Angel comic book refers to one of two series published by Dark Horse Comics during 2000–2002. Both of these series are based on the television series Angel, and were published while the television series was on air. The first volume was an ongoing series halted after seventeen issues. The second volume was a mini-series, spanning four issues. Various related works have come out coinciding with these volumes.

In 2005, IDW Publishing picked up the rights and began publishing various Angel related mini-series and one-shots set during and after the show's final season (these series are considered non-canonical). In 2007, IDW began publishing Angel: After the Fall, which is considered the canonical Angel season 6 (following the success of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight from Dark Horse) and is overseen by the show's creator Joss Whedon. IDW continued to publish an Angel ongoing title until Whedon transferred the rights to the character back to Dark Horse, where he will feature as part of the Buffy Season Nine franchise, starring most prominently in the ongoing series Angel and Faith.

Dark Horse Comics

Angel: The Hollower (1999)

# Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
1 "The Hollower, Part One" Christopher Golden Penciller(s): Hector Gomez

Inker(s): Sandu Florea

Colorist(s): Guy Major

May 12, 1999 The Hollower

BtVS Omnibus Vol. 4

2 "The Hollower, Part Two" June 9, 1999
3 "The Hollower, Part Three" March 24, 1999

TV Guide Ultimate Cable (1999)

# Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
1 "Point of Order"

(8 pages)

David Fury Penciller(s): Ryan Sook

Inker(s): Ryan Sook

Colorist(s): Dave Stewart

November 18, 1999 Strange Bedfellows

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

Exclusive to TV Guide Ultimate Cable readers. 3 pages. Collected in Angel: Strange Bedfellows.[1]

Angel Classics (1999–2001)

# Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
1–3 "Surrogates" Christopher Golden Penciller(s): Christian Zanier, Marvin Mariano

Inker(s): Andy Owens

Colorist(s): Digital Broome

November 10, 1999

December 22, 1999

January 12, 2000

Surrogates

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

Angel must solve a case involving a demonic fertility clinic, when he finds a rash of murdered mothers, and their husbands turned into zombie-like guards. Assisted by Cordelia Chase and Allen Francis Doyle (simply referred to as Doyle), Angel is able to uncover the mystery, but Angel is thrown into a well for his troubles. Escaping his captivity just in time to survive the harsh light of day, Angel and his gang are able to stop the clinic. Set early in Angel first season, before the episode "Hero". Collected in Angel: Surrogates.
4 "The Changeling Wife" Christopher Golden Penciller(s): Eric Powell

Inker(s): Eric Powell

Colorist(s): Guy Major

February 9, 2000 Strange Bedfellows

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

In Los Angeles, things can often not be what they seem. Angel attempts to help a woman who is trapped in an abusive marriage, however Angel is not seeing where the danger really lies. Collected in Angel: Strange Bedfellows.[1]
5–7 "Earthly Possessions" Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski Penciller(s): Christian Zanier

Inker(s): Andy Owens

Colorist(s): Guy Major

March 8, 2000

April 12, 2000

May 10, 2000

Earthly Possessions

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

Angel attempts to drive a demon out of a possessed lawyer; Father Noe is an excommunicated priest who gives him a hand. Noe seems to hold expert knowledge on removing demonic forces. He is known to some as "The Exorcist to the Stars." However, there may be a darker reason for his success. Supposed to be set early in Angel's first season, before the episode "Hero". Collected in Angel: Earthly Possessions.
8–9 "Beneath the Surface" Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski Penciller(s): Eric Powell & Paul Lee

Inker(s): Eric Powell & Brian Horton

Colorist(s): Matt Hollingsworth & Lee Loughridge

June 14, 2000

July 12, 2000

Hunting Ground

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

A murderer is leaving corpses across L.A. sewers, and the evidence found by Detective Kate Lockley suggests Angel is responsible. Angel does not know which demon or monster is trying to set him up. In the other story Cordelia lands the main role in a Blair Witch type film about three film makers looking for the Helm of Haraxis. However the film is a sham and the Helm's the real thing. Angel tries to rescue Cordelia and the other film makers. Collected in Angel: Hunting Ground.
10–11 "Strange Bedfellows" Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski Penciller(s): Christian Zanier

