Yes, in my flist it does seem that Angel: After the Fall is the most popular. Maybe the characters do seem more in keeping with the tv show.

Good point about being used to comics. I think a few people in the Buffy verse have come to comics "new" and are not used to them. Even so, the characters had been going on for years, if you are going to continue canon, you should know what has gone before. Which I think Brian Lynch has done.....moreso than Joss at this stage.

Not sure I will continue with season 8, will give it a bit more time to decide.