Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Spike The Complete Series by Brian Lynch A Guide to the Buffy and Comics. A guide to the Buffy and Angel comics with reading order follows: Buffy: Omnibus 1-7. (These are basically noncanon, though Buffy 1 and Spike have parts that are considered canon, and Whedon wrote part of Angel 1 . They take place mostly within the television shows.) Angel: After the Fall Series from IDW (continues after the television show): Spike : After the Fall by Brian Lynch. Angel: After the Fall by and Brian Lynch Angel: First Night by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch Angel: After the Fall by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch Angel: After the Fall by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch Angel: Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong Angel: Last Angel in Hell by Brian Lynch Angel: Immortality for Dummies by Bill Willingham Angel: Crown Prince Syndrome by Bill Willingham Angel: The Wolf, The Ram, and The Heart by David Tischman. (These three volumes are also available as Angel: The End ). Spike : The Complete Series by Brian Lynch. Angel: Only Human by Scott Lobdell. Angel: The John Byrne Collection. Illyria: Haunted by Scott Tipton and Mariah Huehner. (The canon on these is a bit more muddled.) Buffy Comics. Fray (a slayer of the far future, should be read anytime before Buffy Season Eight) Tales of the Slayers. Tales of the Vampires. Buffy Season Eight. This follows Angel: After the Fall (despite publication dates) , but this could be explained by the slayers taking time to set up their base before the action begins. 8.1 The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon. 8.2 No Future for You by Vaughan & Whedon. 8.3 Wolves at the Gate by Drew Goddard. 8.4 Time of Your Life by Loeb, Whedon & Moline. 8.5 Predators and Prey by Jane Espenson. 8.6 Retreat by Loeb, Whedon & Moline. 8.7 Twilight by Meltzer, Whedon, & Moline. 8.8 Last Gleaming by Whedon, Espenson, and Allie. Buffy Season Nine and Angel & Faith. These are all roughly concurrent with crossovers, published 2012-2013. 9.1 Freefall by Joss Whedon. Angel & Faith 1: Live Through This by Christos Gage. 9.2 On Your Own by Andrew Chambliss. Angel & Faith 2: Daddy Issues by Christos Gage. 9.3 Guarded by Andrew Chambliss. Angel & Faith 3: Family Reunion by Christos Gage. 9.4 Welcome to the Team by Andrew Chambliss. Angel & Faith 4: Death and Consequences by Christos Gage. Willow : Wonderland by Jeff Parker. Spike : A Dark Place by Victor Gischler. 9.5 The Core by Karl Moline. Angel & Faith 5: What You Want, Not What You Need by Christos Gage. Buffy Season Ten and Angel & Faith Vol. 2 2014- All of these listed are the “canon comics” (as in, Joss Whedon endorsed them as being a “real” part of the story, according to him). Semi-canon comics include those not endorsed but with characters that appear in the canon stories, like Brian Lynch’s Spike comics in the first Spike omnibus. Obviously, there are additional licensed Buffy comics, collected in Buffy: Omnibus 1-7, Angel: Omnibus 1&2, and Spike : Omnibus. While Whedon has announced he didn’t have much chance to supervise them, his office would approve the concepts. Some comics were written by Whedon’s core scriptwriters, as Doug Petrie wrote Ring of Fire, Double Cross, and Bad Dog , while Jane Espenson wrote comics Haunted, Jonathan, and Reunion. James Marsters wrote the Buffy comic “Paint the Town Red.” co-authored Willow & Tara. Many other top authors have participated in the Buffyverse. And finally, for deeper analysis, there’s The Comics of Joss Whedon , a scholarly essay collection. A great deal of scholarship has focused on Joss Whedon’s television and film work, which includes , Firefly, Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, The Cabin in the Woods and The Avengers . But Whedon’s work in the world of comics has largely been ignored. He created his own dystopian heroine, Fray, assembled the goofy fannish heroes of Sugarshock , and wrote arcs for Marvel’s Astonishing X-Men and Runaways . Along with The Avengers , Whedon’s contributions to the cinematic Universe include: script doctoring the first X-Men film, writing a ground-shaking Wonder Woman screenplay, and co-creating ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D . Today, Whedon continues the Buffy and Firefly stories with innovative comics that shatter the rules of storytelling and force his characters to grow through life-altering conflicts. This collection of new essays focuses on Whedon’s comics work and its tie-ins with his film and television productions, emphasizing his auteurism in crossing over from panel to screen to panel. Essays focus on the comic inspirations and subversive tropes of the Whedonverse, as well as character changes and new interpretations. JUST TO HAVE THEM ALL IN ONE PLACE, THE OTHER WHEDON COMICS: Astonishing X-Men vol. 3: (#1-24) & Giant Size Astonishing X-Men #1 (reprinted as the collections Astonishing X-Men: Gifted, Dangerous, Torn, Unstoppable or on Marvel.com ) “Teamwork” (in Giant Size X-Men #3, available online) Serenity: Those Left Behind. Serenity: Better Days. Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale. Free Comic Book Day: “Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64 – It’s Never Easy” (available online) by Zack Whedon. Serenity: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon. Free Comic Book Day 2016: “The Warrior and the Wind” by Chris Roberson & Stephen Byrne. Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories by Zack Whedon. Epitaphs by Andrew Chambliss, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen. “Some Steves” (in Stan Lee Meets The Amazing Spider-Man #1) by Joss Whedon. Runaways vol. 2 (#25-30) (reprinted as Dead End Kids ) by Joss Whedon or at Marvel.com. Superman/Batman #26 (p. 20-21) by Joss Whedon. Sugarshock 1-3 (reprinted in Myspace Dark Horse Presents #1) by Joss Whedon. Spike (IDW Publishing) Spike is a comic book series published by IDW Publishing. Written by Brian Lynch, it focuses on the character of Spike, a main character in television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel . Uniquely, although this is a spin-off from IDW's larger Angel: After the Fall franchise, it also serves as a prequel to Dark Horse Comics' own Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic book series. As such, it is "canon" to the overall "Buffyverse" in which stories take place. Although originally intended as an ongoing series, the Angel rights transfer from IDW to Dark Horse caused the series end after eight issues. [1] Lynch had previously written for Spike in the comic books Spike: Asylum when Buffy and Angel creator Joss Whedon approached him to write the canonical continuation to Angel , After the Fall , in 2007. For Spike , Lynch is reunited with frequent collaborator, penciller Franco Urru. Because of the circumstances behind Dark Horse's use of the Angel character, Whedon offered Lynch use of a main character in the Buffy franchise, and Lynch adapted the storyline to bridge IDW's After the Fall with Dark Horse's Season Eight . Contents. Plot [ edit | edit source ] Brian Lynch revealed some of the plot at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2010. The plot of the first arc features Spike travelling to Las Vegas for a mission refused by Angel. There, he acquires the crew and the ship introduced properly in the pages of Buffy Season Eight arc "Last Gleaming". [2] Publication history [ edit | edit source ] Originally intended as a truly ongoing series, [2] Lynch outlines his premise as "what would happen if Spike headlined his own TV show"; [3] in this sense, the series aims to be a true Spike title and not merely an Angel spin-off. Lynch feels that the "kinda-sorta-very loose crossover" with Buffy Season Eight makes the comic book feel more like a "genuine Spike event" (rather than another of Spike's self-titled miniseries). Insofar as Lynch aims his series to be the Spike TV show that never was, Lynch cast its characters in the mould of Buffy and Angel ​ '​ respective casts: a team of diverse characters like the Scooby Gang and Angel Investigations. Spike assembles his own team; Lynch describes these as the people Spike feels will listen to his commands. [3] For his supporting cast, Lynch had originally wanted to have as in his earlier Spike: Shadow Puppets . However, following the death of actor Andy Hallett, who portrayed Lorne in the Angel series, IDW policy placed Lorne off-limits following John Byrne's send-off comic for the character, Music of the Spheres . Instead, Lynch elected to use the character of Groosalugg. This allows him to use the dragon and pegasus characters introduced in After the Fall and placed in Groo's care in that storyline. Additionally, Lynch uses his own inventions, the telepathic fish Betta George (introduced into the Buffy canon in After the Fall ) and Beck, a pyrokinetic girl, first introduced in Spike: Aslyum . [2] Lynch expressed excitement at bringing George back into the comics, as he had proved popular with fans of After the Fall . [3] When it was leaked earlier that Buffy Season Eight would include Angel in an important role, this came as a shock to IDW editorial and its writers. [2] Then-current Angel writer Bill Willingham in particular expressed considerable displeasure about their use of his main character. [4] Dark Horse editors and Whedon extended the