Angel Yearbook

Stories by: Elena Casagrande • Peter David • Brian Lynch Jeff Mariotte • David Messina • Stephen Mooney Daniel Roth • Chris Ryall • Patrick Shand Scott Tipton • Franco Urru

Cover by David Messina

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Angel : y eAr bo o k

As IDW closes out it's epic run of comics, we leave you with the final stories from the series’ top creators. Early days, blog posts, and what-ifs abound.

Stories by: Elena Casagrande • Peter David • Brian Lynch Jeff Mariotte • David Messina • Stephen Mooney Daniel Roth • Chris Ryall • Patrick Shand Scott Tipton • Franco Urru

Cover by Jenny Frison

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Angel : y eAr bo o k

As IDW closes out it's epic run of Angel comics, we leave you with the final stories from the series’ top creators. Early days, blog posts, and what-ifs abound.

Stories by: Elena Casagrande • Peter David • Brian Lynch Jeff Mariotte • David Messina • Stephen Mooney Daniel Roth • Chris Ryall • Patrick Shand Scott Tipton • Franco Urru

Cover by Nick Runge

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Angel : y eAr bo o k

As IDW closes out it's epic run of Angel comics, we leave you with the final stories from the series’ top creators. Early days, blog posts, and what-ifs abound.

…Dust to Dust

fight for the remote!

Written by Jeff Mariotte Pencils by David Messina Inks by David Messina & Gaetano Carlucci Colors by ScarletGothica pg. 2

Written by Daniel Roth Art by Stephen Mooney Colors by Jordie Bellaire pg. 22

OMG Unicorns!

Written by Brian Lynch Art by Franco Urru Colors by Andrea Priorini pg. 24

this one time

Written by Peter David Illustrations by Stephen Mooney Colors by Jordie Bellaire pg. 8

a blessing and “the curse” Written by Chris Ryall Art by David Messina & Franco Urru Colors by David Messina & Fabio Mantovani pg. 45

All the time in the world Story by Scott Tipton & Elena Casagrande Script by Scott Tipton Art by Elena Casagrande Colors by Ilaria Traversi pg. 14

Edits by Mariah Huehner Lettering by Shawn Lee

my only friend Written by Patrick Shand Art by Stephen Mooney Colors by Jordie Bellaire pg. 20

COVER A ART By DAVID MESSInA COLORS By SCARLETGOTHICA

COVER B ART By

JEnny FRISOn

COVER RI ART By

nICk RUnGE

Special thanks to Joss Whedon, Debbie Olshan, and all the fans worldwide! We’ll miss you!

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ANGEL YEARBOOK. MAY 2011. FIRST PRINTING. Angel is © 2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. © 2011 Idea and Design Works, LLC. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea.

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It’s a little difficult to write the introduction to the last IDW Angel stories without getting sad. We’ve gotten used to this world and become very fond of its demons, monsters, and weird, creeping thingies. You spend all day with characters like these and they grow on you. Their stories get woven into moments you never expected and you find yourself thinking about them when you’re at dinner or cleaning the floor. They become part of your life. You know them. Not having the next story to work on feels… strange. Like we’re missing something but forgetting what it was.

But this is not a wake. It’s a celebration, a last hurrah, and I think we owe Captain Forehead and his crew the biggest sendoff we can manage. Which is why we have all these amazing Angel comics alumni in this special issue.

Ever wondered what Harmony’s blog would be like? Wish you’d gotten to know more about Gunn before he met Angel? Mused about Angel’s relationship with L.A.? Seen Fred and Wesley on a date? Or maybe you wonder about all the might-haves, the roads not taken, the other stories that could have been. So did we, and thus the Angel: Yearbook was born.

Working on Angel for the last two years has been a dream come true.

Whether it was editing or writing, getting to be involved in a universe you love is what everyone wishes for and rarely gets. And the Whedonverse?

Come on. You can do just about anything in it. And yet, it’s not some pointless vamp brooding or lackluster shock horror. It’s layered, it’s relatable, it’s funny and sweet. It will break your heart, again and again.

And leave you wondering: when did a story become so damn important that I’m still upset a week later? That kind of storytelling is, to me, a kind of magic. It’s rare, it’s beautiful, and it touches people even after it’s off the air.

As I write this, we’ve approved Angel #44 and Spike #8 to print. This Yearbook is nearly finished. It’s been quite a ride and we can only hope that we’ve added something to this world and told stories that mattered along the way. The characters deserve no less and neither do the fans.

So, I’ll just say: goodbye, Angel. Time to get back to work.

Mariah Huehner April 2011

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