Angel: Out of the Past was (thankfully) short so it didn't take much time reading it. The story isn't that memorable, with Angel and Fred going back in time to help Illyria destroy another god.

Well, what to say other than this graphic novel really didn't turn out the way I expected it to do. I was charmed by the lovely cover and then I was seriously disappointed with both the art and the story. OK, the story was not totally bad, but at the same time was it not totally good. I have never been a big fan of Fred, and reading a whole graphic novel about her and Illyria was not really my cup of tea.

I gave the graphic novel 3 stars at first, but as I was sitting down to write this review did I ask myself did I enjoy it enough to give it 3 stars? I mean the art was cringeworthy, they didn't even look like the characters from the TV series. And, neither was the art that appealing. It was just not the kind of art that I like, too sloppy.


I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through Edelweiss for an honest review! ( )

The character voices are not dreadful, but they're not quite right either. The story has a good premise, but unfortunately a fairly bland execution. As much of the later Dark Horse canon Slayerverse comics following the mostly excellent season 8, this is another installment that feels more like a half-decent licensed book than an official continuation. ( )