Inker(s): Andy Owens

Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge

August 9, 2000

September 13, 2000

Strange Bedfellows

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

A Californian congressman is robbed and killed by a woman of the night, a front-page sleaze scandal emerges with a scary twist: Cordy has a vision of the congressman just before his death, it seems the prostitute who murdered him was not human. Angel must find the inhuman assassin. Detective Kate Lockley eventually becomes involved in the case, while Angel and Wesley continue their attempt to discover the vampire-prostitute known on the streets by the name of Candy. They find a vampire bordello controlled by an ancient and seductive vampire has her eyes on Angel. He must face both a large group of vampires, and a battle the much stronger force of lust. Set in the first season of Angel. Collected in Angel: Strange Bedfellows.[1]
12–13 "Vermin" Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski Penciller(s): Eric Powell & Christian Zanier

Inker(s): Andy Owens, Andrew Pepoy, Mark Heike, Clayton Brown, Chris Ivy, Derek Fridolfs & Jason Moore

Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge

October 11, 2000

November 8, 2000

Autumnal

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

14 "Little Girl Lost" Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski Penciller(s): Eric Powell

Inker(s): Jason Moore

Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge

December 13, 2000
Angel looks in an abandoned amusement park to find and rescue a young girl from a gang of kidnappers. The thugs aren't the only things Angel face. Angel, the girl, and the criminals must fight their way past a huge number of demonic rats! It seems Angel has a dislike of the furry rodents. Angel later investigates a series of bizarre deaths which seem to be caused by spontaneous combustion. Angel soon associates the deaths with a teen runaway and a demon magic-user. Collected in Angel: Autumnal.
15–16 "Past Lives"

(Parts 1 & 3, crossover with Buffy series)

Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski Penciller(s): Christian Zanier, Cliff Richards

Inker(s): Joe Pimentel, Digital Jump

Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge

January 17, 2001

February 2001

Past Lives

BtVS Omnibus Vol. 6

A crossover with Buffy the Vampire Slayer issue #29–30 (collected in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Past Lives). A huntress is tracking demons in L.A. This would normally seem to be a good thing, except leaving survivors to tell Angel that she sent them. Angel has a huge horde of demons trying to track him for revenge. His human friends, Cordelia and Wesley will soon no longer be safe, unless Angel can do something. At the same time monsters are leaving L.A. and trying to find refuge at Sunnydale. Buffy, Giles, and the others learn about recent chaos, and Buffy believes she should go to help Angel in L.A. Riley is displeased with such developments.
17 "Cordelia" Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski Penciller(s): Eric Powell

Inker(s): Jason Moore

Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge

April 11, 2001 Strange Bedfellows

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

The Angel Investigations office has been blown up after the events of "To Shanshu in L.A.". The dark forces have discovered where Angel and Wesley live and are now forced to stash their demonic items at Cordy's haunted apartment. Dennis makes his presence felt. Collected in Angel: Strange Bedfellows.[1]

Dark Horse Presents (2000)

# Story Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
#153-155 "Angel: Lovely, Dark and Deep" Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski Brian Horton & Paul Lee April 19, 2000

May 17, 2000

July 5, 2000

Hunting Ground

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

Dark Horse Extra (2000)

# Story Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
#25-28 "Angel: The Nepalese Switcheroo" Scott Allie Penciller(s): Eric Powell

Inker(s): Eric Powell

Colorist(s): Dave Stewart

July 5, 2000

August 2, 2000

August 30, 2000

October 4, 2000

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

Angel mini-series (2002)

Promoted as "Angel retooled and reinvented" by Dark Horse Comics, the storyline represents an attempt to make Angel a comic-book hero in a more traditional sense, battling against huge behemoths of monsters, and they were the final Angel comics until IDW began publishing them in 2005. Not to be confused with the Angel episode, "Long Day's Journey", or the Angel novel, "The Longest Night".

Angel's searching for a kidnapped child, only to stumble upon a force of unspeakable evil and unimaginable power, seeking him for some reason. Angel ends up fighting a walking volcano, and must try and survive long enough to discover who or what is behind the recent strange series of events. Finally, the strange evil reveals itself; Perfect Zheng, a vampire who beat Angel up in the 1920s. Angel, Wesley, Cordelia, and Gunn try to put the pieces together in time to make sense of present events, a possible product of Angel's past encounter with Zheng. In fact, as it turns out, the gypsy curse that was used on Angel was meant to be used on Zheng, turning him into the 'vampire champion', but it didn't take, and Zheng is determined to find out why Angel's soul was restored and his wasn't. A battle for survival between the pair ensues, which Angel wins. Supposed to be set early in the second season of Angel. Collected in Angel: Long Night's Journey.

# Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
1 "Long Night's Journey..." Brett Matthews & Joss Whedon Penciller(s): Mel Rubi

Inker(s): Chris Dreier

Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen & Dave Stewart

September 12, 2001 Long Night's Journey

Angel Omnibus (Dark Horse comic)

2 "A Rock and a Hard Place" November 14, 2001
3 "Thicker Than Water" February 6, 2002
4 "The End of the Beginning" Penciller(s): Mel Rubi

Inker(s): Chris Dreier

Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon

June 12, 2002

Angel & Faith (2011-2017)

Volume 1

Main article: Angel & Faith
Title Issue # Release date
"Live Through This, Part I" 1 August 31, 2011
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Live Through This, Part II" 2 September 28, 2011
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Live Through This, Part III" 3 October 26, 2011
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Live Through This, Part IV" 4 November 30, 2011
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"In Perfect Harmony" 5 December 28, 2011
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Phil Noto
"Daddy Issues, Part I" 6 January 25, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Daddy Issues, Part II" 7 February 29, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Daddy Issues, Part III" 8 March 28, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Daddy Issues, Part IV" 9 April 25, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Women of a Certain Age" 10 May 30, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Chris Samnee
"Family Reunion, Part I" 11 June 27, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Family Reunion, Part II" 12 July 25, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Family Reunion, Part III" 13 August 29, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Family Reunion, Part IV" 14 September 26, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"The Hero of His Own Story" 15 October 31, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Lee Garbett
"Death and Consequences, Part I" 16 November 28, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Death and Consequences, Part II" 17 December 19, 2012
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Death and Consequences, Part III" 18 January 30, 2013
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Death and Consequences, Part IV" 19 February 27, 2013
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"Spike and Faith" 20 March 27, 2013
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"What You Want, Not What You Need, Part I" 21 April 24, 2013
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"What You Want, Not What You Need, Part II" 22 May 29, 2013
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"What You Want, Not What You Need, Part III" 23 June 26, 2013
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"What You Want, Not What You Need, Part IV" 24 July 31, 2013
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs
"What You Want, Not What You Need, Part V" 25 August 28, 2013
Writer: Christos Gage Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs

Volume 2

Title Issue # Release date
"Where the River Meets the Sea, Part I" 1 April 2, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Where the River Meets the Sea, Part II" 2 May 7, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Where the River Meets the Sea, Part III" 3 June 4, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Where the River Meets the Sea, Part IV" 4 July 2, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Old Habits" 5 August 6, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Derlis Santacruz
"Lost & Found, Part I" 6 September 3, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Lost & Found, Part II" 7 October 1, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Lost & Found, Part III" 8 November 5, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Lost & Found, Part IV" 9 December 3, 2014
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Lost & Found Part V" 10 January 7, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"United, Part I" 11 February 4, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"United, Part II" 12 March 4, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"United, Part III" 13 April 1, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"United, Part IV" 14 May 6, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"Fight or Flight" 15 June 3, 2015
Writer: Kel McDonald Penciller: Cliff Richards
"Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part I" 16 July 1, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Cliff Richards
"Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part II" 17 August 5, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Cliff Richards
"Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part III" 18 September 2, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Cliff Richards
"A Little More Than Kin, Part I" 19 October 7, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"A Little More Than Kin, Part II" 20 November 4, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"A Tale of Two Families, Part I" 21 December 2, 2015
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"A Tale of Two Families, Part II" 22 January 6, 2016
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"A Tale of Two Families, Part III" 23 February 3, 2016
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"A Tale of Two Families, Part IV" 24 March 2, 2016
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad
"A Tale of Two Families, Part V" 25 April 6, 2016
Writer: Victor Gischler Penciller: Will Conrad

Volume 3

Title Issue # Release date
"Out of the Past - Part I" 1 January 18, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Geraldo Borges
"Out of the Past - Part II" 2 February 15, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Geraldo Borges
"Out of the Past - Part III" 3 March 19, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Geraldo Borges
"Out of the Past - Part IV" 4 April 19, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Geraldo Borges
"Time and Tide - Part I" 5 May 24, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Ze Carlos
"Time and Tide - Part II" 6 June 21, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Ze Carlos
"Time and Tide - Part III" 7 July 19, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Ze Carlos
"Time and Tide - Part IV" 8 August 30, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Ze Carlos
"Dark Reflections - Part I" 9 September 27, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Geraldo Borges
"Dark Reflections - Part II" 10 October 25, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Geraldo Borges
"Dark Reflections - Part III" 11 November 22, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Geraldo Borges
"Dark Reflections - Part IV" 12 December 20, 2017
Writer: Corinna Bechko Penciller: Geraldo Borges

IDW Publishing

IDW released various, loosely connected mini-series and one-shots before launching a new ongoing Angel series in late 2007.

