FALLEN ANGEL GETS A MAKEOVER WITH SOME HELP FROM "SHI"

IDW's Longest-Running Title Has Some Changes -And a Crossover- In Store

San Diego, CA (February 13, 2007)- Since its launch in December 2005, IDW Publishing's Fallen Angel has had two constants—co-creator Peter David's writing and artist J.K. Woodward's painted art style. After March, one of these things will change, but not before setting up the title's biggest storyline yet.

Artist J.K. Woodward will step aside on the book after March's issue #14, "The Predecessor, Part 1." Stepping in to complete the art chores on parts two and three of this tale is artist Kristian Donaldson (Supermarket, DMZ). What will Kristian be drawing in his two issues? A better question is who he will be drawing...

In Woodward's final issue, we meet a character named Lin. A character in an asylum, who will look very familiar to long-time fans of the series in both its iterations. We also revisit familiar old faces like Shadow Boxer in the issue.

From there, Kristian picks up the pieces and tells the final two parts of the story, paying homage to past comic book covers with his images for issues 15 and 16.

So how does Peter top that story? Easy—he lets Fallen Angel—whoever it is still wearing the cloak beyond issue 16—meet up with someone even more intimidating… Billy Tucci's Shi. In issues 17 and 18, Fallen Angel meets up with the Sohei Warrior in a special crossover guest-illustrated by Shi creator Billy Tucci himself.

But wait—as the saying goes—there's more. Issue 17 will be presented as a special flip-book, featuring two 11-page stories telling essentially the same tale, but from two very different points-of-view. Tucci will be handling Shi's version of this Rashomon-like tale. Handling Angel's chapter? Artist Joe Corroney, who last paired with David on Spike vs. Dracula. Both artists will be supplying special covers for this flip-book presentation.

J.K. Woodward fans needn't fret, either, as he will be returning to the book soon after, too, followed by yet more Joe Corroney art. Woodward fans will also be happy to see his work on larger display in the May-bound Fallen Angel Premiere Edition, an oversize hardcover-with-dustjacket presentation of issues 1-13. This deluxe volume will also include all of Woodward's covers, character sketches, a more involved look behind the scenes at his approach to the art, and much more.

Fallen Angel remains IDW's only ongoing series, and fans of what has come before will surely find renewed enthusiasm over what's still to come.