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Where Angels Fall
Sunday, June 5
FALLEN ANGEL #19
(Mar 2005)
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FALLEN ANGEL #20
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The exodus of Peter David’s Fallen Angel from DC/Vertigo to IDW has been a really badly kept secret. Though thanks to the mention at yesterday’s DC Panel at Wizard World Philadelphia, Peter David has finally acknowledged it on his website. From what I’ve heard previously, there were some legal hurdles that had to be taken care of before they could proceed with the move, but early indications are that most of them have been dealt with and things are moving forward…
And there’s already someone being touted as the new Fallen Angel artist: J.K. Woodward. He’s best known for his work on Crazy Mary from Digital Webbing. Woodward is currently working on the comic adaptation of CSI: New York, which will be coming out from IDW in July. According to David’s newly released statement, the Fallen Angel relaunch will be coming out in December.
This Has A “Bete Noire” Factor of Nine Out of Ten
From www.peterdavid.net
FALLEN ANGEL TO IDW
June 04, 2005
We had wanted to wait on an announcement to have the final contracts signed (they're not) and having sample artwork from the new artist (we don't). But Bob Wayne just announced at the Wizard Philly Con that "Fallen Angel" is going to IDW, so the timing ship has just sailed from the harbor.
So yeah, "Fallen Angel" will be relaunching in December (we hope) from IDW. The first storyline will reveal the Angel's true origin and, thus, will be an ideal jumping on point for anyone who hasn't read it until now.
More details will be available shortly in a detailed interview on Newsarama.
PAD
From The Comics Waiting Room
TURN YOUR HEAD AND COUGH
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
It’s time for your weekly pamphlet update. Or something like that.
FALLEN ANGEL #19
Written by Peter David and Drawn by David Lopez
Published by DC
This title grabbed some interesting headlines this week, as Rich Johnston reported that it might be headed to IDW after the next (and final) issue ships from DC. This is happy news if it’s true.
One, IDW is the perfect spot for it. David will be freed of the DC yoke and able to cut loose and write all the disturbing and creepy shit he wants. He’d also be working with one of the best editors in the business in my buddy (and boss) Chris Ryall. And if the book did even half of its DC sales level at IDW, it’d be considered a runaway hit. So I hope this is true. It makes too much sense not to be.
This issue is special for other reasons, though. David and George Perez’ SACHS AND VIOLENS show up in the title for a guest appearance, and that’s a welcome sight, indeed. The lovely bondage model/vigilante Sachs and her lover/photographer/partner-in-ass-kicking Violens have arrived in Bete Noire on the tail of a child pornographer. Of course, this being comics, the obvious team-up is currently avoided, and instead the Angel is set on a course to wipe out Sachs and Violens before they can achieve their goals. Of course, before they can get to that confrontation, the Angel has the opportunity to demonstrate just how poor her mental state is, and to hire herself a male prostitute.
It’s even more fun than it sounds. One thing nagging at me, though: how is the original SACHS AND VIOLENS not in trade paperback? I hope to Hell, if the IDW thing plays out, that Ryall and company are able to rectify that.
From www.peterdavid.net
Out this week: "Fallen Angel #19"
March 4, 2005 04:49 PM
FALLEN ANGEL #19
(Mar 2005)
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FALLEN ANGEL #20
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Featuring the return of Sachs & Violens. Whad'ja think?
PAD
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Posted by Matt Adler at March 4, 2005 10:07 PM
Excellent issue.
Any word on why DC pulled the Perez cover for #20?
Posted by Peter David at March 4, 2005 11:18 PM
DC didn't pull the Perez cover. George wasn't able to get a cover done in time for solicitation deadlines, so the editor had Dave and Fernando do one. But then it turned out that George WOULD be able to complete a cover in time for actual publication, particularly since DC(don't ask me why) had actually cut the book to bi-monthly publication. So that's the cover we'll be using. Technically speaking it makes #20 returnable, but we're pretty confident retailers won't return copies on the basis that it has a George Perez cover.
