Lucifer Vol. 3: The Wild Hunt
Dan Watters, writer; Max Fiumara, Fernando Blanco, Sebastian Fiumara, artists; Dave McCaig, Dee Cunniffe, colors
DC Vertigo, 2020
The Wild Hunt is a common element in the folklore of many countries, often led by the Norse god Odin, as it is here. The object of the hunt is always a supernatural being, in this case a deity (currently in human form) called the Hunted God. In ages past Lucifer took over leadership of the hunt. Now he would prefer to have nothing to do with it, but a prophecy says that he must "build a home to house the hunted heart" to stop the hunt--or he will be forced to return to Hell to rule.
The first problem is locating the god. Being human, neither Lucifer nor the Hunt can get a fix immediately. Lucifer calls on two familiar Vertigo characters for help: John Constantine (who has not previously had a role in Lucifer's stories, other than a cameo in the original series) and Mazikeen (his former lover and partner, but estranged from him in this series).
The hunt travels through several worlds. Mazikeen and her companion Ruskin return to his former home, the necropolis city of Litharge (a callback to The Sandman and a Sandman Presents miniseries), where Lucifer confronts most of the members of the hunt. But Odin has found the Hunted God, and Lucifer arrives, seemingly too late to prevent the death of the god. In typical Lucifer fashion he manages to fulfil the letter of the prophecy, simultaneously ending the Hunt while remaining free of Hell.
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