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02-01-2008, 10:34 PM
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Issue #1 - Released 11/21/07 [Discuss] (http://www.buffy-boards.com/showthread.php?t=34926)
Issue #2 - Released 12/19/07 [Discuss] (http://www.buffy-boards.com/showthread.php?t=35386)
Issue #1
Angel: After the Fall
Issue #1
Plotted by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch
Scripted by Brian Lynch
Illustrated by Franco Urru
Colored by Illaria Traversi
Lettered by Robbie Robbins
Edited by Chris Ryall
Cover Art by Tony Harris
“It all started with a girl.”
A girl is being attacked by a large bat-like creature. Angel swoops in, wielding a sword. We get to see the bigger picture – many large bat-like creatures, and a dragon. Angel sends the girl and her friends to a mysterious address. The dragon is now Angel’s pet.
“Wolfram & Hart sent an army. There were losses on both sides. And then Wolfram & Hart sent Los Angeles to hell.”
Los Angeles has been taken over by demons, who now hunt any human who opposes them. Angel returns to Wolfram & Hart after hunting, where he is accosted by Burge, Lord of Downtown LA and his son, who attack Angel for killing their men. As Burge’s son has Angel by the throat, Wesley arrives, dressed in full Watcher suit.
Wesley identifies himself as the last representative of Wolfram & Hart, and assures Burge that they did not condone Angel’s actions. They agree that Angel will stay inside for the night as punishment, and Burge and his minions leave. Burge’s son is still holding Angel by the throat. Wesley tells him that his father said he wasn’t allowed to kill Angel. Burge’s son throws Angel down, and tries to hit Wesley in the chest. But his fist goes right through Wesley…
Now alone, Wesley asks Angel about patrol. Angel tells him, “About a dozen, maybe more” and confirms that he has sent them all to the same place.
The scene changes to the group of people from the opening scene arriving outside of the Hyperion Hotel. Nina and Gwen are inside, and the place is filled with humans and human-ish creatures. Connor assures them that the newcomers were sent by Angel and tells them not to be afraid, that this is his “family”.
Back at Wolfram & Hart, Wesley has given Angel some sort of spider-like organism whose bite is supposed to heal him. Angel says that if he takes the crime lords out, new ones will only come to take their places, and more humans will be killed in the crossfire. He comments that he would have liked to have taken them out as they arose, but that Wesley’s superiors saw to it that “moving wasn’t really an option” for him at the time. Wesley reveals that Angel has been saving small groups of civilians and sending them to Connor.
Wesley and Angel are apparently still under contract to Wolfram & Hart. Wesley tells Angel that moving on isn’t an option, and that Angel needs to take control before the wrong person does. Angel is looking at a diagram of an orb.
We then see the real orb from the diagram, glowing. We then see a skeletal figure sitting on a throne with scantily clad women, red-eyed demons, and a fish on a chain, lounging around him. INSIDE the skeletal figure, in the center of its ribcage, sits the orb. He is Kr’Ph, Lord of Westwood. He is addressing a group of men dressed in loincloths and holding spears. Apparently he has converted a football stadium into a “gladiator arena”. Kr’Ph orders the giant fish “Splenden Beast” to use it’s telepathic powers to make the men stab each other.
The fish senses that someone’s coming, someone angry.
Kr’Ph’s guards fight, but poorly. The lord tells his attackers that he can help them get what they want. We now see that leading the attack is Gunn, who reaches into Kr’Ph’s chest and takes the orb. Kr’Ph falls to the ground, inanimate.
We discover Gunn has trained a team to fight, and is taking down the crime lords. They take the fish with them as they leave the scene.
Burge’s son is outside of Wolfram & Hart, with some humans surrounded. He yells that Angel killed six of his men, and therefore he will kill six of Angel’s men. Angel stands on the roof of the building watching.
Wesley is in the White Room, wondering who it is that’s giving the orders now.
Angel throws a metal desk (one that Burge had previously admired) down onto the demons. Angel stakes Burge’s son in the eye, and the demons roar that Angel has started a war.
We see what looks like a feral vampire, leaving a trail of bodies down a tunnel, while Angel says that Wolfram & Hart has taken everything from him, and that they think they’ve changed him, but that he’s going to beat them.
The End.