PAD
From Diamond
Shipping Next Week: March 2
Monday, February 21, 2005 11:20:08 AM
The following products are expected to ship to comic book
specialty stores next week. Note that this list is tentative
and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for availability.
JAN050299 FALLEN ANGEL #19 (MR) $2.99
From Newsarama
FALLEN ANGEL: NOT DEAD YET
02-19-2005 04:44 PM by MattBrady
FALLEN ANGEL #19
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FALLEN ANGEL #20
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While David declined to elaborate on the meaning of his post when asked by Newsarama, an indication of the portability of to new locales is evident in the book’s indicia, and known to fans of the series - Fallen Angel is creator-owned by David and series artist David Lopez. One of a small handful of such titles to be set in the DC Universe (Bloodhound by Dan Jolley was another – the character is co-owned by Jolley, Drew Johnson and DC), Fallen Angel could see a move to a different publisher.
Additionally, as with the news of a series’ cancellation, word has come of an effort to bring the series back to the land of the living, with the effort being spearheaded by Colin O' Mahoney of Other Realms in Cork, Ireland.
“I believe, like most of our staff, that Fallen Angel is, in fact consistently the best comic being published. On hearing that DC had no plans to continue the series past issue #20 was understandably upset, and believe that in my position as a retailer I can make a difference. However, the difference one store can make is minimal. A bigger campaign is needed.
“As Peter David has said, if every retailer ordered two more copies of the comic then it could avoid cancellation. This does seem unlikely, I will admit, but I'm not willing to let the best comic on the market go without a fight. Earlier on today I phoned Diamond and upped our stores' order of Fallen Angel by 10 copies. I intend to promote it as comic of the week and make a real push to get customers to give it a chance. Issue #19 is the start of a new two part story arc. Two issues isn't a huge investment for a collector. Ten extra copies is a lot to ask of some retailers, but one or two or even five isn't.
“Obviously time is short as the issue is out next month but it's not too late. This is a call to retailers to do the right thing and give the brilliant world of Bete Noire a chance to live. Order however many extra copies you can and push customers to try it. Not one person I have shoved it on has not liked it, and moreover, they all now collect it. Read the comic yourselves. Save Bete Noire.”
O' Mahoney also asked retailers who agree with him to post in the thread below, indicating how many extra copies they’ve ordered.
From Comic Book Resources
DC COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR PRODUCT SHIPPING MARCH, 2005
by Jonah Weiland, Executive Producer
Posted: December 13, 2004
FALLEN ANGEL #19
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JLA #112
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DC Comics has provided CBR News with their solicitation text and cover images for comics and product shipping in March of 2005.
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FALLEN ANGEL #19
Written by Peter David
Art by David Lopez, Fernando Blanco
Cover by George Pérez
The Angel's back, and she's got company in an issue featuring a spectacular cover by fan-favorite George Pérez! The duo of Sachs and Violens - from the miniseries by David & Pérez - have hit Bête Noire, and they have the Fallen Angel in their sights!
On sale March 2 o 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US o Mature Readers
JLA #112
Written by Kurt Busiek
Art by Ron Garney & Dan Green Cover by Garney
Part 6 of the 8-part "Syndicate Rules!" With the CSA wreaking havoc on Earth and the Qwardian menace devastating the galaxy, the JLA must divide their forces - and that means calling in help. But will the JLA reserves and the Justice League Elite be enough to accomplish three desperate missions - each crucial to humanity's survival?
On sale March 16 o 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
From Newsarama
DC COMICS HIGHLIGHTS IN MARCH 2005
posted 12-13-2004 09:55 PM by MattBrady
While our friends over at Comic Book Resources will be running the full list of DC’s solicitations for comics shipping in March, we’ve combed through the list to give you the highlights of what’s coming up from the publisher, and what looks to be generating the most buzz in the coming weeks.
