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"Angel vs. Frankenstein" Comic Book - Available for order !

Webmaster — 2009-11-21T12:28:28Z

Writer/artist John Byrne returns to Angel for this special one-shot featuring a new spin on a classic horror confrontation.

Out of darkness and nightmare he comes for what he claims is rightfully his-but Angelus is there before him. Two legendary monsters. One goal. Who will claim the prize ?

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"Angel : Aftermath" Comic Book - Issue 26 - Available for order !

Webmaster — 2009-11-21T11:14:44Z

'Boys and Their Toys,' Part 1 of 2

Somebody has made a movie based on Angel's adventures in hell ! Angel and Spike go to a comic con to see how badly Hollywood has mangled true events, only to find themselves surrounded by supernatural evil at every turn. Can Angel tell the difference between an evil demon and a 14-year-old fanboy dressed as an evil demon ? Is there a difference ? The Angel : After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Stephen Mooney throw Angel and Spike into an all-new hell !

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Brian Denham - "Angel : Aftermath" Comic Book - Fanboyvideo.com Video Interview

Webmaster — 2009-11-20T21:07:50Z

"Buffy : Season 8" Comic Book - Issue 30 - Available for order !

Webmaster — 2009-11-19T19:42:59Z

The war between Twilight's minions and Buffy's army rages in the Tibetan mountains. Bereft of their magic, the girls — Wiccans and Slayers — face an epic battle in which they have no hope of victory. Buffy has already done the retreat thing once, plus also put herself and her army into hiding . . . What can she do now that there is no magic to help them escape from another losing battle ?

Series artist Georges Jeanty, acclaimed television writer Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica), and Executive Producer Joss Whedon conclude Season Eight's biggest story yet !

* Eisner Award-winning series !

* Executive produced by Joss Whedon !

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"Buffy : Season 8" Comic Book - Brad Meltzer Leaps Into the Buffyverse

Webmaster — 2009-11-18T22:36:08Z

Brad Meltzer loves Superman. In 2008, the New York Times best selling author led the charge to save Jerry Siegel's childhood home and he also connected the Man of Steel to the biblical tale of Cain and Abel in his most recent novel "The Book of Lies."

So it makes perfect sense that his first major comic project since his top-selling relaunch of "Justice League of America" for DC Comics would be a run on Dark Horse's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Season 8."

To quote Daniel 'Oz' Osbourne, "Huh ?"

Well, thanks to recent developments in the Buffyverse, and a hefty dose of magic, Miss Summers now possesses some pretty super powers. And in a situation similar to Superman's, who now lives in a world inhabited by thousands of Kryptonians, Buffy is currently fighting the good fight with an army of Slayers.

All of this makes the leap from Smallville to Sunnydale no greater than clearing a tall building in a single bound, and the leap Meltzer made to write the series for an arc was even easier.

"Joss and I started as email buds, and then he was kind enough to write the introduction for 'Identity Crisis.' But as to how I got involved, it was rather pretty simple : He asked," Meltzer told CBR News.

Meltzer's actual involvement in the literal extension of Whedon's expanded TV universe was first announced back in 2006, but it wasn't until last week, when Dark Horse solicited its comics for February 2010, that readers got their first taste of what's to come in the upcoming arc - namely, a reveal of who the "Big Bad" really is in Season 8.

Known only as Twilight, and bearing no relation to that other vampire series, the supervillain du jour is a masked man of mystery, and it's been teased that he has a history with Buffy. He'd also like nothing more than to rid the world of all magic, both good and evil, but his methods of eradication leave much to be desired.

While no stranger to the big reveal - having written seven whodunits since his debut novel, "The Tenth Justice," in 1998 - Meltzer wasn't prepared to spill too much just yet.

"If you look back at when we did 'Identity Crisis,' one of the first things I said was that I thought surprise had been gone from comics, and that it needed to come back. That's why we never teased the killer," said Meltzer. "It's why we didn't do preview copies. And it's why I wrote nearly all of the solicits myself. So, you'll just have to wait and see."

When pressed, he added, "You know when people say cliché nonsense like, 'This is what it's building to ?' Well, we mean it."

