Lucifer, the prince of darkness, is playing house. The Devil arrives in the village of Haybury, West Yorkshire, with designs on building a quaint new life for himself. But when an uninvited guest by the name of John Constantine crashes the party, all hell breaks loose. Then, "The Wild Hunt" begins as Lucifer must discover the identity of the Hunted God. It's a mythic quest led by one of the most dangerous entities in Odin himself. Collects Lucifer #14-19.
Dan Watters is a UK based comic book writer. His first book, LIMBO, was released through Image Comics in 2016. He has since written THE SHADOW at Dynamite Comics, and ASSASSIN’S CREED and WOLFENSTEIN for Titan Comics.
Currently he is writing the relaunch of LUCIFER for Vertigo’s Sandman Universe, as well as DEEP ROOTS for Vault Comics. Deeply rooted in London Town, and firmly of the Devil's party.
Lucifer takes on the Wild Hunt. The story is fine although it feels unfinished and this is the end of the series. I didn't feel Watters got Lucifer's characterization completely right. He steers more towards a traditional characterization of the devil more than the character established by Neil Gaiman and Mike Carey.
Lucifer finds himself on the receiving end of the Wild Hunt, and only through betrayal, trickery, and murder can he hope to evade them. I'm sure he'll be fine then. Especially when he finds his goals aligned with John Constantine, of all people.
Dan Watters' next Lucifer arc is more of what has made this series so good thus far. The narration is wonderful, the descriptions are perfect, and the dialogue is sharp as a angel's blade. This new story grows out of the larger twelve issue arc that came before it, but feels separate enough that it's definitely something new. It has a few unexpected twists and turns, especially when a new character arrives to put Lucifer on the back foot. The flashback issue that rounds out the volume is a highlight as well, showing how much Lucifer has changed, as well as how much he has stayed the same.
The Fiumaras continue their art tag-team, providing dark, moody visuals that suit the series to a tee. Their sharp lines and jagged figures really bring out the menace that permeates everyone involved in this story.
The Wild Hunt may be the penultimate volume of the run, but it's not losing steam at all.
Volumen 3 de "Lucifer" de Dan Watters, ha pasado más de un año desde que leí el libro 1 y 2, así que no recordaba mucho, en el 2020 faltaba un capitulo para terminar este volumen y llegó la pandemia y se olvidaron de la serie, incluso el volumen 4 sólo lo publicarán todo junto y en digital, una lástima, a mi me gustaba la historia y el dibujo era lo mejor!! , Lucifer con la cara de Bowie 🖤, igual esperaré el vol. 4.
Lucifer: Volume 3: The Wild Hunt continues the strong storytelling of the second volume, but does not top it in quality. It came very close, but there was some missed opportunity that hurts it in my opinion. Before anything else, the art in this volume is supreme. The art for this entire series has been phenomenal from top to bottom. The guest artists have all been fantastic. Every location is distinct, every character is distinctive, it is just good.
This Volume builds on a small plot point from the second, in that Lucifer got a whole lot of dead people ready to fight, and then the fight didn’t happen. The multi-dimensional preparedness to fight-filled up the tank, and now the universe is under pressure. One of the ways the universe unleashes this pressure is the Wild Hunt, a gang of supernatural representations of the Hunt (Thirst, Fear, Thrill, and Honor) led by Odin, that embody the violence and channel it into killing a newly appointed Hunted God. This is the kind of blended mythology I am here for. Norse mythology, combined Northern European folklore, some Christian mythology because of Lucifer and Hell, and Achilles threw in there for good measure. The top line idea here is awesome.
Lucifer continues to be a great lead. He should, it’s his series, but this volume in particular really helps define him. Looking at the motif from the original Sandman run, where Dream helps define reality, Destruction helps define creation, and Death helps define life, Lucifer as an embodiment of free will helps define order and tradition. Lucifer rebelled because what was the point of existence if an omniscient being already knew and defined everything from the beginning of time until the end? Free will cannot exist if everything is preordained and planned. The beginning of this volume when Lucifer is found to be trapped within a prophecy serves to show this embodiment. Lucifer is always angered that he is part of the Almighty’s plan, and he’s doubly pissed that now there is another prophecy in regard to him that is infringing on his free will.