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As Newsarama previously reported, Peter David and George Perez’s Sachs and Violens return in the pages of Fallen Angel #19 for part one of a two part story. The solicit reads: The Angel’s back, and she’s got company in an issue featuring a spectacular cover by fan-favorite George Pérez! The duo of Sachs and Violens — from the miniseries by David & Pérez — have hit Bête Noire, and they have the Fallen Angel in their sights!
From Peter David.net, thanks to Ilke Hincer
November 16, 2004
Posted by Peter David at November 16, 2004 10:05 AM
Guess what DC forgot to tell me...
That Dave Lopez and Fernando Blanco, thinking that "Fallen Angel" wasn't going past #18, picked up some work that, it turned out, they then had to swing into before they could get to the new issues of "Fallen Angel." So several weeks ago it was decided that #19 would ship in March, not February...and no one mentioned it to me.
So out come the February solicits and guess who's left going, "What the #*@%?!"
Oh well. I suppose the upside of this is two-fold. First off, you come out with a book on time, month in, month out, and fans take you for granted. Get delayed and suddenly everyone's talking about you. And second, it gives us that much more time to get the word out about "Sachs and Violens" showing up for a two-issue guest stint. When I get some pages in of Dave and Fernando's rendition, I'll post them here.
PAD
From Newsarama, thanks to Anton Kawasaki
FALLEN ANGEL GETS A LITTLE HELP FROM PAD'S FRIENDS
11-08-2004 01:22 PM by Matt Brady
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NRAMA: With the Miraculous recovery you're good to go for #19 and #20 in February and March, respectively. What's coming in there?
PETER DAVID: Well, that’s the nifty thing. For the first time in the history of Fallen Angel, we’re actually going to have official guest stars. For years now, fans have been asking me if I’m ever going to revisit Sachs and Violens, the characters who starred in the four issue limited series George Perez and I did years ago for Epic’s “Heavy Hitters” line. The answer is, yup, they’ll be showing up for a two-parter in Fallen Angel #19 and #20.
NRAMA: For folks who may not have been collecting, or that may have been too young [the miniseries was very mature readers] to pick the miniseries up in ’93-’94, can you explain just who Sachs and Violens are, both as characters and as a property?
PAD: Basically it was Modesty Blaise meets 9 ½ Weeks. They were two street-level adventurers with a rather unique worldview. To quote from my intro in the first issue: “It is one of the bizarre truisms of our society that sex and violence seem inextricably linked in the public perception. As if they both have the same gravity, that both are intolerable, and that both are a scourge of our society to be dealt with. It would seem incomprehensible, though, how the two might actually be related to one another. Sachs and Violens is a series that attempts to draw a connection between the two while at the same time exploring the fundamental hypocrisy in a society that, in casual parlance, has joined an act that ultimately leads to life with an act that ultimately leads to death. The adventures of J.J. Sachs and Ernie “Violens” Schultz. Two people who battle some of the greatest evils of our society: Pornography. Murder. White Slavery. Religious fanaticism. And why do they do this? Because they get an erotic charge from risking their lives. Violence begets sex.”
NRAMA: They were...unique characters who had a...unique relationship. I often got the feeling that you and George were playing "I dare ya" with each other and the audience in regards to the stories, the relationship, and where things went. Was that part of the intent at least - to see how far you could push the envelope?
PAD: Oh yeah, absolutely. It’s pretty out there. J.J. is an ass-kicking model-turned-crusader, and Ernie is a war-scarred photographer with anger management issues whose one joy was when J.J. got turned on by one of their adventures and would jump his bones. I mean, there was never anything outright obscene about it. It was sort of a nudge-nudge, wink-wink aspect to it. We weren’t out to get retailers arrested for selling porn. But it pushed the envelope back in the early ‘90s and, considering the way the country has gotten more repressed rather than less, it’d probably be thought of as even more testing of limits now.
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