Angel: The Hollower

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Angel Angel: The Hollower (collected edition title)
Angel - The Hollower trade paperback cover
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Genre
Publication date	May–July 1999
Number of issues	3
Creative team
Writer(s)	Christopher Golden
Penciller(s)	Hector Gomez
Inker(s)	Sandu Florea
Colorist(s)	Guy Major

Angel: The Hollower is a trade paperback collecting the three issues comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Angel, based on the Buffy television series.

Story description

General synopsis

Angel has an encounter with someone from his past, and now has to face a threat he had hoped had been long destroyed: the Hollower. The Hollower is a natural predator of vampires. The hideous thing might be linked to Angel's salvation or his destruction.

The Hollower #1

Angel investigates an old horror from his past. He hopes he is strong enough to overcome the monster's unusual powers.

The Hollower #2

Angel must now face a threat he had hoped had been long-destroyed. Yet the abdomination known as the 'Hollower' just might be connected with Angel's salvation or destruction.

The Hollower #3

Angel comes up against the old enemy of vampires, the 'Hollower' in a battle for survival.

Continuity

Supposed to be set in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3. Takes place immediately after Pale Reflections, and immediately before Double Cross.

Canonical issues

Buffy comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. However, unlike fan fiction, overviews summarizing their story, written early in the writing process, were approved by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.