HOW DOES THE SERIES DIFFER FROM THE COMICS?
Little similarity exists between the characters, events and timeline of the comics to those of the TV series. They can, to all intents and purposes, be regarded as two completely separate stories with no connection other than the names of the main characters. There is an initial similarity to the original comic series concept, but the later comics moved dramatically away from these original ideas, whereas the TV series kept them on. Early episodes of the series tried to capture a little of the feel of the comics, whereas the later ones deliberately moved away and the TV series became firmly rooted as a science fiction/fantasy show. The comics established themselves in the horror/fantasy genre. In the TV series, Alec’s main nemesis on a usually weekly basis is Dr. Arcane. In the early comics Arcane was used a lot, but in later ones only occasionally showed up. Plots were more diverse (this is not intended as a criticism to the TV series, it just shows the big difference in styles.) Also
