Endings

One of the best comic runs ever came to a close this past week. After a wonderful 75 issues, Mike Carey and Peter Gross have finished Lucifer.

Having grown out of the character that Neil Gaiman used for the Sandman series, Carey and Gross expanded on, and defined the character anew. Having first discovered the series in trades, I quickly picked them all up, and made my way into the singles in the late twenties. Since then I have marveled at Carey's way of giving each character their own indomitable voice and presence. Peter Gross and regular guest artist Dean Ormston have grown to be some of my very favorites in their field. Gross' clean simple style has paved the way in popular comics for the likes of Pia Guerra and her work on Y. Dean Ormston's art took a little getting used to at first, but now, like so many others, he is an artist that I follow no matter the project. No one can do "that thing in the dark" better then he. That nameless, shapeless blob of inky evil in the darkness that's hungry for your soul, that's what I think of when I think of Dean Ormston. I'd like to see his version of Aku, from Samurai Jack. So stop in and pick up a trade, or I'll call Dean and see what he can do with that space under your bed.

-Dan