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[Note to Buffy fandom folks -- if you wish to link to my Buffy centric posts, you may. Just not the ones with personal content intermixed. A couple of caveats though, I'm not interested in fighting with shippers. No tolerance for it. The following is my perception of the comics. I'm sure others vary. I won't fight with fellow fans on it. No patience for it. If you hate the comics, think comics are beneath you, or hate any of the characters? Go away. Shoo. No patience for that either. Been feeling crappy lately. Please be respectful of my blood pressure. Thank you muchly. ;-)]
So I've been making my way through the Season 9, Buffy and Angel comics. Not reading all of them.
Skipped over a couple. But, the ones I read were surprisingly good. Exceeded expectations. After the disappointment of S8, I had left the comics far behind. But found a few panels online by accident a week or so ago, and got sucked back in.
The writing and art has improved.
1. Buffy S9 - Welcome to the Team - Vol. #4 focuses on Buffy being approached by Illyria and Koh along with the Magic Council guarding the Deeper Well, to fight Severin, and more importantly protect the Well from Severin.
( spoilers )
2. Buffy S9 - The Core -- focuses on Buffy and Willow trying to save Dawn, while Xander attempts it as well with Severin and Simone, resulting in a potential apocalypse. There are some interesting sight gags in here and metaphors. ( spoilers )
3. Angel and Faith Season 9, Vol. 4 and Vol 5 address the same ideas but in a different way. I actually liked these two stories better, the writing is more on target, as is the art. (Chris Gage and Rebekka Issacs. Note the actors get to approve their likenesses in the comics. Isaacs notes how she had to provide a sketch for Marsters approval. And in one of the Q&A's someone asked that and yes, they do, if they were contract players and it is a clause in the contract. They also get a percentage of the royalties on anything carrying their likeness. Which is why you got to be a bit careful about making money off of fanart.)
Anyhow, this story focuses on two things, similar in a way to the Buffy comics. It focuses on resurrecting Giles, as Buffy is trying to save Dawn, and in preventing someone from unleashing a magical plague using the magic they are trying to use to save Giles.
( Spoilers )
The over-arching them of the Angel series is the same as the Buffy one, it's our connections to each other that matter. It is also the them of the Spike Limited Series. The families we build, the friends we make, the people we care for and about, this matters.
A comforting sentiment in troubling times.
Anyhow as you can see from the above, I was pleasantly surprised by these books and devoured them in one or two sittings. Loved them to pieces. Highly recommend.
Although it does help if you like all the characters and like the Spuffy ship.
So I've been making my way through the Season 9, Buffy and Angel comics. Not reading all of them.
Skipped over a couple. But, the ones I read were surprisingly good. Exceeded expectations. After the disappointment of S8, I had left the comics far behind. But found a few panels online by accident a week or so ago, and got sucked back in.
The writing and art has improved.
1. Buffy S9 - Welcome to the Team - Vol. #4 focuses on Buffy being approached by Illyria and Koh along with the Magic Council guarding the Deeper Well, to fight Severin, and more importantly protect the Well from Severin.
( spoilers )
2. Buffy S9 - The Core -- focuses on Buffy and Willow trying to save Dawn, while Xander attempts it as well with Severin and Simone, resulting in a potential apocalypse. There are some interesting sight gags in here and metaphors. ( spoilers )
3. Angel and Faith Season 9, Vol. 4 and Vol 5 address the same ideas but in a different way. I actually liked these two stories better, the writing is more on target, as is the art. (Chris Gage and Rebekka Issacs. Note the actors get to approve their likenesses in the comics. Isaacs notes how she had to provide a sketch for Marsters approval. And in one of the Q&A's someone asked that and yes, they do, if they were contract players and it is a clause in the contract. They also get a percentage of the royalties on anything carrying their likeness. Which is why you got to be a bit careful about making money off of fanart.)
Anyhow, this story focuses on two things, similar in a way to the Buffy comics. It focuses on resurrecting Giles, as Buffy is trying to save Dawn, and in preventing someone from unleashing a magical plague using the magic they are trying to use to save Giles.
( Spoilers )
The over-arching them of the Angel series is the same as the Buffy one, it's our connections to each other that matter. It is also the them of the Spike Limited Series. The families we build, the friends we make, the people we care for and about, this matters.
A comforting sentiment in troubling times.
Anyhow as you can see from the above, I was pleasantly surprised by these books and devoured them in one or two sittings. Loved them to pieces. Highly recommend.
Although it does help if you like all the characters and like the Spuffy ship.
