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Post by Wyndam on Mar 17, 2008 17:23:26 GMT -5
I am all for Cordy coming back if it is done right.
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Post by balesthebloody on Mar 17, 2008 22:13:16 GMT -5
I am all for Cordy coming back if it is done right. That is the key. Her comeback has to be better than her exit. That is one of the only ways it will work right.
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Post by El Diablo Robotico on Mar 18, 2008 1:34:24 GMT -5
Hoping for lots of good Groo-ness in this issue. Groo at his Groo-iest, even. And if he gets killed off, I'm not reading the comics anymore!! (Okay, that's not actually true, but since that's what some peeps were saying about the possibility of Buffy/Satsu after "A Beautiful Sunset", I didn't wanna be left out. )
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Post by queeroid on Mar 18, 2008 9:19:15 GMT -5
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Post by balesthebloody on Mar 18, 2008 10:30:56 GMT -5
Very cool! Looks like he is in the White Room! Good thing that there is only one more day to go!!!
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Post by Wyndam on Mar 18, 2008 11:13:26 GMT -5
*glees in excitement*
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Post by Slayer489 on Mar 18, 2008 12:49:31 GMT -5
The White Room! TOMORROW! And I'm so excited about the 2 issues in June! So we'll get 3 Buffyverse comics in June and 3 in July.
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Post by Slayer489 on Mar 19, 2008 12:34:46 GMT -5
My comic shop got this issue in today, but I won't be able to get it until tomorrow.
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Post by lorneisaboltsfan on Mar 19, 2008 14:54:57 GMT -5
Read it earlier today. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, so I won't say anything about what happens in it, but it's the best one so far in my opinion.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Mar 19, 2008 19:02:51 GMT -5
"I read it. It's whatever"
LOL! Brian Lynch is a comedian. This one is the best so far! Isn't that so cool that each issue topples the previous one? I love that... Let's go ahead and discuss this with spoilers as this is the discussion thread. If people don't wanna be spoiled they shouldn't even be in here. Loved the freaking T-REX...and it's "Are you high?" comment!!
There was so much in this issue alone! Fred seeing Wesley...the gang all together and fighting as one! Then the ending! Brian you are devious!
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Post by hitnrun017 on Mar 19, 2008 19:13:33 GMT -5
SPOILERS BELOW! . . . . Wow. I can barely form words right now. This issue beats out the previous four and all twelve issues of Season 8 so far. All the characters on Franco's cover are in this issue, with the exception of Betta George. The whole issue was epic. Angel preparing for the battle, Angel's speech before the battle and then the battle battle. The parts with Wesley in The White Room were great. He was pretty badass again. This issue also has one of Lorne's greatest moments, rounding everyone together to help out Angel, because if they are not together, nothing will be right. Gwen was great too, that entrance was amazing! Groo was hilarious aswell.
Now, the last three pages. I was on the brink of tears! Wesley sees Illyria, Illyria sees Wesley and then turns into Fred. Fred. THE Fred. It's really hard to explain just how heartbreaking it is until you read the issue. It seems Spike knew Fred was alive.
Gunn watching the whole thing was just creepy. I'm really looking forward to seeing what he means by "This is my doing. Band's back together." He was responsible for the whole thing? Could he also be responsible for Fred being alive?
It's going to be hard waiting till June for the next issue, but I'm excited for First Night.
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Post by lorneisaboltsfan on Mar 19, 2008 19:41:43 GMT -5
SPOILERS SPOILERS BELOW!Gunn watching the whole thing was just creepy. I'm really looking forward to seeing what he means by "This is my doing. Band's back together." He was responsible for the whole thing? Could he also be responsible for Fred being alive? I noticed that too and was wondering what he meant by it. At first I was thinking what did he do besides blow up the Wolfram and Hart building? But there has to be something else that isn't being said. I'd love to know what he's wanting to accomplish, but...I'll learn more in like three months.
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Post by Smashed on Mar 19, 2008 21:01:29 GMT -5
Could anyone scan the picture of Fred?
