I’m not really sure how I feel about recently announced plans for a comic-book sixth season of Angel. On the one hand, I hated when show was cancelled, and I’ll probably pick up anything with Joss Whedon attached to it. But on the other hand, I think I’m one of those fans who do regard the show’s finale as about as perfect an ending as you can get. I almost don’t want to know what happens next.
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No opinion on comic book seasons of old shows, but are you picking up Whedon’s Runaways? I’m afraid I’m locked in to the Runaways hardcovers, so I won’t know if it’s any good for another year or two.
I haven’t yet. I’m still trying to get caught up with BKV’s original run on the series. So it’s hardcovers for me, too, I’m afraid. I mostly enjoyed Whedon’s “X-Men” stuff, and he seems to genuinely love “Runaways,” so I’ll definitely pick it up somewhere down the line.
I actually haven’t bought any comics in quite a while. I’m slowly reading some collected stuff — a little BKV here, a little Warren Ellis there — but I feel like I’m missing out on some really good new stuff by relying only on my local library.
I like the ending of it, too. I thought it was perfectly fitting, and contained exactly the right kind of ambiguity.
I’m iffy on it, too, but the Buffy season 8 comic has been so good, I think I would probably enjoy an Angel season 6 comic, too.
It’s not the quality of the writing or artwork that I worry about, since I just assume that will be top-notch. I guess I just don’t want to know what happens next.
I wasn’t sure I’d want to know about Buffy either. I thought that ended perfectly. But Joss had more he wanted to say, a season’s worth, so I figure I should see what it is.
The same is true for Angel. It ended at least a season earlier than he’d planned, from what I’d read and for him, much as he tried to leave it in a good place, it’s unresolved. So I figure, as a fan, I should see what he had in mind had the show continued.
I don’t read the novels or other comics-related stories. But if it’s a missing next season, it’s “official” to me. 🙂