Cherubs!

Graphic novel by Bryan Talbot

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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

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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

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1. ^ Mark Stafford's site
2. ^ Mark Stafford at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
3. ^ (ISBN 978-1-59582-984-9)
4. ^ Bryan Talbot: An Artistic Wonder From Wearside Archived February 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, interview with Paul Gravett

## External links

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* 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

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