Eddie Hope: Eddie and the Crew

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Eddie Hope: Eddie and the Crew
Release date	December 16, 2009–November 17, 2010
Length	48 pages
Series	Angel
Creative team
Publisher	IDW Publishing
Writer(s)	Bill Williams
Penciller(s)	David Messina Brian Denham
Editor(s)	Mariah Huehner
Inker(s)	Gaetano Carlucci
Colorist(s)	Giovanna Niro Ariana Florean
Letterer(s)	Robbie Robbins Neil Uyetake

Eddie Hope: Eddie and the Crew is a story of the Angel comic book series. With story by Bill Willingham and Bill Williams, it was written by Bill Williams and illustrated by David Messina and Brian Denham. It was originally published from December 2009 to November 2010 by IDW Publishing.

Summary

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Continuity

• Spike recognizes Eddie Hope from when the devil helped him against Tansy Fry "a few weeks back" in the miniseries The Devil You Know.

Appearances

Individuals

• Angel
• Bob (Only mentioned)
• Jacob Crane
• Deaver
• Luis Fernandez
• Tansy Fry (Only mentioned)
• Charles Gunn
• Harros (Only mentioned)
• Eddie Hope
• Illyria
• Jerold
• Kate Lockley
• Mary-Alice
• Monte Mathis
• Jimmy McGee
• Christopher Peete
• Rachel (Only voice)
• Gwen Raiden
• Spike
• Laura Weathermill (Only mentioned)
• Zhang (Only mentioned)

Organizations and titles

• Angel Investigations
• "Bistro of the Bizarre"
• Devil
• Los Angeles Police Department
• Team Gunn (Only in flashbacks)
• Zazu (Only mentioned)

Species

• Human
  • Mutant
• Old One
• Vampire

Events

• Fall of Los Angeles (Only in flashbacks)

Locations

• Hellmouth (Only mentioned)
• Los Angeles
  • Hyperion Hotel (Only mentioned)

Objects

• Blood
• Soul (Only mentioned)
• Stake

Death count

• Christopher Peete, frozen and shattered by Eddie Hope.
• Four vampires, staked by Eddie Hope.
• Luis Fernandez, shot by Eddie Hope.
• Monte Mathis, shot by Eddie Hope.
• Jimmy McGee, shot by Eddie Hope.
• Jacob Crane, killed by Eddie Hope.

Behind the scenes

Production

• The story was originally published as a backup story in 12 parts, running in the final pages of Angel issues #28–39. They were titled in the credits as Eddie and the Crew with the following subtitles:
  1. "A Devil Walks Into a Bar..."
  2. "Lucky Number 13"
  3. "Intermission"
  4. "The Risk of Skipping Ahead"
  5. "The Getaway"
  6. "My Dinner with Gunn"
  7. "The Long Tale of Gunn"
  8. "Gunn Smoked"
  9. "Gunfight"
  10. "Round One"
  11. "Knockout Punch"
  12. "Sunset"
• The story was also collected under the title Eddie Hope.

Collections

• Immortality for Dummies (parts 1–5)
• Crown Prince Syndrome (parts 6–12)
• The End

Pop culture references

• Eddie wears a shirt with the logo for the band A Perfect Circle.
• Jerold wore a shirt with the logo for the band Ramones.
• Gunn refers to Eddie as a Smurf, the characters known for their blue skin.

Goofs

• When entering the Crane's party, Deaver refers to him as "Crain."