A lot worked with this volume. Lucifer’s goal to subvert prophecy is well done. His original actions when he joined the Wild Hunt, and how he treated the Hunted God, juxtaposed against Odin’s reverence for the Wild Hunt and the Hunted God are great catalysts. Lucifer’s actions against the Hunt that serve as a climax for this volume reillustrate Lucifer’s hatred of tradition and order.
For me what did not work was the actual members of the Hunt and the resolution of the Hunted God. The members of the Hunt are introduced late in the volume, they are given a brief description, and are presented as these primeval forces of violence. Lucifer handles them so quickly and efficiently, I would have rather had the pages used to describe the members of the Hunt used for something else, such as filling out Mazikeen and Rushkin’s part in the story. The Hunted God is a great reveal, and I really enjoyed her character. Her resolution, as it stands (you never know with comics she could return quickly in the next volume) is a missed opportunity. I would be much more excited to dive into Volume 4 if it were guaranteed that the Hunted God would continue to appear.
Overall, I really enjoyed this volume, there were just a couple of story things that keep it from being a 5/5. This volume, more than the previous two, establishes what Lucifer is in the Sandman Universe. What he is is practically non-existent in the first volume, and starts to come into focus in the second. Here we have full Lucifer. A little less time focused on what are ultimately push-overs, and a bit more time spent on the Hunted God and the Mazikeen subplot would have rounded out the story more. 4/5
Sem sombra de dúvidas o título de Lúcifer fica par a par com O Sonhar como um dos melhores da empreitada de O Universo de Sandman. A trama e os personagens são ardilosamente bem pensados e desenvolvidos. Nesta terceira e última edição contamos com a arte de Fernando Blanco, que, no meu gosto e entender é melhor que a dos irmãos Fiumara, que vinham fazendo os demais volumes. Também contamos com a presença de um convidado especial esrelando essas páginas: John Constantine, o Hellblazer. A história que é contada neste terceiro volume é a da Caçada Selvagem. De tempos em tempos, Odin liberta seus cavaleiros da Caçada Selvagem para encontraem e matarem a Caça Divina. Esse ritual significa conter toda a sede de sangue do mundo. Se não realizado, o equilibrio do mundo muda. E Lúcifer tem também o seu papel na Caçada Selvagem graças a seus atos no passado. Agora, uma profecia de Cassandra faz com que Lúcifer precise proteger a Caça Divina de seus caçadores. Ele vai arriscar seus poderes, seus amigose amantes para cumprir esta promessa. Para mim, este foi o melhor volume da séria até então, bem redondinho. Nao que os outros violumes não tenham sido de tirar o fôlego também. Mas esse encerramento da série Lúcifer foi especial!
Kill something often enough and it's energy will diminsh so much that it won't be able to come back. The Hunters are neat and make a good party of adventurers.
Kolejny tom przygód Lucyfera, który szuka wszędzie zaczepki, tam gdzie może coś ugrać. Tym razem sprawa będzie się kręciła wokół legendarnego Dzikiego Gonu, którego zadaniem jest upolowanie bogini łowów. Jednak pewna zasłyszana przez upadłego anioła przepowiednia sprawia, że ten chce przeszkodzić za wszelką cenę w wypełnieniu zadania przez wojów powołanych z woli samego Odyna.
Wiele więcej nie trzeba już tłumaczyć, bo mamy tu sporo zwrotów akcji, która raz przechyla szalę zwycięstwa na jedną, to drugą stronę i prowadzi nas do zaskakującego finału. Na uwagę zasługują też przebitki na przeszłość Lucyfera, które pokazują jak mocno zmienił się charakter postaci, ponieważ w przeszłości diabeł był postacią zadufaną w sobie i łaknącą krwi. Teraz stał się nieco lepszym graczem, w tej grze, jaka zarządza.
