Auld Lang Syne

The subject of this article is non-canonical.
While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse continuity.

Auld Lang Syne

No. of issues

5

First	Last
Auld Lang Syne, Part One	Auld Lang Syne, Part Five

(November 22, 2006)

(March 14, 2007)

Cover artist(s)

David Messina

Auld Lang Syne is a miniseries spin-off from the Angel comic book series. It was written by Scott Tipton and illustrated by Elena Casagrande and David Messina. The five issues were originally published from November 2006 to March 2007 by IDW Publishing.

Premise[]

Angel's back on the job in Los Angeles, tracking a mysterious cult, and working to solve a kidnapping. The only trouble is, a few old familiar faces keep showing up — faces he shouldn't really be seeing!^[1]

Summary[]

Angel has taken up his job in Los Angeles again, but is quickly faced by mysterious figures from his past, and they seem to be quite real. Similarly, Spike is faced by the ghosts of his pasts and the two accidentally met each other, placing the blame for the occurrence with the other.

A fight ensues, but they soon discover that they have been manipulated, and are forced to work together again. The culprit turns out to be Lilitu, a demon both men wronged in the past, who hoped they would kill one another. Angel and Spike are able to defeat her; however, both go their own ways again.

Publications[]

Issues[]

Cover	Title	Release date
	Auld Lang Syne, Part One	November 22, 2006
	Angel's back on the job in Los Angeles, tracking a mysterious cult and working to solve a kidnapping. The only trouble is, a few old familiar faces keep showing up-faces he shouldn't really be seeing! And what does Spike have to do with it?
	Auld Lang Syne, Part Two	December 6, 2006
	A quiet night out for Spike turns into a nightmarish trip through his past, as he's repeatedly confronted by familiar, long-departed faces. How will Spike react to meeting the sins of his past up close and personal? And where's Angel in all of this?
	Auld Lang Syne, Part Three	January 10, 2007
	Years of animosity boil over as Angel and Spike go head to head in the brawl to end all brawls through the streets of L.A. What set off this knockdown, drag-out battle, and who's really profiting from it?
	Auld Lang Syne, Part Four	February 7, 2007
	Angel and Spike put their heads together to discover who's been manipulating them from afar! And what better way to get to the bottom of things than some good old-fashioned breaking and entering! It's an all-vampire museum heist!
	Auld Lang Syne, Part Five	March 14, 2007
	Angel and Spike have tracked down the culprit who's been tampering with their minds! Will they be able to free themselves from her influence? Or will Spike be too busy putting the moves on her? It all ends here!

Collections[]

Title	Issues	Release date
Auld Lang Syne	1–5	June 13, 2007
Angel's back on the job in Los Angeles, tracking a mysterious cult, and working to solve a kidnapping. The only trouble is, a few old familiar faces keep showing up — faces he shouldn't really be seeing! And what does Spike have to do with it? Find out for yourself in this exciting story arc featuring the greatest head to head Angel/Spike battle ever!
Angel Omnibus, Volume 1	1–5, others	November 19, 2008
Discover the Angel Omnibus, which collects the IDW's Angel: The Curse, Angel: Old Friends, Angel: Spotlight, and Angel: Auld Lang Syne. This huge collection of comics includes work by New York Times best-selling writer Peter David, and features the most popular characters from the TV show including Spike and Illyria.
Angel 100-Page Spectacular	1	April 13, 2011
Don't cry over Angel's departure just yet! This specially priced comic re-presents some of the best Angel stories in IDW's tenure, from the very first Angel story we produced to a special comic convention overrun by Spike, Angel and assorted monsters! The first of three special Angel-related 100-pagers as we say our long goodbye to the vampire with a soul.