Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Warning : contains a prevue forAngel # 5 !
In a trailer forAngel#5 , shared by BOOM ! Studios , the dear vampire - turned - antihero , Spike , shows that he is doubting his own path of redemption that began geezerhood ago when he come down in love withBuffy .
Spike is one of the theBuffyfranchise ’s most fan - favorite role - a tragical but undeniably coolheaded antihero who often overshadows his fellow converted lamia , Angel . Spike debuted as a baddie in theBuffy the Vampire SlayerTV show , and the clamant popularity of the character reference played by James Marsters speedily made him part of the stable cast . Spike ’s sacrifice was fundamental to winning the solar day and saving the human beings in the very last episode of the serial but he was resurrected in the spin - off showAngel . In the BOOM ! studio apartment boot of the Buffyverse , which get down with a newAngelcomic in January 2022,followed byThe Vampire Slayerin April , Spike is still hang out in Los Angeles with his friend / rival Angel , helping him puzzle out supernatural crime and closed book .
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In line with the publisher ’s intention of re - telling the Buffy tarradiddle with the same character but in a different context , Angelpicks up many characters and situations from the TV show ( and the follow - up comics ) but adds a new spin . The Slayer in Los Angeles is Fred , who gives a whole new nerdy and scientific discipline - based outlook to the role . Angel is still a vampire who turned to good after have a soul , but in this proportion of the Buffyverse , he is also the star of a Hollywood TV show . Spike is also a reformed lamia , but the comedian has not yet explain how or when he received a soul , and readers do not make love if he has met Buffy in this universe . In aBOOM ! Studiospreview forAngel # 5 , by Christopher Cantwell , Daniel Bayliss , and Patricio Delpeche , Spike ’s role as a"vampire champion"is questioned by Fred after former witness Wesley sacrifice himself to save the blond lamia . Spike , who has n’t drop off his haughty and sarcastic posture , starts question his choice of trying to be a hero . The preview includes main book binding art by Nimit Malavia and a variant cover by Jahnoy Lindsay .
The grounds why Spike is such a beloved character byBuffyfans is exactly because of his antiheroic attitude . Contrary to Angel , Spike was not cursed with a soul . In theBuffyTV show , he chose to obtain one through torture pain and sacrifice , acknowledging the danger he stick to those he ’d grow to care about . While Angel ’s origins stay logical throughout the many substitute version of the story , it is still unclearhow Spike get startedon his way of redemption in this most recentAngelcomic . Whatever the case , it ’s clear Spike will always continue that common sense of torment and tragedy that made him so popular , and may even seek to free himself of the soul that ’s force him to care about helping others .
Theconcept of multiple universe ( dub the " Slayerverse")has opened a lot of originative opportunities for theBuffyfranchise . The new line of mirthful books by BOOM ! studio apartment are doing a great job of refreshing these darling characters and making their stories attractive to a new generation of sports fan , but they also create the possibility for new decisions and twist onBuffylore , meaning there ’s no guaranteeSpikewon’t be tempted back to the dark side asAngel ’s story continues .
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holy person # 5is available for sales event in photographic print and digital from BOOM ! studio , May 18 .
