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Post by AndrewCrossett on Oct 9, 2009 9:09:38 GMT -5
He probably will, but nothing concrete for him yet. I love the hell out of writing him. Someone pointed out that I don't write him exactly how he was written on the show, but I kind of like the turn he's taken, so I'm torn. His scene confronting the demon furries was hilarious. I think he's funnier now than he was in the TV show. Your writing of him is pretty consistent with what we could expect him to be like now, since he's had more time to observe our world and absorb some pop culture. Anyway, my question... without mentioning any specifics, did Joss ever give you any hints as to his long-term plans for Angel and Spike? If so, do you take that into consideration while writing them, or are you pretty much flying free?
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Oct 9, 2009 11:12:49 GMT -5
I'd like to follow up on that with a more generalized question - have you and Joss talked much about the ANGEL comics post-Aftermath, or is it all you just doing whatcha wanna?
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Post by Brian Lynch on Oct 9, 2009 11:28:57 GMT -5
Is there any possibility of Tok visiting Spike ? I think Tok is my favorite character I've created for the ANGEL/SPIKE books (runners up include Beck, Jeremy, Non and George), but there's really no place for her yet. If I can find a way to bring her in, absolutely. But I don't want to throw her in just to throw her in, you know? Of course, this could all change tomorrow and she'll be in issue 1 or something. So don't hold me to it.
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Post by Wyndam on Oct 9, 2009 11:32:41 GMT -5
This is kinda just for housekeeping purposes, but is there any kind of overall arc name or anything that you describe #23-28 with?
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Post by Brian Lynch on Oct 9, 2009 11:35:11 GMT -5
He probably will, but nothing concrete for him yet. I love the hell out of writing him. Someone pointed out that I don't write him exactly how he was written on the show, but I kind of like the turn he's taken, so I'm torn. His scene confronting the demon furries was hilarious. I think he's funnier now than he was in the TV show. Your writing of him is pretty consistent with what we could expect him to be like now, since he's had more time to observe our world and absorb some pop culture. Anyway, my question... without mentioning any specifics, did Joss ever give you any hints as to his long-term plans for Angel and Spike? If so, do you take that into consideration while writing them, or are you pretty much flying free? You know what helped me write Groo? Reading Mark Lutz interviews and talking to him a little in email. He is wonderfully funny and charming. I wish he was made a regular on ANGEL, I think he would have been awesome. If I ever have control over casting on ANYTHING I write movie/tv-wise, I'm going right to Mark. And Nick Brendan. But thank you for your kind words about my take on Groo. He's so much fun to write. Onto your question: when Joss and I sat down, he absolutely told me scenes/stories they planned, including the SPIKE movie. The SPIKE movie and AFTER THE FALL (or, as it would have been called on TV, season 6 of ANGEL) could not have happened together as they both went down different paths. But he said specific moments/scenes that I used in ATF and I have in the back of my head and will sprinkle into SPIKE UNLIMITED, which I'm calling it today. Tomorrow I will probably call it something different.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Oct 9, 2009 11:37:42 GMT -5
Congrats on a great issue Brian - you're gonna be missed on Angel! Just a kind of follow up question to the whole continuity issue.I was kinda surprised to see Spike appearing in preview pages Ryall posted for Angel #28 - I was worried that we were going to have a repeat of the whole 'Illyria and Gunn going off in a car" thing in #18 because Armstrong hadn't seen the final pages for #17 and didnt know Gunn was in a coma. Luckily you managed to rescue that with #23 which lead into 'Only Human', but this is slightly bigger. So with things like Angel appearing in Spike, will you be informed as to what is happening in 'Angel', and will Willingham be made aware of what you are doing on 'Spike' so that there will be no major contradictions. And were you aware that Willingham was using Spike in his Angel story? Bill told me he was using Spike at Comic Con. I was a bit surprised to see Spike and Illyria in the same room in the ANGEL 28 preview, so it altered plans for SPIKE FOREVER, which I'm calling it for this post.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Oct 9, 2009 11:40:17 GMT -5
I'd like to follow up on that with a more generalized question - have you and Joss talked much about the ANGEL comics post-Aftermath, or is it all you just doing whatcha wanna? I answered this a few posts back, but it's an important question so I will say again. SPIKE will be a storyline from my adorable head sprinkled with ideas/themes that were to be covered in the SPIKE movie. In a way, it's not unlike SPIKE:AFTER THE FALL in that sense. So if you like that, you'll like SPIKE EVERLASTING. Although SPIKE EVERLASTING (which is the name I'm going with at this moment) will much more epic in scope.
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Post by iloveromy on Oct 9, 2009 12:15:59 GMT -5
I dont have my issues in front of me so I can't remember the exact resolution but I think it's still kind of in play. Do you think the Shanshu Prophecy is still important to Angel and or Spike's storylines? Or at this point has it become an obvious "carrot on a stick" and these characters should move away from that resolution?
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Post by bamph on Oct 9, 2009 12:26:48 GMT -5
Okay,I got a pure fannish geeky question.
This is spoilerish for the most recent issues of Buffy Season 8 including the new one that came out this week.So I don't know if your up to date on the current going ons with Buffy and the Scoobies.
Spoiler . . . . . .
In Buffy Season 8,they are playing with a love triangle between Buffy/Xander/Dawn.This is now starting to really play out in Jane Espenson's current arc and will probably continue into Joss's upcoming issue in January and Brad Meltzer's arc after that most likely.Basically over the course of season 8,Buffy has developed 'feelings' for Xander and was going to act on them right when he and Dawn have gotten together.Buffy walked in on them.Xander/Dawn has been developing over the course of the season too.Xander at this point is unaware of Buffy's feelings nor is Dawn and Buffy is hurt and angry about catching the two together as seen in this week's issue.
