Lucifer (comics)
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Template:Superherobox:This article is about Lucifer, the DC Comics series and character. For other meanings, see Lucifer (disambiguation).
Lucifer is a comic book published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics. The series concerns the adventures on Earth (and beyond) of the fallen angel Lucifer Morningstar, who had abandoned his lordship over Hell earlier in the separate series The Sandman.
Written by Mike Carey, Lucifer improbably runs a piano bar called "Lux" in Los Angeles with the assistance of his demonic female cohort, Mazikeen. Lucifer is portrayed as sophisticated and almost charming, rather than the stereotypical devil. Beneath this veneer, however, Lucifer is portrayed as a deadly and Machiavellian character, with no regard for human life or indeed anyone but himself: a proud and vindictive fallen angel who has no qualms using powers which are second only to those of God. However, he does follow something aking to a code of honor, refusing to use lies (which he considers to be beneath him) and insisting on paying back debts.
Lucifer's "restful" retirement is disturbed by a series of associates from his past, and after certain catalytic events, he endeavors to create a universe in competition with (and against the wishes of) his father, Yahweh. This puts him on a collision course with certain entities that have a vested interest in the new creation and draws the angelic host into the fray - including his brother Michael.
The series, as of March 2005 is still in progress, and has thus far been collected in seven books (the eighth will be released June 2005), with a separate story (Lucifer: Nirvana) published as a graphic novel. Carey has stated the series will end with issue #75, probably to be published in May, 2006.
The book is heavily influenced by John Milton's Paradise Lost.
Collections
The Lucifer series has so far been collected in the following volumes:
- Lucifer: The Devil In The Gateway, contains introductory 3-issue miniseries The Sandman Presents: Lucifer, and issues 1-4 of the ongoing series (ISBN 1840232994)
- Lucifer: Children and Monsters, issues 5-13 (ISBN 1840233915)
- Lucifer: A Dalliance With The Damned, issues 14-20 (ISBN 1840234709)
- Lucifer: The Divine Comedy, issues 21-28 (ISBN 1840236930)
- Lucifer: Inferno, issues 29-35 (ISBN 1401202101)
- Lucifer: Mansions of the Silence, issues 36-41 (ISBN 1401202497)
- Lucifer: Exodus, issues 42-44, 46-49 (ISBN 1401204910)
- Lucifer: The Wolf Beneath the Tree, issues 45, 50-54 (ISBN 140120502X)
And also:
- Lucifer: Nirvana, one-shot special
External links
- Vertigo Comics official site (http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo)
- Vertigo Comics Lucifer feature site (http://www.dccomics.com/features/lucifer)
- Unofficial fan site (http://www.lucifermorningstar.com)