Books.

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_Lucifer: Devil in the Gateway_
_Lucifer: Children and Monsters_ written by Mike Carey.

These are volumes one and two of the collected comics about Lucifer, quondam Prince of Hell. Gaiman more-or-less invented this version of the character (I think) and encouraged Carey to take him on as a series.

Volume one is mediocre. If I hadn't had volume two in front of me, I wouldn't have continued. That would have been a mistake, because the writing really picks up. Think of it as Gaiman-lite.

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Three, four and five (including Dalliance) are on their way, so I'll presumably have more to say in a while.

I did like the first few issues, which is why I finished the first volume -- but I thought it had become incoherent before the fourth issue. And it seems to have recovered nicely shortly thereafter.

Needham's library, incidentally, thinks they're young-adult material.