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Lucifer (2000) (Old Trades)
Lucifer, Vol. 7: Exodus
From the pages of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman graphic novels...With his mission to rescue the spirit of Elaine Belloc successfully completed, The Morningstar must now face a new challenge. God's departure has left behind both an empty throne in Heaven and the powers that accompany it, and defending the status quo against a pair of wouldbe usurpers requires cooperation between angel and devil alike. After weathering their attempted coup, Lucifer decides to take preventative measures in his own creation, and decrees that all immortals must leave immediately or learn about mortality the hard way. Not everyone plans to go quietly. SUGGESTED FOR MATURE READERS.
This volume contains:
Lucifer #42–44 & #46–49
This volume contains:
Lucifer #42–44 & #46–49
168 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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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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March 23, 2022
Kind of running out of steam reviewing these so I think I will mostly let the pictures speak for themselves this time. I absolutely love the first half of this volume with Lucifer and Michael defending heaven and just all of their conversations in general. I really love how they both play off of and antagonize each other in this series. The second half is decent enough but has never really been my favorite part of the series and even the stuff with the main characters feels mostly like filler so that's why this gets 4 stars instead of 5. Kind of want to round it up because I think this is the only volume I've given 4 stars to at this point but it's definitely a bit of a lull before the endgame stuff really gets going. Even this series is not immune to middle book syndrome ;)
Some highlights:
I just love 'duplicity and deceit are the same thing'.
Possibly my favorite panel in the entire series.
Lots of parallels between Michael/Lucifer and Lucifer/Yahweh in this one.
GET IT!
Can't wait for Lilith's story next volume!
Mentions of will in this volume:
Also I just love these two covers:
Some highlights:
I just love 'duplicity and deceit are the same thing'.
Possibly my favorite panel in the entire series.
Lots of parallels between Michael/Lucifer and Lucifer/Yahweh in this one.
GET IT!
Can't wait for Lilith's story next volume!
Mentions of will in this volume:
Also I just love these two covers:
September 2, 2019
poor beatrice. i too know what it feels like to be gay for mazikeen :(
August 9, 2011
The complexity of this series is building up, but with Carey you can never really tell if it’s already the zenith or not yet.
The story of Exodus, seventh volume of the Lucifer series, is spun from the last plot-thread hanging at the end of The Mansions of Silence: God has gone from His throne. I don’t know how that can be, but that is clear enough after His vis-à-vis with Lucifer (or sweet, savage Samael, as God prefers to call him) and Michael. The newsbreak produces expected results: “every god, demon, and tooth fairy will want to step into [God’s] shoes.” Lucifer makes his mind to protect Heaven from wannabee-usurpers, so whether he likes it not, he is going to fight alongside the angels.
I can tell that the plot is at its thickest, but I’m anticipating more because that’s just how Carey rolls. Two titans are the first to attempt to snatch the vacant throne, and the damage to the Silver City is nowhere near just scratches. Even Lucifer himself toils at first, until his cunning shines through again to finish off the battle.
There are a lot of behind-kicking moments here, and the one that takes the cake is Mazikeen barging into Heaven to inform Lucifer of the titan’s schemes. She doesn’t give a toss about how all the angels there are shooing her away, being a former denizen of Hell and a daughter of the sinful Lilith. She just marches in with Beatrice, the titans' conduit and an ex-waitress from Lucifer’s nightclub in Los Angeles. There’s a small caterwaul precipitating Mazikeen's entrance, and she makes the best retaliation by committing blasphemy in that holy place: the showcasing of passion. Mazikeen is officially the most badass heroine in these graphic novels yet.
Elaine Belloc follows suit in ranking. In the end of the previous volume she is made the inner guardian of Lucifer’s new cosmos. I like how Carey handled her character, an entity that ricochets between cold logic and childish temperament. In the end of The Mansions of Silence you’d think there’s nothing more to tell of Elaine’s story, but Carey’s being his secretive tale-spinner self, and that fact alone can make a reader go all thirsty for the next issues.
This is unusual for me, but the best story in this volume is the one about Thole the stichglass weaver and the boy Martin. It sounds like a cute dark fairytale, but one that is stained with darker metaphors resonating directly with the reality of love’s complexity. Their story is brief but tightly packed with bittersweet morals. I loved it.
