Cherubs!
| Cherubs! | |
|---|---|
| Page count | 104 pages |
| Publisher | Desperado Publishing Dark Horse Books |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Bryan Talbot |
| Artists | Bryan Talbot (layouts) Mark Stafford |
| Original publication | |
| Date of publication | 28 November 2007, 2015 |
| ISBN | 0979593999 |
Cherubs! Paradise Lost is a fantasy graphic novel by British artist Bryan Talbot, who wrote the script and provided the layouts, with the finished art by Mark Stafford.[1][2] The first book, or 'cantica', was published by Desperado Publishing in November 2007. The first and second books were combined to complete the story in a hardcover edition published by Dark Horse in 2015.[3]
Talbot describes it as "an irreverent fast-paced supernatural comedy-adventure."[4]
Plot
In "Cantica I: Paradise lost," on the trail of the murdering archangel Abaddon, the Cherubs get stuck in the mind-numbing mediocrity of Limbo - but not for long. They escape and make it to New York City, where, looking for signs and portents, they foil a mugging and are befriended by Mary, a sexy 'exotic dancer'. But she has a problem: her boss is Frankie Dracula, and his vampire minions are out to kill her!
In "Cantica II: Hell On Earth," Mary and the Cherubs are drawn into a battle with the massed forces of Hell whilst attempting to foil Abbadon's plans to instigate the apocalypse.
References
- ^ Mark Stafford's site
- ^ Mark Stafford at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- ^ (ISBN 978-1-59582-984-9)
- ^ Bryan Talbot: An Artistic Wonder From Wearside Archived February 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, interview with Paul Gravett
External links
- Cherubs! Paradise Lost on the Desperado Publishing site
- Cherubs at the Official Bryan Talbot fansite
- Interview with Bryan Talbot and Mark Stafford, 2008, about Cherubs! on Resonance FM