Comics Reviews: Buffy, Dresden, and Angel

As stated previously, I used to collect comics up until 2001, when I gave up the habit in favor of a new addiction - reading and writing essays (and the occassional fanfic) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Then the writer of that series decided to start writing comics instead, and I found myself going full circle. Nifty. I keep hoping that eventually I'll get bored of the Buffy/Angel comics and give up this habit that at times feels like it is encroaching on my limited apartment space and wallet, in a purely nickel and dime sort of way. Have to say, the Drew Goddard penned miniseries "Wolves At the Gate" came very close to doing just that.
I almost asked my local comic store, the awesome Rocket Ship, to cancel my subscription.
But curiousity more than anything else keeps me trucking along. Although Scott Allie and the online fandom may kick me off the habit yet, both are annoying beyond belief. Thank god, I only get the outtakes via my flist. One wonders at times if people have lives outside of the fandom? Methinks not.

In direct contrast is Bryan Lynch's somewhat innovative take on Angel. As well as the thoroughly endearing and somewhat comical wit of his editor Chris Ryall - who has made me become somewhat enamored of the upstart IDW line. Dark Horse was always a bit on the annoying side - they are an imprint of DC, I think, or Marvel, can't remember which. Sort of like Miramix was a subsidiary of Disney. The big action hero comics decided to go after the "cult"/"art" crowd with Dark Horse. Allie reminds me of the Wiensten boys, who I've even less patience for. (I used to collect the entire Dark Horse line back in the day, until I finally got fed up with the lack of continuity, the dropping of titles out of the blue, etc, that I gave up and scaled way back.)
( Highly opinionated reviews of Angel First Night and Buffy - Wolves at the Gate Part IV )

( The Dresden Files:Welcome to the Jungle )