Spike: Asylum
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Spike: Asylum is a a series of five comics based on Angel television series. It will be released from September 2006 onwards. The five issues will be collected together in a single trade paperback some time in 2007.
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[edit] Story description
Ruby Monahan has gone missing and her family recruit Spike to track her down. It seems Ruby (a half-demon) has been checked into "Mosaic Wellness Centre", a rehab facility designed to cure the demonic. In an unfortunate turn of events, Spike faces both the Mosaic centre which hopes to cure his vampiric nature, and it's clientele who want him dead.
[edit] Continuity
Chris Ryall the Editor in Chief of IDW Publishing said this about the continuity of the comic:
- "The one restriction we have on all these stories is that we can't explicitly say "hey, THIS is exactly what happened after that apocalyptic fight in the alley in the series finale." That's a story only Joss wants to tell (rightfully so), so we can allude to the fact that our books take place at some point after that, but can't just say it.
- The beautiful thing about Brian's idea is that it doesn't make any difference when it's set. It works great without being dependent on any particular moment in time. Spike's not a ghost like in the opening of Angel Season 5, but otherwise, doesn't matter when this one happens."
Brian Lynch also commented on when the comics takes place within Buffyverse continuity:
- "Spike is in Los Angeles, and he has a soul, and he's up and about and able to touch (and punch and kick and bite...and also hug...I'd assume. Three issues in and he does not hug anyone. Maybe for SPIKE: ASYLUM summer annual). But beyond that, I'm just telling the best SPIKE story I can, timelines be damned. Pick up the series and you tell us when you think it is. The first correct answer gets a hug. From Spike."
[edit] Canonical issues
- Angel comics are not usually considered by fans as canon. Rather than being 'canon', some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors' and artists', whilst other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fanfic, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Angel merchandise.
- Chris Ryall commented on Joss Whedon's involvement with Spike: Asylum:
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- "On all of these Angel/Spike books we do, everything has to be approved by both Fox and Mutant/Enemy, so Joss and/or his people see everything and give me notes.
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- The only note I got back on this one was "It read great and is approved--no changes!"
[edit] Cultural references
- The Usual Suspects - A 1995 movie written by Christopher McQuarrie, directed by Bryan Singer, and starring Kevin Spacey. The variant cover for Asylum #2, references promotional material from this movie (which was also used for the DVD cover)
- Smallville - A current TV show show about the beginnings of Superman in his hometown. In the Asylum #3, a character calls Spike Brainiac (Superman villain) a character that James Marsters played in season 5 of the series.
- Firefly - When Lorne is seen performing in Las Vegas at the end of issue 3, he is performing the theme to Firefly, a Joss Whedon television show. Joss Whedon is also responsible for creating Angel, the show this comic was spun off from.
[edit] Miscellanea
- Brian Lynch wrote the movie, Big Helium Dog, which was produced by View Askew
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Angrynakedpat.com Chris Ryall the Editor in Chief of IDW Publishing comments on the comic's continuity.
- ^ Angrynakedpat.com Chris Ryall the Editor in Chief of IDW Publishing comments on the Joss Whedon's involvement with the comic.
[edit] See also
[edit] Spike comics |
[edit] Spike novels |
[edit] External links
- Angrynakedpat.com - Lynch announces comic (May 2006)
- Angrynakedpat.com - Chris Ryall comments on continuity (May 2006)
- Whedonesque.com Whedonesquers discuss the comic (May 2006)
[edit] Brian Lynch
- Imdb.com - Brian Lynch's entry
- Imdb.com - Big Helium Dog's entry
- Silverbulletcomicbooks.com - Comprehensice interview with Brian Lynch
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