Mini-series (2005-2010)

Title Hikaye Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
"The Curse"

(5 episodes)

Jeff Mariotte Penciller(s): David Messina

Inker(s): Andrea Fattori

Colorist(s): Davide Amici

June 29, 2005 The Curse

Angel Omnibus (IDW comic) Vol. 1

July 13, 2005
August 24, 2005
September 28, 2005
October 26, 2005
Having survived the battle of " Not Fade Away", we find Angel in Romania. He has traveled there in the hope he can find the Kalderesh clan, the Gypsies who cursed him with a soul. Angel believes that he deserves some happiness with a woman, possibly with Nina having been through so much and lost so many that had been close to him.

Instead Angel finds a gypsy fighting force struggling against the oppressive regime of Corneliu Brasov.

"Old Friends"

(5 episodes)

Jeff Mariotte Penciller(s): David Messina

'Inker(s):' Elena Casagrande

'Colorist(s):' David Amici

November 2005 Old Friends

Angel Omnibus (IDW comic) Vol. 1

January 11, 2006
January 2006
February 2006
April 19, 2006
This mini-series features the reunion of the Angel cast members after the events of the series finale, revealing some slim details of their fate; for example, Gunn has lost one eye. The group must ultimately face seemingly flawless clones of their own selves, created by Dr. Sparrow, one of the characters responsible for the death of Fred and rebirth of Illyria. After defeating Sparrow, the team agrees to work together again, and are set to continue fighting crime and the occult in Los Angeles.
"Spike vs. Dracula"

(5 episodes)

Peter David Penciller(s): Joe Corroney

Inker(s): Joe Corroney & Jeff Dabu

Colorist(s): Thompson Knox

February, 2006 Spike vs. Dracula

Spike Omnibus

March 29, 2006 Spike vs. Dracula

Spike Omnibus

Spike: 100-Page Spectacular

Penciller(s): Joe Corroney

Inker(s): Joe Corroney & Jeff Dabu

Colorist(s): Thomas Mason

May 24, 2006 Spike vs. Dracula

Spike Omnibus

Penciller(s): Joe Corroney & Mike Ratera

Inker(s): Joe Corroney & Mike Ratera

Colorist(s): Thompson Knox

July 26, 2006
Penciller(s): Zach Howard & Nicola Scott

Inker(s): Zach Howard & Nicola Scott

Colorist(s): Thompson Knox

August 9, 2006
"Asylum"

(5 episodes)

Brian Lynch Penciller(s): Franco Urro

Inker(s): Michael Heisler, Sulaco Studios,

Neil Uyetake & Chris Mowry

Colorist(s): Matteo Gherardi, Elena Virzi,

Fabio Mantovan & Donatella Melchionno

September 27, 2006 Spike: Asylum

Spike Omnibus

October 4, 2006 Spike: Asylum

Spike Omnibus

Spike: 100-Page Spectacular

November 20, 2006 Spike: Asylum

Spike Omnibus

December 20, 2006
February 7, 2007
Ruby Monahan has gone missing and her family recruits Spike to track her down. It seems Ruby (a half-demon) has been checked into "Mosaic Wellness Center", a rehab facility designed to cure the demonic. In an unfortunate turn of events, Spike faces both the Mosaic Center, which hopes to cure his vampiric nature, and its clientele who want him dead.
"Auld Lang Syne"

(5 episodes)

Scott Tipton Penciller(s): Sulaco Studios

Inker(s): David Messina

Colorist(s): David Messina

November 2006 Auld Lang Syne

Angel Omnibus (IDW comic) Vol. 1

Penciller(s): Sulaco Studios

Inker(s): David Messina

Colorist(s): Ilaria Traversi

December 2006
Penciller(s): Sulaco Studios

Inker(s): Elena Casagrande & David Messina

Colorist(s): Studio 42

January 2007
Penciller(s): Robbie Robbins

Inker(s): David Messina

Colorist(s): David Messina

February 7, 2007
Penciller(s): David Messina

Inker(s): David Messina

Colorist(s): David Messina

March 14, 2007
Angel has taken up his job in L.A. again, but is quickly faced by mysterious figures from his past, and they seem to be quite real. Similarly, Spike is faced by the ghosts of his pasts, and the two accidentally meet each other, placing the blame for the occurrence with the other. A fight ensues, but they soon discover that they are being manipulated and are forced to work together again. The culprit turns out to be a demon both men have wronged in the past, who hoped they would kill one another. Angel and Spike are able to defeat her however, and both go their own ways again. Features the IDW comics debuts of Skip, Holtz, The Master, Nikki Wood and the Chinese Slayer (Xin Rong).
"Shadow Puppets"

