Angel: Smile Time
IDW · 2008–2009 · 3 issues
About the series
In this 2008–2009 IDW miniseries, writer Scott Tipton and artists David Messina and Elena Casagrande expand the Angel mythos into the comics medium, centering on the bizarre, puppeteered children’s show from the TV series. The three-issue story pits Angel and his allies against a supernatural threat lurking behind the cheerful facade of “Smile Time,” blending horror with the show’s signature dark humor. It’s a cult-favorite side tale that deepens one of the series’ most memorable concepts.