The story of Exodus, seventh volume of the Lucifer series, is spun from the last plot-thread hanging at the end of The Mansions of Silence: God has gone from His throne. I don’t know how that can be, but that is clear enough after His vis-à-vis with Lucifer (or sweet, savage Samael, as God prefers to call him) and Michael. The newsbreak produces expected results: “every god, demon, and tooth fairy will want to step into [God’s] shoes.” Lucifer makes his mind to protect Heaven from wannabee-usurpers, so whether he likes it not, he is going to fight alongside the angels.
I can tell that the plot is at its thickest, but I’m anticipating more because that’s just how Carey rolls. Two titans are the first to attempt to snatch the vacant throne, and the damage to the Silver City is nowhere near just scratches. Even Lucifer himself toils at first, until his cunning shines through again to finish off the battle.
There are a lot of behind-kicking moments here, and the one that takes the cake is Mazikeen barging into Heaven to inform Lucifer of the titan’s schemes. She doesn’t give a toss about how all the angels there are shooing her away, being a former denizen of Hell and a daughter of the sinful Lilith. She just marches in with Beatrice, the titans' conduit and an ex-waitress from Lucifer’s nightclub in Los Angeles. There’s a small caterwaul precipitating Mazikeen's entrance, and she makes the best retaliation by committing blasphemy in that holy place: the showcasing of passion. Mazikeen is officially the most badass heroine in these graphic novels yet.
Elaine Belloc follows suit in ranking. In the end of the previous volume she is made the inner guardian of Lucifer’s new cosmos. I like how Carey handled her character, an entity that ricochets between cold logic and childish temperament. In the end of The Mansions of Silence you’d think there’s nothing more to tell of Elaine’s story, but Carey’s being his secretive tale-spinner self, and that fact alone can make a reader go all thirsty for the next issues.
This is unusual for me, but the best story in this volume is the one about Thole the stichglass weaver and the boy Martin. It sounds like a cute dark fairytale, but one that is stained with darker metaphors resonating directly with the reality of love’s complexity. Their story is brief but tightly packed with bittersweet morals. I loved it.
August 14, 2024
(Zero spoiler review)
Sadly again, another mixed collection, ranging from mostly magnificent to utterly middling. I actually skipped half an issue here towards the end, so bored was I with it, and not seeing how it was going to connect to it in any way. The first half of this series, despite the continually growing list of characters appearing as needed, never felt contrived or as if there wasn't a greater vision unfolding. This kind of feels like spinning wheels, and none of this was ever planned to any degree, but the books deserved success meant extra issues needed creating. I would never want to describe a Lucifer book as tedious, but this definitely crossed into that territory more than once. Will absolutely skip the latter half of this on a reread. 3/5
OmniBen.
Sadly again, another mixed collection, ranging from mostly magnificent to utterly middling. I actually skipped half an issue here towards the end, so bored was I with it, and not seeing how it was going to connect to it in any way. The first half of this series, despite the continually growing list of characters appearing as needed, never felt contrived or as if there wasn't a greater vision unfolding. This kind of feels like spinning wheels, and none of this was ever planned to any degree, but the books deserved success meant extra issues needed creating. I would never want to describe a Lucifer book as tedious, but this definitely crossed into that territory more than once. Will absolutely skip the latter half of this on a reread. 3/5
OmniBen.
September 8, 2023
This book has everything a book needs
-lesbians
-blond men fighting
-lesbians
-blond men fighting
December 5, 2019
i liked it - but more really liked it.
May 31, 2016
In Exodus, volume 7 of Carey's series showing sympathy for the Devil, God's gone and there are no shortage of beings looking to apply for His vacant position. In order to beat back the applicants, Lucifer himself suits up in defense of Heaven. No, I never thought I'd see the day, either.
The first half of the book dedicates itself to the epic battle between Lucifer and the titans who seek his Father's throne. The second offers a softer story, set up by the Devil's practical decision to boot any immortal who might make a play for Heaven out of his realms, and features the world's most sympathetic and adorable spider demon thingiee named Thole. It's an unusually sweet tale for this series, offering what may be the only positive depiction of family Carey allows in his extended tale of disharmony between Father and Son, and all the more touching for its uniqueness of tone. That Lucifer can still offer such emotional surprises this far into his series explains precisely why I won't be leaving it any time soon.
