Ah, a family reunion indeed. Angel patching things up with Connor was a long time coming. Can't say I ever was a fan of Connor in the show but he was okay in this. Wouldn't mind him popping up from time to time.

4.5 StarsIn Season 9, the Angel & Faith story line is better than the Buffy one.

So I actually really liked this one. At first I thought going to Los Angeles and bringing up all these Angel characters was annoying, but it honestly was really nice. It was good to see Angel bridge the gap of his relationship with Connor and it not be all lies. Plus I love Gunn so always good to see him. The thing though that literally drove me up a wall is that apparently he can go outside with a hoodie on and he's protected from the sun, and that his hands were uncovered in the sunlight and h...

This was actually really great. Finally getting to see Quor’toth was weirdly satisfying, and checking in with other Angel characters like Gunn and Connor was, well I wouldn't say fun because eesh, but I liked it. I'm enjoying these Angel & Faith comics much more than I am the Buffy ones right now, TBH. There's a purpose behind Angel and Faith's actions, whereas Buffy sort of feels aimless.

The Good: This volume is pretty amazing. Willow crosses over from the Buffy comics and Connor drops in for an important visit. We revisit the hell dimension Connor grew up in and find some pretty spectacular changes caused by his time there. It was a follow up I never considered and apparently really wanted. I wasn't always a fan of Conner, but here, in this volume, is the person I always wanted him to be. He's got his issues together and he's making a difference. He's, dare I say, delightful.Th...

I've always been conflicted about Connor, but my faith in him is restored. That hell dimension was pretty damn cool and Willow stole the show, as usual. Could do without the dog demons tho. Now I'm looking forward to the Willow Wonderland.

So season 9 is all about fixing the mistakes of season 8? Ok. Well, there's plenty of mistakes to go around. It seems like the most important events are actually happening here, in Angel & Faith, and not in the main Buffy comic. And this particular volume has a lot going on. Angel is still trying to resurrect Giles, meets up with Gunn, and reunites with his son. Willow is making some progress on her quest to restore magic to the world. Which, as it turns out, is a much more serious thing than I

Angel and Faith: Family Reunion is a volume more interesting than most, in part because Angel’s son Connor has a starring role. Angel needs help from Willow, Willow needs help from Angel. In his quest to bring back Giles, Angel asks Willow to assist. Willow obliges, but in return, requests that Angel and Connor take her to the demon world where Connor grew up so that she can bring back a bit of magic to the post-magic world. The world, she contends, cannot go one without magic, since magic and h...

Oh, of course Willow knows Giles’s preternaturally young great aunts. Oh, of course. Connor would be one of the keys to restoring magic to the world. Oh, of course there’s a reason that Quor’toth is a hell dimension and raising a human/vampire child there would have unforeseen consequences. I liked this a lot. I ESPECIALLY liked when Faith launches Angel into the air like Colossus launches Wolverine. Nice metatexualism.

WOW 🤩. Reading this makes me miss the show so much. But I’m glad it continued in this medium. Everyone is able to go so much further. I don’t have the words to describe such a masterpiece addition to the world.

Review originally posted on my blog Dee's ReadsThe Angel & Faith graphic novels have become popular as they have surpassed the quality of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics. This volume has made it so clear to me that Angel & Faith is the only series I wish to follow at the moment. I'm putting down Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics and instead focusing on these as they are much more interesting and very well-written.In this graphic novel we have some new (old) characters reappearing and I absolut...

Connor is the Angelverse's very own "fetch." Stop trying to make Connor happen, people. It's just not going to happen. This issue was too "seedless-magicless-world" focused for my liking, almost as if it were an extension of the current Buffy comics rather than an issue of Angel & Faith. All the Quort'toth stuff was so silly. (view spoiler)[ Connor as, in Faith's words, a "hipster Jesus?" Because he preached LOVE? Oh god, that was beyond cheesy. I did like how he told his disciples to let the fo...

I mean, I love Connor, I love Willow, I love Faith, I (kinda) love Angel (most of the time) so what could be wrong ? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Those comics are so good, I always wanted a spin-off with Faith as the main character, never imagined for it to be with Angel (or in comics), but it makes total sense.

Actual rating 3.5 stars. No, 3.7 - the extra .2 is for Lavinia and Sophronia. I liked the beginning of this volume. The tension between Angel and pretty much everyone (lol). Willow came to London with the Scythe and she made a deal with the brooding vamp that she would let him have (view spoiler)[the piece of Giles’ soul in the magical item (hide spoiler)] in exchange for his help. Although, it wasn’t really Angel she needed… it was Connor! I liked that they brought Connor back, not to mention (...

So good! Loving this series so far. The Angel/Faith pairing (non romantic) just works! The series has the golden age feel of Buffy where you had good monsters but it was primarily about the characters and I love that.

It's nice seeing Connor in a way that doesn't make me roll my eyes out of my head! Also, having Giles's aunts in the picture is a bit like Angel and Faith living with the women from Absolutely Fabulous, and I heartily approve of that.(view spoiler)[ I like the idea of Whistler as the big "bad" behind-it-all, and the human vs. demon's visions of how evolution should work. (hide spoiler)]

I really love the Buffyverse and everything Joss Whedon touches, but wow did I hateread this. I feel like this sidetrack for Season 9 is becoming more and more inessential by the moment, and the absolutely unnecessary diversion in the final two chapters really bugged me.I have little nice to say about this on a whole, and I don't really have high hopes moving forward, unfortunately.

Hooray for the return of Willow. Boo for Connor, but glad to see he's not the whining teenager anymore. Nice continuation of the Faith/Angel teamup. Nice complementary series to go with Buffy Season 9.

It was a pretty good story arc, but I docked two full stars because it started with Angel (a vampire who turns to ash in sunlight) flying in a plane from London to LA during the day. His sun protection was a hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants and a baseball cap?? Several panels depicted Angel in direct sunlight. Even to show itself never got quite that bad.

I loved this volume, and it's been my favorite of this series so far. Willow is my favorite female character from Buffy, so I was glad to see her reappear, even if only for a short while. Faith's complicated thought process gets a glimpse, although she's clearly changed. I know not all fans feel this way, but I've always loved Connor as a character, so I loved the interaction between Father and Son. A part of me wishes they could be closer, but I know that Angel wants to keep Connor safe and to