After the Fall, Part One

Publication

November 21, 2007

Length

27 pages

After the Fall #1

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Cover artist(s)

Tony Harris
Franco Urru with Paolo Maddaleni
David Messina with Patrick Brower
Alex Garner

Colorist(s)

Ilaria Traversi

Letterer(s)

Robbie Robbins

After the Fall, Part One is the first issue of the After the Fall comic book series. Written by Brian Lynch with Joss Whedon and illustrated by Franco Urru, it was originally published on November 21, 2007, by IDW Publishing.

Synopsis[]

THIS IS IT! The official continuation of the ANGEL series! When last we saw Angel and company, they were charging into battle against Wolfram and Hart's Senior Partners and facing down endless demons in a dark and rainy alleyway.

Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present the story of Angel: After the Fall, as presented by Angel co-creator Joss Whedon, with a creative team hand-picked by Whedon himself, the Spike: Shadow Puppets team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru.

Picking up where Season Five of the fan-favorite TV show ended, the first issue in this maxi-series looks at who lived after that climactic battle, who died, and what happened to all of Los Angeles in its wake.^[1]

Summary[]

Following Team Angel's battle against Wolfram & Hart, Los Angeles has been sent to hell. Human survivors are scattered in camps around the city, and Angel has taken up arms against the near-constant threat. Demon Lords, including Burge, the Lord of Downtown L.A., rule separate boroughs of the city.

Angel, having tamed a dragon, rescues citizens from the destruction and sends them to Connor, Gwen, and Nina for sanctuary. Meanwhile, the deceased Wesley is now an incorporeal representative of Wolfram & Hart, and Gunn has been turned into a vampire.

Continuity[]

The story is set after "Not Fade Away."
Angel begins his narration saying: "It all started with a girl," which he also declared at the beginning of "City Of."
The deaths during the Fall of Los Angeles are all eventually reversed in After the Fall, Part Sixteen.
After the city is restored, Burge and his son will attempt to take revenge against Angel in After the Fall, Part Seventeen.
It's revealed that Betta George survived his apparent death in Asylum, Part Four.

Appearances[]

Individuals[]

Organizations and titles[]

Species[]

Events[]

Fall of Los Angeles

Locations[]

Los Angeles
- Beverly Hills (Only mentioned)
- Downtown LA
  - Wolfram & Hart Los Angeles branch
- Westwood
Santa Monica
- Connor's safe house
White Room

Objects[]

Eye of Ramras

Death count[]

Burge's minions, burned by Cordelia.
Kr'ph's minions, killed by Team Gunn.
Kr'ph, killed by Gunn.
Burge's son, killed by Angel.
Three humans, killed by Burge's minions.
Five women, blood drained by Gunn.

Behind the scenes[]

Production[]

The 2nd printing cover features a promotional picture taken for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2.
David Messina's New Dimension & Time and Space Toys exclusive cover is an interpretation of a promotional picture from the episode "Not Fade Away."
Brian Lynch's wedding had a special edition of the issue distributed to guests, with an exclusive cover by Franco Urru that includes Lynch and his fiancée.^[2]
Franco Urru adapts his own cover in Spike: After the Fall, Part Two, replacing Angel with Spike.

Distribution[]

After the Fall, Part One was the 41st best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 47,563 sales in November 2007 at comic specialty stores.^[3]
The issue became IDW Publishing's highest-charting comic book release ever, its initial printing sold out even before the comic hit stores.^[4]