Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

‘Angel’ flashback: IDW ‘Angel’ Issues 18-27 (2009) (Comic book reviews)

When IDW first picked up the “Angel” license, it delivered hesitant stories – with the exception of the “Spike” titles – up until the canonical

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Mortal Fear’ (2003) (Book review)

I was intimidated by this latest “Buffy” novel on my shelf, “Mortal Fear” (September 2003). It’s 479 pages, and it had a bookmark toward the

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‘Spike’ flashback: ‘After the Fall’ (2008) (Comic book review)

“Spike: After the Fall” (July-October 2008) caps a trilogy of “Spike” titles – following “Asylum” and “Shadow Puppets” – from writer Brian Lynch and artist

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Blood and Fog’ (2003) (Book review)

Nancy Holder’s “Blood and Fog” (May 2003) starts off with a delicious premise for fans of both “Buffy” and history, as Jack the Ripper enters

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘After the Fall’ Issues 9-17 (2008-09) (Comic book review)

After the “First Night” interlude (Issues 6-8), IDW’s “Angel” returns to the main storyline of “After the Fall” having lost its momentum. Although still plotted

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‘Buffy’ flashback: All 10 short stories from ‘Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2’ (2003), ranked (Book review)

Drawing a better overall crop of writers, “Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2” (January 2003) makes a huge jump in quality from the first volume.

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘After the Fall’ Issues 1-8 (2007-08) (Comic book reviews)

Seeing the success of “Buffy” Season 8 and learning that Brian Lynch’s pitch for an “Angel” “Season 6” lined up closely with his plans before

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‘Angel’ flashback: All 12 short stories from ‘The Longest Night’ (2002), ranked (Book review)

It’d be cool to read an “Angel” book of 12 short stories that each take place in one hour on the longest night of the

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‘Buffy’ flashback: Season 8, Issues 31-40 (2010-11) (Comic book reviews)

My reviews looking back at “Buffy” Season 8 continue as we enter the final stretch of the 40-issue season. We finally learn the identity of

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Endangered Species’ (2002) (Book review)

In the first “Angel” hardcover, “Endangered Species” (October 2002), Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte spend the first two acts delivering a decompressed narrative that shows

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