(4 episodes)

"Once More, With Felt" Brian Lynch Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Ilaria Traversi & Donatella Melchionno

June 20, 2007 Shadow Puppets

Smile Time

Spike: Omnibus

"Plush" July 18, 2007
"Two to Sew" August 15, 2007
"Doppelgangbang" October 3, 2007
"Smile Time"

(3 episodes)

Scott Tipton Penciller(s): Neil Uyetake

Inker(s): David Messina & Elena Casagrande

Colorist(s): Giovanna Niro

December 2008 Smile Time

Angel Omnibus (IDW comic) Vol. 2

February 18, 2009
April 15, 2009
"Blood and Trenches"

(4 episodes)

"Over There" John Byrne Penciller(s): John Byrne

'Inker(s):' John Byrne

'Colorist(s):' John Byrne

March 11, 2009 Blood and Trenches

Angel: The John Byrne Collection

"Front Lines" April 1, 2009
"Interlude" May 6, 2009
"Monsters" June 10, 2009
In Europe, war ravages nations, but a greater darkness than human conflict calls Angel back across the ocean from his distant home in America – bodies of combatants found drained of blood, and signs of an ancient evil once more abroad in the world.
"Fallen Angel: Reborn"

(4 episodes)

Peter David Penciller(s): J. K. Woodward

Colorist(s): J. K. Woodward

July 15, 2009 –
August 5, 2009
September 10, 2009
October 1, 2009
"Not Fade Away"

(3 episodes)

Scott Tipton Penciller(s): Steven Mooney

Colorist(s): Ciaran Lucas

October 21, 2009 Not Fade Away

Angel Omnibus (IDW comic) Vol. 2

"A Hole in the World"

(5 episodes)

Scott Tipton Elena Casagrande December 2009 A Hole in the World

Angel Omnibus (IDW comic) Vol. 2

January 2010
February 2010
March 2010
April 2010
"Barbary Coast"

(3 episodes)

David Tischman Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Andrea Priorini

April 14, 2010 Barbary Coast

Angel Omnibus (IDW comic) Vol. 2

May 5, 2010
June 16, 2010
A recently souled Angel is on a quest for a "cure" in San Francisco when, of course, something goes horribly wrong. Seeking out a Chinese healer, Angel encounters a mysterious girl with a strange tattoo, and quickly learns that life in early 1900s America is full of surprises...

One-shots (2005–2010)

Title Hikaye Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
"Spike: Old Times" Peter David Penciller(s): Fernando Goni

Inker(s): Impacto Studios

Colorist(s): Impacto Studios

August 24, 2005 Spike

Spike Omnibus

"Spike: Old Wounds" Scott Tipton Penciller(s): Fernando Goni

Inker(s): Impacto Studios

Colorist(s): Impacto Studios

February 8, 2006
A retired L.A. detective arrives at Wolfram and Hart and says that Spike had been responsible for a murder that took place decades previously. Spike attempts to solve one of the most infamous unsolved crimes that has taken place in LA history. Meanwhile, there are various monster-slayings for the gang to solve.
"Spike: Lost and Found" Scott Tipton Penciller(s): Fernando Goni

Inker(s): Impacto Studios

Colorist(s): Impacto Studios

April, 2006 Spike

Spike Omnibus

A vampire is preying on citizens of Los Angeles in broad daylight making it particularly difficult for Angel and Spike to deal with. Meanwhile, Spike finds himself thinking about some of his evil actions in some new found guilt. The story features a second Ring of Amarra, the ring that grants vampires virtual indestructibility, the subject of the Buffy/Angel television crossover "The Harsh Light of Day"/"In the Dark".
"Angel: Masks" "Mystery Date"

(Puppet Angel story)

Jeff Mariotte Penciller(s): Stephen Mooney

Inker(s): Stephen Mooney

Colorist(s): Ronda Pattison

October 25, 2006 Masks

Smile Time

"Unacceptable Losses"

(Illyria story)

Scott Tipton Penciller(s): David Messina

Inker(s): David Messina

Colorist(s): David Messina

Masks

Angel Omnibus (IDW comic) Vol. 2

"Foreshadowing"

(Cordelia story)

Christopher Golden Penciller(s): Steph Stamb

Inker(s): Steph Stamb

Colorist(s): Steph Stamb

Masks
"Pencils and Paperclips"

(Lindsey story)