The first half of the book dedicates itself to the epic battle between Lucifer and the titans who seek his Father's throne. The second offers a softer story, set up by the Devil's practical decision to boot any immortal who might make a play for Heaven out of his realms, and features the world's most sympathetic and adorable spider demon thingiee named Thole. It's an unusually sweet tale for this series, offering what may be the only positive depiction of family Carey allows in his extended tale of disharmony between Father and Son, and all the more touching for its uniqueness of tone. That Lucifer can still offer such emotional surprises this far into his series explains precisely why I won't be leaving it any time soon.
April 26, 2013
As I read this series, I feel like I can physically see Mike Carey becoming a better writer. I'm over halfway through this series that started out with huge, fantastical ideas, and now here we are 50 issues later and everything is starting to feel even fresher and more tightly woven than before. In this volume we get a wild, metaphysical exploration of what happens when the Titans (Ancient Greek creation gods) try to take over and rule the world again. It's at times hilarious and others frightening, but it constantly feels new and interesting. I can see why this series is so revered.
April 1, 2012
Second book in a row where Lucifer has to delegate and leave others to carry out his orders. I'm missing him a bit here but really enjoying the adventures of his scoobies. Also finding that as I read further in this series, my favourite characters shift and change. Adoration for Gaudium continues unabated, but it's joined here by love of Thole and Elaine of the Sisters.
July 27, 2025
może kiedyś wrócę do tej serii, ale obecnie najzwyczajniej w świecie niesamowicie mnie nudzi. bohaterowie są nudni, świat nieciekawy, a cała reszta (w porównaniu do np. sandman) wypada nijako
November 11, 2013
The previous volume of Lucifer gave out a bit of a whopper one what God's plan was: create a universe, get it up and running, and then leave it in the hands of His preferred son. This turned out to be Lucifer, who was never down with that sort of thing and rebelled. This revelation in turn forces Michael away, and now God's not in the Silver City. Reality is up for grabs. As Lucifer notes, it will only be a matter of time before someone realizes this and takes a shot at it.
And so, the first are a pair of not-particularly bright Titans. The two are powerful, but dumb, and it falls to Lucifer to save the city he abandoned. To do that, he needs a former hostess of his former restaurant. Mike Carey is nothing if not someone who can pull back even the most marginal of characters and make them important in some way.
After this, Lucifer decides he doesn't want any immortals in his own personal reality and opts to force them out. Most go willingly. For the few who don't, he asks Elaine to deal with them, along with a group she handpicks herself. Elaine is clearly growing here, showing how she handles things differently than Lucifer (who would have just wiped the immortals out), showing mercy and compassion as often as possible, including to what could best be described as a baby Swamp Thing and the world's least scary and most sympathetic spider-demon.
The last page introduces a new character who's presence has been lurking in the background since the story began, and a major adversary for the future. Lucifer predicted the Titans were just the warm-up, with far more dangerous and deadly opponents still to come. He was right. They show up in the next volume.
And so, the first are a pair of not-particularly bright Titans. The two are powerful, but dumb, and it falls to Lucifer to save the city he abandoned. To do that, he needs a former hostess of his former restaurant. Mike Carey is nothing if not someone who can pull back even the most marginal of characters and make them important in some way.
After this, Lucifer decides he doesn't want any immortals in his own personal reality and opts to force them out. Most go willingly. For the few who don't, he asks Elaine to deal with them, along with a group she handpicks herself. Elaine is clearly growing here, showing how she handles things differently than Lucifer (who would have just wiped the immortals out), showing mercy and compassion as often as possible, including to what could best be described as a baby Swamp Thing and the world's least scary and most sympathetic spider-demon.
The last page introduces a new character who's presence has been lurking in the background since the story began, and a major adversary for the future. Lucifer predicted the Titans were just the warm-up, with far more dangerous and deadly opponents still to come. He was right. They show up in the next volume.
