Angel

Angel is published by IDW. Cover price is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * Angel: Old Friends #4: 15 Mar 2006

Current Issue

 * Angel: Old Friends #5: 19 Apr 2006

Next Issue

 * Angel Spotlight: Illyria: Apr 2006

Status
Series of mini-series & one-shots.

Main Characters

 * Angel/Angelus - A vampire who was cursed with a soul.


 * Charles Gunn - Former leader of a gang that fought vampires in Los Angeles, and former member of Angel's team.


 * Spike/William (the Bloody) - Member of Angel's vampire 'family' who has recently gained a soul. Reluctant ally of Angel and his team.


 * Illyria - A powerful other-dimensional goddess, trapped in the body of a former associate of Angel's.

Angel: Old Friends #5
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Angel: Old Friends #1
Gunn comes to Angel's mountain retreat and convinces the vampire to come back to Los Angeles, where a vampire resembling Spike is terrorizing the city. They battle the evil Spike and nearly lose, until the real Spike shows up and stakes the faux Spike.

Angel: The Curse #4
Angel refuses to turn Natalya into a vampire to save her, even when he is told that she is the last of her family and thus the only person who can alter the curse on him. Brasov's vampire army attacks the Rom and Angel helps them fight. Meanwhile, another group of Romany prepare to assualt Brasov's position, but he is warned about them. When Ion goes to check on Natalya, disappointed by Angel's refusal, he discovers that she is missing. This issue also includes the short story "Completely Cold" by Michael May.

Angel: The Curse #2
Angel meets up with a group of Roma revolutionaries/vampire hunters, led by Petru. Brasov sends human mercenaries after Angel.

Angel: The Curse #1
Angel travels to Romania, to the place where he was cursed with a soul over a century ago, in order to find a way to get rid of the clause in the curse that will remove his soul should he ever acheive true happiness. He battles an army of vampires under the service of Corneliu Brasov, a powerful warlord.

Collections

 * Angel: Surrogates - Collects #1-3 of the Dark Horse Series. "Angel is in deep trouble as he tries to solve a case involving a demonic fertility clinic. Just why are mothers being murdered and husbands turned into zombie-like guards? With the help of his sidekicks, Cordelia and Doyle, Angel is hot on the trail of the woman who may be responsible for the homicidal mayhem. But Angel is about to find out that catching up with her is the last thing he wants to do!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1569714916


 * Angel: Earthly Possessions - Collects #5-7 of the Dark Horse Series. "While attempting to drive a demon out of a possessed lawyer, Angel is given a well-timed hand by Father Noe, an excommunicated priest. Noe seems to be an expert at driving out demons, he's known as 'The Exorcist to the Stars.' But Angel has reason to believe there's a darker reason for the Father's success." - WorldCat - ISBN 1569715335


 * Angel: Hunting Ground - Collects #8-9 of the Dark Horse Series, plus the Angel stories from Dark Horse Presents #153-155. "There's a killer tossing dead bodies out of L.A. sewers like hot potatoes, and all the evidence points Detective Kate Lockley towards one man: a certain vampire named Angel. But Angel knows there are a lot more monsters in L.A -- he just doesn't know which one's trying to set him up. In 'Lovely, Dark, and Deep,' Cordelia lands the starring role in a Blair Witch rip-off about three filmmakers searching for the legendary Helm of Haraxis. But what she doesn't know is that the film is a sham and the Helm's the real thing. Angel, who smelled a rat from the beginning, has to rescue Cordelia and her fellow filmmakers from a cabal of Hollywood demons and angry forest spirits, who all want to keep the Helm of Haraxis and the power it gives them." - WorldCat - ISBN 1569715475


 * Angel: Autumnal - Collects #12-14 of the Dark Horse Series. "Angel searches an abandoned amusement park to rescue a little girl from a vicious gang of kidnappers. But the kidnappers aren't the only things Angel must contend with -- he, the girl, and the thugs have to fight their way past an army of demonic rats! In 'Vermin' we find out why Angel has such a dislike for the furry little buggers. Then in 'Little Girl Lost,' Angel investigates a series of bizarre deaths caused by spontaneous combustion. He soon links the deaths to a teenage runaway and a demon spellcaster. What's the connection? Angel better find out or he might be the one in the hot seat." - WorldCat - ISBN 1569715599


