A Fallen Angel
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When Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended on its Seventh Season, it was planned to end that way. When Angel , the spin-off from Buffy, ended, it was in its Fifth Season and it was far from planned.
Angel was canceled, low numbers the final nail in this vampire’s coffin.
And it couldn’t have come at a worse time.
Angel is a show about a good vampire detective in L.A. (no, Moonlight copied it).
Angel had joined his long-time nemesis, the demonic law-firm Wolfram & Hart, to try to use its evil powers for good. Sadly, Angel found that the firm was using his good intentions for their furthered evil.
His team was forever altered with the addition of Buffy’s Spike as a permanent character, as well as the blond vampire Harmony and metamorphosis of Fred into the Old One Illyria.
Angel tried to deliver one final blow to Evil, a swan song he knew would be heard by no one. He and his team would fight Wolfram & Hart’s minions knowing they would die. The show ended with monsters swarming the team and ended just as they moved to action.
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Now time has passed. Angel: After the Fall is a comic book series meant to be the Sixth Season of Angel, just like Dark Horse is publishing the Eighth Season of Buffy.
This series does not disappoint. The first issue written by Joss Whedon (Firefly, Serenity, Astonishing X-Men), came out last Wednesday with a slew of variant covers.
L.A. is a demon warzone. It is survival of the fittest, and with the city carved into different demon territories, humans are at the bottom of the food chain. Angel (yes, he survived the dragon) is still under the thrall of Wolfram & Hart, as is another surprising main character. Gunn, Nina the werewolf, and Gwen the electric mutant have set up a human resistance. Spike, the demon lounge singer Lorne, and Illyria are not present but are set to appear in later issues.
Doing a comic book is perfect for following up a TV show because it relies on visual storytelling. Images, not just words, have an important impact and Whedon utilizes the visual to impact the reader. And here a comic book can bring back characters that acting or other real-life problems kept from occurring.
I’m on the edge of my seat. This is essential for Buffy/Angel fans and next month Spike returns!
Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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Matt Knicl
My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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