Author: Mike Carey | Illustrators: Peter Gross / Ryan Kelly / Dean Ormston |
Page Count: 160
Page Count: 160
“I think you should stop talking to the snake. These things he tells you
are making you unhappy.”
are making you unhappy.”
Book 3 of 11 in the Eisner award winning Lucifer series. Things unfold at a more leisurely pace in this volume as writer Mike Carey shifts the focus away from the titular anti-hero. Instead, he explores the virtues and vices of some of the other inhabitants of the realm. In the first half of the book we get three shorter episodes that have a self-contained beginning / middle / end but are themselves interconnected and still manage to tie in with the series arc.
In story number one, you’ll sympathise with Mazikeen as she embarks on a very personal mission that’ll have consequences for everyone.
The second tale sees the little girl with the special talent take a walk in a dark place where little girls with special talents shouldn't be. Look out for a cameo from some Sandman escapees.
And finally, the concept of free will is given more attention in some place new that resembles some place very, very old. It’s a well crafted, beautifully presented tale filled with some dark humour and some scathing observations.
Most of the second half of the book is a three part story with a large cast that plays out like a subversive period drama; it's about lust, leisure, pleasure and pain.
One final story finishes the volume. It returns to the series arc; contrasting it alongside a smaller, more personal story of a couple lost in more than one sense of the word. The coda will have you on the edge of your seat, particularly if you have a healthy interest in the occult and religious hypocrisy; or at the very least a basic knowledge of Tarot.
The book collects together Lucifer issues 14 – 20.
4 armadillo canons out of 5
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