ANGEL gets a relaunch with a four-part mini-series, but this first installment
isn't really anything better than the comic's original run.
Set
in season two of the TV series, there are now four regulars for writers
Matthews and Whedon to deal with. However, only Angel really gets anything
to do.
Cordelia
has somehow managed to drag Wesley along to a commercial shoot, but all
the pair really do is try to get through to Angel on his cellphone. Failing
to do so, they call Gunn on his instead.
Gunn
at least gets to reveal that something weird's going on - vamps are staking
themselves, but once again, that's about it.
At
least Angel does something - rescuing a kid and returning him home, and
then fighting a female half human/half serpent thing.
Of
course, it's difficult to judge how the story will pan out, but I had
expected the title to get relaunched with more of a bang than this. Hopefully,
the cliffhanger will lead into something better next time around.
Art-wise
it's okay, but nothing special. Cordelia in particular seems very strangely
drawn.
Overall,
a pretty average start to this mini-series, and given that Joss Whedon
is on board, I'd expected it to get off to a much better start.
