After the Fall, Part Nine

Publication

June 18, 2008

Length

22 pages

After the Fall #9

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Cover artist(s)

Nick Runge
Alex Garner
Stephen Mooney with Lisa Jackson

Inker(s)

Shaynne Corbett
Nick Runge (page 2)

Colorist(s)

Art Lyon

Letterer(s)

Neil Uyetake

After the Fall, Part Nine is the ninth issue of the After the Fall comic book series. Written by Brian Lynch with Joss Whedon and illustrated by Nick Runge, it was originally published on June 18, 2008, by IDW Publishing.

Synopsis[]

The second of two Angel issues arrives this month, and it brings with it an all-new artist, Nick Runge (artist on the "First Night" Wesley story). We've kept you waiting long enough... now, it's back to work for Angel. The gang's all here as the forces of evil attack from all sides. But Angel's not just fighting for his own life, the fate of someone he never thought he'd see again hangs in the balance. A new chapter of Angel: After the Fall begins, courtesy of Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and Runge.^[1]

Summary[]

Angel and his friends defeat the Demon Lords of Los Angeles, who have misunderstood the true purpose of the Hagun shafts. Lorne becomes the new Lord of all Los Angeles.

Angel goes back to the Hyperion Hotel to help people. Connor makes his feelings for Gwen known to Angel.

Wesley takes Illyria, in Fred's form, to his corpse, where she reverts to herself and reveals that Fred is still within her.

Continuity[]

The story continues the events from After the Fall, Part Five.
The deaths during the Fall of Los Angeles are all eventually reversed in After the Fall, Part Sixteen.

Appearances[]

Individuals[]

Organizations and titles[]

Species[]

Events[]

Fall of Los Angeles

Locations[]

Los Angeles

Objects[]

Hagun shaft

Death count[]

A demon, killed by Groosalug.
Vic, staked by Gunn.
The Demon Lords, destroyed by Bro'os.

Behind the scenes[]

Production[]

The photo covers feature promotional pictures taken for the Angel episode "Shells" and seasons five and four.

Distribution[]

After the Fall, Part Nine was the 45th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 47,081 sales in June 2008 at comic specialty stores.^[2]

Collections[]

Pop culture references[]

Gwen refers to Storm's infamous quote from the 2000 film X-Men: "Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else."