's interpretation of the Prince of Darkness and other Biblical figures and count this series as one of the greatest graphic novel series I've read. Recommended to anyone who loves Neil Gaiman, Sandman, or mythology.
April 9, 2022
Je to škrábání na dně. Jogurt, včetně všech kousků ovoce, byl dojeden v minulé knize a tady se už jenom škrtá lžičkou po dně plastového kelímku. Je totiž pravda, že na některé postavy v minulé knize nedošlo. Třeba na kluka, co ho vychoval pavouk spřádající emoce. Nebo na japonskou vládkyni pekla Izanami. Lucifer končí a on za sebou nenechává žádné otevřené konce.
Je to loučení. Luciferův životní boj ztratil smysl. Už nemá proti čemu nebo za co bojovat. Jsoucnu už nevládnou pravidla, se kterými se nemohl smířit. Takže už zbývá jen zhasnout a odejít. Pro nového čtenáře tato kniha nemá smysl. Tohle jsou bonusy pro fanoušky. Poslední vtipná výprava padlého cherubína Gaudia a jeho ségry, nakreslená skvělým Deanem Ormstonem. Poslední dámská jízda všech ženských hrdinek série. Skvělé odvyprávění Luciferovy první vzpoury i připomenutí jeho skvělé argumentace Morfeovi, zatímco zamyká prázdné peklo. Zkrátka skvělý fanouškovský servis a já jako fanoušek jsem byl spokojený.
Touto knihou jsem ukončil první čtení celého Sandmanovského universa. Strávil jsem se Sandmanem a Luciferem poslední tři měsíce a nedá mi to, abych obě série nesrovnal. Pro mě osobně ční Lucifer vysoko nad Sandmanem. Sandman měl své vrcholy, kdy byl dokonalý. Ale Lucifer byl dokonalý po celou dobu. Všeříkající je asi to, že za jeden z největších Sandmanových vrcholů považuji Luciferovo opouštění pekla.
Je to loučení. Luciferův životní boj ztratil smysl. Už nemá proti čemu nebo za co bojovat. Jsoucnu už nevládnou pravidla, se kterými se nemohl smířit. Takže už zbývá jen zhasnout a odejít. Pro nového čtenáře tato kniha nemá smysl. Tohle jsou bonusy pro fanoušky. Poslední vtipná výprava padlého cherubína Gaudia a jeho ségry, nakreslená skvělým Deanem Ormstonem. Poslední dámská jízda všech ženských hrdinek série. Skvělé odvyprávění Luciferovy první vzpoury i připomenutí jeho skvělé argumentace Morfeovi, zatímco zamyká prázdné peklo. Zkrátka skvělý fanouškovský servis a já jako fanoušek jsem byl spokojený.
Touto knihou jsem ukončil první čtení celého Sandmanovského universa. Strávil jsem se Sandmanem a Luciferem poslední tři měsíce a nedá mi to, abych obě série nesrovnal. Pro mě osobně ční Lucifer vysoko nad Sandmanem. Sandman měl své vrcholy, kdy byl dokonalý. Ale Lucifer byl dokonalý po celou dobu. Všeříkající je asi to, že za jeden z největších Sandmanových vrcholů považuji Luciferovo opouštění pekla.
June 5, 2021
This review stands-in as a review of all 75 issues of Lucifer and the Sandman Presents Miniseries. I felt it appropriate to review them as one epic saga as opposed to multiple smaller issues.
Lucifer is amazing. As a story, I think I’d be hard-pressed to find one that deals with events of greater significance and it’d be impossible for me to find those that tackle those events with such respect for their gravity. Making things feel important is hard, but Lucifer manages to make everything feel appropriately important. The stakes are always real, the scenes are always poignant and the art is always beautiful.
The characters are distinct and powerful, tied together by Lucifer Morningstar who is one of the most complex characters I have witnessed in a while. I enjoyed reading him for reasons are I find hard to define. It is not simply likability, but rather a mix of intrigue, charm and respect that one finds for Lucifer through the course of the series.
Most importantly, the series gives time. It is long, it is brutal and the stories continue forward, surging across meaning and scale. What starts small grows in power and importance, characters are witnessed and forgotten, misunderstood and missed.
It’s a journey. A beautiful one. Take it.
Lucifer is amazing. As a story, I think I’d be hard-pressed to find one that deals with events of greater significance and it’d be impossible for me to find those that tackle those events with such respect for their gravity. Making things feel important is hard, but Lucifer manages to make everything feel appropriately important. The stakes are always real, the scenes are always poignant and the art is always beautiful.
The characters are distinct and powerful, tied together by Lucifer Morningstar who is one of the most complex characters I have witnessed in a while. I enjoyed reading him for reasons are I find hard to define. It is not simply likability, but rather a mix of intrigue, charm and respect that one finds for Lucifer through the course of the series.
Most importantly, the series gives time. It is long, it is brutal and the stories continue forward, surging across meaning and scale. What starts small grows in power and importance, characters are witnessed and forgotten, misunderstood and missed.
It’s a journey. A beautiful one. Take it.
June 12, 2019
And so the series ends. I believe I burned out on this series during Lilith's backstory, after that I've had a hard time enjoying it. But I don't want to be too hard on this last installment, it still had its moments.
One of the things I'm still puzzling over was the ending with Elaine's mother: Cal? Where did Cal come from in that? As far as I can remember both versions of him were dead, or at least I think they were... Did Elaine resurrect him off-screen at some point? And in addition to that, what Elaine did to her mother in that scene strikes me as a horrific violation of her mother's being. A violation that, unlike what was done to Jill and Noema, was in no way necessary.
Anyway, those are the thoughts that are lingering in me.
One of the things I'm still puzzling over was the ending with Elaine's mother: Cal? Where did Cal come from in that? As far as I can remember both versions of him were dead, or at least I think they were... Did Elaine resurrect him off-screen at some point? And in addition to that, what Elaine did to her mother in that scene strikes me as a horrific violation of her mother's being. A violation that, unlike what was done to Jill and Noema, was in no way necessary.
Anyway, those are the thoughts that are lingering in me.
October 19, 2017
Historien om Lucifer ender i Evensong. Serien er en side-historie til Neil Gaimans The Sandman og handler om Lucifer etter at han la ned helvete (som han gjør i The Sandman). En møter Lucifer både i himmelen, i helvete og på jorden og han møter også Dream for å ta et endelig farvel før han forlater universet og de uendelige skapelsene. Når han står slik, på utsiden av skapelsen, ser han en rekke universer som noe som ligner på tegneserier i det de skapes og ødelegges. En scene som ligner på dette finner vi også i slutten av Promethea serien (av Alan Moore).
Tegningene i Evensong er vekslende fordi det er så mange illustratører, men de skaper likevel en nydelig helhet. Terningkast 5.
Tegningene i Evensong er vekslende fordi det er så mange illustratører, men de skaper likevel en nydelig helhet. Terningkast 5.
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