Buffy Comics Season 11 - Review

[Again, read for the first time. Caveat? I don't tend to re-read things. I remember what I read fairly well, particularly if it is a graphic novel -- because I have a visual memory that is rather accurate.]

Review of Buffy Comics Season 11

Good news is there aren't that many issues. Only two volumes as opposed to five or seven. So my pocketbook thanks Dark Horse for this. I'm guessing comic sales were waning? Apparently, since the Spike/Willow series they'd announced never came to fruitation. Shame. I'd have read that. Those are my two favorite characters in the series. But whatever.

You'd think having only two volumes would have made for a tighter plot. But no. Or a better plot? Again no. This plot sort of suffers from the same problems as Dollhouse, Season 7 Buffy, Firefly, Season 9 Buffy, and Season 8 Buffy.

In a nutshell? It's Buffy meets the X-men's Genosha/Days of Future Past storylines. Except the X-men did a much better job with these themes and plot arcs than the Buffy writers did.

For those unfamiliar with the X-men...basically the plot of the Buffy S11 arc is this:( Spoilers )

So, I'm done with the comics for now. And have to find something else. Thinking of reading Fun Home which a co-worker highly rec'd. And the Resurrection of Phoenix. Downloaded both from comicxology. One I bought some time ago -- Fun Home. Also downloaded first volume of Saga, which I'm on the fence about because not a huge fan of Warren Ellis/Grant Morrison.

Tried to read another contemporary romance novel Managed and got annoyed. So..that's not happening.