Can someone explain this?

This was a comment about ANGEL:AFTER THE FALL # 8:

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buffy+angel4ever said...

Can anyone say cop out. What is it with Buffyverse writers not wanting to tarnish characters yet having Buffy treat Angel like crap in season five. The damage was already done, why not give her one more so called reason to hate Angel?

Good book, but Gunn was such a cop out.

ANGEL:AFTER THE FALL # 8 preview!

You can see it here!

ANGEL:AFTER THE FALL # 8 comes out this week!

Hope you guys dig it. There are three different stories in addition to the one page Betta George introduction. They are all very personal stories, that all deal with the same theme.

1. Gwen. It's kind of a personal tale, explaining where she is, what she was up to right before the fall. And her reaction to the fall. It's pretty heartbreaking even though we all know it does get better for her.

2. "The End is Here". A short story involving civilians' reactions to an entire city going to hell. They don't know Angel, they don't know Wolfram & Hart, they just know their city block now has demons running about and tentacles coming out of the sewers.

3. Gunn. This is the main event. Lets us know Gunn's state of mind big-time. Lets us know who turned him. Co-written by Mr. Scott Tipton.

I'm writing later issues of ANGEL:ATF as we speak, and it's amazing how important stuff issue 8 sets up. Pretty neat

Anyway, hope you dig the issue, and issue 9 is only, I think, two weeks after that! That's how we roll here at team Angel!

Cool & Collected!

Hey, grabbed a few pictures of the ANGEL:AFTER THE FALL volume 1 hardcover. Sorry for the quality, they're a bit grainy.


The cover, by Alex Garner. Angel and the Dragon are embossed and shiny, and the lettering is all shiny red. Pretty damn stunning.


The inside front cover. See the red cloth bookmark in there, too? Classy!


Title page. Bottom corner glow sold separately.


One of the chapter title pages. How cool is that? Also, a page from chapter three. Sorry for the spoilers if you haven't read the book, but yes, Angel does get thrown through a window.


Franco's original character sketches. There are a bunch. Also included is the original treatment for the first 5 issues.


Back of the book. And finally...



The spine. Also shiny.

It's pretty amazing, huh? And I gotta say, I have read the comics a lot, but reading them in this format, as one big story, it's a whole new experience. Plus Franco's art has never looked better, everything got the royal treatment.

Back to work for me. Later guys!

It's not every day you get to meet a Big Bad.

But today is one of those days. Strutting into Whedon's world in SPIKE:AFTER THE FALL (and, indeed, she is SPIKE:ATF's big bad) is this little lady...take it away, picture!


As you can see in Franco Urru's panel from issue 2 (her debut), this angry little pixie lady cheats when playing patty-cake with Illyria.

She will make Spike's life hell this summer. That is to say, even more hell, because, you know, he's already there. Your ears and eyes are unworthy of her name (her words, not mine). But she sports a beautifully made gown of all sorts of human and demon skin stitched together.

I love this character. Love writing her. She's the kinda creation that actually surprises me as a writer, as new, horrifying ideas pop up in my head while I'm writing her. She's taking over!

Worship her! Fear her! Start facebook fan groups for her!

Hope you like!

Reunited

Alex Garner's cover to ANGEL:AFTER THE FALL # 11 is below. Just a word of warning: there are kinda spoilers, and it may be too awesome for human eyes. Good God, Alex Garner is amazing.

Seriously, if you don't want spoilers, turn back now.

Though, it's not CRAZY spoilers.

I mean, you musta known this was coming.

Turn back now if you want to avoid knowing anything about the future of the series.

But it's not that bad, really.

And it's worth it, just to see this baby early.

Wow I hope this is a cover for one of the collecteds.

Okay, stalled enough...

...here it is, I do hope you like!




Thoughts?

Corker of a poll thus far

The fish and the dragon are neck-and-neck!

And wow, Spider is getting more votes than I thought. I think she'd get more if this poll were done a couple of months from now. When she has Spike's baby. WHAT?

Kidding, internet, I'm kidding. She has Wesley's.