February 25, 2014
Two titans storm the Silver City hoping to fill the void left by God when He left for parts unknown. It's up to Lucifer to stop them from taking the throne, but to do that he'll need his reluctant brother Michael's help. All immortals are ordered to leave Lucifer's new cosmos to make sure they don't try the same thing the titans did, which affords the reader an opportunity to see Elaine, Mona, Mazikeen, and the fallen cherubs in action on their own (these side characters are quickly becoming favorites of mine). In the midst of all this, Mike Carey tells the touching tale of the creature Thole and his human friend from the other side of Lucifer's gate, once again showing that even monsters have hearts. I mentioned before how much I like it when minor characters from previous arcs reappear in greater roles, but another thing I'm really liking in this series is how each arc leads seamlessly into the next.
February 11, 2014
A fantastic take on Lucifer, the fallen one, and his stance towards both god and Michael his brother. A tale that both adds to the meaning of Sandman, but draws heavily from it too.
While retired, Lucifer undertakes a job from Heaven, which grants him a letter of passage. This sets the universe on course for its end, and results with a new Creation, Lucifer's one, the death of Michael, but also the transfer of his powers into Elaine Belloc and of course Yahwehs quitting of his role, leaving his position void, which makes the Universe unmake itself, only for Elaine to become God. This grants Samael, the freedom he so much desires.
While retired, Lucifer undertakes a job from Heaven, which grants him a letter of passage. This sets the universe on course for its end, and results with a new Creation, Lucifer's one, the death of Michael, but also the transfer of his powers into Elaine Belloc and of course Yahwehs quitting of his role, leaving his position void, which makes the Universe unmake itself, only for Elaine to become God. This grants Samael, the freedom he so much desires.
May 5, 2015
The light relief volume of Lucifer. It starts off with Brothers in Arms, which is decent; the two titans become omnipotent in a way which doesn't seem to make much sense in the light of God's power not seeming to be tied to belief in the Vertigo universe, yet they are pretty funny although they never convince of a threat. Then, in issues #46–49, Mazikeen, Elaine and the others clear house in Lucifer's world. This includes the sweet and funny Thole, king of stictchglass who is one of my favourite characters, despite his brief appearance.
My rankings of the Lucifer volumes: 3 (best), 6, 8, 4, 11, 2, 10, 1, 7, 9, 5 (worst)
My rankings of the Lucifer volumes: 3 (best), 6, 8, 4, 11, 2, 10, 1, 7, 9, 5 (worst)
November 1, 2016
This book, as the title implied but I didn't notice until I was done, was more of a transition to a bigger plot. It was good, I enjoyed it, but I don't feel like it got anywhere. But I didn't take off any stars for that, since it wasn't pointlessly so. I can tell it's going somewhere and I prefer when a story isn't rushed just because the book needs to fit a certain size.
July 24, 2019
První polovina působí na luciferskou laťku až nezvykle "vatózně". Druhá již je tradičně excelentní, ale je to taková ta klasická Careyho výstavba něčeho, co se nepochybně památihodně zúročí; akorát holt až o nějaké to album později.
June 23, 2021
مثل همیشه عالی :) آرکهای هر جلد هرچی جلوتر میرن جدیتر میشن و جالبتر و این جلد هم همین رویه رو پیش گرفته بود و آخرش جالب تموم شد و بالاخره لیلیت وارد داستان میشه :)
و همینطور که قبلاً گفتم، آرتهای روز جلد عالی هستن :')
و همینطور که قبلاً گفتم، آرتهای روز جلد عالی هستن :')
June 3, 2014
Brilliant, as always. amazing sotrytelling, amazing story and concepts. Just love it.
January 8, 2021
42-44: Brothers In Arms
Thumiel (angel) "The throne is empty, and we are orphans. What shall avail us now?"
(silence, which lengthens)
Lucifer "When the host finally went to war, I was on the wrong side. The Irony wasn't lost on me."
Yahweh/God was supposed to choose a successor. But he departed without doing so as neither Michael, not Lucifer wants the job. Lucifer frankly tells the representatives of the Host of Heaven to maintain order as many others WILL want the job, including 2 Titans who try to do exactly that with their ability to step outside of time. The story telling is done very well, even if the art lags behind except for Michael on the gorgeous cover of #44.I will give this 5 stars just because Mazikeen said that immortal line Bwahahahaha!
