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Angel (2007) #1-12
Angel: Season Six, Volume 1
After the Fall?! How about after the show?! Picking up where the television series left off, Angel: Season Six brings all the best moments from Angel: First Night, Spike: After the Fall, and Angel: After the Fall into a two-volume set. With Season Six on your shelf, the memory of Angel will not fade away.
376 pages, Paperback
Published October 27, 2015
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Joss Whedon
487 books4,326 followersJoss Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, and actor, and the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures.
He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)', 'Angel (1999–2004)', 'Firefly (2002)' and its film follow-up 'Serenity (2005)', and 'Dollhouse (2009–2010)', as well as the web-series' 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)'. Whedon co-wrote and produced the horror film 'The Cabin in the Woods (2012)', and wrote and directed the film adaptation of Marvel's 'The Avengers (2012)', the third highest-grossing film of all time.
Many of Whedon's projects have cult status and his work is notable for portraying strong female characters and a belief in equality.
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He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)', 'Angel (1999–2004)', 'Firefly (2002)' and its film follow-up 'Serenity (2005)', and 'Dollhouse (2009–2010)', as well as the web-series' 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)'. Whedon co-wrote and produced the horror film 'The Cabin in the Woods (2012)', and wrote and directed the film adaptation of Marvel's 'The Avengers (2012)', the third highest-grossing film of all time.
Many of Whedon's projects have cult status and his work is notable for portraying strong female characters and a belief in equality.
credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon
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March 8, 2024
Absolutely silly. I think the comic genre is not for me to begin with but this was just too much. Or not enough I don’t know. It’s just fight scene after fight scene and basically everything that happened in the last season of Angel doesn’t matter because anything becomes possible in comic format. The fight between the trex and the dragon was the last straw.
November 3, 2015
This official continuation of the Angel television show gets a lot right. The first 12 volumes are collected here, along with the 4 issues of Spike: After the Fall. Interestingly (and perhaps logically) they are presented in chronological order rather than published order. That is we begin with First Night (issues 6-8), then Spike (1-4), then Angel: After the Fall (issues 1-5, 9-12). It's a good thing, as the story makes a lot more sense when read in order.
Whether or not this captures the feel of the show well is debatable. It picks up after the massive cliffhanger to show what happened to each of our favourite characters. Los Angeles in its entirety has been sent to Hell by Wolfram & Hart and there's a lot going on. Characters are changed and the events are far more epic than a TV show budget would have allowed (dragon vs. t-rex fight stands out).
There are moments that genuinely feel right, with the character's voices sounding clear in your head as you read. The problem is that the story jumps around a lot and becomes unnecessarily complicated, and there are moments where you just feel confused as to what these characters we love are doing. I'm new to comic books and it seems that they have a need to move very fast without allowing scenes to breathe. It still remains exciting throughout and manages to deliver some real surprises. The artwork is just okay and actor's faces are only captured accurately on occasion, other times I had no idea who I was supposed to be looking at. The backgrounds of a hellish L.A. are all rather gorgeous, however.
Whether or not this captures the feel of the show well is debatable. It picks up after the massive cliffhanger to show what happened to each of our favourite characters. Los Angeles in its entirety has been sent to Hell by Wolfram & Hart and there's a lot going on. Characters are changed and the events are far more epic than a TV show budget would have allowed (dragon vs. t-rex fight stands out).
There are moments that genuinely feel right, with the character's voices sounding clear in your head as you read. The problem is that the story jumps around a lot and becomes unnecessarily complicated, and there are moments where you just feel confused as to what these characters we love are doing. I'm new to comic books and it seems that they have a need to move very fast without allowing scenes to breathe. It still remains exciting throughout and manages to deliver some real surprises. The artwork is just okay and actor's faces are only captured accurately on occasion, other times I had no idea who I was supposed to be looking at. The backgrounds of a hellish L.A. are all rather gorgeous, however.
December 9, 2017
Spoiler Alert: Please only read if you've watched the show!
Overall, I was impressed with this book. The art work was amazing, and it was nice to see the return of some of my favorites from the show, whether in human or supernatural form: Angel, Spike, Cordelia, Connor, Gunn, and Wesley, specifically. I thought some characters could have been either fleshed out a little bit more or just left out, such as the female werewolf who was Angel's former love interest. But I liked how the beginning of the Volume gave accounts of LA being taken over by Hell from the following accounts: civilians, Connor, Spike, Wesley, and Gunn. It made reading Spike: After the Fall Volumes 1-4 and Angel: After the Fall Volumes 1-13 less confusing. Spike: After the Fall gave me more insight into Spike and helped me appreciate his character more, as I've always been "Team Angel." I always thought Connor's end to the show was a bit abrupt, so I was glad to see him come back and his relationship with Angel rekindled. Gunn becoming a Vamp was unexpected, but I can see why the writers took it in that direction. It seems like interesting retribution after the role he played in Fred's death/disappearance, even though he didn't mean to. I liked Wesley as a ghost, although I think they could have dug deeper into that one. Overall, it was an enjoyable read with great artwork and compelling internal dialogue. I look forward to the Angel: Season 7 comic.
