It's this week 21st (idw site)!!

demon magnet | October 19, 21:00 CET

Previews says the same so I changed the entry. Cheers for the correction.

Simon | October 19, 21:16 CET

Bryne's has down a very sinister Angelus.

Buffyfantic | October 19, 21:40 CET

Cool! I know this may not be the most poular idea, but I wouldn't mind seening more stories like this. (Maybe Buffy vs Freddy Kruger?) Yeah, it would never work on TV, or in a movie, but comics seem like the perfect medium for this. And it isn't cannon (thus can't hurt the mythology) and can be just for fun. Looking forward to this.

The Great Gonzo | October 19, 21:51 CET

Well,characters like Dracula and Frankenstein are in the public domain.So anybody can use them.The rights to a character like Freddy are with another comic publisher.So it would have to be a mutual intercompany crossover.Dark Horse and IDW can't just use Freddy unless the other publisher agrees to it.

That's why doing the Illyria/Fallen Angel crossover miniseries(Fallen Angel:Reborn)was no problem.Both rights are at IDW.

It would be kind of wild to see a Angel/Transformers or Angel/Star Trek crossover though or Buffy/Hellboy.lol

Buffyfantic | October 19, 21:59 CET

Yeah, I realise there's a rights issue, I was just saying I'd like to see it. Ofcoarse they could probably get the rights if they agreed to give some of the money to the other comapy. But they won't.

Buffy/Hellboy sounds cool, but I'm not sure about Transformers. They're a little more for kids I think, and besides Angel's person sized. Yeah, he's a vampire, but I don't think he'd stack up to well against 30ft robots.

ANGEL.
You have a choice. Get out of my city, (vamps out) or I kill you all.

MEGATRON.
Oh really? (Squashes Angel with his foot).

That wouldn't work, I don't think. But in the hands of a Joss Whedon or a Frank Miller, who knows.

The Great Gonzo | October 20, 00:06 CET

So is this Angel v. Frankenstein, or Angelus v. Frankenstein?

jclemens | October 20, 00:13 CET

The title is Angel vs. Frankenstein but it's Angelus in the story,I do believe.

[ edited by Buffyfantic on 2009-10-20 01:19 ]

Buffyfantic | October 20, 00:50 CET

Please, somebody tell me I'm not the only fanboy who's been aching for a Buffy VS Predator/Aliens one-shot since Joss announced Season 8. I mean it's Dark Horse, for Christ's sake. That's practically the only AVP crossover they haven't done yet. Is it really too much to ask!?

NekoDono | October 20, 01:40 CET

I want Buffy to exist in her own world so no thanks to appearances by Freddy, Jason, Pinhead, Myers, Aliens, Predators, etc. It'd ruin Buffy a little to me with absurd crossovers.

GhostsWatcher | October 20, 02:13 CET

Personally I think somebody like Joss or maybe Ben Edlund could do the whole absurd comic crossover subgenre justice. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about having about having a Buffy versus Jason arc in the main series itself.

But a well written little out of continuity story like that can be really fun to read. One of the things I like about comics is that they can be used to pull off enjoyable cheesiness like that very well.

[ edited by NekoDono on 2009-10-20 05:52 ]

NekoDono | October 20, 05:52 CET

The title is Angel vs. Frankenstein but it's Angelus in the story,I do believe.

The title is Angel vs. Frankenstein but it's Angelus vs. Frankenstein's monster in the story, I do believe.

I was just discussing Dr. F vs. Dr. F's monster with my students this morning.

[ edited by peacemonger on 2009-10-20 19:48 ]

peacemonger | October 20, 19:47 CET