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Squee! Squee! Squee!
Spike gets his own story in 'Spike: After the Fall'! *somersaults*
To quote Mr Lynch himself:
I cannot express how great this is coming out. Didn't want to dilute ANGEL:AFTER THE FALL or the previous Urru/Lynch SPIKE tales with lousy spin-off, so we didn't announce this until we saw whether or not it would work.
It worked. It works soooo well.
This is gonna be goooood.
All the hell! None of the Angels!
It is good all my squeeing is virtual, because otherwise my voice would be suffering... (incidentally, this made me realise something: s8 has never made me squee. It has made me laugh my head off on occasion, but never squee. I think I just pinpointed why it fails [for me].)
This is like the best of both worlds - because I was always ambiguous about a Spike movie. This will give Spike his own platform, and yet not be on-screen which would make it too close to canon for comfort. :)
(You can see larger images of the covers here. I really, really want the first one as a banner, cause damn - that's my Spike!)
In conclusion: Squee!
(And I'll leave you all alone now, honest. Squee!)
To quote Mr Lynch himself:
I cannot express how great this is coming out. Didn't want to dilute ANGEL:AFTER THE FALL or the previous Urru/Lynch SPIKE tales with lousy spin-off, so we didn't announce this until we saw whether or not it would work.
It worked. It works soooo well.
This is gonna be goooood.
All the hell! None of the Angels!
It is good all my squeeing is virtual, because otherwise my voice would be suffering... (incidentally, this made me realise something: s8 has never made me squee. It has made me laugh my head off on occasion, but never squee. I think I just pinpointed why it fails [for me].)
This is like the best of both worlds - because I was always ambiguous about a Spike movie. This will give Spike his own platform, and yet not be on-screen which would make it too close to canon for comfort. :)
(You can see larger images of the covers here. I really, really want the first one as a banner, cause damn - that's my Spike!)
In conclusion: Squee!
(And I'll leave you all alone now, honest. Squee!)
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;-)
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SQUEEEEEEEEE!
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Of course, I consider the comics canon so that might be the difference. I'm also a *lot* more accepting of the comics format in general since I've been a comic book reader since I was 5 (which was almost 36 years ago) and I've always been a lot more accepting of the story directions Joss choses to take.
That's why I was able to go from a Bangel to a Spuffy when Joss headed in that direction.
Heck. I've even found the current Buffy ship to be funny, exactly as intended, even though I went into it with a hairy eyeball.
So yeah. I'm squeeing now (as much as anyone witha daughter with strep throat can squee) because Spike is by far my favorite character even though I simply adore them all (well at least all of the television show characters. Spider is leaving me cold and Satsu won't break my heart if she gets hurt.).
Anyway, what I originally wanted to say before I started to ramble is thanks for the news! Squee!
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I liked the Faith storyline - I had a couple of major reservations, but mostly it was good, solid stuff.
Of course, I consider the comics canon so that might be the difference.
It could. Although for me it's not about liking them - I adore AtF, but it's still not canon (even though I kinda wish it was).
I'm also a *lot* more accepting of the comics format in general
Oh I *love* comics and have since forever. My first real fannish obsession was 'Elfquest', and I devoured 'Asylum' and 'Shadow Puppets'. :)
I've always been a lot more accepting of the story directions Joss choses to take.
I have easily accepted every single thing he did on the show. Including the AR. s8 is a different thing though.
Heck. I've even found the current Buffy ship to be funny, exactly as intended, even though I went into it with a hairy eyeball.
Oh it made me laugh a lot. And the Dracula/Xander thing is hysterical!
So yeah. I'm squeeing now (as much as anyone witha daughter with strep throat can squee)
Oh poor thing! I hope she gets better soon.
Spike is by far my favorite character even though I simply adore them all (well at least all of the television show characters.
Same here. :)
thanks for the news! Squee!
My pleasure! Squee!
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It looks like this:
*squgs*
;-)
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Bwah! :D
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Yup!
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*icon snap*
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Luckily I will have a DC-verse crisis and Serenity comics hitting right around that time to distract me.
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(Anyway, Angel still gets the longest story... *manages to suppress Jack/John quote*)
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Eeexactly! Double dose of Angelverse goodness every month. :)
That's what they promised indeed. And that's why they'll have two different artist teams to do each comics.
So no one will interrupt Angel:ATF! And what' more, they even promised #8 and #9 in the same month! (June).
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Just... Squee! :D
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Of course the flip side to this is that I will be freaking broke this summer because of all of the money I'm dropping on comics, but my comic store guy will be happy.
(Anyway, Angel still gets the longest story... *manages to suppress Jack/John quote*)
Don't suppress on my account honey. Was it perchance something to do with the size of ones wrist strap. *wiggles eyebrows*
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Oh I am a *total* spoiler phobe too, and read through my fingers, but thankfully it was mostly technical stuff.
Of course the flip side to this is that I will be freaking broke this summer because of all of the money I'm dropping on comics, but my comic store guy will be happy.
Priorities... who needs food anyway?
Was it perchance something to do with the size of ones wrist strap. *wiggles eyebrows*
Oooooh yes! *giggles*
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But - I squee with you - Spike needs to tell his story
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Honestly I have no idea,
(Although it'd probably help if you watched ATS first! *g*)
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- Aren't you afraid a little bit about what's going to be written ? I guess not from your squee but I had to ask.;)
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Oh no - not afraid at all! See the Angel comics are set a few months post-NFA, and the Spike ones will fill in the blanks of what happened to Spike (and Illyria) during that period. And given the tiny snippets we've been given so far I am looking forward to seeing how it all played out!
*bounces some more*
(If you like I *can* tell you where Spike is at when 'After the Fall' starts, but it's going to have to wait, since I'm rushed right now.)
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Spoilers for AtF.
ETA: *How* they became Lords is obviously what the Spike-comics are going to focus on. I can't wait! :)
(So you see how Buffy is pretty much not an issue. He *has* plenty of adoring women - especially a woman called Spider - but I can't see him falling for anyone. So far the I'd say that if I were to write Spike with someone, it'd be either Angel, Connor or Illyria.) (Or Spider, but I kinda presume he's sleeping with her already - but as I said, she appears to think the world of him, and he's just wondering how to survive and maybe even get out of hell.)
Re: Spoilers for AtF.
The "adoring women " don't bother me , it's pretty understandable ;-)
however Spike/Spider is of course not acceptable *wink*
Anything resembling Spike having something else than a sexual relationship post Buffy remains extremely hurtful -
I don't suppose they will go for Spangel or Spike/Illyria- my guess is they will try to avoid shippers heated debates.
Thanks for the link to the cover, the drawings seem nicer than the ones from Buffy comics.
Re: Spoilers for AtF.
I think so too - they're trying to tell a *story* (with an awful lot of characters and plot), not write romantic fiction.
Thanks for the link to the cover, the drawings seem nicer than the ones from Buffy comics.
So, so, *so* much nicer! Spike is hot, even if he is just a drawing! You can see the image that my icon is based on here, and the text comes from this speech that Spider gives:
“Listen. When we first crossed paths, the other ladies wanted to end you. You were shockingly handsome but a tad scrawny and very much the loudmouth. [...] I told them to spare you. I had rumblings that started in my heart and ended beyond. And I was right. You stepped up and eventually we began following you. You’re the single best thing about this or any other world.”
See why Brian Lynch (the writer) now rules my world? ;)
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::squees some more::