Dorotea
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Post by Dorotea on May 6, 2010 11:55:13 GMT -5
Georges, as I said in a different message, to a different person in regards to issue 35 "to deliver a message so utterly and completely devoid of faith, hope and love - it takes a real daring to go that far". I want to add though that you have almost saved the S8 for me - single-handedly with your art alone. Thank you very much for your Buffy close-ups in 35. They were gorgeous.
Now , as for my question. I got the allegory - about the apple and the Garden of Eden out of which they are getting kicked out - by their own decision though. I even got the joke about Angel the water and the yin playing the role of Eve - vs Buffy's fire - yang Adam element. I even went as far as to remember the "I only Have Eyes for You' epi in S2 where Angelus also played the female part. My question is - who's the Serpent - sans the obvious suspect? Or is she - the one ? Am I anywhere close in my suspicion that there IS a Serpent in this classic ?
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Post by wenxina on May 6, 2010 13:21:53 GMT -5
Alrighty lucky-people-who-get-to-submit-questions-because-you-already-have-your-copies, I've submitted up to question #28 to Georges. The floor is reopened. Keep 'em coming... Here's hoping that I'll get to read the issue tomorrow... stupid delivery delay! Grrr-argh!
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Post by bamph on May 6, 2010 14:09:14 GMT -5
I got a couple of questions about the Twilight plane.
1)When the Twilight plane becomes the Bronze,did you have to go back and look at references from the show?It was such a major setting for the first seven seasons of the series.Was it challenging re-creating it for those few panels?
2)The white void is a nod to Daffy Duck cartoons but it reminded me also of the Wolfram & Hart white room.What went in to coming up with this white blank setting of Twilight and did the white room factor in on a subconscious level since we've seen an environment like this before in the Buffyverse?
3)This next question is about the mechanics of the Twilight plane.Can Buffy and Angel move back and forth to Twilight?They left it in this issue but could they conceivably go back and forth now or was it a one time deal?Meaning they chose to leave Twilight and now are locked off from it.Also,if they can go back and forth,could they bring people with them in some way?
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Post by zamolxis on May 6, 2010 14:27:46 GMT -5
Hi again,
Was it your choice to draw both Buffy and Spike wearing gold rings on their right hands?
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Post by drywallman on May 6, 2010 15:33:01 GMT -5
Hi again
I have to ask, with so much time seemingly devoted to the B/S/A triangle, is the B/X arc going to be left by the wayside? Have we seen the last of it this season?
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Post by kdeb on May 6, 2010 16:50:00 GMT -5
Hi again, Georges. Three more questions.
The covers for no 36 were released today. Nice work from you with the parody of the other Twilight. My question is, is this cover an ironic statement about the 'shipping phenomenon, an ironic comment on Twilight the book/movie, or does it have some real relevance to the story of season 8?
Speaking of covers, does your X-Men tribute cover to no 35 have any resonance in the upcoming story, with Buffy being rejected by her friends, or is it over and done with, as it were?
In 35, Buffy looks really shocked by Spike's arrival, and thinks, "This is gonna be bad." Why, in your opinion, does she think this, given that Willow seems very pleased to see him, and what will the season 8 storyline ultimately mean for the Spike/Buffy relationship, which many people don't see as over by any means?.
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Post by lmblack21 on May 6, 2010 18:54:57 GMT -5
Wow, so we just saw your cover for #36. I believe it was Scott Allie who said that Joss was very specific for how he wanted the covers for his arc to go and it appears we can already see the homage (or mocking?) of the Twilight book saga. He also said people would be upset or mad about it - which I'm definitely not.
The positioning of Angel/Buffy/Spike is very interesting. It appears, from the cover, that there STILL will be bad blood between Angel and Spike over Buffy which I was kinda hoping they'd moved past.
It also looks like - going from the Twilight book cover positioning - that you have Angel in the position of "Edward", Spike as "Jacob" and Buffy as "Bella".
My question is, I'm assuming this was a deliberate position choice directed by Joss to sort of reflect what the emotional dynamics between the 3 that you've mentioned multiple times is - which is that, while Buffy cares for them both very much, she is drawn more to Angel than Spike. Is that correct? (The whole Angel is home, Spike is the cabin analogy?) It kind of goes back to the whole threesome panel too, where you said that Joss wanted Buffy leaning more into Angel due to her feelings for him.
Great cover by the way, it really made me laugh!
-Luc
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on May 6, 2010 20:25:16 GMT -5
Planning something spectacular for issue #40 aka the last issue of Buffy Season Eight?
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Post by Maggie on May 6, 2010 20:35:57 GMT -5
It seems like the question you are most frequently asked is whether Angel is Buffy's one true love. I'm not sure how many times you can answer "yes", but what I do want to know is whether this is the question that should keep coming up? Assuming it's not this one, what question do you think fans should be asking over and over?
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Post by wenxina on May 6, 2010 22:40:20 GMT -5
Hey all. We're nearing 40 questions (I think we may have broken the record, or come close) so I'm going to close the session until I hear a yay or nay from Jeanty about continuing it. Thanks for your questions, and I'll post a note letting you all know his decision. Thank you all again for your interest.
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Post by wenxina on May 7, 2010 8:38:55 GMT -5
Alrighty... Georges and I discussed it, and we decided that it would be best to cap off the Q&A right now. He's a busy man, and I don't want to distract him from his work too much. He's been more than gracious, and it looks like many of you got to get in several questions this time around. Thanks for the questions. Answers will be posted as soon as they come in, and I'll post a notifying message when that happens.
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Post by wenxina on May 8, 2010 1:06:35 GMT -5
First 17 questions answered.
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Post by wenxina on May 13, 2010 16:22:07 GMT -5
Answers for questions #29-40 posted. Will post the middle answers when I get them back.
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Post by wenxina on May 22, 2010 0:07:23 GMT -5
Q&A is now complete. Feel free to share with the fandom. Thanks for the great questions, guys. I hope the answers are to your satisfaction, and if not, perhaps more food for thought? Next round will be in September, unless anything changes. Joss returns to writing duties, so that should be good.
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