Lucifer: Book One by Mike Carey is a graphic novel which continues the story of Lucifer (the fallen angel) who leaves Hell behind in Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics. This series of comics is the inspiration for the Lucifer television series. I was surprised to see that a comic book series was the inspiration, but I felt that if I was ever going to make a foray into graphic novels, this was a good place to start.
Started: 09/09/2016
Completed: 10/30/2016
Recommendation: Not Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
So, I picked up the comic because I enjoyed the television series. The two have little in common. The wit and humor that suffuses the television series is darkly lacking from the comic book. It was uncomfortable to have so many conflicting pantheons of gods, goddesses, and creatures interacting. The idea of angels "waging war" just doesn't meet my concept of what angels do. The part of the television series that I really enjoy is seeing how surprising Lucifer can be. In this comic book I found no such surprises. In short, it wasn't my thing. I also missed thought bubbles. There is no way to get inside the heads of these characters, all you see is what they say or do. There is no sense of communion with them and their inner worlds are opaque.
So, I picked up the comic because I enjoyed the television series. The two have little in common. The wit and humor that suffuses the television series is darkly lacking from the comic book. It was uncomfortable to have so many conflicting pantheons of gods, goddesses, and creatures interacting. The idea of angels "waging war" just doesn't meet my concept of what angels do. The part of the television series that I really enjoy is seeing how surprising Lucifer can be. In this comic book I found no such surprises. In short, it wasn't my thing. I also missed thought bubbles. There is no way to get inside the heads of these characters, all you see is what they say or do. There is no sense of communion with them and their inner worlds are opaque.
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