use of Buffy character Willow Rosenberg to Lynch after Lynch joked that it would make it okay. Although Whedon stipulated he would have to oversee the character's interactions in Spike , Lynch was excited because writing with notes from Whedon was how they produced After the Fall together. [2] Lynch writes of being a huge fan of Willow and enjoying her interactions with Spike in episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer . [3] For Lynch, having Spike as a headlining character makes for a very different writing experience to writing Spike as a supporting character in Angel . Lynch reflects that unlike stories where Buffy Summers or Angel take the leading role, Spike is no longer there to stand at the sidelines and remark sardonically on the action. As leading man, the supporting characters of the series all work towards servicing him and his storyline. Spike's approach is also markedly different from Buffy's or Angel's; true to his character, he is more passionate and less tactical, making for tonally quite different stories to episodes of the aforementioned characters' shows. For Spike's personal development, Lynch expresses that as leader of the group, Spike has more responsibilities than ever before. For instance, he has to look out for the wellbeing of the team he has assembled. His new leadership role involves people management in addition to saving the world. [3] Like in Angel and Sunnydale in Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Spike has its own setting. Lynch chose Las Vegas as the locale for the Spike ​ '​s book. In common with the aforementioned locations, Lynch writes of Las Vegas that it "has become more evil than usual, and supernatural occurrences are happening all over town." [3] Issues [ edit | edit source ] Title Issue # Release date Spike #1: Alone Together Now 1 October 13, 2010 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Franco Urru Spike goes to Las Vegas to discover why demonic activity is on the upswing. Spike #2: What Happens in Vegas, Slays in Vegas 2 November 10, 2010 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Franco Urru and Nicola Zanni Spike takes a Las Vegas show about his life and discovers the people behind it all have more plans then just mocking him. Spike #3: Everybody Loves Spike 3 December 8, 2010 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Nicola Zanni Drusilla is back and creating havoc. but so are many other players from Spike's past. Spike #4: You Haven't Changed a Bit 4 January 5, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Nicola Zanni Drusilla's new love tries to get Spike's soul back and it just might work, considering he was the original owner. Spike #5: Bedknobs and Boomsticks 5 February 23, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Stephen Mooney Among the many reinforcements Spike has called in to battle Wolfram and Hart's return to reality is Willow Rosenberg. Spike #6: Something Borrowed 6 March 16, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Stephen Mooney Wolfram and Hart is planning to get the hell out of Las Vegas. Literally. And they don't care who they have to kill. Spike #7: Give and Take 7 April 13, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Stephen Mooney Spike's plan to stop the Big Bad (well, all the Big Bads) depends on trusting Drusilla. Nobody can trust Drusilla. Spike #8: Stranger Things 8 May 4, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Franco Urru Wolfram and Hart's plan to leave Earth behind ends in a gigantic battle in the middle of the Las Vegas strip. Collected editions [ edit | edit source ] The series has been collected into two hardcover volume editions being released by IDW Publishing: Title Issues # Release date ISBN Spike: Alone Together Now - Volume 1 1-4 May 10, 2011 ISBN 1-60010-908-X (Hardcover) Spike: Stranger Things - Volume 2 5-8 September 13, 2011 ISBN 1-61377-006-5 (Hardcover) Spike: The Complete Series 1-8 July 31, 2012 ISBN 1-61377-285-8 (Paperback) Continuity [ edit | edit source ] In the final scene of the "Twilight" story arc of Buffy Season Eight , Spike arrives in a mysterious yellow ship claiming to have a solution. Lynch and Dark Horse editor Scott Allie have both said that the Spike series will introduce the origins of Spike's ship and its crew. In a Q&A on the SlayAlive fan forums, Lynch said himself that the story was set a few months after Willingham's "Immortality for Dummies" arc in Angel , and at Comic-Con he said that although he wanted the comic to be timeless, it was also set "a few months" after the Fall of Los Angeles in After the Fall . [2] Spike (IDW Publishing) Spike is a comic book series published by IDW Publishing. Written by Brian Lynch, it