Angel Smile Time
This graphic novel collects
Written by Brian Lynch, Jeff Mariotte, and Scott Tipton.
Art by Franco Urru, David Messina, and Stephen Mooney.
Cover by David Messina.
From the same team behind IDW’s bestselling series, Angel: After the Fall, comes three tales about the fan-favorite puppet characters.
Includes the re-adaptation of the fan-favorite episode Smile Time, the comic book sequel miniseries, Shadow Puppets, and a standalone story that sees Puppet Angel and Nina on their first (and only) date.
1st Printing
Other Information
“Smile Time” is episode 14 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by Ben Edlund, with story by series creator Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on February 18, 2004 on the WB network. It was nominated for and won several honors and spawned its own toy line.
In “Smile Time”, Angel goes to the studio of a popular show after learning they are stealing the life forces of children, where he triggers a spell that transforms him into a puppet. While Angel and company try to reverse the spell and save the lives of hundreds of children. This is also the episode werewolf Nina declares her romantic intentions towards Angel
This popular episode spawned three comic book story-lines, which are combined Angel Smile Time graphic novel.
Angel Smile Time (2008 IDW) #1-3
The three-part adaptation of the beloved ‘Angel puppet’ episode concludes as Angel takes the fight against Smile Time directly into his four-fingered, felt-covered hands. Angel is briefly transformed into a puppet due to Illyria’s newly-regained time manipulation powers
Spike: Shadow Puppets (2007 IDW) #1-4,
Spike travels to Japan, where Smile Time is still the second biggest kids’ show, and is transformed into a puppet.
Angel: Masks (2006).
It’s All Hallow’s Eve, and what better group to spend it with than Angel and his associates? In this Halloween-themed annual featuring four special stories, everyone wears a mask of one kind or another… including Angel Puppet, out on a “Mystery Date,”
Comic Book Specifics
Hardcover
184 pages
full color.
Price : $ 19.99 (Original Cover Price $24.99)