{"id":600,"date":"2014-03-14T21:06:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=600"},"modified":"2014-03-02T21:08:58","modified_gmt":"2014-03-02T21:08:58","slug":"angel-2-first-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=600","title":{"rendered":"Angel # 2: First Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Angel-After-the-Fall-Volume-2-by-Joss-Whedon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-601\" alt=\"Angel-After-the-Fall-Volume-2-by-Joss-Whedon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Angel-After-the-Fall-Volume-2-by-Joss-Whedon-201x300.jpg\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Angel-After-the-Fall-Volume-2-by-Joss-Whedon-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Angel-After-the-Fall-Volume-2-by-Joss-Whedon.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s here that the major flaw in switching a TV series to a comic series becomes evident; while I\u2019ve greatly enjoyed the writing, art and story lines so far the second volume of the Angel series is a series of short reflections back to the night when Wolfram &amp; Hart flung LA into Hell. It\u2019s emotional and engaging, but it\u2019s way too short and at $20 ($10 used) a pop it\u2019s just dissatisfying that there won\u2019t be another episode next week.<\/p>\n<p>I like, love, these characters and would follow them through a whole series in a reading-way-past-my-bedtime-on-a-school-night way. In a book or TV show these little snippets would be invaluable as mood builders and character defining asides. But as this book doesn\u2019t push the plot forward much (if at all), and is significantly slimmer than volume 1, I can\u2019t but be left feeling frustrated. Especially since the first graphic novel left off in the middle of a fight, and this one does little more than mention it.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a fan, of course you should check this out. But make sure to pick up the third too, because this won\u2019t be enough to sate your taste for angsty vampires and hell dimensions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s here that the major flaw in switching a TV series to a comic series becomes evident; while I\u2019ve greatly enjoyed the writing, art and story lines so far the second volume of the Angel series is a series of short reflections back to the night when Wolfram &amp; Hart flung LA into Hell. 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