focuses on the character of Spike, a main character in television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel . Uniquely, although this is a spin-off from IDW's larger Angel: After the Fall franchise, it also serves as a prequel to Dark Horse Comics' own Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic book series. As such, it is "canon" to the overall "Buffyverse" in which stories take place. Although originally intended as an ongoing series, the Angel rights transfer from IDW to Dark Horse caused the series end after eight issues. [1] Lynch had previously written for Spike in the comic books Spike: Asylum when Buffy and Angel creator Joss Whedon approached him to write the canonical continuation to Angel , After the Fall , in 2007. For Spike , Lynch is reunited with frequent collaborator, penciller Franco Urru. Because of the circumstances behind Dark Horse's use of the Angel character, Whedon offered Lynch use of a main character in the Buffy franchise, and Lynch adapted the storyline to bridge IDW's After the Fall with Dark Horse's Season Eight . Contents. Plot [ edit | edit source ] Brian Lynch revealed some of the plot at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2010. The plot of the first arc features Spike travelling to Las Vegas for a mission refused by Angel. There, he acquires the crew and the ship introduced properly in the pages of Buffy Season Eight arc "Last Gleaming". [2] Publication history [ edit | edit source ] Originally intended as a truly ongoing series, [2] Lynch outlines his premise as "what would happen if Spike headlined his own TV show"; [3] in this sense, the series aims to be a true Spike title and not merely an Angel spin-off. Lynch feels that the "kinda-sorta-very loose crossover" with Buffy Season Eight makes the comic book feel more like a "genuine Spike event" (rather than another of Spike's self-titled miniseries). Insofar as Lynch aims his series to be the Spike TV show that never was, Lynch cast its characters in the mould of Buffy and Angel ​ '​ respective casts: a team of diverse characters like the Scooby Gang and Angel Investigations. Spike assembles his own team; Lynch describes these as the people Spike feels will listen to his commands. [3] For his supporting cast, Lynch had originally wanted to have Lorne as in his earlier Spike: Shadow Puppets . However, following the death of actor Andy Hallett, who portrayed Lorne in the Angel series, IDW policy placed Lorne off-limits following John Byrne's send-off comic for the character, Music of the Spheres . Instead, Lynch elected to use the character of Groosalugg. This allows him to use the dragon and pegasus characters introduced in After the Fall and placed in Groo's care in that storyline. Additionally, Lynch uses his own inventions, the telepathic fish Betta George (introduced into the Buffy canon in After the Fall ) and Beck, a pyrokinetic girl, first introduced in Spike: Aslyum . [2] Lynch expressed excitement at bringing George back into the comics, as he had proved popular with fans of After the Fall . [3] When it was leaked earlier that Buffy Season Eight would include Angel in an important role, this came as a shock to IDW editorial and its writers. [2] Then-current Angel writer Bill Willingham in particular expressed considerable displeasure about their use of his main character. [4] Dark Horse editors and Whedon extended the use of Buffy character Willow Rosenberg to Lynch after Lynch joked that it would make it okay. Although Whedon stipulated he would have to oversee the character's interactions in Spike , Lynch was excited because writing with notes from Whedon was how they produced After the Fall together. [2] Lynch writes of being a huge fan of Willow and enjoying her interactions with Spike in episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer . [3] For Lynch, having Spike as a headlining character makes for a very different writing experience to writing Spike as a supporting character in Angel . Lynch reflects that unlike stories where Buffy Summers or Angel take the leading role, Spike is no longer there to stand at the sidelines and remark sardonically on the action. As leading man, the supporting characters of the series all work towards servicing him and his storyline. Spike's approach is also markedly different from Buffy's or Angel's; true to his character, he is more passionate and less tactical, making for tonally quite different stories to episodes of the aforementioned characters' shows. For Spike's personal development, Lynch expresses that as leader of the group, Spike has more responsibilities than ever before. For instance, he has to look out for the wellbeing of the team he has assembled. His new leadership