James Patrick Penciller(s): Sean Murphy

Inker(s): Sean Murphy

Colorist(s): Rico Renzi

This issue is a one-shot Halloween-themed annual featuring four special stories. The stories featured are "Mystery Date", concerning Angel, "Unacceptable Losses, with Illyria, "Foreshadowing", about Cordelia and finally "Pencils and Paperclips", detailing a story about Lindsey.
"Angel vs. Frankenstein" John Byrne John Byrne October 21, 2009 Angel: The John Byrne Collection
"Angel vs. Frankenstein ||" John Byrne John Byrne October 6, 2010 Angel: The John Byrne Collection

Angel: Spotlight (2006)

A series of spotlight issues focussing on one character's motivations (although they are sometimes assisted by an additional character). Each one-shot featured a number of variant covers, illustrated by Russell Walks, Lee Kohse, Steph Stamb or was a retailer incentive photo.

Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
"Illyria" Peter David Nicola Scott April 2006 Angel: Spotlight
Illyria, an Old One who has only recently been reintroduced to its life, tries to further understand humanity by studying the vessel whom it now occupies, Fred. Illyria considers whether she is capable of guilt.

Peter David's wife Kathleen revealed her contribution to the story on David's official web site: "My idea has to do with locking up a criminal with pictures of his victims and the only thing on his/her TV are videos of the lives of the people they killed/destroyed so they have to face what they did every day of their lives for the rest of their lives. I think this is most of a just punishment than killing the individual."[2]

"Gunn" Dan Jolley Mark Pennington

Howard, Stamb & Walks

May 2006 Angel: Spotlight
Gunn's naive cousin ends up in L.A. having run away from his home in Ohio. Gunn must try to find him before the city chews him up and spits him out. This is the first comic to feature Gunn as a main character.
"Wesley" Scott Tipton Mike Norton & Tom B. Long June 2006 Angel: Spotlight
An extreme legal measure in the form of a lethal venom strikes down Knox, the current object of Winifred Burkle's affections. Forced to make a choice between letting Knox die or saving his life, Wesley deals with his own affections for Fred and their ramifications. The title of Wesley's story is "No Sacrifice".
"Doyle" Jeff Mariotte David Messina July 2006 Angel: Spotlight
Set just before the very first episode of Angel, this story focuses on Doyle as he wanders the streets of L.A., depressed and isolated. After receiving a vision about a young woman he knows named Misty, showing that she is in grave danger, he rushes to try to save her from a grisly fate.
"Connor" Jay Faerber Bob Gill, David Messina, Steph Stamb & Russell Walks August 2006 Angel: Spotlight
As Connor tries to work on a genealogy project as part of one of his college courses, his town is experiencing a widespread surge in vigilantism, in which suspected criminals are being killed. Connor suspects that he might be to blame, fearing that he may be killing these criminals in his sleep. The title of Connor's story is "Inheritance".

After the Fall (2007-2011)

Main article: Angel: After the Fall

Episodes

# Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
1 "After the Fall, Part One" Brian Lynch & Joss Whedon Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Ilaria Traversi

November 21, 2007 Angel: After the Fall (Part One)

Angel: After the Fall (Premiere Edition)

Angel: Season Six, Vol. 1

2 "After the Fall, Part Two" December 19, 2007
3 "After the Fall, Part Three" January 14, 2008
4 "After the Fall, Part Four" Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Jason Jensen

February 20, 2008
5 "After the Fall, Part Five" Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Jason Jensen & Art Lyon

March 19, 2008
6 "First Night, Part One" Penciller(s): John Byrne, David Messina, Stephen Mooney & Tim Kane

Inker(s): John Byrne, David Messina, Stephen Mooney & Tim Kane

Colorist(s): Lisa Jackson, Len O'Grady, Ilaria Traversi & Tim Kane

April 2, 2008 Angel: First Night (Part Two)

Angel: After the Fall (Premiere Edition)

Angel: Season Six, Vol. 1

7 "First Night, Part Two" Penciller(s): Tim Kane, Stephen Mooney & Nick Runge

Inker(s): Tim Kane, Stephen Mooney & Nick Runge

Colorist(s): Lisa Jackson, John Rauch & Jeremy Treece

May 7, 2008
8 "First Night, Part Three" Brian Lynch, Joss Whedon & Scott Tipton Penciller(s): Tim Kane, Fabio Mantovani, Mirco Pierfederici & Kevyn Schmidt

