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Spike: Shadow Puppets is a miniseries of the Spike comic book meta-series. Written by Brian Lynch and illustrated by Franco Urru, the four issues were originally published from June to February 2007 by IDW Publishing.
Premise[]
Angel once put a stop to an evil children's show, but not before being turned into a puppet during his fight. Now, fresh out of the Asylum, it's Spike's turn! Writer Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru, the creative force behind the all-new Angel: After the Fall series, are reunited in this miniseries that sees Spike and Lorne heading off to Japan to stop the latest Japanese kids' show — Smile Time! Will they become "puppetized" themselves? And along the way, find themselves in a fight with hundreds of ninja-puppets, reuniting with fellow Asylum inmates, and be at extreme odds with one other? We're not telling (but, um, yes)![1]
Continuity[]
- The events of this story are based on the encounter of the Angel Investigations with Smile Time in episode "Smile Time" and four months after the formation of Team Spike in Spike: Asylum.
- More specifically, it takes place some time Spike after met Connor in "Origin," but before the fall of Los Angeles in "Not Fade Away."
Appearances[]
- Spike (4/4)
- Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan (4/4)
- Ratio Hornblower (4/4)
- Beck (3/4)
- Betta George (3/4)
- Tok Shinobu (3/4)
- Cat Scratch (3/4)
- Fauna (3/4)
- Marco (3/4)
- Konikoff (2/4)
- Oxley Lhurg (2/4)
- Snuff (2/4)
- Anna (1/4)
- Biv (1/4)
- Jin Hansu (1/4)
- Marv (1/4)
- Mrs. Shinobu (1/4)
- Brandon Thilbault (1/4)
- Trots (1/4)
- Turk (1/4)
- Tok Shinobu's sister (1/4)
Publications[]
Issues[]
Cover | Title | Issue | Release date |
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Once More, with Felt | 1 | June 20, 2007 | |
Angel once put a stop to an evil children's show, but not before being turned into a puppet during his fight. Now, fresh out of the Asylum, it's Spike's turn! Spike and Lorne are heading off to Japan to stop the latest Japanese kids' show... Smile Time! Will they become "puppetized" themselves? And along the way, find themselves in a fight with hundreds of ninja-puppets, reuniting with fellow Asylum inmates, and be at extreme odds with one other? We're not telling (but, um, yes)! | |||
Plush | 2 | July 18, 2007 | |
The evil puppets of Smile Time are back and taking over Japan and Spike is going to bring them down. All that stands in his way are thousands of puppet ninjas. Fists will fly, cotton will spill. But Smile Time isn't going down that easy… and by the end of the issue, Spike's going to have more in common with the evil puppets than he thought possible. | |||
Two to Sew | 3 | August 15, 2007 | |
Well, now they did it. Smile Time has turned Spike into a puppet. But if they think that's gonna stop him, they don't know Spike. Half as tall. Twice as mad. Five times as adorable. | |||
Doppelgangbang | 4 | October 3, 2007 | |
He's been kicked, beaten, stabbed, blown up, and worst of all, turned into a puppet. Now Spike has to battle Smile Time for the fate of every child in Japan! But Smile Time has one more trick up their adorable, murderous felt-covered sleeves– puppet versions of ALL of Spike's friends and foes! |
Collections[]
Cover | Title | Issues | Release date |
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Shadow Puppets | 1–4 | March 31, 2008 | |
Angel once put a stop to an evil children's show, but not before being turned into a puppet during his fight. Now, fresh out of the Asylum, it's Spike's turn! Writer Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru, the creative force behind the all-new Angel: After the Fall series, are reunited in this collection that sees Spike and Lorne heading off to Japan to stop the latest Japanese kids' show — Smile Time! Will they become "puppetized" themselves? And along the way, find themselves in a fight with hundreds of ninja-puppets, reuniting with fellow Asylum inmates, and be at extreme odds with one other? We're not telling (but, um, yes)! | |||
Smile Time | 1–4, others | August 19, 2009 | |
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. | |||
Spike Omnibus | 1–4, others | November 3, 2009 | |
Wise-cracking and showboatin' William the Bloody has had his share of adventures during his long un-dead life, and the Spike Omnibus pulls them all together! Learn more about the bad boy of the Buffy-verse in Spike's earliest stories like Lost & Found, Old Wounds, and Old Times, then read along as Spike battles the lord of the undead in Spike vs. Dracula, and finally, catch up with Spike as he heads to the Asylum on a work-for-hire mission before heading to Japan to stop maniacal puppets in Shadow Puppets. It's more Spike than you can shake a sharp, wooden stake at! |
Behind the scenes[]
- The four issues have titles with puns on Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes: "Once More, with Feeling," "Hush," "Two to Go," and "Doppelgängland."
References[]
- ↑ "Spike: Shadow Puppets – Collected Edition." IDW Publishing. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.