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If you’re an Angel fan, chances are Illyria ranks high on your list as one of the television show’s best characters. Amy Acker’s impressive transformation from the sweet and bright southern gal Fred to the cold, dangerous demon goddess Illyria took us by storm in the final season. Unfortunately, we didn’t see nearly enough of Acker’s performance on screen. We mourned the lovable Fred at the same time we fell head first for Illyria. Boys drooled over her, and girls wanted to be her (I mean, just look at that awesome outfit, right?).

Like with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dark Horse Comics, the characters of Angel live on in new adventures from IDW Publishing. But now fictional master Peter David is introducing Illyria into a whole new universe—the domain of Bete Noire in his own comic, Fallen Angel: Reborn. If you’re at all familiar with the comic, you know that throwing Illyria in with the likes of Liandra is sure to stir up some controversy. But whether you read Fallen Angel or not, you might be puzzled about how Illyria could fit into a non-Whedonverse comic.

That’s exactly what I asked Peter David in my latest interview over at Impulse Creations. He gave a fantastic scoop on what the new four-issue mini-series has in store beginning this July, so you’ll definitely want to hop over there and check it out. It’s a good one, I promise.