Rising Angel


Good news for the embattled heroine.

DC Comics' Fallen Angel by writer Peter David is one of my favorite titles, and really one of the few comics I really make a point to collect these days. This dark, gritty series about a mysterious anti-heroine in the shadowy city of Bete Noir has never really been a top favorite among readers- a fact that has kept the book on constant threat of being cancelled (crossing fingers...). Well, some good news, from Mr. David himself. Apparently, in order to support the launch of the Fallen Angel TPB (which collects issues 1-6), DC experimented and distributed free copies of the first issue. The result of this move was a thirty-three percent rise in sales of the trade, and a similar improvement in the monthly issues. DC, which had only confirmed the title up to issue 16 (the present issue, coming this week), has now given the go signal up to issue 20.

This is great news for me and other fans of the enigmatic Lee, and I hope this continues well for the series. I really recommend everyone who loves dark and unusual superhero fare to check Fallen Angel out; a good way would be to grab a copy of the TPB, available now at Comic Quest and other comic specialty shops.