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I said I was gonna post about the Buffyverse comics from now on as I read them. And I just read Angel & Faith #13. I. Just. Okay, Angel's story since the end of Buffy season 8? Has quickly become one of my favorite arcs of the entire Buffy universe (live action included). Which is not something I thought I'd be saying when season 8 ended and I was, like, on my knees rending my garments and sending silent death wishes to Joss (awww, nostalgia). It reminds me of why I tend to stick with his stories despite how much they hurt me. Because from the ashes usually rises a thing that hooks me right in the gut and I'm willingly back on the ride, even knowing it ends up with me on my knees again. Whatever else you can say about Joss (and there is much on both the positive and negative side), as a storyteller he just flat out works for me. And yes, I am excited as hell about SHIELD for exactly that reason.

But, anyway, Angel. OH GOD, ANGEL. I love Angel, and always have, but I don't often connect with him on an, I guess, visceral level. It's usually through his relationships with other characters that I do have that connection with that I come to my Angel feelings. I fully expected when I started this series that would be the case, with Faith being my Angel In Point. But. While Faith is a huge part of why I am enjoying this story as much as I am (and I have spoilery things to say about her arc which will come after the cut), Angel...has...Angel. FEELINGS, I HAVE THEM.

( General spoilery type talk of Angel & Faith up to current #13 )