The success of the eighth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in comic form was bound to lead to similar tales. There’s talk of a Twin Peaks graphic novel overseen by David Lynch and a new season of Veronica Mars published by DC Comics and written by series creator Rob Thomas. Perhaps the most obvious choice though was a sixth season of Joss Whedon’s other vamp show, Angel. Cut down in its prime by a penny pinching network and a egotistical star, Angel left our screens with one of the greatest final eps in TV history. Unlike Buffy’s finale where there was a sense of closure, Angel left the fates of many of its heroes up in the air and seemed to scream for follow up. Well after Buffy season 8 started selling like hotcakes, publisher IDW has convinced Joss to open up the next chapter in the lives of the crew of Angel Investigations.
Like the show itself Joss is overseeing Angel but not directly writing it however the first issue still wreaks of his comic stench. Acclaimed comics writer Brian Lynch has stepped in and he does’t miss a beat. This feels like an authentic Angel story from front to back. I won't spoil too much but there has been some passing of the time between the last ep and this. Some of our heroes surface more or less in tact while others have changed their stripes so to speak. You can hear the dialogue as if the primary actors were reciting it and the characterizations are dead on. The art is the weakest aspect (similar to the Buffy book) but its still alright and when the biggest attraction to many of us is simply seeing what's next, it doesn't matter if the TV has a little static.
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