Lucifer: Book Five

by Mike Carey

Other authorsColleen Doran (Illustrator), Mike Carey (Foreword), Mike Carey (Afterword), Peter Gross (Illustrator), Michael William Kaluta (Illustrator), Zander Cannon (Illustrator), Aaron Alexovich (Illustrator), Ryan Kelly (Illustrator), Dean Ormston (Illustrator), Christopher Moeller (Cover artist), Christopher Moeller (Illustrator)3 more, Shelly Bond (Editor), Mariah Huehner (Editor), Angela Rufino (Editor)
Paperback, 2014

Description

"Cast out of Heaven, thrown down to rule in Hell, Lucifer Morningstar has resigned his post and abandoned his kingdom for the mortal city of Los Angeles. In this final LUCIFER volume, the war in Heaven reaches its universe-shaking conclusion, as the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everyone in between wage a final battle to determine the fate of both Yahweh and Lucifer's Creations - a fate no one, not even the Lightbringer, could foresee. And in the aftermath of the battle, how will Lucifer and his cohorts pick up their lives and tie up loose ends? Collects LUCIFER #62-75"--

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2005

Physical description

352 p.; 6.6 inches

Publication

Vertigo (2014), 352 pages

Pages

352

ISBN

1401249450 / 9781401249458

Library's rating

Rating

½ (34 ratings; 4.5)

User reviews

LibraryThing member adastra
In its final volume, the stories revolving around Lucifer finally come to their climax. As the end gets nearer, the parallels to The Sandman become more and more obvious. Like in Sandman, many, many realms and beings are visited, and certain transfers happen. Also like in Sandman, Lucifer is not
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really so much of a protagonist, but more of a shaper – only rarely is he actually the focus of a storyline. He's a really odd character, very elusive, very cunning, but not really likeable at all. In my opinion, Lucifer is more worth reading for all the ideas that hide behind the stories...
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