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Coming this August, IDW offers Angel fans yet another hair-raising adventure. Spinning out of IDW’s main Angel storyline, Angel: Only Human follows Illyria and Gunn on a bizarre road trip as they try to reconcile their “inner†demons with their newfound humanity. Written by Scott Lobdell with art by David Messina, Angel: Only Human is a funny and frightening five-part story with two of the Angelverse’s most complex and beloved characters.
Arriving in stores next week is David Lapham’s 30 Days of Night: 30 Days ’til Death trade paperback, American McGee’s Grimm #2, Angel: Blood and Trenches #4, Dare by the late Philip Jose Farmer, Doctor Who: Autopia, G.I. Joe: Origins #4, G.I. Joe: The Best of Destro trade paperback, the Life and Times of Savior 28 #3, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan #1, Transformers: I Am Optimus Prime, the final issue of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation, and The Veil #1. IDW Publishing sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of some of these issues, that you can read after the jump.
IDW sent a whole lotta titles arriving in stores next week. Company offerings include G.I. Joe: Cobra #3, GI Joe: The Best of Cobra Commander TPB, Astro Boy Movie Prequel: Underground #1, From the Ashes #, Angel: Not Fade Away #1, Star Trek: Mission’s End #3, Doctor Who Classics: Series 2 #6, Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Vol. 7 HC, Complete Little Orphan Annie Vol. 3, and Robinson Crusoe.
Juliet Landau created a really the really unique vampire Drusilla in the Buffy the Vampire television series, now the actress is picking up the pen and writing Drusilla into the pages of IDW Publishing’s Angel. But before all that happens, Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru reunite to tell the tale featuring the fate of Gunn in Angel #23, before Landau steps up for issues #24 and #25.
“We are very excited to have Brian back on Angel, and the stories he’s telling here really set the tone for what’s to come,†said IDW Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall in a prepared statement. “Not only do we see Gunn dealing with the repercussions of his actions in After the Fall, but we also finally get to check in on the intriguing and very insane Drusilla. And having Juliet Landau craft Drusilla’s story in such a clever way is an even bigger bonus for fans, since she has a true understanding of the character and what motivates her.â€
When fans last saw Gunn, his return from Hell left him comatose with only Illyria to look over him. Angel #23 explores what happens next, plus brings back a renowned character as the villain of the issue in an unexpected twist. Landau and Lynch will co-script Angel #24 and #25, with Urru once again handling art and cover chores. British artist Sam Shearon will also provide a cover for the issue. Making this two-issue event a must-have for fans, a new pictorial of Landau will be included as a back-up feature in the issue.
Angel #23 hits shelves in July, with $24 and #5 appearing the following months.
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For the third week in a row, fans have flocked to their local comic book store for Angel: After the Fall! The hardcover graphic novel earned the sixth spot on The New York Times Best Seller List, marking the seventh week since the list began in March that IDW books have been ranked.
“We are truly flattered that fans love Angel so much,†says IDW’s Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Chris Ryall. “Creator Joss Whedon and writer Brian Lynch have developed an amazing story about what happens to Angel after the TV show’s finale, and fans clearly can’t get enough.â€
Angel: After the Fall Volume 3, number six on this week’s Best Seller List, continues the adventures of Angel, Spike and the rest of the cast who survived the final episode and puts long-time friends-turned-enemies on a collision course.
“It’s pretty impressive that, even without a TV show, the books continue to attract such attention from fans,†added Ryall. “And overall, we’re very excited that IDW books have made the Best Seller List nearly every week since it started.â€
Learn more about all of IDW’s top quality books at IDWPublishing.com.
This week IDW Publishing has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of G.I. Joe: the Best of Larry Hama Hardcover, and Angel #20.
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It’s a good day to be a vampire! IDW Publishing’s Angel: After the Fall Volume 1 and Volume 3 captured two of the New York Times Graphic Books Best Seller List (hardcover) top three spots, knocking Watchmen down to fourth place.
“Even without a current TV show, Angel has remained a fan-favorite character,†says IDW’s Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Chris Ryall. “Writer Brian Lynch, working with Angel creator Joss Whedon, has really delivered an epic story that picked up from the amazing cliffhanger of the show’s finale. It’s great to see that fans like what we’re doing.â€
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Experience Spike’s adventures After the Fall in this continuation of the best-selling Angel series from IDW, in stores this month.
Vampire, poet, murderer, lover, hero, or soulless fiend– William The Bloody, Spike to his “friends,†has been called many things over the centuries. And now that L.A. has fallen into Hell, he may earn one more – Lord. Or possibly “dust.†It all depends on how things turn out in his immediate future… which isn’t looking too good in a city overrun by every kind of demon, monster or horrifyingly tentacled “thing†imaginable. Including Illyria, who seems to be having a serious identity problem. One minute she’s happily tearing down buildings or punching something sticky, the next she’s Fred, vulnerable and confused.
If you missed all of the San Diego Comic Con coverage, there was a lot of stuff going on after all, IDW has sent Major Spoilers the rundown of all the new titles the company announced for the rest of 2008 and into 2009.
IDW Publishing has announced the first four issues of Angel: After the Fall have sold out, prompting the company to return to press for additional copies of all issues.
“The fact that Angel: After the Fall has moved so steadily with each issue has been incredibly gratifying,” said IDW’s Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall. “Most amazing is the fact that we’ve printed more of each subsequent issue than the previous one, and have overprinted to a greater degree than usual, and still the issues keep selling out. The sell-outs are quite a testament to the support from retailers and the loyal fan base alike.”
In addition to reprints, IDW will feature spin-off stories featuring Angel’s large cast of characters, including another favorite vampire getting his own follow-up series too.
Think of this as Angel: Season Six. IDW Publishing is following the lead of Dark Horse Comics and releasing an all new Angel series that picks up right after Season Five ended.
The first issue in this maxi-series looks at who lived after that climactic battle, who died, and what happened to all of Los Angeles in its wake.
Best of all, Joss Whedon hand picked the creative team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru to tell the tales, it’s just too bad this is a maxi-series instead of an ongoing. Then again, if fans pick up this series in droves, it could prompt a much longer run, or even a season seven follow up.
With the success of Buffy: Season 8, fans have been wondering if Angel would get a similar treatment. Word out of San Diego is, indeed Angel will have a series that follows the end of the hit television show that ran on the WB.
Angel: After the Fall will be a canoncial series written by Brian Lynch and released by IDW Publishing. You may be familiar with Brian’s work on Spike: Asylum, and if you aren’t, you should be, as this is the title the Joss Whedon read and suggested IDW hire Brian on as Angel’s writer.
Art for the series will be done by Franco Urru who also worked on the Spike series.
The first script is done, and five or six issues have been planned. The series is described by IDW as a 12 issue-plus series.
Take the jump for the full cover.