46-49: Stitchglass Slide. Wire, Briar, Limber Lock
"So the word started to get around. Whatever game the devil's playing, it's got a new set of RULES. No Gods. No Demons. No Fairies, Ifrits, Elementals, Ab-dead, Chthonic powers or Laughing Gnomes. If you're IMMORTAL, your visa expired, like, yesterday."
Thole weaves feelings into stitchglass to make a house to attract a mate. He's been throwing the bad feelings slop into a portal which inadvertently poisons a child, Martin. Stitchglass Slide, made of happiness and excitement, is the symbol of their story, and it is one full of emotions and great writing, the emotional resonance was so great I actually cried at the end. Bravo Mike Carey, you did it again.
The rest of Wire, Briar and Limber Lock show how Elaine's forces deal with evicting the immortals from Lucifer's creation, by his decree. Things are not what is expected, and it ends on a cliffhanger. Overall these 4 issues are great storytelling.
Thumiel (angel) "The throne is empty, and we are orphans. What shall avail us now?"
(silence, which lengthens)
Lucifer "When the host finally went to war, I was on the wrong side. The Irony wasn't lost on me."
Yahweh/God was supposed to choose a successor. But he departed without doing so as neither Michael, not Lucifer wants the job. Lucifer frankly tells the representatives of the Host of Heaven to maintain order as many others WILL want the job, including 2 Titans who try to do exactly that with their ability to step outside of time. The story telling is done very well, even if the art lags behind except for Michael on the gorgeous cover of #44.I will give this 5 stars just because Mazikeen said that immortal line Bwahahahaha!
46-49: Stitchglass Slide. Wire, Briar, Limber Lock
"So the word started to get around. Whatever game the devil's playing, it's got a new set of RULES. No Gods. No Demons. No Fairies, Ifrits, Elementals, Ab-dead, Chthonic powers or Laughing Gnomes. If you're IMMORTAL, your visa expired, like, yesterday."
Thole weaves feelings into stitchglass to make a house to attract a mate. He's been throwing the bad feelings slop into a portal which inadvertently poisons a child, Martin. Stitchglass Slide, made of happiness and excitement, is the symbol of their story, and it is one full of emotions and great writing, the emotional resonance was so great I actually cried at the end. Bravo Mike Carey, you did it again.
The rest of Wire, Briar and Limber Lock show how Elaine's forces deal with evicting the immortals from Lucifer's creation, by his decree. Things are not what is expected, and it ends on a cliffhanger. Overall these 4 issues are great storytelling.
September 18, 2022
La aventura de Lucifer continúa, y aunque la Estrella del Alba ya ha recuperado su poder y el dominio de su propia creación, y ha salvado el alma de Elaine Belloc y de Mona, convertidas ahora en las guardianas de su mundo (ya que Lucifer no permite dioses, son solo las Hermanas Protectoras), ni siquiera ahora el diablo puede descansar. Y es que Miguel y Lucifer han descubierto que Dios ha abandonado la Creación, y su ausencia comienza a sentirse en todo el universo.
Éxodo va a reunir dos arcos de la serie Lucifer. En el primero, vamos a ver cómo dos entidades inesperadas, dos titanes de la mitología griega llamadas Garnas y Giges deciden utilizar su poder sobre el tiempo para hacerse con el desocupado lugar de Dios, preparándose para asaltar ni más ni menos que la Ciudad de Plata, obligando a Lucifer a convertirse en el inesperado defensor de las murallas del cielo. Y para evitar que otros puedan seguir el ejemplo de Garnas y Giges, Lucifer va a decidir lanzar un últimatum a todos los dioses o criaturas inmortales que continúan viviendo en su creación: el exilio o la mortalidad. O como tercera opción, la muerte, si no aceptan ninguna de las anteriores. Y para ello, Lucifer enviará a sus ya habituales aliados a recorrer su creación: Elaine Belloc, Mona, Mazikeen, Gaudio, Spera y Elokim Shaer van a viajar a través del dominio de Lucifer, encontrándose con algunos de sus habitantes más misteriosos... y también siniestros en algunos casos. (¿Los niños del pozo? Ostia).