Meltzer is writing the penultimate arc of the series, which is expected to run four issues (#32-35), setting up Whedon for the grand finale. The superstar writer said that Whedon has been heavily involved in laying out his arc.

Georges Jeanty's variant cover for "Buffy" #32

"I've been overusing ocean analogies lately, so let me stay with that theme : This is his boat. It's a big, gorgeous boat. But the best part is when you get to see him drive it," explained Meltzer. "In fact, the real reason I signed up was because of that opportunity to study and see someone I admire at work. I love seeing how people whose work I admire actually work. I can only learn and improve from that. And every single day, I want to learn and improve. So I'm thrilled that he's been so involved, rather than just tossing me the anchor."

While he was quick to gush over the mastermind of the all things Buffy, Meltzer also heaped praise on his creative partner on the arc, Eisner award winning artist Georges Jeanty.

"I'm sure every writer on 'Buffy' feels this, but I think we got his best work. Some of the moments are just so dead-on emotionally," said Meltzer. "That's all I ever look for in a comic artist. Can they pull off the emotional ?"

He then teased, "Plus, he draws the greatest geek moment I hope I've ever written."

Meltzer promised to check back with CBR News once his first issue of "Buffy the Vampire : Season 8" comes out in February, but in the meantime he's going to be working on two other books, one fiction and one non-fiction.

"I'm just finishing my first non-fiction book called, I think it'll be official soon, 'Heroes For My Son,' which will be out in May," said Meltzer. "It's a book I've been writing since the day my son was born - a collection of heroes throughout history from Jim Henson to Mr. Rogers to Rosa Parks. And I'm also working on my next novel, another thriller, which launches my first recurring character."

Brad Meltzer's first issue of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Season 8," featuring art by Georges Jeanty, is expected February 3, 2010.

"Angel : After the Fall" Fan Film - Watch The Video

Webmaster — 2009-11-18T15:57:12Z

Illyria - "Fallen Angel : Reborn" Comic Book - TPB 1 - Available for pre-order ! (you save 20%)

Webmaster — 2009-11-18T14:08:32Z

Peter David (w) o JK Woodward (a & c) In this all new collection, the Fallen Angel finds herself pitted against a special guest-star... Joss Whedon's Illyria. On a mission to reclaim three objects of power, which she hopes will restore her former glory, Illyria must also dispatch of another 'fallen' godling... namely Liandra, the Fallen Angel, Magistrate, and protector of Bete Noire. Who will win in this ultimate battle of wills, the fallen demon god, or the fallen angel ?

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"Angel : Only Human" Comic Book - Issue 4 - Medium Quality Pages Preview

Webmaster — 2009-11-18T14:01:22Z

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"Sugarshock" Comic Book - One Shot - Available for order !

Webmaster — 2009-11-18T13:35:52Z

Originally presented in the first online issues of MySpace Dark Horse Presents, for which it won the Eisner Award for Best Web Comic, Sugarshock tells the story of a rock band led by charismatic but crazy Dandelion Naizen, a hyperactive singer/songwriter possessed of a mean hatred of Vikings (don't ask) and a mission for a secret government agency that may only exist in her head. But when her band, which includes a robot bass player, is enlisted in an intergalactic battle of the bands — emphasis on battle — Dandelion gets to prove herself as both singer and soldier.

This is Joss Whedon at his funniest and most hyperactive, with writing that bursts off the page in a way seldom seen in comics. Multiple Eisner Award winner Fábio Moon delivers the outrageous story with equal energy, as well as providing a fourteen-page look at his process, with never-before-seen character designs, page layouts, and promotional images.

Joss Whedon's Eisner award-winning story gets its own comic !

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"Angel : A Hole In The World" Comic Book - Issue 2 - Available for pre-order ! (you save 20%)

Webmaster — 2009-11-16T20:55:00Z

Scott Tipton (w) o Elena Casagrande (a & c) IDW's series of adaptations of landmark Angel episodes continues with A Hole in the World, one of the series' most heartbreaking episodes ! As Fred begins to succumb to a horrible curse, Angel and his crew frantically race to find a cure, and discover only treachery in their midst, in the form of a betrayal from one of their own...

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