IDW Press Release

San Diego, CA (October 23, 2009) – The holiday wish lists for Angel fans just got bigger, with two new Angel comics from IDW
coming in December, plus an exclusive variant! First, relive one of the
most heart-wrenching stories from the television series with the start
of the Angel: A Hole in the World miniseries. Then, Angel takes Hollywood by storm with Angel Annual #1, a comic spoof on the Angel movie that never was. Finally, fans can ask their local store about a special edition of Angel #28, the first of Bill Willingham‘s extended story arc, available only on December 30^th. In all, Angel fans are in for a very special December!

In Angel: A Hole in the World, a 5-issue miniseries also beginning in December, writer Scott Tipton and artist Elena Casagrande depict the tragic events of two landmark Angel
episodes, "A Hole in the World" and "Shells," telling the tragic tale
of how Illyria came to fight alongside Angel and leading directly into
the events of Angel: Not Fade Away and Angel: After the Fall.

Meanwhile, in Angel Annual #1, fan-favorite writer Brian Lynch and artist Stephen Mooney present the "official" adaptation of "Angel: Last Angel in Hell," which picks up on the story partially presented in Angel #26, also by Lynch and Mooney.
In "After the Fall," Los Angeles was cast into hell, and when things
returned to normal, all the city’s residents remembered their
experience in the underworld. Since half the city’s residents are
screenwriters, a movie version of Angel’s exploits was sure to follow,
and it does here. This special 48-page one-shot presents the adaptation
of that movie, and stars the Hollywood-cast versions of Angel and his
crew as they go up against the devil himself. The first-ever Angel Annual is presented with two "movie poster" covers by Nick Runge, one featuring Angel and his crew and the other featuring the actors, portraying them in the movie.

As
an added bonus for December, on the final week of the year fans can get
their hands on a special edition of issue #28 of the ongoing Angel series, the first of the Willingham/Denham arc. This variant edition, featuring a New Year’s Eve-themed cover from artist Jenny Frison, is only available by special order on December 30^th,
since Diamond will not distribute regular comic books to stores that
week. Interested fans should inquire with their retailer on just how to
get their hands on this cover.

"Bill Willingham‘s
first arc is definitely going to deliver," promises IDW Associate
Editor, Mariah Huehner. "Look forward to some unexpected developments
for Angel and crew. Fame has a way of changing things."

Angel Annual #1 ($3.99, 32 pages) debuts this December. Diamond order code: OCT09 0971

Angel: A Hole in the World #1 (of 5) ($3.99, 32 pages) debuts this December. Diamond order code: OCT 09 0972

Angel #28 Holiday Edition
will be available only on December 30 through special order. Please
inquire with your local retailer on how to obtain this special edition.

Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its top-selling books.

About IDW
IDW
is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade
paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse
catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the
most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The Transformers and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; Fox’s Angel; the BBC’s Doctor Who; and television’s #1 prime time series CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which
publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe!
Studios; and is the print publisher for ComicMix. 

IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.

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