Illyria

Illyria is an ancient demon god-king whose consciousness inhabits a human host, continuing her existence in IDW Publishing's canonical continuation of the Angel television series. She appears in the post-series storyline navigating a radically altered Los Angeles.

Ancient, imperious, and utterly singular, Illyria strides into IDW's Modern Age comics with the kind of presence that stops a page cold. Debuting in Angel: After the Fall #5 in 2008 — courtesy of creators Chris Ryall and Chris Mowry — she navigates a world that is clearly not built for something as old and formidable as she is, sharing those turbulent pages with the likes of Angel, Spike, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, and Charles Gunn. Across Angel: After the Fall, Angel, and Angel: Only Human, her roughly twenty catalogued appearances paint a portrait of a being who exists on her own terms, an ageless force moving through a thoroughly modern crisis. For fans of the Buffyverse's stranger, more haunting corners, Illyria is absolutely worth seeking out.