Editing Cordelia Chase (section)

=== Literature ===
Cordelia also appears in [[comic book]]s and novels based on the ''Buffy'' and ''Angel'' television series. ''The Cordelia Collection, Vol. 1'' by Nancy Krulik is a [[novelization]] of the ''Buffy'' episodes "[[Out of Mind, Out of Sight (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]", "[[Some Assembly Required (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Some Assembly Required]]" and "[[Homecoming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Homecoming]]". These episodes tell specific incidents in which Cordelia becomes targeted: by a scorned classmate, to become a [[zombie]]'s bride and by [[The Most Dangerous Game|hunters]] in a case of mistaken identity.<ref name=Collection>{{cite book|last=Krulik|first=Nancy|author-link=Nancy Krulik|title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Cordelia Collection, Vol. 1|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster|Simon Spotlight Entertainment]]; [[Pocket Books]]|year=2002|location=[[New York City|New York]]|isbn=978-0-7434-2746-3|url=https://archive.org/details/cordeliacollecti00nanc}}</ref> She appears in numerous [[List of Angel novels|''Angel'' novels]] as a member of Angel Investigations, but some feature Cordelia more prominently; in ''[[Not Forgotten (Angel novel)|Not Forgotten]]'' she uncovers exploitation of child immigrants, while in ''[[Haunted (Angel novel)|Haunted]]'' she appears as a contestant on a supernatural-themed [[reality television]] show when she has a vision about another applicant. Cordelia appears in the majority of ''Angel'' comics, published by [[Dark Horse Comics]] during 2000–2002 and set between episodes of the television series. She appears less frequently in those by [[IDW Publishing]] between 2005 and 2011, mainly in stories set in and after the fifth season. Cordelia typically plays a minimal role in the Dark Horse ''Angel'' comics. However, issue seventeen was a "Cordelia Special", in which demonic items are stashed in Cordelia's apartment. In the ''[[Dark Horse Presents]]'' story "Lovely dark and deep", Cordelia lands a role as the star of a demonic movie. Cordelia appears in the IDW Publishing comic mini-series ''[[The Curse (Angel comic)|Angel: The Curse]]'', set after season 5, in flashback scenes.<ref name=TheCurse>{{cite book|last=Mariotte|first=Jeff|author-link=Jeff Mariotte|title=Angel: The Curse|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]|year=2006|location=[[San Diego]], [[California]]|isbn=978-1-933239-79-8|title-link=The Curse (Angel comic)}}</ref> She subsequently reappears in the mini-series ''[[Old Friends (Angel comic)|Angel: Old Friends]]'', which sees Angel battle evil clones of his friends. Cordelia claims to be the genuine article, having returned from the dead, but Angel is unconvinced and kills her; his suspicions prove correct when her body immediately disintegrates like the other clones.<ref name=OldFriends>{{cite book|last=Mariotte|first=Jeff|author-link=Jeff Mariotte|title=Angel: Old Friends|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]|year=2006|location=[[San Diego]], [[California]]|isbn=978-1-933239-76-7|title-link=Old Friends (Angel comic)}}</ref>

''[[Angel: After the Fall]]'', a canonical comic book continuation of the television series plotted by Joss Whedon and written by [[Brian Lynch (writer)|Brian Lynch]], features the characters of ''Angel'' and all of Los Angeles condemned to Hell after the events of the series finale "[[Not Fade Away (Angel)|Not Fade Away]]". Cordelia does not appear until the twelfth issue, in which she acts as a guide to Angel in his dying moments; it is revealed she serves in some capacity as a higher power now. The character departs in issue thirteen. Cordelia also appears in a dream sequence within the twentieth issue of ''Buffy''{{'}}s canonical continuation, ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'', titled "[[After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!]]". Buffy dreams of when she was in her first year at Sunnydale High; Cordelia's physical appearance is based on the art style of Loeb and Whedon's unproduced ''Buffy'' animated series.