Yes. The comics are split into segments or mini series arcs. Whedon is writing the first 6 or 8 issues. Then Brian K. Vauhn takes over and writes a six comic arc for Faith - including the same characters, with Faith journeying from Cleveland to England and it's supposed to be very dark, since that's Vahn's style. Next up I think is Espenson and Goodard. Each arc will focus on a different character. It will run for 30 issues.
Then Whedon is co-writing/co-helming this summer an Angel S6 with Brian Lynch, who is currently writing some amazing Spike comics - Spike:Asylum and Spike:Shadow Puppets - the art in those puts the above comic to shame. It's *really* good and the writing - perfect. Lynch nails the noir aspects of the Angelverse.
People keep saying Spike had no father. How do you know? It's never really stated one way or the other. He could have had one and the guy just wasn't around very much or died before his mother did. His mother was hardly young and was sick with TB, dying from it. More than likely his father did as well. We aren't told. Outside of that one quibble, I agree with your analysis of Spike.
I also agree - one of the reasons I read Whedon is I like the psychological analysis. Am a frustrated psychology major myself...sometimes I think. Stories that focus on the psyche's of their characters or explore the psychological bits - intrigue me more than those that don't. Yep, I Could write reams on both Angel and Spike (wait, I already have, haven't I? LOL!).
No, I like the comics more or less. Have really low expectations...which helps. Sorry if any of this came off snarky, been irritible today. It was a good analysis - I enjoyed reading it.
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Re: Pt 2
Date: 2007-04-07 05:02 am (UTC)Each arc will focus on a different character. It will run for 30 issues.
Then Whedon is co-writing/co-helming this summer an Angel S6 with Brian Lynch, who is currently writing some amazing Spike comics - Spike:Asylum
and Spike:Shadow Puppets - the art in those puts the above comic to shame.
It's *really* good and the writing - perfect. Lynch nails the noir aspects of the Angelverse.
People keep saying Spike had no father. How do you know? It's never really stated one way or the other. He could have had one and the guy just wasn't around very much or died before his mother did. His mother was hardly young and was sick with TB, dying from it. More than likely his father did as well. We aren't told. Outside of that one quibble, I agree with your analysis of Spike.
I also agree - one of the reasons I read Whedon is I like the psychological analysis. Am a frustrated psychology major myself...sometimes I think. Stories that focus on the psyche's of their characters or explore the psychological bits - intrigue me more than those that don't. Yep, I Could write reams on both Angel and Spike (wait, I already have, haven't I? LOL!).
No, I like the comics more or less. Have really low expectations...which helps. Sorry if any of this came off snarky, been irritible today. It was a good analysis - I enjoyed reading it.