Angel: After The Fall #9

[lady_windermere]

I got my Angel: After the Fall #9. This comic felt like a filler one, which I guess it could've been, just be bring us up to speed after the First Night interlude. So anyway, here is the review...


Gunn does a lot of talking, but apart from killing on of his own gang of vampires, does nothing.

Angel saves the day, with a Bippity, Boppity and Boo....which kind of sums up the fight, that untimately was not. I guess it brings everyone together (except Gunn), but......

Spikes supposed "Harem" turn up in the "fighting clothes for women, much loved by males", we find out Spiders real name is Maria, and that Spike and her have had intimate relations, where her extra spider legs come out! And Brian wonders why we don't warm to her?

Lorne take over the role of leadership, and reveals that the loan shark guy had betrayed the other lords. What a surprise. Oh and we get another pointless comment about Angel having great hair (suppose that it a matter of taste.

Connor has a chat with his father, but when they got back to the Hyperion, refuses to move back in with them. Also seems that his girlfriend is Gwen, so of course he cannot touch, or be touched. Maybe instead of Uncle Spike they should've went for Sponnor, cos that would've gone down better.

Then of course we find out what is wrong with Illyria, she changes into Fred at inopportune times, and without control. Spike has been protecting her up to this point. Now she might be even more out of control (but I suspect that with Wesley around, he will end up, surprise, surprise, stablising her). Wes tried to contact Cordellia, but of course in Hell-a, only got some flaming leaves.

So the team are back together, the first battle is over, and it all felt kind of Blah!

The artwork I was not fond of, I found it very muddy. Of course that could be the colourist, but even so. The artist seems not to have quite captured Angel or Spike at present, unlike Franco. I did love the cover I got "B" with Illyria, Fred, Angel and Wesley, but overall I found the artwork a disappointment in this issue.

Yes feeling this comic was just a filler, and should've been better to grab our attention and bring us back into the story after the First Night issues. Especially with changing the artist as well!

Comments

[kitty-alex.livejournal.com]

Spike and Spider? Spike and Spider? Wtf?

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

*stunned, Oh Brian*

[kitty-alex.livejournal.com]

It makes me question buying it. I loved After the Falls, but now that I know that it's Spike/Spider, I'm questioning. You know it's going to be in Spike's mini-series how they hook up now.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

Oh I shall continue with After The Fall, both Spike and Angel, cos hey, Spike, but I really don't think Spider was a good idea!

[kitty-alex.livejournal.com]

True. Hopefully she'll die or something. Because you know they never last. I would have liked to seen him with Beck or that Japanese girl from Shadow Puppets. That would have been a better pairing, I think.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

Beck would've been good, but Brian ended up treating her like the kid sister, a new Dawn!

[kitty-alex.livejournal.com]

I think as long as he doesn't call her "nibblet" Speck has a fighting chance.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

I think someone wrote one, but it was a while back!

[kitty-alex.livejournal.com]

I'd like to read that!

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

*sigh* I wish I could remember who wrote it! Gonna bug me now.

[kitty-alex.livejournal.com]

It's okay. If you remember, tell me. If not, I'll deal. :D

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

Sorry to read, that you didn't like the issue.

The whole Spider/Spike thing doesn't really upset me. To me it looks like they are more friends, who occasionally fuck and I'm still wondering, if there's a supernatural reason behind the girls' attraction to Spike.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

I suspect it was the break with First Night then a new artist that didn't help. Everyone else seemed to enjoy the Gunn part of the story, and it didn't gel with me. I will read it again tomorrow, and maybe it will be better.

I don't fell the Spike/Spider relationship works at present. Then it could be that I'm not invested in the original characters like I was with Asylum or Shadow Puppets, it is the original characters I want to know about, and feel these orginal characters take away from them, panels I mean. That might change with the Spike: After the Fall issues, when it is only Spike and Illyria and room for the original characters to develop!

Well there could be a supernatural reason behind the attraction. Or it could in some way be tied up to the relationship between Spike and Illyria I guess.

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

I think Gunn was pretty much on ice this issue, but it looks like there's more about him to come soon. Can't wait to get some answers here.

I can't say that I am invested into spider or even fond of her. But I find her interesting, since I'd really like to know how they came to pick up Spike. Hope they'll get a good background story.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

Yes, and I think it is a good idea to have a four issue arc with Spike: After the Fall. With only Spike and Illyria to give panels to, there will be room to develop the original characters. That might help, as long as everyone hasn't made up their minds already!

I'm looking forward to finding out more about Gunn's situation and motives in the future, just didn't seem to find out much in this issue!

[married-n-mich.livejournal.com]

I'm totally meh on both comics at this point (Buffy and Angel). I'm tempted to cancel my subscriptions, but I won't. I'm not strong enough! *hee*

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

This is the first time After the Fall has disappointed me, with Season Eight, I end up just buying one more arc....and am still there. Really I have promised myself if I do not enjoy the Buffy interacting with Fray, I will cancel. If they muck that up, it is the end!

I Really Mean It This Time!

[married-n-mich.livejournal.com]

Suuure you do...