- John Hansen
- August 30, 2018
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Tempted Champions’ (2002) (Book review)
After a brief foray into Season 4 with “The Lost Slayer,” the “Buffy” novels skip over Season 5 (at least for now) and enter Season
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Tempted Champions’ (2002) (Book review)
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- John Hansen
- August 27, 2018
‘Spike’ flashback: ‘Old Times’ (2005), ‘Old Wounds’ (2006) and ‘Lost & Found’ (2006) (Comic book reviews)
Along with the “Angel” license, IDW also picked up the “Spike” license in 2005. Although there was never a “Spike” TV show, there were enough
- John Hansen
- August 23, 2018
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Creatures of Habit’ (2002) (Illustrated novel review)
In addition to their strong run as the main writers on the “Buffy Classic” comic books, Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe also tried their hand
- John Hansen
- August 20, 2018
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Auld Lang Syne’ (2006-07) (Comic book review)
While IDW’s “Angel” title still resists an ongoing narrative, the five-issue “Auld Lang Syne” (November 2006-March 2007) is a nice step up from the standard
- John Hansen
- August 16, 2018
‘Buffy’/‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Unseen III: Long Way Home’ (2001) (Book review)
Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte wrap up their “Buffy”/“Angel” crossover trilogy “Unseen” by paying off most of the threads in satisfying ways and going big
- John Hansen
- August 13, 2018
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Masks’ (2006) (Comic book review)
Following the “Spotlight” series, IDW’s “Angel” comics line unveiled more stories focused on individual characters in the loosely Halloween-themed “Masks” (October 2006). The double-length one-shot
- John Hansen
- August 9, 2018
‘Buffy’/‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Unseen II: Door to Alternity’ (2001) (Book review)
Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte expand on their portrayal of gang warfare in Los Angeles and Sunnydale by digging into the Russian side of the
- John Hansen
- August 6, 2018
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Spotlight’ (2006) (Comic book reviews)
After a mediocre start with “The Curse” and “Old Friends,” IDW’s “Angel” title picks up steam with “Spotlight” (2006), five issues that focus, respectively, on
- John Hansen
- August 2, 2018
‘Buffy’/‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Unseen I: The Burning’ (2001) (Book review)
“Unseen I: The Burning” (May 2001), the first of a “Buffy”/“Angel” crossover trilogy, is one of the more unusual Buffyverse books so far. It’s notably
- John Hansen
- July 30, 2018
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Old Friends’ (2005-06) (Comic book review)
“Old Friends” (November 2005-March 2006), the second IDW “Angel” comic series where Jeff Mariotte is tasked with introducing us to “Season 6” – apparently without