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The Hollower, Part One is the first issue of Angel: The Hollower comic book miniseries. Written by Christopher Golden and illustrated by Hector Gomez, it was originally published on May 12, 1999, by Dark Horse Comics.
Synopsis[]
Angelus, the hunky, wildly popular vampire squeeze of Buffy Summers is now sporting his own three-issue series! Follow Angel as he trails an ancient horror, straight from his own adventures in Europe to present-day Sunnydale. Will he be strong enough to overcome the monster's unique powers? Find out in this summer's hottest new series, straight from the adventures of Buffy the Vampire Slayer![1]
Summary[]
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Continuity[]
- Buffy mentions the demon she's fighting ugly even for a chaos demon; Spike had described this species as disgusting in "Lovers Walk."
- Buffy mentions she prefers spending the night with Angel in a school dance or with a dinner and a movie, which they'll do in episodes "The Prom" and "Enemies."
- Angel is described as being "nearly a quarter of a millennium old"; born in 1727, he was about 272 years old in 1999.
- Angel is also described as being cursed twice, his second time in episode "Becoming, Part Two."
- The Hollower is described as the only natural predator vampires have other than the Slayer; the novel "The Wisdom of War" explores the Moruach species, vampires' ancestral predators, although both publications non-canon.
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Angel
- Catherine DeLancie
- Drusilla (Only in flashbacks)
- Gavin
- Rupert Giles
- Hollower
- Johnny Lee
- Spike (Only in flashbacks)
- Buffy Summers
Organizations and titles[]
Species[]
Locations[]
- San Francisco, USA
- Sunnydale, USA
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary (Only in flashbacks)
Objects[]
Death count[]
- An unidentified man, bitten by Catherine DeLancie.
- An unidentified woman, bitten by Johnny Lee.
- Johnny Lee, eaten by the Hollower.
- The chaos demon, stabbed by Buffy Summers.
- Unidentified woman, bitten by Spike (only in flashbacks).
- Unidentified woman, bitten by Catherine (only in flashbacks).
- Unidentified man, bitten by Angel (only in flashbacks).
- Gavin, staked by Angel.
Behind the scenes[]
Production[]
- Published even before the homonym television show, it's considered the first Angel comic issue, although still a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic publication.
- Artist Jeff Matsuda debuts as cover illustrator in Buffyverse comics.
- The photo cover includes a promotional picture for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season three.
- Differently from other representations, at this point the comic issues had vampires also able to transform into green creatures with red eyes, pointy ears, a wide mouth, and long teeth. Although, this seems more like an artistic choice, not having direct consequence to the stories.
- A gravestone written "Nelson Kent — Accepted his fate" is a reference to fictional superhero Doctor Fate.
Distribution[]
- The Hollower, Part One was the 54th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 42,948 sales in May 1999 at comic specialty stores.[2]
Collections[]
- The Hollower
- Omnibus, Volume 4
- Classic 27: The Hollower
- Angel Legacy Edition, Book 1
Gallery[]
Covers[]
Main cover
Photo cover
Golden foil exclusive
Cover artwork[]
Jeff Matsuda
Original picture
References[]
- ↑ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Angel #1 (of 3)." Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on April 8, 2018.
- ↑ "May 1999 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops." Comichron. Retrieved on April 1, 2021.