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After the Fall, Part Six: First Night, Part One is the sixth issue of the After the Fall comic book series. Written by Brian Lynch with Joss Whedon and illustrated by Tim Kane, David Messina, Stephen Mooney, and John Byrne, it was originally published on April 2, 2008, by IDW Publishing.

Synopsis[]

First Night begins! What happened on the very night Los Angeles went straight to hell, the incident that ended the Angel television series with such a shocking cliffhanger? Why did the team go their separate ways? And how did Connor rise up to become one of Hell's greatest champions? This first issue of a two-part series-within-a-series has the answers you've been waiting for![1]

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Betta George[]

In Gunn's captivity, Betta George wonders what he's missing outside his prison and reminisces of how he ended up in hell. Hour earlier, he was in the water of the Universal Studios, amusing children on the "Jaws Encounter" ride as they passed. As his tale ends, he admits some people's stories might be better.

Spike[]

As Los Angeles is transported to hell, the battle with Wolfram & Hart's demon army ends. Spike quickly decides to retire from his heroic duties. After leaving the rooftop he was fighting on, Spike finds a frightened Fred in an abandoned building. Large demonic spiders are attacking civilians. Spike's courageous nature gets the better of him and he begins fighting off the spiders. As the fight continues, Fred reverts to Illyria and easily tears one of the spiders in half. A disappointed Spike agrees to the civilians following him.

Connor[]

Connor flees the collapsing building of Wolfram & Hart, only to run back towards the flight when he sees a dragon attack the area. Before he can make it back, L.A. is transported into hell. Connor works out where he is and starts remembering his entire life. Amongst his memories are that of Angel and Cordelia playing with him, Holtz protecting him in Quor'toth, and Connor loosing his virginity to Cordelia. He is then captured by a large group of warrior demons who know that he is Angel's son.

Lorne[]

After killing Lindsey, Lorne leaves Angel and his friends. L.A is sent into hell, and Lorne takes the first cab as far away as possible. With the citizens of Silver Lake and a sorceress, Lorne fights back the hell demons. Together, they create a violence free zone in the middle of hell, of which Lorne is elected the Lord.

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Death count[]

  • Spider demon, killed by Illyria.

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  • After the Fall, Part Six was the 45th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 46,645 sales in April 2008 at comic specialty stores.[2]

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Goofs[]

  • The credits page of the single issue lists stories, artists, and covers from issue #7 instead.
  • The neighborhood of Silver Lake is incorrectly written as "Silverlake."

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References[]

  1. "ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #6." Previews World. Retrieved on April 27, 2022.
  2. "Top 300 Comics Actual--April 2008." ICv2, May 19, 2008.
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