Cherubs!
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Cherubs! Paradise Lost is a graphic novel
by Bryan Talbot
who wrote the script and provided the layouts, with the finished art by Mark Stafford. It was published by Desperado Publishing
in November 2007
Talbot describes it as "an irreverent fast-paced supernatural comedy-adventure."
- but not for long. They escape and make it to New York
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!
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
by Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot is a British comic book artist and writer, born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire.-Career:...
who wrote the script and provided the layouts, with the finished art by Mark Stafford. It was published by Desperado Publishing
Desperado Publishing
Desperado Publishing is an American independent comic book publisher, established in 2004. Located in Norcross, Georgia, Desperado's president is Joe Pruett, its creative director is Stephan Nilson, and its director of business development is former Caliber Press publisher Gary Reed.-Overview:With...
in November 2007
Talbot describes it as "an irreverent fast-paced supernatural comedy-adventure."
Plot
On the trail of the murdering archangel Abaddon, the Cherubs get stuck in the mind-numbing mediocrity of LimboLimbo
In the theology of the Catholic Church, Limbo is a speculative idea about the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the damned. Limbo is not an official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church or any other...
- but not for long. They escape and make it to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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!
External links
- Cherubs! Paradise Lost on the Desperado Publishing site
- Cherubs at the Official Bryan Talbot fansite
Interviews
- Interview with Bryan Talbot and Mark Stafford, 2008, about Cherubs! on Resonance FM