Inker(s): Tim Kane, Fabio Mantovani, Mirco Pierfederici & Kevyn Schmidt

Colorist(s): Michele Buscalferri, Fabio Mantovani & Jeremy Treece

June 11, 2008
9 "After the Fall, Part Nine" Brian Lynch & Joss Whedon Penciller(s): Nick Runge

Inker(s): Nick Runge & Shaynne Corbett

Colorist(s): Art Lyon

June 18, 2008 Angel: After the Fall (Part Three)

Angel: After the Fall (Premiere Edition)

Angel: Season Six, Vol. 1

10 "After the Fall, Part Ten" Penciller(s): David Messina & Nick Runge

Inker(s): Shaynne Corbett

Colorist(s): Art Lyon

July 2, 2008
11 "After the Fall, Part Eleven" Penciller(s): Nick Runge

Inker(s): Shaynne Corbett

Colorist(s): Jason Jensen

August 13, 2008
12 "After the Fall, Part Twelve" Penciller(s): Stephen Mooney & Nick Runge

Inker(s): Stephen Mooney & Nick Runge

Colorist(s): Art Lyon

September 4, 2008
13 "After the Fall, Part Thirteen" Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Ilaria Traversi

October 22, 2008 Angel: After the Fall (Part Four)

Angel: After the Fall (Premiere Edition)

Angel: Season Six, Vol. 2

14 "After the Fall, Part Fourteen" Penciller(s): Stephen Mooney

Inker(s): Stephen Mooney

Colorist(s): Art Lyon

November 19, 2008
15 "After the Fall, Part Fifteen" Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Fabio Mantovani

December 17, 2008
16 "After the Fall, Part Sixteen" January 21, 2009
17 "After the Fall, Part Seventeen" Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Fabio Mantovani, Federica Manfredi & Mirco Pierfederici

February 11, 2009
18–22 "Aftermath"

(5 episodes)

Kelley Armstrong Penciller(s): Dave Ross

Colorist(s): Charlie Kirchoff

February 25, 2009

March 25, 2009

April 29, 2009

May 20, 2009

June 24, 2009

Angel: Aftermath (Part Five)

Angel: Season Six, Vol. 2

23 "Become What You Are" Brian Lynch Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Fabio Mantovani & Paolo Maddelini

July 1, 2009 Angel: Last Angel in Hell (Part Six)

Angel: Season Six, Vol. 2

24–25 "Drusilla"

(2 episodes)

Brian Lynch & Juliet Landau Franco Urru August 5, 2009

September 16, 2009

26–27 "Boys and Their Toys"

(2 episodes)

Brian Lynch Stephen Mooney October 7, 2009

November 4, 2009

28 "The Crown Prince Syndrome" Bill Willingham Brian Denham December 16, 2009 Immortality for Dummies

The End

29 "Immortality for Dummies" January 13, 2010
30 "The Trouble With Felicia" February 24, 2010
31 "The Big Dustup" March 17, 2010
32 "Roman a Clef" April 28, 2010
33 "Letters Home: A Jamesian Interlude" May 26, 2010 Crown Prince Syndrome

The End

34 "Bedroom Follies" June 30, 2010
35 "Prophet for Profit"

(3 episodes)

Bill Willingham Elena Casagrande July 28, 2010
36 David Tischman & Mariah Huehner August, 2010
37 September, 2010
38 "Cats in the Cradle" October, 2010
39–44 "The Wolf, the Ram, and the Heart"

(6 episodes)

November, 2010

December, 2010

January, 2011

February, 2011

March, 2011

April, 2011

The Wolf, the Ram, and the Heart

The End

Mini-series

Title Story Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
"Spike: After the Fall"

(4 episodes)

Brian Lynch Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Art Lyon, Tom Smith & Jason Jensen

July 16, 2008 Spike: After the Fall

Angel: Season Six, Vol. 1

August 6, 2008
September 17, 2008
October 29, 2008
"Only Human"

(5 episodes)

Scott Lobdell Penciller(s): David Messina

Inker(s): David Messina

Colorist(s): Mirco Pierfederici, Ilaria Traversi &

Andrea Priorini

August 12, 2009 Only Human
Penciller(s): David Messina & Emanuela Lupacchino

Inker(s): Gaetano Carlucci

Colorist(s): Ilaria Traversi & Andrea Priorini

September 10, 2009
Penciller(s): David Messina

Inker(s): Gaetano Carlucci

Colorist(s): Ilaria Traversi & Andrea Priorini

October 14, 2009
November 18, 2009
December 23, 2009
"The Devil You Know"

(4 episodes)

