Angel: After the Fall

Angel: After the Fall
Cover of Angel: After the Fall #1. Art by Tony Harris.
Publication information
Publisher	IDW Publishing
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series (#1–17) Spin-off ongoing series (#18–44)
Publication date	November 2007 – April 2011
Number of issues	44
Main character(s)	Angel Investigations
Creative team
Writer(s)	Brian Lynch with Joss Whedon (#1–17) Kelley Armstrong (#18–22) Brian Lynch (#23–27) Bill Willingham (#28–38) David Tischman and Mariah Huehner (#39–44)
Penciller(s)	Franco Urru (#1–5, 15–17, 23–25) Nick Runge (#9–12) Stephen Mooney (#12–14, 26–27) Dave Ross (#18–22) Brian Denham (#28–32) Elena Casagrande (#33–44)
Creator(s)	Joss Whedon
Collected editions
Hardcover, Volume 1

Angel: After the Fall is a comic book published by IDW Publishing. Written by Brian Lynch and plotted with Joss Whedon, the series is a canonical continuation of the Angel television series, and follows the events of that show's final season.Angel: After the Fall was prompted by IDW Publishing and Joss Whedon after the success of Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight which is the official comic continuation of Angel's mothershow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Angel: After the Fall sees the heroic vampire, Angel, coping with the apocalyptic aftermath of the television series after he took over and subsequently betrayed the demonic law firm, Wolfram & Hart. The city of Los Angeles has since been sent to hell by Wolfram & Hart as a result of Angel's actions. The series follows his attempts to rescue the people he has sworn to protect. The first issue was released on November 21, 2007.

Originally intended as a 12-issue limited series, After the Fall expanded into a 17-issue Angel series. After the Fall was then followed by an ongoing series, with rotating writers and artists but without the input of Joss Whedon. In addition to this, After the Fall has also spawned multiple spin-offs of its own. Spike: After the Fall bridges the gap between Spike's "First Night" mini-arc and his first appearance in After the Fall over four issues. A second five-issue spin-off, Angel: Only Human, picks up after #23, following Gunn and Illyria. A four-issue mini-series, Spike: The Devil You Know was released, teaming up Spike with Eddie Hope for a story set between Angel issues #32 and #33. A fourth four-issue spin-off featuring Illyria, titled Angel: Illyria: Haunted, was released beginning in November 2010. IDW also announced an ongoing Spike title, another "canon" title featuring explicit Buffy Season Eight crossovers.