Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth #1

Hellmouth #1is utter perfection. As a life-long Buffy fan, as a critic, this issue moved me and brought the depth and stakes needed for a crossover event.Hellomouth #1is a must-read. Read Full Review

Hellmouth #1 is truly the start of something dark, weird, and wonderful. A perfect way to start off October, this portends a lot of very cool things to come in the rebooted universe and promises to leave its own mark in the pop culture landscape. Read Full Review

Carlini has a distinctive style that works for this story and it energy. I love the way the panels seem to move with the action of the story. Read Full Review

Hellmouth #1 is a compelling enough continuation of the story thats been ongoing in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. Its great to see the first official meeting of Buffy and Angel in the rebooted world of these titles. Read Full Review

Hardcore fans of Buffy will love seeing all their favorite characters in a familiar setting with just enough unique story and style beats to be different, but newer readers would be advised to do their homework and read the comics that led up to this event first. Read Full Review

Hellmouth #1 kicks the Buffy/Angel crossover event off with a bang! Stellar execution, high stakes, and beloved characters - what more could a fan want?! Read Full Review

It's a whole new world for Buffy and the gang, and we get to see it just as it is about to be destroyed. Should be a barrel of laughs. Read Full Review

Hellmouth #1 sets a hell of a tone, and we're excited to see where it takes Buffy and Angel next. Read Full Review

A solid start with several changes to the classic television adventures. The meeting that occurs is good, but is hard to see at times due to the coloring. I like the art, though the two leads look nothing like the actors that played them. I'm open to more of this series, but it's not knocking my socks off. Read Full Review

Hellmouth #1 ends on a cliffhanger. This time around Buffy isn't fast enough to prevent the Hellmouth from opening, and now she and Angel (who she doesn't yet know is a vampire with a soul) have no choice but to follow Drusilla down into Hell (where another character from the show's First Season may be waiting?). Worth a look. Read Full Review

While it still has its share of imperfections, Hellmouth #1 manages to snag victory from the fangs of defeat, thanks to some beautiful artwork and a likable lead. That said, I wouldn't necessarily describe this as a standalone event, because there is definitely an expectation that readers are already fully aware of what's going on, making this a potentially inaccessible read for newcomers. Given that there's four issues left of this series - not to mention tie-ins in both the Buffy and Angel titles - there's still plenty of time to smooth out any rough edges in execution, and if Bellaire, Lambert and Carlini's opening salvo is anything to judge it by, fans of the Whedonverse are likely in for a hell of a good time. Read Full Review

Hellmouth #1 feels like a classic Buffy season finale, and it's hard to believe that this is only the set-up for things to come. Read Full Review

For a comic that has so much promise, it fails to meet expectations. All of the character and personal drama from the two parent titles is almost missing from this first part of a long crossover event. Hope for the future, but not the outstanding start you would expect. Read Full Review

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Psycamorean

Oct 10, 2019

I liked this a lot. I'm confused by some of the critical reviews saying that the relationship stuff from the parent titles is absent here, since that's not true... Okay, it's slightly true for Angel, but his supporting cast is in LA, not Sunnydale, so you know... As for the story itself, we finally get Angel and Buffy meeting for the first time, and their dynamic works. It feels right at home with the TV show, honestly. But moreso later in the Buffyverse, when Angel had realized Buffy's kind of annoying but still cared so he mostly just told her to go away. Memories. Anyway, overall, I'm excited to see where this goes. As an event book, it works.