Smile Time (miniseries)

"Smile Time" is a comic book miniseries spin-off of Angel comic book series. Written by Scott Tipton and illustrated by David Messina, it was originally published by IDW Publishing from December 2008 to April 2009.

Premise

This story is a three-part adaptation of Angel episode "Smile Time".

Appearances

Publications

Issues

Cover	Title	Issue	Release date
	Smile Time, Part One	1	December 24, 2008
	Writer: Scott Tipton	Artist: David Messina
	Joss Whedon's classic "Smile Time" episode of Angel became a cult favorite and led to a comic book sequel, "Spike: Shadow Puppets". Now look back at that fan-favorite episode, adapted here into an all-new, three-part miniseries by the "Angel: Masks" teams of Scott Tipton and original IDW Angel artist David Messina. The Angel Puppet gets his own variant photo cover, too.
	Smile Time, Part Two	2	February 18, 2009
	Writer: Scott Tipton	Artist: David Messina
	The three-part adaptation of the beloved "Angel puppet" episode continues as Angel finds himself in dire, and quite plush, circumstances.
	Smile Time, Part Three	3	April 15, 2009
	Writer: Scott Tipton	Artist: David Messina
	The three-part adaptation of the beloved 'Angel puppet' episode concludes as Angel takes the fight against Smile Time directly into his four-fingered, felt-covered hands. Adapted by Tipton and Messina (Angel: First Night).

Collections

Cover	Title	Issues	Release date
	"Smile Time"	1–3, others	August 19, 2009
	Writer: Scott Tipton	Artist: David Messina
	From the same team behind IDW's bestselling series from creator Joss Whedon, Angel: After the Fall, comes three tales about the fan-favorite puppet characters! This collection features the re-adaptation of the fan-favorite episode "Smile Time", the mini-series "Shadow Puppets" (which include puppet Spike and Lorne), and a puppet story from the special collection "Angel: Mask".

Behind the scenes

• The miniseries is followed by IDW adaptations "A Hole in the World" and "Not Fade Away".