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Man this was hard to read. Story was ok and I really REALLY liked how this volume ended but the rest.... I think that the guy who did the coloring on this one needs to be severely punished! Artwork is so bad that at times you can't even recognize who is who. I'm not talking about the semblance to the actors that potray the characters in the show. It's about the lack of consistency and stability of the artwork. If it was meant to be artsy it did not turn out ok. This graphic novel just looks BAD!

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4.0

The best of the Angel: After the Fall series! One of the greatest losses in the fifth season of Angel was the death of Fred. It seemed she was lost for good, but this volume offers a ray of hope. Fred isn't the only familiar face from the show to reappear. You won't get any spoilers out of me, but trust me. It's good!

Part two (issue #9) opens with a dream sequence that is right out of the old Adam West Batman series complete with Spike as the masked avenger and Connor as his boy wonder. Comic book Connor is growing on me. He was my least favorite character on the show, but in the comics he is considerably less whiny. Oh, and he's dating someone is his own age! Huge step up, Connor. Huge.

This volume is also the first of the After the Fall series illustrated by Nick Runge. I liked Frank Urru's work in the previous volumes, but I prefer Runge's style. The characters look authentic and the covers are simply beautiful.

Thematically, the lines between good and evil are becoming blurry in this volume leaving many characters questioning where they stand. Brian Lynch's narration and dialogue continue to amaze me. He writes the characters as well as Whedon himself and has a knack for making me laugh out loud with his witty dialogue.

I highly recommend this to fans of the show or to anyone looking for a good apocalyptic read.

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adventurous sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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5.0

Shaken. Broken. Quaking. Gasping for air in shock. They massacred my blorbo

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3.0

Didn't leap out at me as anything special and several of the scenes were downright confusing. Maybe if I'd really these Spike comics alluded to in the postscript it would have made sense ?

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3.0

This volume had some big revelations, but the fast pace made it difficult to follow at times.

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3.0

The saga continues with Gunn getting his psychic fish to play along with the plan. Wesley finds out more about his purpose and Cordy shows up to explain to Gunn and Angel who the proficy is really about.

An ok book, but not a keeper.

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