![]() Wendy herself is a fun, if delusionally clueless character. The Wendy scenes, while odd are a fun diversion from the after-school special that is Angel’s date with Don. He is also a rather charming transient… he tickles Wendy’s ego, by asking for her autograph. The Bum is such an odd character, making himself completely comfortable in the girls’ apartment… using their pillows, and treating himself to milk and cookies. He is surprised to find Wendy at home… and Wendy… asks him to make himself comfortable and act as her “audience” while she continues working on her acting. They have the most comfortable couch, apparently. Meanwhile, we witness a relatively harmless… though creepy nonetheless bum breaking into Angel and Wendy’s apartment. Considering this is a 1980’s era comic, and our man is a bemulleted yuppie caricature… it should be no surprise when Angel discovers that Don is a user of… He is falling asleep during conversation, keeps excusing himself to use the restroom, and seems to have an “in” at a very exclusive NYC club (Studio 108… because it’s twice as good as Studio 54, you see). The girls’ neighbor, Everett takes the contract and eradicates the threat.Īngel’s date arrives, and is acting odd. One unfortunate (potentially pregnant) cockroach finds her(?)self with a $10 bounty on her(?) head. ![]() The cockroaches act as comic foils and provide a bit of peanut-gallery chatter. The girls’ apartment is infested with a comical bunch of cockroaches. We meet Angel’s roommate, aspiring actress Wendy who is rehearsing her delivery for an audition for Snowy Showy Detergent. She is hopelessly crushing on eatery patron, Don and is amazed when he asks her out on a date. Finding out the hard way that art gigs won’t pay her rent, she takes a job as a rollerskating waitress at the “Balloon” Restaurant on the upper-west side. This book also does not feature the Comics Code Authority badge, leaving it open to explore more mature themes.Īngel is an aspiring artist who left her home in Scranton, Pennsylvania to ply her trade in the big city. From the hair styles and fashions worn (Angel herself has a bright red mullet and it appears as though she is wearing leg warmers in some panels… her date Don is also very “business in the front”, almost the stereotypical Wall Street villain of 1980’s cinema) to social issues such as drug use. Angel Love, however, is very much a product of the 1980’s. It’s very lazy writing, and panders to a knee jerk, almost “preach to the choir” mentality. Now, I usually roll my eyes when I see a review devolve into defining any given thing by the decade in which it came out (“This is sooooo 90’s!).
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