Two hundred years ago, Angel wandered the streets of Vienna with his companions, Spike and Drusilla, and his new love, Catherine. The foursome lived high on the corpses of the vulnerable Viennans they dined upon -- until the Hollower came to town. In present-day San Francisco, Catherine -- still feasting after all these years -- just witnessed the brutal death of her latest love, and once again, it the horrifying beast known as the Hollower has come to haunt her life. Now Angel's long-ago love knows she must find her former flame, and convince him again to join her in the fight against the creature who feeds on the demon souls of vampires. It's not easy for Angel to join the fight, but when he learns that the Hollower will soon wreak havoc not only on Sunnydale's vampire population, but its human population as well -- Angel knows he no longer has a choice.
"Angel had two centuries of life before he met Buffy," explained writer Christopher Golden, who has scripted much of the popular Buffy comics series. "It only stood to reason that he would have left some enemies with major grudges behind. Like the Hollower, for instance. Other than the Slayer, it's the only natural predator of vampires. Oh, and if we're showing some of Angel's past, we're sure to run into Spike and Dru on the way!"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Angel #1 is just the beginning of the all-new, three-issue series highlighting Sunnydale's favorite vampire. Each issue in this full-color series features 32-pages of all-out action, written by Hellboy and Daredevil novelist Christopher Golden, and featuring the Sarah Michelle Gellar-endorsed artists, Hector Gomez and Sandu Florea. Popular artist Jeff Matsuda (X-Men) provides covers for the series. Angel #1 is priced at $2.95 and debuts May 12.