Spike: Shadow Puppets
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Spike: Shadow Puppets is a comic based on the Angel television series.
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[edit] Story description
Angel once put a stop to an evil children's show, but not before being turned into a puppet during his fight. Now, fresh out of the Asylum, it's Spike's turn! Writer Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru (Spike: Asylum) reunite for a miniseries that sees Spike and Lorne heading off to Japan to stop the latest Japanese kids' show... Smile Time! Will they become "puppetized" themselves? And along the way, find themselves in a fight with hundreds of ninja-puppets, reuniting with fellow Asylum inmates, and be at extreme odds with one other? We're not telling (but, um, yes)!
[edit] Trivia
- By coincidence James Marsters, who portrayed Spike onscreen, was involved in a film called Shadow Puppets[1]
[edit] Continuity
- The continuity of this comic is unconfirmed. However it is implied it might take place shortly after "Smile Time".
[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 (unofficial continuity) |
2003-2004 | Buffy book: Dark Congress |
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 |
Shortly before Shadow Puppets | Spike: Asylum |
L.A., 2004 | Angel comic: Spike: Shadow Puppets |
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 |
L.A., 2004 | Angel graphic novel: Auld Lang Syne |
[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] Footnotes and references
- ^ "James Marsters", IMDb.com (2007).
[edit] External links
- Johnston, Rich, "LYING IN THE GUTTERS VOLUME 2 COLUMN 92 ", ComicBookResources.com (February 20, 2007).
- "Teaser for the next Lynch/Urru SPIKE project!", IDWpublishing.com (January 22 2007).
- June solicitations on Comics Continuum "[1]"
Angel comics | ||
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 |