Angel: Auld Lang Syne

Angel Comics (Buffy Vampire Slayer)

by Scott Tipton, David Messina (Artist)

Angel's back on the job in Los Angeles, tracking a mysterious cult, and working to solve a kidnapping. The only trouble is, a few old familiar faces keep showing up - faces he shouldn't really be seeing And what does Spike have to do with it? Find out for yourself in this exciting story arc featuring the greatest head to head Angel/Spike battle ever

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Vampires, Fiction, Horror, Graphic Novels Comics

149 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Magdalena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Angel and Spike see ghosts from the past and must work together to stop whoever is doing this to them.

I usually like Angel and Spike working together, but I found the story in this graphic novel to be kind of lacking. It was just not that interesting to read as the rest of the Angel graphic novels I have read lately. Still good, but not that memorable.

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[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story began with Angel saving a baby from a demon cult before seeing a vision of his former lover, Darla! Then Spike saves a young woman from being harassed before seeing the two slayers he killed and his vampire mother! Their stories collide and so begins a battle that was pretty cool (some dirty tricks were played!) They realise they are being played and decide to work together to find out what is going on! I really enjoyed seeing Angel and Spike team up to figure out what is going on! I'm not sure how I felt about the villain though. I also felt that it was all leading up to the battle between Angel and Spike and the villain and it was over in like one page! Other than that, the imagery was beautiful and the overall story line was well done!

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nicely told and well illustrated adventure featuring Spike and Angel being tormented with visions of characters from their pasts. The best lines are with the interplay between the two of them. It's all wrapped up satisfactorily (if, perhaps, just a little too easily), and nothing much is changed by it all, but it's a fun journey.

[Arie ☂ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Inevitably, these vampire types always seem to end up getting haunted by a bunch people from their past- lovers, mothers, friends, people they've killed...



Which leads to a slight case of mistaken identity between Spike and Angel and one very entertaining no holds barred fight.

[John Michael Strubhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Angel and Spike together again. Someone is messing with their perception of reality, and they don't like it one little bit. Who is the Big Bad? What do(es) he/she/it/they want? Lots of "memory lane" to explore in this little gem. If you're a fan of all things Angel and/or Spike past, present and future, you'll enjoy this installment of their adventures. There should be an "Angel + Spike Meet Indiana Jones" comic though. That would be fun!

[Miki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Angel has to face ghosts of past enemies, and Spike is soon involved in such mysterious events too... The two vampires have to find out what is happening and how to stop it. A cool way to see old characters back in action, not an unmissable story in my opinion.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is another instance of angel and spike hating each other but working together, and bonding over loving but not being able to have the same woman. it's cute. however, the whole concept of a demon/diety/entity that feeds on pain has kind of been done to death in the buffyverse.

[pianogal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok read. I don't think this one is officially cannon, but I was a good read. If it has Spike, I'm in.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Angel and Spike dynamic are what keep me really interested in these. Enjoyed the scene where they're trying to figure out what to when they're surrounded by a sea of stakes.

[Fernanda Martins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spike and Angel united and pursuing who is making ppl from the past to come back. It’s a good read to remember enemies from the past but that’s it. Story is not very good

[Lilli W. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Destiny fight was better (5x08)

[Robert · Rating 1 out of 5]

The big bad of any particular arc should really show up before the last 20% of the story, and Angel is practically a sidekick to Spike in his own tale.

[Guido · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suena la entrega de birretes.

[Sara Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really struggle with books based on television series. There is always something altered to serve the books purpose and it goes against my brain's ability to cope. This graphic novel started up some warning bells in my head but in the end the good story line quelled all that. I enjoyed this little story and the banter between Angel and Spike. I can't remember enough detail from the story line of the tv show (means it's time to get the dvds out for a refresher course) so I was able to relax and enjoy this book.
The story starts with Angel and Spike hallucinating about people from their past. When they meet up in an alley, they believe that the other person is just another hallucination. They fight only to realize that someone is altering their perception through marks on their necks.
The two pair up to fight their mutual enemy who turns out to be some sort of demon/god in another dimension.
The story is entertaining and the graphics are well done. I, especially, liked the dialogue which sounded authentic in my head. I could actually hear Spike saying the words which tells me someone worked hard to portray him.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this graphic novel, Spike and Angel are getting beat up by people from their pasts (most of whom are dead.) Who's doing this, and why?
I'm not a big reader of comics or graphic novels, but my deep love of everything Joss Whedon inspired me to pick this volume up. I don't really know how to review a graphic novel, but it seemed to me that the dialogue for Spike was better than that for angel. I don't think the graphic representations of the familiar characters were terribly accurate, but I understand that that's usually the case in a comic.
I suppose I would recommend this more to fans of graphic novels than fans of Buffy and Angel.

[Hayley (Gory B Movie) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Since when does Angel call women toots? The dialogue for Angel doesn't ring true and the baddie wasn't interesting. Her motivation was tired and her monologue filled nearly an entire page with text (in a graphic novel).

[Summer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just love it when Angel and Spike team up!

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved Angel and Spike together in this one.

[Edward Petersen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Angel/Spike banter was not up to normal in this book, but the story was interesting.

[Ray (user2637) · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars. -1 star for Angel's eyes being blue. They're brown!

[La Revistería Comics · Rating 3 out of 5]

Angel y Spike se la miden, capítulo 69 y otras historias del universo buffyano en este bonito tomo de la colección Made in Hell.