Lucifer Vol. 8: The Wolf Beneath the Tree (Paperback)

~ Mike Carey (Author)

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The Sandman spin-off comic book Lucifer rebounds from recent doldrums with three story arcs: a novella, a short story, and a novel. The novella, "Lilith," shows how that precursor of Eve is responsible for two fallen angels (one of whom becomes Lucifer, so this is an origins legend for him) and the remaining angels' abode after Lucifer's secession. The short story, "Neutral Ground," is a grimly amusing demon-possession romp: while a failed punk rocker's soul is occupied by a high-level demonic confab, a transvestite guard-demon absconds with his body--and conscience. The novel follows the vendetta of the great wolf Fenris of Norse mythology against the banquet guests who long ago betrayed him, and the fate of a young man who bludgeons wife and child to death; when these plotlines merge, all creation, even Lucifer's domain, is imperiled. While Lucifer regulars Gross and Kelly limn the big tale, P. Craig Russell fills "Lilith" with his classically perfect figures, and Ted Naifeh (see also How Loathsome, 2004) peoples "Neutral Ground" with spiky characters. Ray Olson
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Product Description

The eighth volume of writer Mike Careys beguiling LUCIFER series continues the saga of the Lightbringer, who now faces a deadly new threat to both his Creation and our own. Fenris, the acme of ruin and destruction, has awoken into Gods absence, and he stalks the World-Tree Yggdrasil where he is destined to end of the world. Only Elaine Belloc, the Archangel Michael and Lucifer stand in his wayand their efforts may only hasten the end of all things. THE WOLF BENEATH THE TREE also showcases the special stories Lilith and Neutral Ground.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Vertigo (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140120502X
• ISBN-13: 978-1401205027
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #268,410 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 8 in The Lucifer Series.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding installment in an outstanding series., July 25, 2005

By	Matthieu Hausig (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This installment of the Lucifer graphic novels has a little bit of everyhting. A flashback including the origins of Mazikeen, a dinner with Destiny, Ragnarok, a resolution of sorts between Michael and Lucifer and a cliffhanger. There is one nonessential side story that is still very well done. The writing is excellent although some of the art is inconsistent in quality. This series continues to amaze as it builds towards a conclusion.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not consistent with rest of series, November 2, 2005

By	Jazzkat (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

I'll have to agree Nicodeme. I have really enjoyed this series up until now, but this book fell flat. I felt that Carey wanted this to be a really emotional point in the storyline, but I just wasn't feeling it. The stories were not as engaging and the dialogue was dull. I've had so much fun with this series until now that I'll probably give the next book a try, just in case this one was a fluke.

4.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of the end., December 6, 2008

By	Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

Mike Carey, Lucifer: The Wolf Beneath the Tree (Vertigo, 2005)

And so the Lucifer endgame begins. We veer back around to the Norse mythology which both Gaiman and Carey touched on at various times throughout Sandman and Lucifer, but it seems that Fenris, the great Norse wolf, will play a much larger role in the end of the world than we might have previously guessed. Up to the standards of the rest of the series, which is to say, it ain't Sandman, but it's the best of the spinoffs. ****