Issue #2
Angel: After the Fall
Issue #2
Plotted by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch
Scripted by Brian Lynch
Illustrated by Franco Urru
Colored by Jason Jensen
Lettered by Robbie Robbins
Edited by Chris Ryall
Cover Art by Tony Harris
Angel is getting into a car in the Wolfram & Hart parking garage. He tells Wesley he’s going to Santa Monica because he killed Burge’s son the night before. Wesley asks if he wants him to go with him, and Angel says he really doesn’t.
Angel knows that Burge can’t kill him in retaliation, so he suspects Burge will go after Connor. Nina answers the door at the Hyperion and tells Angel that Connor is in Westwood because a lord was killed there.
In Westwood, demons are climbing all over each other to be the new lord. Connor appears and he and Angel face off against the demons that are surrounding them. Connor asks Angel where he has been. Gwen breaks up their little reunion and tells them she’s found where the lord was killed and it’s “messed up.”
Meanwhile Gunn is in a hotel room with the psychic fish (whose name is George) lying on the bed. Gunn promises him he’s one of the good guys. And we find out that Gunn…is a vampire. Something he is not okay with and says that he was “fool enough to trust one” – meaning Angel. Apparently Gunn was taken during the battle in the alley and turned. Gunn is decidedly anti-Angel now, saying maybe he “wasn’t all that good to begin with” and that Angel has given up on them. Gunn knocks the fish out with a punch while saying that he’s going to save them all. Apparently Gunn does not have a soul, and is planning on killing Angel when he finds out what Gunn’s up to.
Angel, Connor and Gwen look over the carnage from Kr’Ph’s death. Angel reveals that the orb was the Eye of Ramras, which amplifies power. Gwen identifies that the killers were vampires. Connor asks Angel if he knows who did it – Angel lies and says no and sends Connor to get the dragon.
Angel goes to visit Spike, now lord of Beverly Hills, who has set himself up like Hugh Hefner in his very own version of the Playboy mansion. Spike is regaling a group of ladies in swimsuits the story of how he saved Los Angeles. Spike makes a comment about Wesley and Gunn dying and Angel punches him. Angel tells him about the lord’s death by vampires, and that something was written on the wall in primordial Sanskrit. He then asks Spike where “she” is.
Illyria picks up Angel by the scruff of the neck.
“Your presence is annoying my pet. Perhaps your dismemberment will soothe him.”
The End.
Issue #1 - Released 11/21/07 [Discuss] (http://www.buffy-boards.com/showthread.php?t=34926)
Issue #2 - Released 12/19/07 [Discuss] (http://www.buffy-boards.com/showthread.php?t=35386)
Issue #1
Angel: After the Fall
Issue #1
Plotted by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch
Scripted by Brian Lynch
Illustrated by Franco Urru
Colored by Illaria Traversi
Lettered by Robbie Robbins
Edited by Chris Ryall
Cover Art by Tony Harris
“It all started with a girl.”
A girl is being attacked by a large bat-like creature. Angel swoops in, wielding a sword. We get to see the bigger picture – many large bat-like creatures, and a dragon. Angel sends the girl and her friends to a mysterious address. The dragon is now Angel’s pet.
“Wolfram & Hart sent an army. There were losses on both sides. And then Wolfram & Hart sent Los Angeles to hell.”
Los Angeles has been taken over by demons, who now hunt any human who opposes them. Angel returns to Wolfram & Hart after hunting, where he is accosted by Burge, Lord of Downtown LA and his son, who attack Angel for killing their men. As Burge’s son has Angel by the throat, Wesley arrives, dressed in full Watcher suit.
Wesley identifies himself as the last representative of Wolfram & Hart, and assures Burge that they did not condone Angel’s actions. They agree that Angel will stay inside for the night as punishment, and Burge and his minions leave. Burge’s son is still holding Angel by the throat. Wesley tells him that his father said he wasn’t allowed to kill Angel. Burge’s son throws Angel down, and tries to hit Wesley in the chest. But his fist goes right through Wesley…
Now alone, Wesley asks Angel about patrol. Angel tells him, “About a dozen, maybe more” and confirms that he has sent them all to the same place.
The scene changes to the group of people from the opening scene arriving outside of the Hyperion Hotel. Nina and Gwen are inside, and the place is filled with humans and human-ish creatures. Connor assures them that the newcomers were sent by Angel and tells them not to be afraid, that this is his “family”.
