Spoiler for the New Spike Series.

[fenderlove]

Straight from the horse's mouth, via Buffyfest Blog's interview with Brian Lynch at NYComic Con.

A spoiler for the Spike series that BL wrote recently. This is the opening scene of the Spike series. Apparently, the day after everything went back to normal in L.A., lots of screenwriters clamored to the studios pitching movie ideas about everyone being sucked into hell. In the Spike series, Spike goes to see one of the movies that got made. It's called "Last Angel in Hell" and it's a Jerry Bruckheimer-esque flick with Nick Cage as Angel and since they couldn't make Gunn the bad guy (something about you can't make the black guy the bad guy anymore), so they made him the wacky sidekick played by Hurly from Lost? The studio execs decided Angel needed a love interest in the movie so they made Spike a woman so that s/he could be the love interest... and Betta George is a dog in the movie. The real Angel and Spike go to see the movie the day it comes out, not realizing that the other would be there, so it's very awkward for them to be seeing Nick Cage!Angel and blonde girl!Spike kissing on screen. Spike gets a little pissy that "This is what people will remember me as!" because Hollywood decided to Hollywoodize the story to make money off of it.

If you want to read the rest of my transcript of the interview, please visit the ATF thread in the Comic Section at CDS.

Comments

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Is this for real? Sounds very end of Austin Powers movie to me.

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Brian was serious. I've never seen Austin Powers. :D I think it could come off kind a cute. Spike also gets a free car for saving the world... and some endorsement deals.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of some strange cross between the X-Files episode "Hollywood A.D." and the meta or the re-imagining of Battlestar Gallactica when they changed Starbuck from a man into Apollo's female love interest. :)

I think this could be quite funny.

[shapinglight]

Um - does this count as Spangel by proxy?

:is completely confuzzled:

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Yes, and in #17 we learn that Spike and Angel bought cellphones and exchanged numbers. Spike's ringtone for Angel is "The Girl From Ipanema." BL said that in the director's cut of the issue for the trade paperback, he may have to actually have to draw the scene where they exchanged digits. *Quagmire voice* Awwwwll right. XD

Actually, one of the Buffyfest people said to him, "Joss did say that Angel always needs a blonde in his life." Brian agreed that that's Spike. :D Angel's going to be appearing a lot in the Spike series, so we'll see where it goes.

[shapinglight]

I don't mind the Spangel stuff one bit. Angel can be in Spike's comic as much as he likes. But I've read all of what you said about part 2 of the Buffyfest interview on CDS now and I can't believe he thinks he can change people's minds about Spider. It's like he didn't read his own comic.

First he wrote her as a bimbo in a thong, then as probably evil. Then, like you said, as serially sexually assaulting Spike in prison.

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Now this sounds like fanfic. Hehe, so what's theme of this story? Gay/transgender-by-proxy sex is hot?

Wait, this was supposed to be on Buffyfest's Blog interview? 'Cause I really don't remember listening to that part.

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

It's from part 2 of the interview. Just released today.

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Gotcha. Haven't listened to that yet.

[ms-scarletibis.livejournal.com]

Spangel? Oh, thank god!

This feels a bit like...TGiQ silliness for some reason, which makes me more anxious/excited to read it :D

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I think it will be cute. I can't wait to see how Franco draws it.

[cozzybob.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooooooh!! This is gonna be good! *gets slasher gloves on* :D

[mulder200.livejournal.com]

Wow! Kinky! This actually sounds like fun.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Bwhahaha!

It sounds like Spike = BSG's Starbuck

Personally, I find this pretty freaking funny.

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I think it's going to be funny. I can't wait to see how pretty femme!Spike is. Please, don't let her be Scarlet Johansen. XD

[jamalov29.livejournal.com]

Personally the more it looks like silly fanfic, the better.
Good luck to B.Lynch playing with his shiny toy. If it makes some fans happy, good for them.:)
Edited : I didn't mean to be offensive towards those who enjoy the comics, but if people don't take it seriously it is less upsetting for me in a way( not sure it makes sense )

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Did I write the spoilers in a way that makes people think Spike gets turned into a girl for real? I keep reading the "it sounds like fanfic" line. Sorry, but I have to ask because I'm reading things elsewhere that makes me worried.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I'm in love with Lynch. Srsly. :)

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I was in love with Lynch until about fifteen minutes ago. And now I feel very very angry and very hurt. All comic book guys are jerks... except for Franco. I'm sure Franco is a gentleman.

[yhlee.livejournal.com]

Oh dear sweet Heaven. Thank you for the spoiler.

I don't ship Spike, period, but I was enjoying him as a character again when Lynch wrote him. (Long story, although I did like Spike's appearances on Angel in general.) I had not read Spike: After the Fall--Spider does what to him? Hot poker? Forced sex? What? And this is supposed to be appealing? Yai, yai, yai. :-(

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if it was supposed to be appealing, but it was supposed to appear consensual. Too bad the dialogue that BL wrote flat out tells you that it isn't, and yet BL still says Spike totally wanted it. What a strange strange man.

[erin-starlight.livejournal.com]

Yay about the sort of Spangel but nay on the Spider bit. At best she's a unstable person (seriously she has a Gollum moment where she wants the Immortal killer thing) and I can't see how anyone could like her give what was shown. When Spike offhandedly refers to her in #17 it doesn't even seem to be in a positive light.

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I definitely agree.

[foolishgirl5239.livejournal.com]

*dies*

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Is it a good *dies* or a bad *dies*? :D