So from a pure fanish perspective,how do you think Spike would react to Buffy's developing romantic feelings for Xander and Xander/Dawn being together?If you were actally writing it,how do you think Spike would react to the whole Buffy/Xander/Dawn triangle?For that matter how do you think Angel would react?
Keeping in mind Spike's and Angel's previous history with Xander and Spike's previous relationship with Dawn.Plus assuming,they still don't know that Buffy was never dating The Immortal and that was a decoy.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Oct 9, 2009 12:27:36 GMT -5
I dont have my issues in front of me so I can't remember the exact resolution but I think it's still kind of in play. Do you think the Shanshu Prophecy is still important to Angel and or Spike's storylines? Or at this point has it become an obvious "carrot on a stick" and these characters should move away from that resolution? It's important to Angel because of what it means he'll become. Spike isn't dwelling on it.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Oct 9, 2009 12:31:51 GMT -5
Okay,I got a pure fannish geeky question. This is spoilerish for the most recent issues of Buffy Season 8 including the new one that came out this week.So I don't know if your up to date on the current going ons with Buffy and the Scoobies. Spoiler . . . . . . In Buffy Season 8,they are playing with a love triangle between Buffy/Xander/Dawn.This is now starting to really play out in Jane Espenson's current arc and will probably continue into Joss's upcoming issue in January and Brad Meltzer's arc after that most likely.Basically over the course of season 8,Buffy has developed 'feelings' for Xander and was going to act on them right when he and Dawn have gotten together.Buffy walked in on them.Xander/Dawn has been developing over the course of the season too.Xander at this point is unaware of Buffy's feelings nor is Dawn and Buffy is hurt and angry about catching the two together as seen in this week's issue. So from a pure fanish perspective,how do you think Spike would react to Buffy developing romantic feelings for Xander and Xander/Dawn being together?If you were actally writing it,how do you think Spike would react to the whole Buffy/Xander/Dawn triangle?For that matter how do you think Angel would react? Keeping in mind Spike's and Angel's previous history with Xander and Spike's previous relationship with Dawn.Plus assuming,they still don't know that Buffy was never dating The Immortal and that was a decoy. Wait, who's together? Wow. Okay. Off the top of my head--- 1. Spike hears about Xander and Dawn first. Spike pauses, thinks about it, tells Xander if he hurts her, Spike hurts him. And then subtly pats him on the back. 2. Then, Spike hears about Buffy's feelings. It wounds him, he doesn't show it, he makes fun of Xander for two pages very loudly. He then goes away, beats someone up, comes back, and wants to help her with whatever she's going through. 3. He takes Xander aside and says "are you SURE you're not using any spells? Potions? Deals with the devil?" Xander maintains he's not, Spike looks at him, silently for a beat and then says "teach me your ways." ____________ Angel would just want Buffy to be happy and safe. His reaction to Xander/Dawn wouldn't be that big, obviously. His reaction to Buffy's feelings for Xander? I solemn "I knew it."
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Post by sagewoman on Oct 9, 2009 13:52:30 GMT -5
First with the adoration - I love how you do Groo. Actually, I love how you write everyone. I just read Boys and their Toys - FANTASTIC!!!! And, Stephen Mooney's art - I love that man!
Okay, now I have to ask a question...hmmm...I love being surprised...you are a genius at writing...I trust where you are taking us.....okay, I've got one.
What kind of instructions do you give Stephen about the scene for the art? Your story and his art are beautiful.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Oct 9, 2009 18:21:05 GMT -5
Is there a good chance that Drusilla will be popping up in SPIKE ETERNAL at some point? And if so, would you collaborate with Juliet again on writing her?
Would you like to use Harmony, and are you allowed to since she's in BtVS season 8?
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Post by Malsad on Oct 9, 2009 18:33:31 GMT -5
Besides Juliet, what other Whedon-verce actor would you love to co-write a comic with?
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Oct 9, 2009 19:38:42 GMT -5
With SPIKE INFINITY, are you going to do something like what was done in ANGEL with flashbacks through some of Spike's life? I know we've seen a good portion of his vampire life through both BUFFY and ANGEL, but there's always potential for more story there, as well as his human life, which we know little about.
You may have already sorta touched on this, but I wanted know as an ANGEL fan if you thought the same sort of flashback-type episodes from ANGEL would work well for Spike.
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Post by Paul on Oct 9, 2009 21:05:08 GMT -5
How come the Drusilla issues never had a subtitle? It's weird, considering IDW's obsession with them (Angel: After the Fall: Epilogue: Become What You Are?)
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Post by Hallow Thorn on Oct 9, 2009 23:37:15 GMT -5
Hey, did you have to get permission by Nicholas Cage and Jorge Garcia to use their likeness?
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Post by iloveromy on Oct 10, 2009 11:08:49 GMT -5
You should try to get Lady Gaga as a side kick. Her ability to wear anything might be helpful to team Spike. Oops not a question, just sayin'.
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Post by Randi Giles on Oct 10, 2009 14:14:33 GMT -5
What about any of Spike's past loves coming to make an appearance?
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Post by Brian Lynch on Oct 10, 2009 17:07:37 GMT -5
This is kinda just for housekeeping purposes, but is there any kind of overall arc name or anything that you describe #23-28 with? I don't, no. I'm sorry.
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