- 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. Lucifer is also the name of the character in that series.
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.
Lucifer's "blissful" 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 February 2005 is still in progress, and has thus far been collected in seven anthologies, with a separate story (Lucifer: Nirvana) published as a graphic novel. Carey has stated the series has a definite ending and should be completed in 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:
And also:
- Lucifer: Nirvana, one-shot special
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