Éxodo es ante todo un volumen de intermedio que va a permitir que nos vayamos haciendo a la idea de las consecuencias de lo que hemos visto en Las Mansiones del Silencio, y de lo que supone para toda la Creación la marcha de su Creador, en previsión de lo que nos van a traer los siguientes arcos, y se mantiene en el mismo nivel que los tomos anteriores, una historia más que digna y que conforma una de las mejores colecciones que se publicaron bajo el sello Vértigo... de lo que yo he leído, claro.
Éxodo va a reunir dos arcos de la serie Lucifer. En el primero, vamos a ver cómo dos entidades inesperadas, dos titanes de la mitología griega llamadas Garnas y Giges deciden utilizar su poder sobre el tiempo para hacerse con el desocupado lugar de Dios, preparándose para asaltar ni más ni menos que la Ciudad de Plata, obligando a Lucifer a convertirse en el inesperado defensor de las murallas del cielo. Y para evitar que otros puedan seguir el ejemplo de Garnas y Giges, Lucifer va a decidir lanzar un últimatum a todos los dioses o criaturas inmortales que continúan viviendo en su creación: el exilio o la mortalidad. O como tercera opción, la muerte, si no aceptan ninguna de las anteriores. Y para ello, Lucifer enviará a sus ya habituales aliados a recorrer su creación: Elaine Belloc, Mona, Mazikeen, Gaudio, Spera y Elokim Shaer van a viajar a través del dominio de Lucifer, encontrándose con algunos de sus habitantes más misteriosos... y también siniestros en algunos casos. (¿Los niños del pozo? Ostia).
Éxodo es ante todo un volumen de intermedio que va a permitir que nos vayamos haciendo a la idea de las consecuencias de lo que hemos visto en Las Mansiones del Silencio, y de lo que supone para toda la Creación la marcha de su Creador, en previsión de lo que nos van a traer los siguientes arcos, y se mantiene en el mismo nivel que los tomos anteriores, una historia más que digna y que conforma una de las mejores colecciones que se publicaron bajo el sello Vértigo... de lo que yo he leído, claro.
January 19, 2024
Really, you need to begin at the beginning and when you get to the end, stop, as Lewis Carroll would say. Mike Carey is a page-turner, and it's nice to see what he can do with a juicy character like the Devil.
n Exodus, volume 7 of Carey's series showing sympathy for the Devil, God's gone and there are no shortage of beings looking to apply for His vacant position. In order to beat back the applicants, Lucifer himself suits up in defense of Heaven. No, I never thought I'd see the day, either.
The first half of the book dedicates itself to the epic battle between Lucifer and the titans who seek his Father's throne. The second offers a softer story, set up by the Devil's practical decision to boot any immortal who might make a play for Heaven out of his realms, and features the world's most sympathetic and adorable spider demon thingiee named Thole. It's an unusually sweet tale for this series, offering what may be the only positive depiction of family Carey allows in his extended tale of disharmony between Father and Son, and all the more touching for its uniqueness of tone. That Lucifer can still offer such emotional surprises this far into his series explains precisely why I won't be leaving it any time soon.
n Exodus, volume 7 of Carey's series showing sympathy for the Devil, God's gone and there are no shortage of beings looking to apply for His vacant position. In order to beat back the applicants, Lucifer himself suits up in defense of Heaven. No, I never thought I'd see the day, either.
The first half of the book dedicates itself to the epic battle between Lucifer and the titans who seek his Father's throne. The second offers a softer story, set up by the Devil's practical decision to boot any immortal who might make a play for Heaven out of his realms, and features the world's most sympathetic and adorable spider demon thingiee named Thole. It's an unusually sweet tale for this series, offering what may be the only positive depiction of family Carey allows in his extended tale of disharmony between Father and Son, and all the more touching for its uniqueness of tone. That Lucifer can still offer such emotional surprises this far into his series explains precisely why I won't be leaving it any time soon.
May 21, 2018
Stories: Brothers in Arms, Stitchglass Slide, and Wire, Briar Limber Lock.