Fiumara daje nam mroczną kreskę, która czasami zahacza o groteskową przemoc. Niemniej jest ona bardzo dosadna i wizualnie zapierająca dech. Ładnie wkomponowuje się w prowadzoną historię. Miodzio.
Dziki Gon to kolejny udany tom przygód upadłej Gwiazdy Zarannej, która stanowi godną kontynuację serii spod strzechy Mike'a Carey'a, a to wystarczająca rekomendacja dobrej zabawy, błyskotliwych dialogów i szalonych pomysłów, które potrafią zaskoczyć, jak i oburzyć.
So I wonder if someone at DC made a deal with the devil in exchange for guaranteeing good press (and high quality) - between Gaiman, Carey, the TV series, and now Watters, Lucifer has managed to come out as a powerful character, well portrayed every time they release him on the world. This volume, while not quite as strong as Volume 2, is very enjoyable, as Lucifer gets caught up in trying to stop the Wild Hunt, an event he formerly led. The book takes some unexpected turns, with the hunted god proving that being the target doesn't necessarily make one the victim (and having a lot of great conversations with Lucifer), and has a crossover with Constantine that truly puts both characters through their paces and shows their places; I don't think I've ever seen John appear so out of his element as when trying to keep up with Lucifer. The characters of the Wild Hunt don't get quite as much depth as they feel like they should, and the resolution is a little awkward, but sets the stage for the next volume well. Lucifer gets some great moments. The art works continues to hold up well, providing an eerie world (and an apparent aversion to greens). All told, well enjoyed.
I really enjoyed this third volume of Lucifer. Watters has a great way of mixing together various mythologies into a setting in which Odin, Lucifer, and deities from other religions and cultures can co-exist in a way that both makes sense and makes for interesting storytelling possibilities. The ending of this volume seems like it could have a major impact on the character of Lucifer going forward. It is a shame there is only one more volume coming after this one before the series ends.
I would be remiss in not mentioning how much I like the artwork in this series as well. It is perfect for the story being told, and the guest artists do a great job of staying true to the tone that Fiumara has created for the book.
Lucifer and The Mazikeen have fallen out. Lucifer seeks to subvert Cassandra's prophecy by bringing down the Wild Hunt, in spite of opposition from Odin and Achilles. so he builds a house, from scratch, though he is hardly familiar with the duty to protect. John Constantine appears. Beverly, living near Belfast, is not exactly as helpless as she appears, thanks to her Dad, and when the Wild Hunt is called she grows antlers and becomes the Hunted God. the text is a little too over-elaborate in places on exposition, but it tells a surprisingly unexpected story, and the artwork is really strong. i'm really taken with this David Bowie-inflected Lucifer, his power, his irreverance, and the odd little points of vulnerability he tries to hide, especially from himself.
Volume by volume, Watters' Lucifer continues to improve, so it's a shame we appear to be entering its last days (and the last days of the newborn Sandman Universe).
This time around, we have a story with scope: Lucifer is trying to avoid a return to Hell. We have great mythology, old (Odin) and new (The Hunted God). We have stories of Lucifer that may or may not be true, but certainly are truthy. And we have great characterization for Lucifer himself, acting exactly as we expect him to.
Though nothing is going to top Carey's Lucifer, this is an excellent use of the character.
Still far better than it has any right to be, with mythic echoes, gorgeous visuals and inter-pantheon manipulations making it a worthy heir to the Gaiman and Carey epics from which it follows. Hell, it even takes on the Lucifer/Constantine encounter from which previous writers have shied away, and more or less manages it without diminishing either of the magnificent bastards, which had always been the fear. Really, my only criticism is that despite a key setting, it never deploys the entirely justified pun to note that the Devil went down to Yorkshire.
Magnificent! A shame DC pulled such a ludicrous move, making issues 19 only available in this collection. Overall, the story continues to hum and I'm quite intrigued to see the last few chapters whenever we are blessed with them.
