Angel

Angel is a vampire with a soul whose centuries of dark history haunt him, driving him to aid vampire Slayer Buffy Summers as an ally and love interest in the French-published adaptation of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe.

Few characters carry the weight of the night quite like Angel, who stepped onto the comics page in 1994's Buffy contre les vampires #2 — a Modern Age debut brought to life by the creative talents of Joss Whedon, Christopher Golden, and Joe Bennett. Published through Semic S.A., this brooding figure shares his adventures across Buffy contre les vampires and Buffy Spécial alongside an iconic ensemble — Buffy Summers, Willow Rosenberg, Xander Harris, Cordelia Chase, and Rupert Giles — making for some genuinely compelling company. With 25 catalog appearances spanning into the early 2000s, Angel carved out a memorable presence in this French-market run of comics, a fascinating corner of the broader Buffyverse for collectors who love hunting down international editions. If you're drawn to dark, atmospheric Modern Age storytelling with a beloved cast, this is a chapter of comics history well worth exploring.