It took me til the last panel to realise that was Angel. Isn't it time for Brian to come back yet?

DawnLover90 | June 13, 18:04 CET

Well, at least the art is getting better. The story... not so much.

Pretty_Hate_Machine | June 13, 18:43 CET

God the artwork is bad. I won't pay money for that.

Hanselel | June 13, 21:51 CET

I'm so glad this is done ... I have a subscription so I'll get it but omg, it's terrible. Art/story/pretty much everything. And it really pains me to say that.

resa | June 13, 23:48 CET

Pfft, that's not Angel. That's Superman cosplaying as Angel.

Taaroko | June 14, 01:27 CET

I'm so into Aftermath that I forgot to ever buy #21.

The Dark Shape | June 14, 04:32 CET

Oh god, this looks horrendous. I stopped reading when Brian's arc finished (I actually thought his run was pretty bad but kept reading because it was canon) and I'm glad I did - it looks like it got far, far worse. 'Every time I think we're getting close I do something to push him away again'. Ha!

Let Down | June 14, 04:43 CET

I really felt that this entire story line was just a way to cross promote this other kind of 'angel' character... which seems kind of cynical and annoying to me. I will really be happy to have Brian Lynch back in July!

embers | June 14, 07:16 CET

God, the art is bad! I kinda prefered the permanent frowny-faced Angel from the last issue. Now we're back to Squint-eye. What really annoys me is the storyline with the angels, it feels very fanfiction-y and I just don't get the point of it.

And I really wanted to like this arc.

I miss you Brian! and Urru! :(

Shep | June 14, 13:14 CET

The art is bad, but seriously, it has been atrocious. This is... a step up.

Pretty_Hate_Machine | June 14, 13:53 CET

Why are Angels eyes virtually non-existant?

Progressive_Stupidity | June 14, 16:46 CET

The role of Angel will now be played by a mutant made partially from Steven Segal DNA.

Kris | June 14, 17:00 CET

but kept reading because it was canon

Meh. Even though the comics are Joss-endorsed, I feel like they're only canon in the sense that he doesn't intend to produce anything else to cover this time period in the Buffyverse, and if by some miraculous chance he did, he'd probably ignore most of the material in the comics.

nasarius | June 14, 22:53 CET

It has been stated here before, nasarius, that Joss sat down w/Brian Lynch and outlined where he wanted to go with 'Angel After the Fall', and Joss put his own name on that series, therefore we have no reason to say "he'd probably ignore most of the material in the comics". BUT this latest series, not written by Brian Lynch, does not have Joss' name nor his input, and I have no reason to think that it is any kind of canon. As I said above: I think it is IDWs way of trying to get our fandom to buy comic books for this 'Fallen Angel' character.

[ edited by embers on 2009-06-14 23:20 ]

embers | June 14, 23:20 CET

Aftermath is truly horrible. It's painful to read, especially in light of After the Fall, which was nearly perfect. Ugh.

CowboyCliche | June 15, 03:42 CET