Angel: After the Fall #5 – Review

By Joss Whedon (plot), Brian Lynch (plot & script), Franco Urru (art) & Jason Jensen & Art Lyon (colors)

This issue redeems the previous one; every character makes an appearance, and they deal with a battle of epic proportions. Woo!
After Wesley’s disappearance, Lorne realizes he needs to get everybody together for the big fight. Angel is preparing for the battle like he has never seen. What he goes through is very fun, while lots of people gather to watch. The odds of winning are completely against Angel, and it seems as though he’s very unlikely to survive (being human and all). But there’s a lot at stake, and if he succeeds, L.A. belongs to him.

Soon enough, his friends join the battle, making it more interesting and less lob sided. Yes, I know that Angel’s really supposed to fight this one alone, but remember that cheating in hell is supposed to be allowed! The cliffhanger we get is great and awful at the same time, because we have to wait three more issues to find out how this whole thing concludes, and well, that sucks!

IDW plans on releasing another three issue series, retelling the story of what happened “the night of the battle that changed everything”. And while this mini-series may cheat some fans out of a proper story, I’ve got faith that we’ll be very entertained. Regarding the art on the series, Urru’s work either improved or I grew to like it. Either way, I’m very satisfied with how this maxi-series is shaping up. (Grade: A-)

-Daniel Yanez