NEW ANGEL COMIC IN SUMMER 2005 FROM IDW!!!! by nakedandarticulate

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NEW ANGEL COMIC IN SUMMER 2005 FROM IDW!!!!

POSTED BY: NAKEDANDARTICULATE
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 8, 2005 13:12
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Monday, January 3, 2005 12:12 PM

WOW A SERENITY COMIC AND NOW THIS---BETTER START SAVING SOME PENNIES--

Angel Investigations

Remember a while back, when Rich mentioned the license for Angel possibly moving from Dark Horse to IDW? Well, it’s happened. The deal just went down recently and the first Angel miniseries from IDW will hit in Summer 2005. A creative team hasn’t been finalized yet, though Joss Whedon will be onboard as an advisor. Whedon isn’t currently expected to write any of the stories himself, as his time is still divided between Astonishing X-Men and the Serenity feature film. So he’s already got a lot on his plate even if those Wonder Woman movie rumors don’t pan out.

Incidentally, this doesn’t affect the Serenity license at all, which looks to be set at Dark Horse. Nor does it cover the rights to Buffy The Vampire Slayer. In fact, certain characters like Buffy (and possibly Willow) can’t be used by IDW at all, at least under the current deal. However, a Faith miniseries may be in the cards and certain lingering cliffhangers from the Angel series finale may finally be resolved.

This Has A “Wolfram and Hart” Factor of Nine Out of Ten

"Hamsters is nice."

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 5:13 AM

CYBERSNARK

That is good. Care to post a link to where you got this (not doubting you, just curious & wanting to fish for more data).

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 12:13 PM

SUICIDALDUCKLING

http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/index1.htm

Keep in mind it's basically a comic rumor mill, but the rating at the bottom gives you an idea of how likely it it is. Hence the 9 out of 10 means it's pretty definite, but until IDW ( www.idwcomics.com) says something it's probably not 'official' yet.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 12:25 PM

SIMONF

It's been confirmed at Comics Continuum

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0501/04/index.htm

"IDW Publishing will publish comic books based on the former WB television series Angel, editor-in-chief Chris Ryall told The Continuum.

Although plans are still being firmed up, IDW will likely kick off the property with a mini-series that starts in May or June.

"It'll be set at some point after the show ended," Ryall said. "We'll also do a couple one-shots that spotlight other characters and have more minis beyond the first one."

No creative teams have been announced, although it should be noted that former IDW editor-in-chief Jeff Mariotte, who now contributes to the publisher as a free-lance writer, has written Angel novels.

Angel, created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt, spun out of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and ran on The WB from 1999-2004. Angel comics were previously published by Dark Horse Comics. "

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Tuesday, February 8, 2005 1:12 PM

SUICIDALDUCKLING

It's officially official ( www.idwcomics.com):

The last time we saw Angel, things didn't look too good for him. His TV show was ending, his comics had stopped and he faced seemingly insurmountable odds.

But he wouldn't be Angel if he didn't battle his way back to the forefront.

Angel, who originally built his fan base when he appeared on Buffy The Vampire Slayer before spinning off to his own successful TV show, is a man in conflict with his own vampiric side, as well as with the seedier elements of the supernatural world. One of the reasons Angel has been able to survive for so long is that he's been surrounded by a support team of friends and fellow warriors.

Until now, that is.

IDW Publishing returns Angel to comics in Angel: The Curse, the first five-issue Angel miniseries that sees him going it alone. Angel is on the run in a mysterious forest in Romania, searching for the Gypsy clan that cursed him so many years ago. But he discovers that the landscape of Romania has changed considerably since he's been gone-now, the Gypsies are oppressed, living under the thumb of a local warlord who holds his power by using a vampire army. Angel is forced to take a stand, and the resulting conflict may well doom any hope Angel has of ever reversing the curse.

The Curse, the first of many Angel books planned by IDW, will be written by popular Angel novelist (and former IDW Editor-in-Chief) Jeff Mariotte. Mariotte has written more Angel novels than any other writer, and co-wrote the first official behind-the-scenes series companion, The Angel Casefiles, Vol. 1. Italian artist David Messina
provides brilliant visuals, perfectly capturing the familiar characters. All five issues of the miniseries will feature exciting variant covers from renowned artists like Tim Bradstreet, Igor Kordey, Jill Thompson, ChrisCross, Ben Templesmith, each offering up their unique interpretation of the characters. And while this first adventure is more an Angel solo tale, fans can expect to see Spike and the rest down the line, too.

“To be asked to continue the story of Angel after five seasons on TV (not to mention dozens of books and comics) is really an honor,” writer Jeff Mariotte said. “Angel fans have been wondering where and how the vampire-with-a-soul's story would go from the series finale, which left Angel and friends in a pretty tight spot. I've been wondering too, but now I get to tell the tale myself, with direct input from Joss himself. What could be cooler?”

Angel: The Curse is a five-issue miniseries debuting in June.

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