Overall, I was impressed with this book. The art work was amazing, and it was nice to see the return of some of my favorites from the show, whether in human or supernatural form: Angel, Spike, Cordelia, Connor, Gunn, and Wesley, specifically. I thought some characters could have been either fleshed out a little bit more or just left out, such as the female werewolf who was Angel's former love interest. But I liked how the beginning of the Volume gave accounts of LA being taken over by Hell from the following accounts: civilians, Connor, Spike, Wesley, and Gunn. It made reading Spike: After the Fall Volumes 1-4 and Angel: After the Fall Volumes 1-13 less confusing. Spike: After the Fall gave me more insight into Spike and helped me appreciate his character more, as I've always been "Team Angel." I always thought Connor's end to the show was a bit abrupt, so I was glad to see him come back and his relationship with Angel rekindled. Gunn becoming a Vamp was unexpected, but I can see why the writers took it in that direction. It seems like interesting retribution after the role he played in Fred's death/disappearance, even though he didn't mean to. I liked Wesley as a ghost, although I think they could have dug deeper into that one. Overall, it was an enjoyable read with great artwork and compelling internal dialogue. I look forward to the Angel: Season 7 comic.
August 2, 2016
Unlike Buffy before it, the Angel comics immediately following show stayed true to the heart of their source materials. The story's off the rails and totally dumb, but the characters playing it are who you want them to be. Connor retains that cool, white-kid swagger he picked up with his new family, Wesley is brooding and horrible, Lorne's gay as hell, and Spike and Illyria are as deliciously bad as ever. It all works very well in comics where it wouldn't on television.
The only problem with this volume lies in the arrangement. The 5-issue Spike: After the Fall series comes first, which makes sense in the timeline, but it means it's not until halfway through the book that you really start getting to the meat of the story. It's not a huge deal, and I really only noticed because I sat and read the whole thing in one sitting. Have more of a life than me and you'll be fine.
The only problem with this volume lies in the arrangement. The 5-issue Spike: After the Fall series comes first, which makes sense in the timeline, but it means it's not until halfway through the book that you really start getting to the meat of the story. It's not a huge deal, and I really only noticed because I sat and read the whole thing in one sitting. Have more of a life than me and you'll be fine.
March 25, 2017
The show ended on a great cliffhanger, and I suppose I'm glad enough to get this look at what happened later. That said it doesn't do a very good job of capturing the vibe of the show. I think a lot of the extras they crammed into this weakened the main plotline. I think they crammed too many characters in, again weakening the main plotline. That main plot line wasn't bad, the twelve issues of Angel: After the Fall, I think, and the writing improved after that. Still, after the show I was excited to see where the story went. Now, with as big a cliffhanger at the end of this volume, I can't say the same thing. Maybe I'll seek out more of these, but it's not a sure thing.
March 21, 2018
This graphic novel continues where the Angel TV series stopped. It continues the story with LA in hell, and the effects on all the characters. This does feel like a proper season, with the story moving along at a really good rate. The characters are all spot on, and the writing is very good.
A must read for all Angel fans.
A must read for all Angel fans.
May 3, 2016
You know it's well written when you hear the actor's voice speaking the words on the page. Picking up right where the series ends, we find out what happens when Hell is quite literally on earth. In LA no less. Can't wait to get my hands on Volume 2!
August 24, 2020
Great collection of Angel: After the Fall Parts 1-12 and Spike: After the Fall #1-4.
But don't read this in the order in the book! Read it in publishing order. First, read Angel parts 1-12, then Spike 1-4. It's just better that way. Ask Brian Lynch. (I did!)
But don't read this in the order in the book! Read it in publishing order. First, read Angel parts 1-12, then Spike 1-4. It's just better that way. Ask Brian Lynch. (I did!)
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August 13, 2016Tomo que recopila el comienzo de After the Fall y muchos de los unitarios, aparentemente.
June 8, 2017
Good book. Started a little slow, but it was good by the end. Can't wait to see the next installment.
January 6, 2019
Loved this comic! But I might be bias as I loved the show and anything to add to it I am super keen for.
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