I'm afraid it does show that not many people were reading this final series
It's the main reason I ended up picking up the issues. Couldn't find any recaps or review.
I don't understand why. Lynch's comic unlike the other comics, was not only true to the spirit of the tv series and the characters within it, but also expanded on it - creating new and interesting characters, as well as allowing for character evolution. It's the best take I've read on the character of Spike outside of the television series. He also seems to understand the limitations of the comics medium and how to tell a good story within it. Which I can't say of the vast majority of the writers who wrote comics for the series. Comic book writing is not the same as teleplay or screenwriting.
But Lynch does have a very dry wit - which turns off a lot of people. I grew up with that sort of wit, it's second nature to me. But I'm also acutely aware of how it can put people off. (My Vamp Diary snark-a-thons, if nothing else, have made me aware of it. As did my reviews of the comics.) For me, it's hilarious.
And Lynch's dry wit carries over to his posting board interactions, he snarks a bit at himself and at people (defense mechanism) - which I can also relate to. But people get turned off. (shrugs)
Thanks for the information. I worked hard on that post, harder than usual. ;-) I even edited it. LOL!
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Date: 2011-05-12 12:26 pm (UTC)It's the main reason I ended up picking up the issues.
Couldn't find any recaps or review.
I don't understand why. Lynch's comic unlike the other comics, was not only true to the spirit of the tv series and the characters within it, but also expanded on it - creating new and interesting characters, as well as allowing for character evolution. It's the best take I've read on the character of Spike outside of the television series. He also seems to understand the limitations of the comics medium and how to tell a good story within it. Which I can't say of the vast majority of the writers who wrote comics for the series. Comic book writing is not the same as teleplay or screenwriting.
But Lynch does have a very dry wit - which turns off a lot of people. I grew up with that sort of wit, it's second nature to me. But I'm also acutely aware of how it can put people off. (My Vamp Diary snark-a-thons, if nothing else, have made me aware of it. As did my reviews of the comics.) For me, it's hilarious.
And Lynch's dry wit carries over to his posting board interactions, he snarks a bit at himself and at people (defense mechanism) - which I can also relate to. But people get turned off. (shrugs)
Thanks for the information. I worked hard on that post, harder than usual. ;-) I even edited it. LOL!