{"id":1102,"date":"2012-08-26T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/26\/comic-book-reviews-angel-faith\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T19:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:58:05","slug":"comic-book-reviews-angel-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/26\/comic-book-reviews-angel-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book Reviews: Angel & Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/div>\n
Volume 1 \u2013 1st printing. “Live Through This!”
\nCollects Angel and Faith (2011 Dark Horse) #1-5. Written by Christos N. Gage.
\nArt by Rebekah Isaacs and Phil Noto. Cover Art by Dan Jackson and Steve Morris.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Angel has made bad choices in his life. Most recently? While possessed, he
\nkilled Giles. However, he believes he’s found a way to make amends, by bringing
\nthe Watcher back from the grave! Cue Faith-rebel Slayer, and Angel’s only
\nally-who only supports this harebrained scheme in order to keep her friend from
\ncatatonia. New threats emerge as this unlikely duo struggles against real and
\npersonal demons alike, while hitting the dark streets of London!” Softcover,
\nfull color, 136 pages<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The Good<\/u><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Easily, the
\n1st<\/sup> thing that stood out to me was the beautiful piece by Joe Chen
\nin the front of the book. Just breathe taking.<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The humor.
\nFrom the start, you can see that the book will be filled with pretty great
\nhumor. Both blatant and dry. Honestly, that is something I wasn\u2019t expecting.
\nThe humor just added so much to the story. It helped just keep the story
\nflowing very smoothly. And within the 2nd<\/sup> story, the Doctor Who joke
\nmade me smirk.<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The \u201creal
\nlife\u201d aspect. I am new to the Buffy world, so the idea of a world with demons
\nand magic bound by rules was greatly entertaining.\u00a0 So many daily ideas are bound within the 1st<\/sup>
\nstory. A class system amongst demons, what happens when violence no longer
\nbothers you, having great skills and talents but not having an outlet for them,
\nsanity. I was surprised to find all these ideas within this book. Even minor
\ncharacters having \u201creal\u201d problems was very interesting to see.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The Bad. <\/u><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Story
\n1-\u201cLive Through This\u201d. Once the main plot came to a close, the story just
\nseemed to go on a little too long. It went on for four pages longer than I
\nexpected. The story was good, just could have ended sooner.<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Back story-
\nI am brand new to these characters. A quick summary of who people are would
\nhave been nice for the readers. I didn\u2019t know who everyone was and I didn\u2019t
\nknow who was supposed to be alive at the beginning of the story.<\/div>\n
Most of story 2. The entire book
\njust seemed so out of place. Where the 1st<\/sup> story made me want to
\nread, the second just irritated me. In my notes, I wrote the word \u201cfluff\u201d.\u00a0 Maybe it is just that I do not know the Buffy
\nworld, but the story just seemed too silly to follow the \u201cLive through this\u201d. I
\nrolled my eyes at the zombie vampires.<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The art in
\nstory 2. The characters did not really resemble Angel and Faith. I know that it
\nis difficult to make to resemble real people but some of the pictures were not
\neven close.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Summary<\/u><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On my own,
\nI probably wouldn\u2019t have ever picked up this book, just because it wasn\u2019t my
\nstyle. However, after reading it, I am wondering if the still open plot lines
\nwill come to an epic conclusion. The potential of the villains is pretty great
\nand I\u2019m still not sure if I\u2019m supposed to like Angel or not- and I find that a
\ngood thing.<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overall, it
\nwas a good read with great art for the most part. I am a fan of Christos Gage\u2019s
\nwork and he continued to keep me as a fan. I\u2019m sure this book fits well with
\nthe Whedon vampire universe. I found it interesting and I\u2019m sure the fans would
\nlike it even more.<\/div>\n

For more information about this book, check out its page on Dark Horse<\/a>!<\/p>\n

—Walter—
\nLife With Katie received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions belong to the author and not the site or publisher.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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