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As I write this review first in my head then on the page, it occurs to me that I can't win. I'm going to piss someone off, most likely royally. My flist, those who actually are still into the comics or are reading them in some format or other, is split down the middle. Writing a review on this issue is a bit like when I wrote about Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Sarah Palin during the infamous 2008 American Election (lost a few friends over that one, here's hoping I learned from my mistakes). Actually as you may have gathered from reading the discussion threads - writing a review of issue 40 is a bit like writing a review of the NY Yankees and posting it to the NY Daily News and the Boston Globe right before the Yankees meet the Red Sox in the World Series. Like I said? You're going to piss off someone.
As for those of you who aren't reading the comics and could care less? Eh. Don't worry, this is most likely my last review on the topic, and my last post on Buffy for that matter. (Although I'm not making any promises - this journal is called spontaneous musings for a reason.) We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming shortly.
At the comic book store - I did ask, out of curiousity, how well the Buffy comics were doing. According to St. Marks Comics in Brooklyn Heights - pretty damn well. It has a devoted following. They were shocked when I said people in the midwest were having difficulty finding them and that subscriptions had dropped. From their perspective - Buffy's always sold incredibly well. Make of that what you will.
Okay, a couple of gentle reminders: I'm not flocking, filtering or screening this post or the comments. And yes, I'll be making fun of the comic book in much the same way that I make fun of all of the comic books that I read. No, I did not like it that much - so this is not a positive review. There's a lot about this comic that bothers me. And I'll be unpacking some of that in the review. Like all my reviews - it's not edited or betaed. There will be errors and I reserve the right to edit at a later point.
So...if you decide in your ultimate wisdom to risk commenting on this post, please refrain from insulting me or anyone else who comments on it. I don't care if you think we are talking out of our butt or have insane troll logic. Respect our opinions - even if it is the polar opposite of yours and seems to have come from the planet Mars or maybe Neptune. I know how some of you guys love to argue, but let's keep it civil. It's not like this is commentary on a major political election or the World Series, it's just a somewhat cheeky review of a comic book.. Note - if you continue to ignore this caveat after I've warned you, I may delete your ass. Okay? Thank you.
Buffy Issue 40 - Last Gleaming Part 5 - Coda or Answering the Wrong Questions (What Happens When a Writer Loses His Muse)
( detailed review below the cut with major spoilers, also very snarky, guaranteed to piss someone off. )
As for those of you who aren't reading the comics and could care less? Eh. Don't worry, this is most likely my last review on the topic, and my last post on Buffy for that matter. (Although I'm not making any promises - this journal is called spontaneous musings for a reason.) We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming shortly.
At the comic book store - I did ask, out of curiousity, how well the Buffy comics were doing. According to St. Marks Comics in Brooklyn Heights - pretty damn well. It has a devoted following. They were shocked when I said people in the midwest were having difficulty finding them and that subscriptions had dropped. From their perspective - Buffy's always sold incredibly well. Make of that what you will.
Okay, a couple of gentle reminders: I'm not flocking, filtering or screening this post or the comments. And yes, I'll be making fun of the comic book in much the same way that I make fun of all of the comic books that I read. No, I did not like it that much - so this is not a positive review. There's a lot about this comic that bothers me. And I'll be unpacking some of that in the review. Like all my reviews - it's not edited or betaed. There will be errors and I reserve the right to edit at a later point.
So...if you decide in your ultimate wisdom to risk commenting on this post, please refrain from insulting me or anyone else who comments on it. I don't care if you think we are talking out of our butt or have insane troll logic. Respect our opinions - even if it is the polar opposite of yours and seems to have come from the planet Mars or maybe Neptune. I know how some of you guys love to argue, but let's keep it civil. It's not like this is commentary on a major political election or the World Series, it's just a somewhat cheeky review of a comic book.. Note - if you continue to ignore this caveat after I've warned you, I may delete your ass. Okay? Thank you.
Buffy Issue 40 - Last Gleaming Part 5 - Coda or Answering the Wrong Questions (What Happens When a Writer Loses His Muse)
( detailed review below the cut with major spoilers, also very snarky, guaranteed to piss someone off. )