 * Angel: Strange Bedfellows and Other Stories - Collects #4, 10, 11, & 17 of the Dark Horse Series, plus the story from TV Guide. "The title story... features a vampire brothel, in which the bloodsucking madam tries to lure Angel into unholy congress with his own kind. This volume also features the first solo Cordelia story, in which she and her haunted apartment defend themselves against a demonic intruder." - WorldCat ISBN 1569717532


 * Angel: Long Night's Journey - Collects #1-4 of the Dark Horse Mini-Series (i.e. vol. 2). "Angel searches for a kidnapped child and stumbles upon a force of unspeakable evil and unimaginable power. It seems some insidious character has an old bone to pick with L.A.'s resident vampire detective. Now Angel must go toe to toe with some of the toughest monsters around." - WorldCat - ISBN 1569717524


 * Angel: The Curse - Collects Angel: The Curse #1-5. - WorldCat - ISBN 1933239794


 * Angel: Old Friends - Collects Angel: Old Friends #1-5. "When a strangely familiar, seemingly vampiric figure is spotted killing victims in Los Angeles, Angel, alone in semi-retired retreat while he figures out what's next for him, is lured back to the city to put a stop to the string of slayings. The case will reunite the vampire that has a soul with old friends and old enemies - but it's impossible to tell which is which!" - WorldCat - ISBN 193323976X - (forthcoming, July 2006)

History
As a vampire with a soul, Angel fights as a champion against the forces of darkness.

At the end of the television series, Angel defeated a major organization of evil, but at the cost of the lives of several of his own allies.

Creative Team
Angel created by: Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt

"The Curse"
Writer: Jeff Mariotte, Artist: David Messina, Lettering: Tom B. Long, Editor: Chris Ryall, Covers: David Messina

Issue #1 Variant Covers: Tim Bradstreet, Ben Templesmith, Igor Kordey

Issue #2 Variant Covers: John Byrne, Chriscross, Kelsey Shannon

Issue #3 Variant Covers: Alex Garner, Igor Kordey, Ashley Wood

Issue #4 Variant Covers: Alex Garner, Roger Robinson, Matthew Clark

Issue #5 Variant Covers: Chris Bolton, Alex Garner, Todd Nauck

"Old Friends"
Writer: Jeff Mariotte, Artist: David Messina, Covers: David Messina

Issue #1 Variant Covers: Lee Kohse, Zach Howard, Tone Rodriquez

Publishing History
Angel: The Curse takes place after the end of the TV series. The second mini-series from IDW will be called Angel: Old Friends

A previous series for Angel was published by Dark Horse Comics from 1999-2000, and a four-issue mini-series, also called Angel, was published by Dark Horse in 2001.

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.


 * APR05 2948	ANGEL THE CURSE #1 (Of 5)	$3.99
 * MAY05 2828	ANGEL THE CURSE #2 (Of 5)	$3.99
 * JUN05 3039	ANGEL THE CURSE #3 (Of 5)	$3.99
 * JUL05 2954	ANGEL THE CURSE #4 (Of 5)	$3.99
 * AUG05 3001	ANGEL THE CURSE #5 (Of 5)	$3.99
 * AUG05 3003	ANGEL THE CURSE #1 2ND PRTG	$3.99
 * SEP05 2979	ANGEL OLD FRIENDS #1 (Of 5)	$3.99
 * OCT05 3042	ANGEL OLD FRIENDS #2 (Of 5)	$3.99

Collections

 * MAY05 0156	ANGEL SURROGATES TP	$9.95
 * MAY05 0157	ANGEL EARTHLY POSSESSIONS TP	$9.95
 * MAY05 0159	ANGEL HUNTING GROUND TP	$9.95
 * MAY05 0160	ANGEL AUTUMNAL TP	$9.95
 * MAY05 0158	ANGEL STRANGE BEDFELLOWS & OTHER STORIES TP	$12.95
 * MAY05 0161	ANGEL LONG NIGHTS JOURNEY TP	$12.95


 * MAY05 0155	ANGEL THE HOLLOWER TP	$9.95

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Angel Spotlight: Illyria: Apr 2006
 * Angel Spotlight: Doyle: Jul 2006
 * Angel Spotlight: Gunn: Jun 2006
 * Angel Spotlight: Wesley: Jul 2006
 * Angel: Old Friends TPB: Jul 2006
 * Angel: The Curse Cover Gallery: Jul 2006
 * Angel Spotlight: Connor: Aug 2006
 * Angel Spotlight TPB: Nov 2006

Links

 * IDW Publishing - Publisher's Website
 * Angel on the TV IV Wiki