La historia de Lucifer sigue con el inicio de "La cacería salvaje". Antiguas costumbres, nuevas profecías y el retorno hacia algo que no sabía que era tan importante para él. Dioses, demonios, mortales y cazadores, en un arco con menos brujas, pero igualmente interesante.
Watters keeps up the suspense in the gothic chess game as Lucifer seeks to protect the Hunted God from its pursuers, which in days of old included him. Loving the art as well, though Lucifer's resemblance to a young David Bowie can be distracting.
Each volume has gotten better. I enjoyed this one immensely. The myth of the wild hunt is such a rich, old story and this one crosses so many paths with other histories. The sandman universe is a masterful blend of stories and this is a perfect showcase.
A bit of a restart for the series, Watters finally delivers a narrative that is both focused and compelling, masterfully playing in the Sandman Universe sandbox.
Unlike the first two volumes in this series, volume 3 forms its own complete story arc. I enjoyed it- we got a guest appearance by John Constantine and the story was equally as original as the first two voluments. It was fast paced but the conclusion didn't feel rushed.
#13: A Second, Rather Impromptu, War On Heaven Lucifer "Hello brothers. Shall we have a war?"
Sycorax has murdered Raguel, but it is Lucifer who throws his head at the Host prompting war. Lucifer's plan brings Heaven to the negotiating table, but even HE cannot circumvent free will. This is probably the best written of all the issues so far, the prose was noble, touching and so sad it made me cry. Kudos.
#14: The House the Devil Built Lucifer "I have always been alone. Thus I have never needed anyone."
Lucifer receives a prophecy and, accompanied by a really cute Ginger Tom cat, builds a house in the moors. As usual he leaves death and destruction in his wake. Constantine appears! Loving the direction this story is taking plus bonus points for the cute, talking cat.
#15: And Then He Blazed Lucifer "Normally it's true, I'd be loath to suffer a gate-crasher kindly. But you have the stench of death about you. I'd like to examine that further. Consider yourself invite. And besides ... tonight is a rather SPECIAL night."
I've missed Constantine so much, it's wonderful to see him here, laughing at the Nazi's tale. This entire story (which is only halfway in the telling) was fantastic fan service, from start to end.
#16: The Rarely Spoken of Body Factories of Hell Mazikeen "YOU are asking for HELP?" Lucifer "Yes. Will you give it to me?"
Odin has gone to Hell, to get the horn fixed by the body factories that take apart and put things together again, except he will not let go of the horn, so ... things get gory. Lucifer seeks Mazikeen's help to find the prey of the wild hunt. The story progresses, but the art is as washed out as the writing for this issue.
#17: Of Crisps and Pints and Wild Hunts Beverly "Ah. Well ... if you can't show the devil, who can you show?" Lucifer "Oh my. Beverly ... You are NOT what I expected.
Beverly isn't what Lucifer expected, causing him to smile in genuine pleasure. The wild hunt is WILD enough that nobody is safe from them. Intriguing, but the art is again washed out so much it should have really ADDED to the story instead it seems like some pale copy of what should have been gory greatness.
#18: The Devil Did A Bad Thing Lucifer "Perhaps next time you throw one of these little escapades, you will extend an invitation to US."
It seems Odin met Lucifer in Hell during one of the early Wild Hunts and Lucifer insisted on being invited to future hunts. Not caring what the purpose of the hunt is, Lucifer decides to do it his own way making the hunted god a shadow of it's former self. Ends on a cliffhanger.
#19: The House the Devil Built Lucifer "The Mazikeen. YOu misspeak. I have always been alone. Thus I have never needed anyone."
Lucifer goes to meet Cassandra's ghost, that she might give him clues on how to free himself from the shackles of Prophecy, so he starts to build a home to house the hunted heart. There's a cute, talking ginger kitty that talks to him while keeping him company. We get more history of the wild hunt and a surprise appearance by John Constantine.