The Curse, Part Two

The subject of this article is non-canonical. While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse continuity.

The Curse, Part Two
Publication	July 13, 2005
Length	22 pages
The Curse #2
← Previous	The Curse, Part One
Next →	The Curse, Part Three
Publisher	IDW Publishing
Writer(s)	Jeff Mariotte
Penciller(s)	David Messina
Editor(s)	Chris Ryall
Cover artist(s)	David Messina John Byrne ChrisCross Kelsey Shannon Frank Ockenfels III
Inker(s)	Andrea Fattori
Colorist(s)	Davide Amici
Letterer(s)	Tom B. Long

The Curse, Part Two is the second issue of the The Curse comic book miniseries. Written by Jeff Mariotte and illustrated by David Messina, it was originally published on July 13, 2005, by IDW Publishing.

Synopsis

In Romania, Angel makes contact with the Gypsy underground fighting against the oppressive regime of Corneliu Brasov. But they don't know who Angel is, and — given their past history with the evil Angelus — if they did, they wouldn't welcome his help. Meanwhile, Brasov commands his vampire army to eliminate Angel once and for all. IDW's post-series Angel mini continues with this fast-paced installment by novelist and comic writer Jeff Mariotte and artist extraordinaire David Messina.

Summary

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Continuity

• The story takes place after the fall of Los Angeles in After the Fall, Part Seventeen.
• Angel recognizes a poster for the commercial Cordelia recorded in the episode "Belonging."
• Angel reflects about killing Jenny in the episode "Passion."

Appearances

Individuals

• Angel
• Bela
• Corneliu Brasov
• Jennifer Calendar (Only in flashbacks)
• Cordelia Chase (Only in a photograph)
• Chivu
• Enyos (Only mentioned)
• Gheorge
• Ion
• Laszlo
• Lupo
• Marko
• Natalya
• Petru

Organizations and titles

• Kalderash
• Slayer (Only mentioned)
• Wizard (Only mentioned)

Species

• Human
• Vampire

Locations

• India (Only mentioned)
• Romania
  • Tirgu Hateg
  • Brasov's palace
• United States (Only in flashbacks)
  • Sunnydale (Only in flashbacks)
    • Sunnydale High School (Only in flashbacks)

Objects

• Cross
• Soul (Only mentioned)
• Stake

Death count

• Unidentified vampire, staked by Corneliu Brasov.
• Unidentified man, shot by an unidentified woman.

Behind the scenes

Production

• The photo cover, which is a wraparound cover, features a promotional picture for Angel season 4.

Distribution

• The Curse, Part Two was the 129th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 14,657 sales in July 2005 at comic specialty stores.

Collections

• The Curse
• Angel Omnibus, Volume 1

Pop culture references

• Angel compares a group of vampire hunters with a National Rifle Association meeting.
• Petru mentions the period of Soviet occupation of Romania.

Gallery

Covers

Main cover

Variant cover

Variant cover

Variant cover

Photo cover

Cover artwork

David Messina

John Byrne

Kelsey Shannon

Frank Ockenfels III