Spike: Old Wounds (Angel comic)
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Spike: Old Wounds is a comic based on the Angel television series.
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[edit] Story description
[edit] Summary
A retired L.A. detective arrives at Wolfram and Hart and says that Spike had been responsible for a murder that took place decades previously. Spike attempts to solve one of the most infamous unsolved crimes that has taken place in LA history. Meanwhile there are various monster-slayings for the gang to solve.
[edit] Expanded overview
Detective McNeal takes Fred at gunpoint to Wolfram and Hart offices. Once there he explains that he has been working on the Black Dahlia killings even beyond his retiremet. He produces an artist's impression of the killer, and says that Spike had been responsible for a murder that took place decades previously. Spike attempts to solve one of the most infamous unsolved crimes that has taken place in LA history. Meanwhile there are various monster-slayings for the gang to solve. Angel and his co-workers assume that McNeal is right but Spike denies involvement. He gets help from Fred. He explains what he was doing in 1947. He was in L.A. curious about America. He worked for a big shot called Norris Lawrence until he was run out of town by Los Amanos. Fred and Spike go to McNeal's apartment but he has been killed, apparently a victim of the Black Dahlia killer. Spike follows a lead, and finds the killer, Angel and co turn up after he the demon has been dispatched. Spike thanks Fred for the help, tells Eve to keep him out of any plans for Angel, and berates Angel, Wes, and the others for thinking the worst of him.
[edit] Trivia
- Characters include: Angel, Fred, Gunn, Lorne, Spike, and Wesley.
[edit] Continuity
- Set at some point during Angel Season 5. The comic reveals some of what Spike was up to in 1947.
[edit] Canonical issues
Buffy/Angel comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.
[edit] Timing
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
| Location, time (if known) |
Buffyverse: Spring 2003 – 2004 (non-canon = italic) |
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| Sunnydale, Cleveland, Italy, Summer 2003-2004 | Buffy book: Queen of the Slayers |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.01 Conviction |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.02 Just Rewards |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.03 Unleashed |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.04 Hell Bound |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.05 Life of the Party |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.06 The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.07 Lineage |
| Europe, 2003 | Tales of the Vampires: Antique |
| L.A., 2003 | Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #5 |
| L.A., 2003 | Angel comic: Wesley: Spotlight |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.08 Destiny |
| L.A., 2003 | A5.09 Harm's Way |
| L.A., 2003 | Angel comic: Spike: Old Wounds |
| L.A., 2003/4 | A5.10 Soul Purpose |
| L.A., 2003/4 | A5.11 Damage |
| L.A., 2003/4 | Angel comic: Spike: Lost and Found |
| L.A., 2003/4 | Angel comic: Gunn: Spotlight |
| L.A., 2003/4 | A5.12 You're Welcome |
| L.A., 2003/4 | A5.13 Why We Fight |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.14 Smile Time |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.15 A Hole in the World |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.16 Shells |
| L.A., 2004 | Angel comic: Illyria: Spotlight |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.17 Underneath |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.18 Origin |
| 2004 | Connor Spotlight |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.19 Time Bomb |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.20 The Girl in Question |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.21 Power Play |
| L.A., 2004 | A5.22 Not Fade Away |
| Romania, 2004 | Angel graphic novel: The Curse |
| L.A., 2004 | Angel graphic novel: Old Friends |
| 2004/5/6 | Spike movie |
- Here are all the Angel comics listed chronologically:
| Angel comics | ||
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Doyle: Spotlight | Surrogates | Earthly Possessions | The Changeling Wife | Hunting Ground | Love for sale | Past Lives | Cordelia special | Autumnal | Long Night's Journey | Spike: Old Times | Spike: Old Wounds | Spike: Lost and Found | Gunn: Spotlight | Wesley: Spotlight | Illyria: Spotlight | Connor: Spotlight | Spike: Asylum | The Curse | Old Friends Comics with unknown/varying chronology |
[edit] See also
[edit] Spike comics
- Old Times
- Spike vs Dracula
- Old Wounds
- Lost and Found
- Spike & Dru
- Asylum
[edit] Spike novels
[edit] External link
- Moviepoopshoot.com - COMICS 101 with Scott Tipton - Tipton explains how he got to write and draw the Spike one-shot alongside various artwork from the comic.
