Fall of Cthulhu

Fall of Cthulhu is a 2007 American comic book series, written by Michael Alan Nelson and published by Boom! Studios. Creatively influenced by H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, particularly "The Call of Cthulhu", the main characters of the series find themselves swept up in an ancient and elaborate plot, designed by the dark god Nyarlathotep to provoke an apocalyptic war between powerful beings known as the Great Old Ones.

After the initial 15 issue series finished publication in June 2008, a sequel four issue miniseries subtitled Godwar began publication the following month. Fall of Cthulhu: Apocalypse, a second four issue miniseries, ran from November 2008 to February 2009. The third and final miniseries, Fall of Cthulhu: Nemesis, acted as both a prequel and coda, detailing the origin of Mr. Arkham's pet cat.

Hexed, a spin-off four issue limited series starring Lucifer, also written by Nelson and illustrated by Emma Ríos, was published alongside Apocalypse. An ongoing series that ran for 12 issues, also titled Hexed, was launched in August 2008.

The series' 27 issue run has been collected into six volumes and an omnibus.

Cy Morgan: Cy is a graduate student at Miskatonic University in Arkham, Massachusetts. Engaged to be married, he is dining at a cafe with his fiancée, Jordan, when they are suddenly interrupted by his uncle, Walter McKinley, who rambles nonsensically about a coming threat and then publicly commits suicide in front of Cy. After Walt's death, Cy explores his uncle's research to find out what drove him to his hysteria and uncovers more than he expected.

Lucifer: short for Luci Jenifer Inacio das Neves. Lucifer is a Brazilian thief who helped Cy's uncle, Walter McKinley, translate ancient books. After Walt's suicide she was followed to America by "the Gray Man" (see below), where she runs meets Sheriff Raymond Dirk. In defeating the Gray Man, the Harlot begins to use her as a pawn in the oncoming apocalypse. Lucifer returned, along with the Harlot, in the non-Lovecraftian series Hexed (also written by Nelson).

Sheriff Dirk: Arkham's sheriff/police chief, Dirk is involved in Cy's case at the beginning but only really becomes a main player when he arrests Lucifer.

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