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Product Details
| Publisher | Vertigo |
| ISBN | 1563897334 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Author | Mike Carey |
| EAN | 9781563897337 |
| Label | Vertigo |
| Dewey Decimal Number | 741.5973 |
| Studio | Vertigo |
| Number Of Pages | 160 |
| Title | Lucifer Vol. 1: Devil in the Gateway |
| Release Date | 2001-06-01 |
| Publication Date | 2001-06-01 |
| Manufacturer | Vertigo |
Customer Reviews
Second only to SandmanReview by Drektath, 2010-07-01
This is more of a review of the series as a whole rather than this individual volume.
There's nothing positive that I can say that hasn't already been said by the other five star reviewers (and a good deal of the four star reviewers). In the interest of full disclosure, I consider Gaiman's Sandman series to be the greatest sequential art/comic/graphic novel series of all time. In a bit of a catch-22, to me, Carey's Lucifer would hold that honor if Sandman didn't exist...and yet it wouldn't exist if Gaiman had never penned Sandman.
If you've read Sandman and liked it, there's a good chance this is up your alley. If you've read Sandman and hated it, this probably isn't for you unless you have a particular attachment to angelic mythology.
My only gripe is that DC hasn't issued an Absolute edition for this series.
awesome dark fantasy
Review by Dream's Raven, 2010-06-26
I decided to check out this book because I love The Sandman and was interested to see what Mike Carey did with the character Lucifer, and I was amazed by the comics contained in this volume. The Devil in this book is complex and intriguing, unlike the evil-for-the-sake-of-evil portrayal we tend to see of Satan in religious writings. The plot is wonderfully detailed and interesting, raising many questions that I can't wait to have answered as I continue to read this great series.
Excellent portrayal of Lucifer
Review by Sensen, 2009-05-16
I enjoy Gaiman, though I'm not a diehard fan. I am more a fan of Lucifer, and find this book to be one of the more interesting portrayals of him. Rather than a figure who purposely tells lies, Lucifer is portrayed as a very busy, jaded individual who does not care to coddle others. I enjoyed the twists in the story, and ended up flipping back through it several times to discover what Lucifer had actually said, versus what other individuals thought he had promised.
A New Refreshing Look at Lucifer
Review by The Holmesian TimeLady, 2008-09-28
Lucifer is a new way to think of Lucifer. He is generally thought of the ruler of hades but here Morningstar has retired and lives on Earth among humans. He works for no one but himself as someone else put on a review here also. I really like how it shifts back some into the past of Lucifer when he was among the heavenly hosts. It gives a bit of insight into the past. I look forward to reading more.
Setup.
Review by Robert P. Beveridge, 2008-08-19
Mike Carey, Lucifer: Devil in the Gateway (Vertigo, 2001)
Lucifer was always one of the more interesting characters in the Sandman universe, though he didn't get much screen time. Enter Mike Carey (John Constantine: Hellblazer), who takes the threads Gaiman left in Sandman and runs with them. Lucifer, having abdicated his throne, is now the owner of a small bar/club in Los Angeles, playing the piano and mingling with the natives with his longtime companion Mazikeen. That, however, does not stop him from messing in mortal affairs every once in a while. But there's more to it than that-- it seems Heaven will, with distaste, use Lucifer as a hitman when it doesn't wish to get its own hands dirty. And thus we meet Amenadiel, an angel with a mission: to hire the Lightbringer. Wheels within wheels within wheels; the Gaiman legacy is in good hands.
As much as I enjoyed the all-too-brief Death spinoff, the stories never held the complexity that was both Gaiman's atmosphere and his greatest strength. Carey, on the other hand, is a perfect channel for it. I admit I like this book a great deal more now, having read volumes 2 and 3, than I did when I first read it; so much of this is setup that it doesn't feel like a great deal actually happens. Rest assured, though, the series takes off quickly just after this. *** ½
