Editing Dark Angel (American TV series) (section)

==Related media==
A [[Dark Angel (video game)|video game of the same name]] based on the series was developed by [[Radical Entertainment]], published by [[Sierra Entertainment]] and released for [[PlayStation 2]] on November 18, 2002, and later on [[Xbox]]. Alba and Weatherly voiced their respective characters in the game. Development of the game started before the series was cancelled, and the game was met with mixed to negative reception upon release. Brett Todd of [[GameSpot]] gave the game 3.8 out of 10, saying: "Although it's impossible to say whether or not the developers' morale was affected by the cancellation of the series, this third-person action adventure plays like it was cranked out to fulfill a contract" and concluded "the development of this game probably should have been cancelled at the same time as the television series".<ref>{{cite web |last=Todd |first=Brett |date=January 3, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018022307/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dark-angel-review/1900-2907908/ |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dark-angel-review/1900-2907908/ |title=Dark Angel Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> Duke Ferris from [[Game Revolution]] gave the game a 'D+', saying that while fans of ''Dark Angel'' would enjoy it as it "mirrors an episode of the show almost exactly", anybody else was likely to find it boring.<ref name=ferris>{{cite web|last=Ferris |first=Duke |date=January 2003 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/dark-angel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220343/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/dark-angel |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live |title=Dark Angel Review |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |access-date=June 23, 2014  }}</ref>

Three original [[novels]] written by [[Max Allan Collins]] expand upon the ''Dark Angel'' television series,{{sfn|Muir|2008|page=246}} with two picking up directly where the series ended,{{sfn|Garcia|2012|page=61}} and another serving as a prequel.{{sfn|Collins|2002|page=Front cover}} A companion book, ''Dark Angel: The Eyes Only Dossier'', was written by D.A. Stern.{{sfn|Stern|2003}}
* ''Dark Angel: Before the Dawn'' (2002) is a [[prequel]] to the television series, detailing Max's life after her escape from Manticore in 2009. After witnessing footage taken in Seattle of a man she believes to be one of her X5 siblings, Max moves from Los Angeles to Seattle, meeting Original Cindy and Kendra on the way, before finding employment at Jam Pony. Max eventually discovers the man in the footage is her brother Seth, who unbeknown to her has been working for Logan as a personal agent. Shortly after being reunited with him at the [[Space Needle]], Seth, who has been injured, commits suicide by falling from it to avoid being captured by Lydecker. Max begins returning to the Space Needle to think and "to be with Seth".{{sfn|Collins|2002}}
* ''Dark Angel: Skin Game'' (2003) immediately follows the events of "Freak Nation", the final episode of season two, describing days in May 2021. ''Skin Game'' focuses on a killer terrorizing the streets of Seattle and the growing suspicion and evidence that the killer could be transgenic. As the killings escalate, the U.S. Army and National Guard prepare themselves for an invasion of Terminal City. Max uncovers that the killer is a [[shapeshifting]] transgenic named Kelpy, though he has been unwillingly given a drug by Ames White that is causing his psychosis. When Max reveals this information to the public through Eyes Only, Ames White goes into hiding, and the invasion of Terminal City is called off. When Kelpy takes on Logan's form he is killed by the virus Max carries which was designed to kill Logan.{{sfn|Collins|2003a}}
* ''Dark Angel: After the Dark'' (2003) follows ''Skin Game''. It is revealed that Max's virus is gone, the most likely explanation being that when the virus killed Kelpy it went dormant as it believed its mission to kill Logan was accomplished. However, Logan and Max's relationship is thrown into turmoil when he reveals that he inadvertently caused Seth's death by sending him on an assignment. Just as Max is ready to forgive him, Logan is kidnapped by Ames White and the breeding cult, who are preparing for the coming of a comet they believe will destroy everyone except cult-members and transgenics through depositing viral material into Earth's atmosphere. They are trying to kill Max as they believe she possesses a genetic code that will save ordinary humans from the comet's viral material. With the aid of a team of transgenics, Max eventually rescues Logan and destroys the headquarters of the breeding cult; Joshua kills Ames White. When the comet arrives, nobody falls ill, and it is believed the cult's prediction was false. Max finds Lydecker in a prison cell at the cult's headquarters. He promises to help her find her mother if she saves him, and she agrees. The book ends with Logan and Max finally consummating their relationship.{{sfn|Collins|2003}}

The companion book, ''Dark Angel: The Eyes Only Dossier'', begins with a letter written by Logan Cale during the stand-off at Terminal City. It is addressed to Detective Matt Sung, a recurring character from the series who aides Logan, instructing him that the package he is sending him contains documents pertaining to the four most critical Eyes Only investigations. If he is killed by the potential invasion of Terminal City, Logan wants Sung to carry on the investigations. The rest of the book contains the documents relating to the four investigations.{{sfn|Stern|2003}}