FRAK!!!!

Season 8 readers, stay away from spoilers! The two covers for issue 34 has been released by misstake and we know know who Twilight is (it's been confirmed by Scott Allie that Twilight is indeed the person on the covers of issue 34).

So stay away from interviews and Q&A's, banners and avatars, future covers and articles.

Do. Not. Ruin. It.

Like I did. Misstake release or not, I should know better than looking at any covers. I've been spoiled before (stupid Satsu/Buffy-lesbian article that wasn't spoiler-marked).

Original art (yep, I'm buying again)

A couple of scans of Nick Runge's covers for issue 26 & 27. There are actually two changes from the original art and the published version for cover 26.


Original art issue 26

Published version issue 26

Original art issue 27

Published version issue 27


Notice that "the kid dressed as Spike-man, has been changed to a generic green cape and The Comic-con international logo has been changed to the San Diege Sci-Fi Fest". There seemed to have been some copyright issue that made it not possible to print that version (but it's fine to show online). Issue 27 also seems to have been cropped a bit.

I'm buying cover 26, but if anyone wants to buy the other cover, send Runge a email at nickrunge@comcast.net. He's going to give it to a ebay store that only sells to US soon, so hurry if you want it. I got mine for 160USD, including shipping to Sweden.

Weekly feature: Excerpt from original script

From the episode Habeas Corpses in Season 4 of Angel when W&H's employees gets killed and zombie-fied.

Even in the midst of an overwhelming battle, Gunn manages to lighten the mood in a exchange cut for time:

Gunn takes an awkward step toward Wes.
GUNN: Eiyii...
Wesley raises his sword. Ready to put Gunn down if necassary.
GUNN(con't) Iiiyyii... (then completely normal) You're not gonna fall for that, are you?
-Zombie fake out.

While it is a very dangerous joke, since Wes could have acted faster and Gunn could have died, it would have been nice to see Gunn joke with Wes on the show like this during Season 4. It reminds me of older and better times.

Weekly feature: Excerpt from original script

From the Angel season 4 episode Peace Out:

A 'grizzled' reporter indicates just how much the world has changed with his first question at Jasmine's press conference, which had to be cut.
"Yeah, I got a question all right... One I think the world demands an answer to. Exactly how do you get your hair so shiny and bouncy like that? What is that, like a special conditioner or..."

PS. I forgot to publish last week's script-post, I just saved it as a draft. Here's the link.

Oh Dear God, Not Santa!

My song fic to the Jingle Bells melody inspired by the scene in The Body when Anya told the Scoobies the truth about Santa Claus.

The fic.

"That's a GIRL's arse."

Happy holidays! From time to time I like to go check out the Eclectic Micks blog. They have some real fun stuff over there, like Stephen Mooney's (Angel After the fall, Not Fade Away) sketch here. I'm not sure what's funnier, the image or the artists's comments.

Weekly feature: Excerpt from original script

From the ep Awakening (Angel, season 4) when Angelus comes back.

The script translates Wo-Pang's ritual to take Angel's soul as follows:
I call upon the Five Powers... Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li... Grant me access to the being. The fire within. that it may be brought without. I call to the One who has awakened. His will be done...

The spell in non-English.