Angel comics
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- See also: Buffyverse comics and Buffy comics
In the world of comic book publishing Angel refers to one of two series published by Dark Horse Comics. Both of these series are based on the television series Angel. There have been a total of two series published so far. The first was halted after seventeen issues. The second volume was a mini-series.
Recently IDW Publishing have been publishing Angel comics, for example Old Friends.
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[edit] Canonical issues
Angel comics 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 summarizing 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 official Angel merchandise.
[edit] Chronology
[edit] Ancient-Modern
These tales take place from ancient times up until 1996.
| Image | Buffyverse stories - Ancient - 1996 | Buffyverse location, time (if known) |
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Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #2 | Hollywood, 1930s | |||
| Bela Lugosi gives a live performance whilst a feud between Spike and Dracula ensues. | |||||
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Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: All's Fair | 1933 | |||
| Spike and Dru are at the World's Fair. | |||||
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Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #4 | Italy, 1950s | |||
| Spike discovers Drusilla is being charmed away from him by a mysterious other. | |||||
[edit] BS4/AS1
These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy Season 4, and Angel Season 1 (from autumn 1999 up until spring 2000).
| Image | Buffyverse stories | Location, time (if known) |
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Angel comic: Doyle: Spotlight | L.A. 1999 | |||
| The Powers That Be decide to entrust Allan Francis Doyle, a troubled half-human, half-Brachen demon, with the task of receiving visions from them. | |||||
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Angel graphic novel: Surrogates | L.A. 1999 | |||
| Angel, Cordy and Doyle face a demonic fertility clinic. | |||||
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Angel comic: Strange Bedfellows story, The Changeling Wife | L.A. 1999 | |||
| Angel attempts to help a woman who is trapped in an abusive marriage. | |||||
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Angel graphic novel: Earthly Possessions | L.A. 1999 | |||
| Angel attempts to drive a demon out of a possessed lawyer. | |||||
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Angel graphic novel: Hunting Ground | L.A., 2000 | |||
| A murderer is leaving corpses across L.A. sewers. Kate suspects Angel has been getting hungry. | |||||
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Angel comic: Strange Bedfellows/Love for sale | L.A., 2000 | |||
| A Californian congressman is robbed and killed by a non-human prostitute. | |||||
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Buffy/Angel graphic novel: Past Lives | Sunnydale, L.A., 2000 | |||
| A huntress is tracking demons in L.A. and leaves them alive to scare Angel. The Scooby Gang come to L.A. | |||||
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Angel comic: Cordelia special | L.A., 2000 | |||
| Cordelia and Dennis guard valuable demonic items stashed in Cordy's apartment. | |||||
[edit] BS5/AS2
These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy Season 5, and Angel Season 2 (from autumn 2000 up until spring 2001).
| Image | Buffyverse stories | Location, time (if known) |
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Angel graphic novel: Long Night's Journey | L.A., 2000 | |||
| Angel is looking for a kidnapped child and stumbles upon huge powerful forces of evil. He must fight some of the most threatening monsters around. | |||||
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Angel graphic novel: Autumnal | L.A., 2000 | |||
| Angel looks in an abandoned amusement park to find and rescue a young girl from a gang of kidnappers. | |||||
[edit] BS6/AS3
These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 6, and Angel Season 3 (from autumn 2001 up until spring 2002).
| Image | Buffyverse stories | Location, time (if known) |
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Buffy comic: Reunion | Sunnydale, 2001 | |||
| Xander, Anya and Dawn imagine what happened when Buffy and Angel met up. | |||||
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Angel comic: Spike: Old Times | L.A., 2002 | |||
| Spike bumps into Halfrek by chance in L.A. | |||||
[edit] AS5
These Buffyverse tales take place around Angel Season 5 (from spring 2003 up until spring 2004).
| Image | Buffyverse stories: Spring 2003 – 2004 | Location, time (if known) |
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Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #5 | L.A., 2003 | |||
| Dracula arrives at the Wolfram and Hart branch at Los Angeles and is surprised to meet a non-corporeal Spike. | |||||
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Angel comic: Wesley: Spotlight | L.A., 2003/4 | |||
| Wesley must make a decision regarding his affections for Fred and deal with any ramifications. | |||||
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Angel comic: Spike: Old Wounds | L.A., 2003 | |||
| Spike is the subject of an investigation. | |||||
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Angel comic: Spike: Lost and Found | L.A., 2003/4 | |||
| A vampire is preying on citizens of L.A. in broad daylight. | |||||
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Angel comics: Spike: Shadow Puppets | Japan, 2004 | |||
| Spike and Lorne go to Japan to investigate puppets. | |||||
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Angel comic: Gunn: Spotlight | L.A., 2003/4 | |||
| Gunn's naive cousin ends up in L.A. having run away from his home in Ohio. | |||||
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Angel comic: Illyria: Spotlight | L.A., 2003/4 | |||
| Illyria tries to further understand humanity by studying the vessel whom it now occupies. | |||||
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Angel comic: Connor: Spotlight | 2004 | |||
| Connor faces up to his conflicting memories. | |||||
[edit] Future
These Buffyverse tales take place after Angel Season 5.
| Image | Buffyverse stories - Distant future | Buffyverse location, time (if known) |
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Angel graphic novel: The Curse | Romania, 2004 | |||
| Angel goes to Romania in a search to remove his Curse. | |||||
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Angel graphic novel: Old Friends | L.A., 2004 | |||
| Angel returns to L.A. and meets old friends and foes. | |||||
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Angel comics: Spike: Asylum | 2002/2003/2004/2005? | |||
| Spike battles sanity at an unspecified point in his life. | |||||
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Angel comics: Auld Lang Syne | 2004/2005? | |||
| Angel has returned to his work in Los Angeles, tracking down a mysterious cult and trying to solve a kidnapping. Trouble ensues when he bumps into familiar faces he wouldn't expect to. | |||||
[edit] Upcoming comics
[edit] Comics by writer
See here
| 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 | Spike: Shadow Puppets | Gunn: Spotlight | Wesley: Spotlight | Illyria: Spotlight | Connor: Spotlight | Spike: Asylum | The Curse | Old Friends Comics with unknown/varying chronology |