I dont want to make a special trip to the comic shop, and don't really follow the Angel story.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Mar 19, 2008 21:12:24 GMT -5
Lame, wreckked, laaaame.
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Post by Smashed on Mar 19, 2008 21:24:09 GMT -5
Hey now. The first three issues didn't impress me.
I blame it on the writers!
>:-(
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Post by hitnrun017 on Mar 19, 2008 21:53:55 GMT -5
I forgot to comment on the art! It was amazing this issue! All the likenesses were great! Especially Gwen's, which was majorly improved. The t-rex looked cool too. I loved Angel trying to negotiate with it. I'm really enjoying how likeable Connor is now. I'm wondering if Spider and the other women will be joining the battle when After the Fall continues. Wanting to take over everything?! Greedy greedy...
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Post by dgryphon on Mar 19, 2008 21:57:43 GMT -5
I'm so glad that it *looks* like we're getting the Illyria/Fred storyline that's always been discussed.
No offense to Brian; I know he hates the Joss's Season 6 vs. ATF talk. I'm not saying that it's the same storyline, but it looks like we're getting something along those lines.
Did anyone else squee when they saw Fred? Honestly, a comic has never made me happier in my entire life.
Oh, and the art was amazing. Great improvements on Wesley and Gwen. And Fred = amazing.
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Post by spikeluv13 on Mar 19, 2008 21:59:02 GMT -5
i LOVED iT!! and for me to say that about one of the comics is impressive! Having everyone there together really made it feel like Angel. And I loved seeing Fred...maybe something to do with the whole in hell thing. Since Fred wasn't with her loved ones, she couldn't be in heaven, so her soul (which was to be in heaven) got trapped in with Illyria, since that was with all the loved ones. Seeing Wesley in the weirdo dimension they are in gave Fred the strength to break out of Illyria and come back as Fred. It is a little more complicated than that in my mind, but hard to describe.....anyways, that is my theory. One quick question, though: Angel says he now has to give himself haircuts and shave, as in vampires' hair doesn't grow. This wasn't really addressed in the show, except that Spike, after he got his soul and was crazy in the basement, had longer grown out, non-dyed hair. In Beneath You he has it back to normal, after he goes out into the world, and presumably, gets his hair cut and bleached. Spike=soul, Angel=soul, so that has nothing to do with it. Why did Spike's hair grow, but Angel's didn't until now (when he has to shave to keep from answering questions) Any ideas?? Brian, any thoughts?
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Post by littleshiva on Mar 19, 2008 22:07:24 GMT -5
Yeah, the whole Angel Hair thing makes no sense, given Spike's ever-subtly-changing 'do.
But who cares? FRED!!!!!!! I don't know how to feel, honestly...it's marvelous to see her, but also...I've grown to love Illyria in her own right. I don't know if I'm willing to sacrifice one for the other? Fred seems so vulnerable in the world of HeLL-A...unless it's some sort of schizo thing where they're inhabiting the same body? Ah well, as one of the pundits at my local comic store said today, "You can't have a romance in the Whedonverse unless one of the people is dead..." And now, Wesley is! I reckon First Night is going to 'splain more of what's going on with Fred/Illyria than we think.
Also, how much did you love Groo in this ish? I laughed aloud for at least a minute solid. "Dragon! I have freed you so you may fight the dinosaur!" Amazing. Lorne was also spot-on. I love the idea of his drunken pep talk. Characterization all around was wonderful. All in all, ATF comes much closer to the spirit of the TV shows, for my money, than Season 8. And now we're getting a Whedon/Lynch SPIKE series! It's too much awesome to bear!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by lorneisaboltsfan on Mar 19, 2008 23:28:48 GMT -5
Also, how much did you love Groo in this ish? I laughed aloud for at least a minute solid. "Dragon! I have freed you so you may fight the dinosaur!" I thought that was hilarious too. Next to Fred's return, that was my favorite part.
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