Back at Wolfram & Hart, Wesley has given Angel some sort of spider-like organism whose bite is supposed to heal him. Angel says that if he takes the crime lords out, new ones will only come to take their places, and more humans will be killed in the crossfire. He comments that he would have liked to have taken them out as they arose, but that Wesley’s superiors saw to it that “moving wasn’t really an option” for him at the time. Wesley reveals that Angel has been saving small groups of civilians and sending them to Connor.
Wesley and Angel are apparently still under contract to Wolfram & Hart. Wesley tells Angel that moving on isn’t an option, and that Angel needs to take control before the wrong person does. Angel is looking at a diagram of an orb.
We then see the real orb from the diagram, glowing. We then see a skeletal figure sitting on a throne with scantily clad women, red-eyed demons, and a fish on a chain, lounging around him. INSIDE the skeletal figure, in the center of its ribcage, sits the orb. He is Kr’Ph, Lord of Westwood. He is addressing a group of men dressed in loincloths and holding spears. Apparently he has converted a football stadium into a “gladiator arena”. Kr’Ph orders the giant fish “Splenden Beast” to use it’s telepathic powers to make the men stab each other.
The fish senses that someone’s coming, someone angry.
Kr’Ph’s guards fight, but poorly. The lord tells his attackers that he can help them get what they want. We now see that leading the attack is Gunn, who reaches into Kr’Ph’s chest and takes the orb. Kr’Ph falls to the ground, inanimate.
We discover Gunn has trained a team to fight, and is taking down the crime lords. They take the fish with them as they leave the scene.
Burge’s son is outside of Wolfram & Hart, with some humans surrounded. He yells that Angel killed six of his men, and therefore he will kill six of Angel’s men. Angel stands on the roof of the building watching.
Wesley is in the White Room, wondering who it is that’s giving the orders now.
Angel throws a metal desk (one that Burge had previously admired) down onto the demons. Angel stakes Burge’s son in the eye, and the demons roar that Angel has started a war.
We see what looks like a feral vampire, leaving a trail of bodies down a tunnel, while Angel says that Wolfram & Hart has taken everything from him, and that they think they’ve changed him, but that he’s going to beat them.
The End.
Issue #2
Angel: After the Fall
Issue #2
Plotted by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch
Scripted by Brian Lynch
Illustrated by Franco Urru
Colored by Jason Jensen
Lettered by Robbie Robbins
Edited by Chris Ryall
Cover Art by Tony Harris
Angel is getting into a car in the Wolfram & Hart parking garage. He tells Wesley he’s going to Santa Monica because he killed Burge’s son the night before. Wesley asks if he wants him to go with him, and Angel says he really doesn’t.
Angel knows that Burge can’t kill him in retaliation, so he suspects Burge will go after Connor. Nina answers the door at the Hyperion and tells Angel that Connor is in Westwood because a lord was killed there.
In Westwood, demons are climbing all over each other to be the new lord. Connor appears and he and Angel face off against the demons that are surrounding them. Connor asks Angel where he has been. Gwen breaks up their little reunion and tells them she’s found where the lord was killed and it’s “messed up.”
Meanwhile Gunn is in a hotel room with the psychic fish (whose name is George) lying on the bed. Gunn promises him he’s one of the good guys. And we find out that Gunn…is a vampire. Something he is not okay with and says that he was “fool enough to trust one” – meaning Angel. Apparently Gunn was taken during the battle in the alley and turned. Gunn is decidedly anti-Angel now, saying maybe he “wasn’t all that good to begin with” and that Angel has given up on them. Gunn knocks the fish out with a punch while saying that he’s going to save them all. Apparently Gunn does not have a soul, and is planning on killing Angel when he finds out what Gunn’s up to.
Angel, Connor and Gwen look over the carnage from Kr’Ph’s death. Angel reveals that the orb was the Eye of Ramras, which amplifies power. Gwen identifies that the killers were vampires. Connor asks Angel if he knows who did it – Angel lies and says no and sends Connor to get the dragon.
Angel goes to visit Spike, now lord of Beverly Hills, who has set himself up like Hugh Hefner in his very own version of the Playboy mansion. Spike is regaling a group of ladies in swimsuits the story of how he saved Los Angeles. Spike makes a comment about Wesley and Gunn dying and Angel punches him. Angel tells him about the lord’s death by vampires, and that something was written on the wall in primordial Sanskrit. He then asks Spike where “she” is.
Illyria picks up Angel by the scruff of the neck.
“Your presence is annoying my pet. Perhaps your dismemberment will soothe him.”
The End.