Angel: Hunting Ground [Paperback]

Christopher Golden (Author), Tom Sneigoski (Author), Eric Powell (Author), Paul Lee (Author), Brian Horton (Author)

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Series: Angel | Publication Date: August 22, 2001

There's a killer tossing dead bodies out of L.A. sewers like hot potatoes, and all the evidence points Detective Kate Lockley towards one man: a certain vampire named Angel. But Angel knows there are a lot more monsters in L.A. -- he just doesn't know which one's trying to set him up. In "Lovely, Dark, and Deep" (from Dark Horse Presents, colored by Matt Hollingsworth) Cordelia lands the starring role in a Blair Witch rip-off about three filmmakers searching for the legendary Helm of Haraxis. But what she doesn't know is that the film is a sham and the Helm's the real thing. Angel, who smelled a rat from the beginning, has to rescue Cordelia and her fellow filmmakers from a cabal of Hollywood demons and angry forest spirits, who all want to keep the Helm of Haraxis and the power it gives them.

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Christopher Golden is the award-winning L.A. Times bestselling author of such novels as Strangewood, Straight on 'til Morning, and the Body of Evidence series of teen thrillers, which is currently being developed for television by Viacom. In comic books and graphic novels, Golden has worked on such characters as Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, The Punisher, Blade, Daredevil, The Crow, and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Golden has also writter or co-written a great many novels, nonfiction books, and comics based on the popular TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel. There are more than three million copies of his books in print in the United States alone, including seven Buffy the Vampire Slayer graphic novels published by Dark Horse Comics. Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse; 1 edition (August 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569715475
• ISBN-13: 978-1569715475
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,648,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Now Starring..., October 27, 2002

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This review is from: Angel: Hunting Ground (Paperback)

This trade paperback contains two stories: 'Hunting Ground,' which ran in issues 153 thru 155 of Dark Horse Presents, and 'Beneath the Surface,' which appeared in issues 8 and 9 of Angel. Both stories are by Chris Golden and Tom Sniegoski.

In 'Hunting Ground,' Cordelia finally gets a part in a film. Not just a bit part, but a starring role as one of a team of treasure hunters who are searching for the Helm of Haraxis. Deep in the woods things suddenly start to go wrong. Suddenly real life becomes too much like a horror film and Cordelia is desperate for Angel's aid.

'Beneath the Surface' finds Detective Kate Lockley in the middle of a series of killings that have all occurred close to underground accesses that Angel also uses. His investigations turn up a suspicious demon, but the case gets complicated when Kate decides to search the sewers herself. Worse, topping her list of suspects is the broody vampire himself.

Typical of Dark Horse Presents stories, which are originally done without color, the illustration for 'Hunting Ground' (done by Brian Horton and Paul Lee) is simplistic and two-dimensional. The coloring, which was added as an afterthought is also too flat. In contrast, Eric Powell's work on 'Beneath the Surface' is much more alive and the colors show much more modeling and shading. Even so, this is a case where both stories are much better than their graphic presentation.