Fallen Angel Volume 4: Heroine Addiction

Fallen Angel (Single Issues) #issues 17-21

by Peter David, Joe Corroney, J.K. Woodward

Fallen Angel recently learned the secrets of her origin, but little good it will do her as she encounters an all-new series of challenges and mysteries... both in and outside of Bete Noire. This forth collection features the landmark crossover between Fallen Angel and Billy Tucci's Shi in a three-part tale transporting the Fallen Angel to the far-off City of the Dead, the special issue #20 one-shot, and more.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Angels

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

About the author

aka David Peters

Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book features two stories.

In the first story, Lee finds out there are other cities like Bette Noire, when she accidentally finds her way to one of them. There she meets a new ally, and her predecessor's nemesis.

In the second story Jude goes through "the seven stages of grief" before accepting his servitude as magistrate and taking on a proactive roll in Bette Noire's world-shaping nature.

Both of these stories are excellent. Some chapters are drawn by fill in artists, the fill-in art for chapter one is quite good, but the fill-in art in chapter 4 is about as bad as it gets in pro-comics. Woodwards art is inconsistent. Some pages are mond-blowing sandwiched between pages that lack the attention he spoiled us with in To serve in Heaven and To Rule in Hell.

[Matt · Rating 1 out of 5]

I like Peter David's nerdiness normally, but he's way more fun when he's talking about science and myth. The religious overtones and the bending of the characters aren't that interesting. Liandra isn't that interesting as a character either. She just seems to have two speeds: bitter and ass-kicking. And that's it.

[Jdetrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was rougher than normal for this series. The Shi crossover didn't interest me at all, neither her character or the story. The last two stories, focusing on Jude, are excellent, but the first has terrible art. Still, those stories are good enough for me to still recommend this volume.