jellymoff
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Post by jellymoff on Oct 7, 2010 17:24:39 GMT -5
::COVERS::::SOLICITATION::Joss Whedon (W), Georges Jeanty (P/Cover), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Jo Chen (Cover) On sale Jan 5 FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing Season Eight has at last brought Buffy the long way home, and betrayal comes in the shape of the closest, most unexpected individual of all. Reeling from their losses, the Scoobies will never be the same again. Series creator Joss Whedon and series artist Georges Jeanty bring you the biggest Buffy finale ever! • Eisner Award-winning series! Hi-res covers and solicitation courtesy of CBR.
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patxshand
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Post by patxshand on Oct 7, 2010 17:27:28 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that when this cover is released, Dawn will be on the cover and Giles will be gone. They're pushing the "Dawn is dying!" thing way, way too hard for it to happen.
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veiriti
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Post by veiriti on Oct 7, 2010 17:41:41 GMT -5
Where the hell is Spike?! I don't wanna him to die or to be the traitor... Why he's not on the cover! Oh, God, I knew it something bad will happen with him... Buffy looks so sad on the Jo Chen's cover...
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Post by drywallman on Oct 7, 2010 17:44:29 GMT -5
Where the hell is Spike?! I don't wanna him to die or to be the traitor... Why he's not on the cover! Oh, God, I knew it something bad with happen with him... Relax, he's probably not on the cover because he's not one of the major players in this issue. Spikes too big of a cash cow for them to kill him off. Dawn on the other hand...
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Post by veiriti on Oct 7, 2010 18:04:40 GMT -5
Where the hell is Spike?! I don't wanna him to die or to be the traitor... Why he's not on the cover! Oh, God, I knew it something bad with happen with him... Relax, he's probably not on the cover because he's not one of the major players in this issue. Spikes too big of a cash cow for them to kill him off. Dawn on the other hand... Joss doesn't care how popular the character is... if he decides to kill the character he will... I don't care about Dawn much, but the lack of Spike makes me utterly upset... I have a very bad feeling about...
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Post by Mr. Savath Bunny on Oct 7, 2010 18:19:40 GMT -5
I agree, DH is smart to not let another twi-gate thing happen again. We fans are wiser than we look. Even on covers - no one is safe!
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patxshand
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Post by patxshand on Oct 7, 2010 18:23:01 GMT -5
Spike's gonna be fine. For realsies.
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Post by drywallman on Oct 7, 2010 18:50:54 GMT -5
Relax, he's probably not on the cover because he's not one of the major players in this issue. Spikes too big of a cash cow for them to kill him off. Dawn on the other hand... Joss doesn't care how popular the character is... if he decides to kill the character he will... I don't care about Dawn much, but the lack of Spike makes me utterly upset... I have a very bad feeling about... If that were the case he probably wouldn't even be in this season, Angel either. And they certainly wouldn't be playing up the shippy angles. I really doubt Joss brought him back just to kill him off.
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The Night Lord
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Post by The Night Lord on Oct 7, 2010 19:50:03 GMT -5
Interesting covers. On the first, we have a sad Buffy holding a broken scythe and on the other, we have the gang, minus Spike, all wearing black...like they're in mourning over someone? That was my initial reaction. Also, I think the reason Spike isn't on the alternate cover is because they're standing out in the sunlight...which goes to show that Angel really can stand in the sun and not burn
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Post by krazyxxxdj on Oct 7, 2010 20:48:26 GMT -5
Broken, busted scythe!
Does that mean anything? I don't recall anything from the series saying it was invincible, but... does this say anything about how it all ends? *squeals*
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Post by BlueJay on Oct 7, 2010 21:08:41 GMT -5
I love how the cover for #40 contrasts with #1. She started out content and confident. Now she's broken.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Oct 7, 2010 21:20:11 GMT -5
I think "The Scoobies will never be again" might be a more apt way of putting it.
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Post by PJ on Oct 7, 2010 21:44:55 GMT -5
I love how the cover for #40 contrasts with #1. She started out content and confident. Now she's broken. i completly agree. I think it is a great way to show how far they have come threw this season.
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Post by The Night Lord on Oct 7, 2010 21:53:31 GMT -5
And you know what sucks? I don't have the original cover for #1. Mine is the virgin cover of her wrestling with one of the demons from the issue, so if I got the Chen cover, it won't look so great
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Oct 7, 2010 21:55:13 GMT -5
Dawn is absent from the cover, but it is dawn in the background, and everyone is wearing black.
Maybe this is a hint that Dawn will die and everyone will be mourning her.
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Post by Smashed on Oct 7, 2010 22:02:30 GMT -5
Spike is not going to die. Although I wouldn't mind if he did because he's a huge airtime/panel hog in (what seems to be) every single series related to Buffy and Angel. But still, Joss wouldn't kill Spike. No question about it. At least not right now.
As for the cover thing...you never know with these! Renee was on the cover after she died!
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Post by Darth Rosie on Oct 7, 2010 23:56:54 GMT -5
I just love how Georges draws Faith - he is so into her, not just the features, but also the character.
Jo Chen's cover evokes a great sadness in me.
I'm just thinking - maybe Dawn is the betrayer? The closest? Willow is by far not the closest anymore.
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Post by janas on Oct 8, 2010 0:52:23 GMT -5
beautiful covers Buffy is so sad on the Jo Chen's cover the Scoobies will never be the same again. But it seems now to be restored, the old Scoobies, the Scoobies of the origins, plus the presence of Faith.
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Luca
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Post by Luca on Oct 8, 2010 3:20:05 GMT -5
Love Chen cover. I made this so you can compare the covers.
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veiriti
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Post by veiriti on Oct 8, 2010 4:23:26 GMT -5
beautiful covers Buffy is so sad on the Jo Chen's cover the Scoobies will never be the same again. But it seems now to be restored, the old Scoobies, the Scoobies of the origins, plus the presence of Faith. Restored?! Oh, come on! The Scoobies never will be the same without Spike! Buffy, Spike, Willow, Giles, Xander, and Faith that would be the perfect Scooby gang for me! I guess Spike and Dawn will be the tragic victims of someone’s action to break the Seed in the benefits of his new born spawn. And when the Seed is broken all magic will disappear – Dawn will turn into a ball of green energy again. Spike was brought from the death with a magic, he has been made corporeal with magic. Spike is a vampire, but his new (un)life is connected to the power of the Amulet and some weird magic in a box what made him corporeal again. So when the magic gone he will turn into a pile of dust again or into a ghost (if he’s lucky!). Looking at the Jo Chen’s cover – the Scythe, is broken… another reference with Spike – the Scythe was the greatest gift that Spike gave Buffy before he died into the Hellmouth. Buffy still loves him and she would shred few tears upon Spike’s dust … and about Dawn’s death… I knew they are going to kill Spike after all! It’s clear –Angel might be a pawn of an evil force, to kill millions, but he will get his free-jail cart – he’s is successful redeemed and Shansu-ed (he’s standing in the sun). Well, Angel is a bloody hero after all and he always gets everything in the end; what left for Spike? A heroic death again!
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