role involves people management in addition to saving the world. [3] Like Los Angeles in Angel and Sunnydale in Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Spike has its own setting. Lynch chose Las Vegas as the locale for the Spike ​ '​s book. In common with the aforementioned locations, Lynch writes of Las Vegas that it "has become more evil than usual, and supernatural occurrences are happening all over town." [3] Issues [ edit | edit source ] Title Issue # Release date Spike #1: Alone Together Now 1 October 13, 2010 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Franco Urru Spike goes to Las Vegas to discover why demonic activity is on the upswing. Spike #2: What Happens in Vegas, Slays in Vegas 2 November 10, 2010 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Franco Urru and Nicola Zanni Spike takes a Las Vegas show about his life and discovers the people behind it all have more plans then just mocking him. Spike #3: Everybody Loves Spike 3 December 8, 2010 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Nicola Zanni Drusilla is back and creating havoc. but so are many other players from Spike's past. Spike #4: You Haven't Changed a Bit 4 January 5, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Nicola Zanni Drusilla's new love tries to get Spike's soul back and it just might work, considering he was the original owner. Spike #5: Bedknobs and Boomsticks 5 February 23, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Stephen Mooney Among the many reinforcements Spike has called in to battle Wolfram and Hart's return to reality is Willow Rosenberg. Spike #6: Something Borrowed 6 March 16, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Stephen Mooney Wolfram and Hart is planning to get the hell out of Las Vegas. Literally. And they don't care who they have to kill. Spike #7: Give and Take 7 April 13, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Stephen Mooney Spike's plan to stop the Big Bad (well, all the Big Bads) depends on trusting Drusilla. Nobody can trust Drusilla. Spike #8: Stranger Things 8 May 4, 2011 Writer: Brian Lynch Penciller: Franco Urru Wolfram and Hart's plan to leave Earth behind ends in a gigantic battle in the middle of the Las Vegas strip. Collected editions [ edit | edit source ] The series has been collected into two hardcover volume editions being released by IDW Publishing: Title Issues # Release date ISBN Spike: Alone Together Now - Volume 1 1-4 May 10, 2011 ISBN 1-60010-908-X (Hardcover) Spike: Stranger Things - Volume 2 5-8 September 13, 2011 ISBN 1-61377-006-5 (Hardcover) Spike: The Complete Series 1-8 July 31, 2012 ISBN 1-61377-285-8 (Paperback) Continuity [ edit | edit source ] In the final scene of the "Twilight" story arc of Buffy Season Eight , Spike arrives in a mysterious yellow ship claiming to have a solution. Lynch and Dark Horse editor Scott Allie have both said that the Spike series will introduce the origins of Spike's ship and its crew. In a Q&A on the SlayAlive fan forums, Lynch said himself that the story was set a few months after Willingham's "Immortality for Dummies" arc in Angel , and at Comic-Con he said that although he wanted the comic to be timeless, it was also set "a few months" after the Fall of Los Angeles in After the Fall . [2] Spike Complete Series TP. Collects the complete 8-issue series of Spike by Brian Lynch that connects the 'After The Fall' storyline to the subsequent 'Buffy: Season 8' series. Spike is out on his own, away from Angel's watchful eye, and in charge of his own destiny. Old flames and new challenges arise as Spike faces a crazed killer, Wolfram & Hart, and the consequences of having a soul. Publisher: IDW Publishing Writer: Brian Lynch Artist: Franco Urru & Various Cover Artist: Jenny Frison Product Code: MAY120463 Expected Ship Date: 7/11/2012. Regular Price: $29.99 DCBS Price: $19.49 You save 35%! You may also like. Preorders. Other Preorders. Statues. Action Figures. In-Stock. Special Offerings. Administration. © 2021 - Discount Comic Book Service (DCBS). All images © respective owners and used with permission. Design by Hobart Design. Spike: The Complete Series. " Spike: The Complete Series " is a Spike trade paperback collecting all eight issues of the comic book series. It was originally published on July 11, 2012 by IDW Publishing. Contents. Synopsis [ edit | edit source ] Spike is out on his own, away from Angel's watchful eye, and in charge of his own destiny. Old flames and new challenges arise as Spike faces a crazed killer, Wolfram & Hart, and the consequences of having a soul. Collects the complete 8-issue series of Spike by Brian Lynch that connects the After the Fall storyline to the subsequent Buffy: Season 8 series.