God has left and things are slowly escalating. I was intrigued by the story line in Brothers in Arms where two beings try to take the throne and almost succeed in the deification of themselves. Unfortunately it was not as huge as I expected it to be. I really enjoyed the Stitchglass Slide, the concept of harvesting emotions has been presented in this series before and it was exciting to explore more of this concept. I liked that the kid had a bittersweet ending. Anything with Elaine or Mazikeen is good, so seeing them interact at length for the first time was a thrill. Really enjoy Elaine’s relationship with Gaudium.
Nothing really amazing happens here, but the series remains remarkably consistent. Lucifer’s stories often revolve around cosmic consequences and existential themes, while Elaine, Mazikeen and others revolve around more personal exploration, trauma and growth. Few series are able to satisfyingly deal with one, let alone two.
God has left and things are slowly escalating. I was intrigued by the story line in Brothers in Arms where two beings try to take the throne and almost succeed in the deification of themselves. Unfortunately it was not as huge as I expected it to be. I really enjoyed the Stitchglass Slide, the concept of harvesting emotions has been presented in this series before and it was exciting to explore more of this concept. I liked that the kid had a bittersweet ending. Anything with Elaine or Mazikeen is good, so seeing them interact at length for the first time was a thrill. Really enjoy Elaine’s relationship with Gaudium.
Nothing really amazing happens here, but the series remains remarkably consistent. Lucifer’s stories often revolve around cosmic consequences and existential themes, while Elaine, Mazikeen and others revolve around more personal exploration, trauma and growth. Few series are able to satisfyingly deal with one, let alone two.
January 21, 2018
The picture of Lucifer draped over his father's throne was hilarious. I loved the Lucifer-in-heaven scenes and think it is hilarious how seriously his angel brothers think of themselves while they totally don't get Lucifer's sarcasm. I didn't like the banishment of all immortals from Lucifer's universe. I agree with Elaine that is wasn't nice, but Lucifer usually has a reason for these things and we may find out 10 books in the future. :)
March 20, 2022
Exodus je přešlápnutím na místě. Dovětek předchozího dílu, ve kterém došlo ke zlomové události. Exodus je vykřičníkem za oznámením, že Bůh odešel. Přestože zde vyprávění lehce zvolnilo tempo, tak jde stále o nadprůměrnou záležitost. Ať už jde o boj o Boží trůn, nebo o vyhánění nesmrtelných z Luciferova vesmíru, vždy v těch příbězích hrají prim jejich protagonisté. Skvělé postavy zkrátka dělají skvělé příběhy. Tentokrát do sbírky mých oblíbených postav přibyl snovač Thole.
December 18, 2023
The series commendably gives the limelight to minor characters – here the waitress at Lux gets to lead an arc. The weaver of emotions is also a good idea that sets up a new and interesting character. Between those two highlights is a story about Lucifer deciding to get rid of some people from his realm for less than clear reasons. The series is still good, though less masterful than the opening 20 or so issues.
June 8, 2019
I once accosted a flight attendant and asked for his picture, because he looked exactly like Lucifer on this cover (sans the armour). He kindly obliged - but I no longer have it. Am sad.
Since I am a fan of reluctant team-ups, I kind of love it when Lucifer and Heaven joins forces. Also - fuck yes, sisters of mercy! Oh, and hello Beatrice!
Since I am a fan of reluctant team-ups, I kind of love it when Lucifer and Heaven joins forces. Also - fuck yes, sisters of mercy! Oh, and hello Beatrice!
September 1, 2017
Toto ma nejako obzvášť nebavilo. Lucifer robí čistky vo svojom novom svete a všetci nesmrteľní musia preč. Na to povolal malé bohyne, serafov a Mazikeen. A prečo čistky? Pretože po odchode JAHVEho zostalo voľné miesto na Najvyššej stolici a dvaja obri sa rozhodnú na ňu zasadnúť.
December 5, 2021
Příběh o tom co se stane, když Bůh odejde a na jeho místo se cpou ti, kteří by tam být neměli. Např. dva Titáni, kteří vystoupili z času aby zaujali to místo, což zprvu vypadalo jako komická vložka, ale nebylo zas tak jednoduché se jich zbavit...
November 18, 2017
God has left our existence and Lucifer.....must defend heaven? Simply brilliant....
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