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You’re the Devil in disguise…
You know those evil thoughts you think of when you get mad: the ones where you tear somebody’s head off, or wish them dead in a hundred different ways? Well imagine that your conscience took a leave of absence and you did just that, you started to commit every single act of violence, torture and degradation you ever thought of, over and over and over again....And you like it. It’s a drug, you love it and then like a car crash, your consciousness comes back and you’re hit head on with what you have done. All the horrible, nightmarish things right there in front of you. Could you handle it? Would you stay sane?
In Angel: After the fall #23, this is exactly what happens to Gunn. See after participating in the fall of Los Angeles, Gunn is again human and is incapable of dealing with his self-loathing. After committing innumerable acts of depredation, his conscience can barely endure the anguish he feels and seeks to end the pain: he doesn’t see why he should be allowed to live. Illyria, oddly enough, having some small “sparks” of Fred left in her, feels for him, wants him to heal. Through Fred’s memories and Gunn’s love of her, they seem to come to a mutual understanding. Plus with the help of Betta George, Gunn is able to talk to others about his problems at the Mosaic Wellness Center, a community center for all sorts of supernatural beings.
Although at first I was a little bummed out that the Angel character was taking a two month hiatus from the comic because, quite frankly, Gunn was never my favorite character to begin with. But the writers did surprise me. They gave Gunn a bit more of a personality than what we saw on the show. Plus, it is very nice to see them give second and third rate characters a little limelight. Overall this is a good read for fans of the show, but new comers to the series will feel a little lost.
8.0/10
On sale July 1st
John H
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