Bill Williams Penciller(s): Chriss Cross & José Maria Beroy

Inker(s): Chriss Cross & José Maria Beroy

Colorist(s): Felix Serano, Ronda Pattison & Charlie Kirchoff

June, 2010 Spike: The Devil You Know
July, 2010
August, 2010
September, 2010
"Spike"

(8 episodes)

"Alone Together Now" Brian Lynch Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Andrea Priorini

October 13, 2010 Spike
"What Happens in Vegas, Slays in Vegas" Penciller(s): Franco Urru & Nicola Zanni

Inker(s): Franco Urru & Nicola Zanni

Colorist(s): Andrea Priorini

November 10, 2010
"Everybody Loves Spike" Penciller(s): Nicola Zanni

Inker(s): Nicola Zanni

Colorist(s): Andrea Priorini

December 8, 2010
"You Haven't Changed A Bit" January 5, 2011
"Bedknobs and Boomsticks" Penciller(s): Stephen Mooney

Inker(s): Stephen Mooney

Colorist(s): Andrea Priorini

February 23, 2011
"Something Borrowed" March 16, 2011
"Give And Take" April 13, 2011
"Stranger Things" Penciller(s): Franco Urru

Inker(s): Franco Urru

Colorist(s): Fabio Mantovani

May 4, 2011
"Illyra: Haunted"

(4 episodes)

Scott Tipton & Mariah Huehner Penciller(s): Elena Casagrande

Inker(s): Walter Trono

Colorist(s): Illyria Traversi

November 10, 2010 Illyria: Haunted
December 22, 2010
January 26, 2011
March 2, 2011

One-shots

Title Story Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
"Last Angel in Hell" Brian Lynch Penciller(s): Stephen Mooney

Inker(s): Stephen Mooney

Colorist(s): Leonard O'Grady

December 1, 2009 Angel: Season Six, Vol. 2
"Lorne" "The Music of the Spheres" John Byrne Penciller(s): John Byrne

Inker(s): John Byrne

Colorist(s): Rhonda Pattison

March 24, 2010 Angel: The John Byrne Collection
"Angel Yearbook" "...Dust to Dust" Jeff Mariotte David Messina May 25, 2011 The End
"OMG Unicorns!" Peter David Stephen Mooney
"All the Time in the World" Scott Tipton Elena Casagrande
"My Only Friend" Patrick Shand Stephen Mooney
"Fight for the Remote!" Daniel Roth Stephen Mooney
"This One Time" Brian Lynch Franco Urru

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BOOM! Studios (2019-2020)

Main article: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Boom! Studios)

In 2019, a new Angel comic book series was released by Boom! Studios; this version of the series is a reboot with no continuity to the television series or previous comics.

Angel (2019)

# Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
0 Prologue Bryan Edward Hill Gleb Melnikov April 17, 2019 Angel: Being Human
1-4 Being Human

(4 episodes)

May 29, 2019
June 26, 2019
July 31, 2019
August 28, 2019
5-8 City of Demons

(4 episodes)

September 25, 2019
October 23, 2019
November 27 2019
December 12, 2019 		Angel: City of Demons

Angel & Spike (2020)

# Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
9-12 All The Devils Are Here

(4 episodes)

Bryan Edward Hill Gleb Melnikov February 26th 2020
March 25th 2020
June 24th, 2020
July 22nd, 2020 		Angel & Spike: All The Devils Are Here
13-16 What's Done is Denied

(4 episodes)

Adam Smith Piotr Kowalski August 26th, 2020 Angel & Spike: What's Done is Denied
Zac Thompson Hayden Sherman September 23rd, 2020
October 28th, 2020
November 25th, 2020

Angel (2022)

# Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release Date Reprinted in
1-4 Parallel kantutan

(4 episodes)

Christopher Cantwell Daniel Bayliss January 19th, 2022
February 16th, 2022
March 16th, 2022
April 20th, 2022 		Angel: Parallel Hell
5-8 City of Angelus

(4 episodes)

Christopher Cantwell Daniel Bayliss May 18th, 2022

June 15th, 2022

July 20th, 2022

August 17th, 2022

Angel: City of Angelus

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Dark Horse Comics

IDW Publishing

BOOM! Studios

References

  1. ^ a b c d Angel: Strange Bedfellows collects the stand-alone issues from the Angel comic series, issues #4, 10–11, 17 and a short from TV Guide, which was colored for the TPB. Strange Bedfellows is the largest and final Angel TPB of Dark Horse's Angel volume one comic series.
  2. ^ Kathleen David (2006-05-15). "Peter is AFTKB for a week". PeterDavid.net. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
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