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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 related series The Sandman, written by Neil Gaiman. While Lucifer had previously appeared in various stereotypical guises in earlier DC books, Gaiman's version was unique and premised on English poet and prose writer John Milton's Paradise Lost. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... In Christianity, a fallen angel is an angel exiled or banished from Heaven after not obeying Gods mandate or rebelling against him. ... Lucifer is a Latin word made up of two words, lux (light; genitive lucis) and ferre (to bear, to bring), meaning light-bearer. ... Medieval illustration of the Mouth of Hell Hell is, according to many beliefs, a place or a state of painful suffering. ... Cover of The Sandman #1, by Dave McKean. ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960 in Portchester, England) is the author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. ... John Milton John Milton (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) was an English poet, most famous for his blank verse epic Paradise Lost. ... Cover to the first edition Paradise Lost (1667) is an epic poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton. ...

Written by Mike Carey, Lucifer improbably runs a piano bar called "Lux" in Los Angeles with the assistance of his demonic female cohort, Mazikeen. He is portrayed as sophisticated and almost charming, rather than the stereotypical Christian devil. Beneath this veneer, however, Lucifer is a deadly and Machiavellian character, with no regard for human life or indeed anyone or anything but himself: a proud and vindictive fallen angel who has no qualms using powers second only to those of his father, Yahweh. Despite his solipsistic, narcissistic tendencies, he does follow something akin to a code of honor, refusing to lie (which he considers crass and undignified), insisting on paying back debts, and keeping his word - literally. Mike Carey is the writer of the Eisner Award nominated Lucifer and Hellblazer, comic book titles published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... In the comic book Lucifer, Mazikeen is the war leader of the Lilim, a race traced back to Lilith. ... In its simplist form, a Christian is a follower of and a believer in Jesus of Nazareth. ... Devil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Detail of the portrait of Machiavelli, ca 1500, in the robes of a Florentine public official Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469—June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher during the Renaissance. ... The Tetragrammaton in Phoenician (1100 BC to 300 CE), Aramaic (10th Century BC to 0) and modern Hebrew scripts. ... Narcissism is the pattern of traits and behaviors which involve infatuation and obsession with ones self to the exclusion of others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of ones gratification, dominance and ambition. ...

As the series opened in 1999, Lucifer's "restful" retirement was disturbed by a series of associates from his past, and after various catalytic events, he endeavored to create a universe in competition with (and presumably against the wishes of) his father, Yahweh. This puts him on a collision course with several powerful mystical entities that have a vested interest in the new creation and draws the angelic host into the fray - including his brother, the archangel Michael Demiurgos. The Tetragrammaton in Phoenician (1100 BC to 300 CE), Aramaic (10th Century BC to 0) and modern Hebrew scripts. ... Look up Michael in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For information on the World War I German military Operation Michael, see Spring Offensive. ...

The series, as of July 2005 is still in progress, and has thus far been collected in eight books, with a standalone story (Lucifer: Nirvana) published as a smaller graphic novel. Carey has stated the series will end with issue #75, probably to be published in May 2006. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Graphic novel (sometimes abbreviated GN) is a term for a kind of book, usually telling an extended story with sequential art ( comics). ...

Collections

Lucifer 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
• Vertigo Comics Lucifer feature site
• Unofficial fan site