vicious89
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Nov 14, 2010 3:09:45 GMT -5
Post by vicious89 on Nov 14, 2010 3:09:45 GMT -5
Hi, so i'm norwegian so it's been a bit harder for me to get the comics. I now have most of the issues except for the one-shots and mini-series. I'm making this thread to ask, are they important to the main story in after the fall/aftermath?
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Nov 14, 2010 4:33:02 GMT -5
Post by Jordan on Nov 14, 2010 4:33:02 GMT -5
Hey!
But not really, no. Most of the stories are kind of tangential to the main arc of the comics, but do tie in. The bulk of them are just kind of optional. But if you don't already have it, 'Spike: After the Fall' is probably the most relevant, as it picks up after his 'First Night' story (#6), and sets up his initial introducion more completely. It's also relevant for being written by Lynch and drawn by Urru, the same team who worked on the main 'After the Fall' arc.
That said, others do benefit from being read at specific points in the ongoing series, and shed some interesting light on certain characters. The Gunn and Illyria-centric 'Only Human' miniseries is best read after 'Become What You Are' (#23), while the fake movie tie-in 'Last Angel in Hell' Annual goes well after 'Boys and Their Toys' (#26-27). As for the (briiliant) 'Music of the Spheres' Special and the 'Spike: The Devil You Know,' I think you can read the former any time after #23, and the latter any time after the character Eddie Hope is introduced (#28).
As for the new self-titled 'Spike' miniseries and 'Illyria: Haunted,' I haven't actually read either yet. But I think it's safe to say both are probably pretty important reads, as they're among the last IDW-published, Angel-related comics, and may contain references to Buffy Season Eight ('Spike' definitely will). Not sure where they take place, but probably closely before, in conjunction with, or after 'The Wolf, the Ram and the Hart' (#39-44).
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Nov 14, 2010 6:02:05 GMT -5
Post by vicious89 on Nov 14, 2010 6:02:05 GMT -5
I don't plan on reading the new Spike and Illyria mini-series before i come up to speed, but thanks for the help! I'll have to buy most of them then, since i hate to be so far behind. But again, thanks for your help
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Nov 14, 2010 10:22:08 GMT -5
Post by neowhobaz on Nov 14, 2010 10:22:08 GMT -5
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Nov 14, 2010 10:31:33 GMT -5
Post by vicious89 on Nov 14, 2010 10:31:33 GMT -5
Okay, thanks for posting. Just ordered all issues i don't have on TFAW and ebay. Just had to!
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