Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 3 [Hardcover]

Joss Whedon (Author), Brian Lynch (Author), Nick Runge (Author), David Messina (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 24, 2009

The main After The Fall storyline is back in the crosshairs in this third hardcover volume of the latest Angel series! Now that we've seen not only what happened after that epic, show-ending alley battle, but also experienced the First Night that Los Angeles went to Hell, it's time to find out what comes next. But it's not going to be easy. Long-time friends-turned-enemies Angel and Gunn are on a collision course with destruction, and when Gunn's master plans get exposed, well, let's just say things get chippy. Experience all the action, drama, deception, and demonic humor you've come to expect from Brian Lynch (Spike: Shadow Puppets), joined this time with artist Nick Runge in the exciting continuation of Angel: After The Fall!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: IDW Publishing; First Printing edition (March 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600103774
• ISBN-13: 978-1600103773
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply awesome!, April 16, 2009

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Joseph H. Trochez "Joe Bear" (Boonton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 3 (Hardcover)

I, like many was sadden when Angel was canceled before its time. The series finale was a truly epic finished that left every Angel fan wanting more and a bitter sweet taste in their mouth. Then walks in Angel After the Fall, graphic novel, continuing Angel's tale. All three volumes are well done and always leave the reading wanting more. This volume in particular had me wishing volume 4 was already out and in my hands. Vol. 3 takes part where the first one ended and takes you on one hell of a ride. Reveals take place that the reader all ready new but the characters didn't and it was interesting to see how they reacted to finding out Angel was human and Gunn was a vampire. The big cliffhanger at the end will leave you in aww. Until volume 4 I will be rereading volumes 1-3 in anticipation!! This is a must buy for anyone who calls themselves a fan of Angel.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BOOK ITSELF: Beautiful. THE ART: Some good, some not so good. THE STORY: Nearly perfect., April 5, 2009

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Pat Shand "Pat Shand" (Freeport, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 3 (Hardcover)

The content of this book is somewhat a mixed bag. Well, the art, more than the story. In general, it has some of the best and worst stuff of Angel: After the Fall, but the good definitely out weighs the bad by a lot. Nick Runge's art is really hit and miss in the first two issues. The majority of his art is very sketchy here. After seeing his wonderful covers for After the Fall and Aftermath, as well as his art for the Wesley section of First Night, I figure that it has to be a time issue. Given the time, Runge is among the best in the business, and is able to make his art look just like the characters. But here, a lot of the characters--females especially--look very distorted. Backgrounds are almost completely neglected, which is really jolting after seeing Franco's detailed backgrounds for the same scenery in #5. The only other thing that really bothers me about the collection is Art Lyon's coloring. He has a penchant for coloring entire panels grey, brown, or red for an effect, but his style constantly tries to overpower the story and the writing.

Mooney hops on art duties for #12, the final chapter of the book, and really knocks it out of the park. His art is great in this, but it gets even better in the later issues. As fantastic as he is at drawing Angel (and especially Cordelia), he is a force of nature when he draws Spike, who he spends a lot of time with in the next issue (to be included in the next Angel hardcover). Wonderful work on that front.

As the writing goes... reading this book is sort of like walking on a minefield. Every page you turn, there's an explosive climax. The first chapter resolves the plot that the first arc set up: Angel's battle with the lords. Cleverly playing off what was set up in the fourth issue, the lords are taken down by a secret plan that Angel concocted, which reveals both that Angel is still a force to be reckoned with. What follows is Illyria and Wesley's emotional reunion, the gang's reaction to Angel being human, Angel's confrontation with Gunn (oh, man), the reveal of how Gunn is getting inside info, a betrayal, information on what the Eye of Ramras really is, the reveal of the dragon's name, a "return" of a really truly dead character, and... if you can believe it... the true meaning of the Shanshu Prophecy, finally revealed. And it's game changing.

With this arc, Brian Lynch has not only paid off all of the plot threads he set up in the first five issues (and First Night), he's completely changed the status quo of Angel. The meaning of everything that happened up until this point, and certainly everything that follows, is changed forever. My favorite arcs of After the Fall are still the first five and final five issues, but these four are also very much a worthy addition into the Angel canon.

9/10

5.0 out of 5 stars Love me some Joss, April 1, 2011

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E. S. Charpentier (Brainerd, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 3 (Hardcover)

All the story lines that were building through the first couple of volumes of After the Fall come to fruition in this third volume. There is still somewhere to go from here; however, and I am excited to see where Joss and Brian are taking us!