Cherubs!
{{Short description|Graphic novel by Bryan Talbot}}
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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.[http://www.hocus-baloney.com Mark Stafford's site]{{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=10402|title=Mark Stafford}} The first book, or 'cantica' was published by Desperado Publishing in November 2007 and the first and second books were combined, completing the story, in a hardcover edition published by Dark Horse in 2015.({{ISBN|978-1-59582-984-9}})
Talbot describes it as "an irreverent fast-paced supernatural comedy-adventure."[http://www.paulgravett.com/articles/098_talbot/098_talbot.htm Bryan Talbot: An Artistic Wonder From Wearside] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211084441/http://www.paulgravett.com/articles/098_talbot/098_talbot.htm |date=February 11, 2008 }}, interview with Paul Gravett
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 the Hell whilst attempting to foil Abbadon's plans to instigate the apocalypse.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080617181601/http://www.desperado.lightcubed.com/TITLES/Cherubs.htm Cherubs! Paradise Lost] on the Desperado Publishing site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513111648/http://www.bryan-talbot.com/gallery18/cherubs.html Cherubs] at the Official Bryan Talbot fansite
- [http://panelborders.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/todays-show-bryan-talbot-mark-staffords-cherubs/ Interview with Bryan Talbot and Mark Stafford], 2008, about Cherubs! on Resonance FM
Category:American graphic novels
Category:Comics by Bryan Talbot
Category:Angels in popular culture
Category:Graphic novels set in New York City
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