Because of the circumstances behind Dark Horse 's use of the Angel character , Whedon offered Lynch use of a main character in the Buffy franchise .
Lynch adapted the storyline to bridge IDW 's After the Fall with Dark Horse 's Season Eight .
Because of the circumstances behind Dark Horse 's use of the Angel character , Whedon offered Lynch use of a main character in the Buffy franchise , and Lynch adapted the storyline to bridge IDW 's After the Fall with Dark Horse 's Season Eight .