I am excited with how malleable this comic is showing the Angel mythos to be. And although the "multiverse" is becoming a common trend I am always up for another trip to prove what is possible. However, a 5 issue run raises the same problem Angel and Cordelia argue about in this issue. With only so much time to tell a story, who is the star? I mean the show (and comic) is called Angel. Read Full Review

I am excited with how malleable this comic is showing the Angel mythos to be. And although the “multiverse” is becoming a common trend I am always up for another trip to prove what is possible. However, a 5 issue run raises the same problem Angel and Cordelia argue about in this issue. With only so much time to tell a story, who is the star? I mean the show (and comic) is called Angel. Read Full Review

A solid start from everyone involved. This is an engaging, entertaining, and exciting read from the opening panel to the last page spread. A treat for long time fans of Angel and new readers, just getting in on the Vampire with a Soul act. Read Full Review

Despite these strengths, I feel that the comics narrative is hurried the different stories and sequences of events in issue #1 can be a bit hard to follow. For new fans of the Angel comic series, it may take some time before you are able to piece together what is happening. Read Full Review

"Angel" #1 is a confident opener to the new era of a franchise that has room to grow in terms of tone. Read Full Review

It feels a bit like the issue throws readers into the middle of an ongoing series, and the lack of familiarity with these particular versions of the characters makes it hard to feel invested when apparent tragedy strikes. But there are hints at multiverse madness afoot, and while the story may not fully get readers to invest emotionally, it'll likely have them curious enough to want to see what happens next. Read Full Review

The reimagined Buffyverse continues in a new series for Angel who is now a TV detective with Cordelia while his friends continue to fight monsters and things that go bump in the night in his absence. Read Full Review

I may have said this before (thats a lie, I have definitely said this before), but I am a tad sick of alternative universes. As a one off, they are fine, but as it stands every publisher is doing it. When did it become norm to change everything in an effort keep things fresh? Has storytelling ideas, building on existing themes with new aspect become so difficult that it is now easier to start over regardless? Back to Angel, for fans of a lot the aspects of the TV show, you may be disappointed with some of the changes, though some do say that a change is as good as a rest. I will leave that last thought there to linger. Read Full Review

A bad start by a bad writer