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Post by Giant Michael on Dec 8, 2007 5:44:56 GMT -5
Can I be the first one to lower the tone? Nice rack, Xander!
It seems like we're looking at vampire werewolves, it'll be interesting to see how they pull that one off. I was under the impression that Goddard's arc was going to be a Xander story, though. It's a shame they're plugging the Buff on the cover.
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Post by Giant Michael on Mar 2, 2008 10:04:59 GMT -5
I'm not usually someone who gets hung up on what's canon and what isn't canon, but I really don't like the idea of this story being referenced in season eight; I'm more than willing to accept it is a joke - even as something like 'Storyteller', or the comic Jane Espenson wrote with everyone speculating on what happened between Buffy and Angel when they met up after Buffy had been resurrected (ie. the bit they couldn't show on TV) - but it just seems too ridiculous to induct it into the official 'canon'...
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 10, 2008 19:15:13 GMT -5
Except, it would have been something that's never been done before A character coming back from the dead? Have we been watching the same show? It would have been perfect, literally perfect. But you'll never agree, so we can just agree to disagree. When you post on a forum you enter into a debate. Agreeing to disagree is not playing by the rules, in my book. I'm not talking about arguing back and forth, or posting snippy comments, but actually putting forth a case for what you're saying. I'm genuinely interested in how you think Tara coming back would have been - or would be, we'll see - 'literally perfect'. At this point, with Willow being 'in love' with Kennedy, I think it would create some interesting conflict, but I still don't think that would justify cheapening one of the shows defining moments. Don't get me wrong, I love Tara, she's one of my favourite characters. But if we're going to see Willow reunited with anyone, I'd much rather see how things would play out with Oz. Not as a couple, of course - I don't think Willow would go there again, and I don't think Joss is that stupid to piss off that many of his fans - but there would be a really unique dynamic between them as characters. I would have been a very, very happy person as a viewer and a writer. Unless you're writing fanfiction or nearing the end of a gruelling story, there's very little gratification in writing about happy people leading happy lives. Story - life! - is about struggle and conflict. That's what keeps things interesting. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 10, 2008 9:51:32 GMT -5
I think if Joss could have gone with his original plan to bring Tara back, everything would have been perfect. Except for the part where bringing Tara back with a wish was utter, fan-pleasing bollocks. The fact that so many people still wish it had never happened proves how devastating Tara's death was, and how vital it was to the show. To bring her back - especially as part of some crazy fairy godmother nonsense - would cheapen one of the key moments of the show's history. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 10, 2008 8:25:08 GMT -5
Gay people just aren't allowed to live happily ever after. Who is, in the Buffyverse? Happy couples rarely make for interesting stories, especially when the story has been in the telling for almost twenty years (if you figure in the original film, although I rarely do). MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 9, 2008 17:40:16 GMT -5
Metaphorical dark, I think. The kind that Dracula introduced her to: the darkness within herself. I think it's going to take more than a night light to resolve this series!
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 6, 2008 13:43:03 GMT -5
But isn't that what a slayer dose. Shes been alone for so long its going to be hard to not feel so alone. I think that's one of the interesting things we're starting to see in the new series: Buffy isn't alone anymore, and she's becoming more and more distanced from her friends as she assimilates herself with a bunch of girls who hero-worship her. Further, I don't like to generalise, but I think that anyone who doesn't see that Buffy is becoming morally corrupt - or, at least, morally ambiguous - is completely missing the point. This conviction that Buffy is the heroine and therefore everything she does is good seems very much against what Joss and the writers have done with Buffy and the Scoobies since day one. Nothing is as black and white as good guys and bad guys. Whether it's for a good cause or not, Buffy is still putting herself above the law and... well, you can't do that. Because it's wrong. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 5, 2008 9:51:18 GMT -5
Didn't they already do the whole "everyone turning their backs on Buffy" thing in S.7 - End of Days? I think this time the other Scoobies have a reason for turning on Buffy, though; I think they can see that Buffy is going down a very dark road, and that only in distancing themselves from her might they be able to help her. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 5, 2008 9:48:16 GMT -5
Everything that they were shown were visions of the future. It was time-bendy, and that's why for a moment they each felt like they "remembered" things that hadn't happened yet. Buffy hasn't stolen money yet. 'We totally found a Watteau the Nazis hid and sent it to The Tate!' - past tense. Tense, in the past. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 3, 2008 18:47:03 GMT -5
In the interest of debate...
Expect the unexpected: Xander did it[/theory]
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 3, 2008 13:18:58 GMT -5
I managed to get my copy today, so it's definately out now in the UK. Only now that I've logged in do I realise that saying as much is completely useless, since most comic shops will have closed by now. Ah, well...
I really enjoyed this issue, my favourite so far. I think the comic has been too much about plot and intruige and introducing an overwhelming amount of new characters, so it was nice to get some backstory, and to have Joss writing the core Scoobies. I think cutting to Willow for the 'end of magic' line confirms what a lot of people have been saying about Twilight, and it's going to be interesting to see how loyalties shift as the arc continues. Very interested in Buffy's stealing to fund the Slayerettes, too. I don't think we've ever really seen Buffy as morally corrupt, and it's a very interesting place to take the hero. Especially since she doesn't seem to care all that much.
My only gripe with Kennedy being back is the fact that she was making an issue over Willow being 'ashamed' of her and not taking her to see Buffy. Didn't she live in Buffy's house for six months? My boyfriend pointed out that it's in Kennedy's character to be irrational, though, so I'm not losing sleep over it. I've been very vocal about Tara not being brought back within the comics, but it made my little fanboy heart warm to see her referred to here.
The art was a massive improvement, too. I wish Cliff Richards was the full-time penciller, all told. It's not about likeness to the actors, and more about likeness to actual human beings, rather than melon-headed, bug-eyed freaks that I'd be scared to bump into in a dark alley. Georges fails at drawings.
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Post by Giant Michael on Nov 19, 2007 11:31:20 GMT -5
What is Buffy wearing in that variant cover? Jesus... [/gay]
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Post by Giant Michael on Jun 18, 2007 14:59:53 GMT -5
Yay! Jo Chen added the tattoo! That always bothered me. I hadn't noticed! That's awesome, though. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Aug 10, 2007 4:07:11 GMT -5
i agree it would be a really Good piece of work. Dose anyone know if theres covers will be made into posters at any point in time? Jo Chen is advertising some giant-sized prints on her MySpace blog at present, but I wouldn't look at them unless you're in the mood for a funny aneurysm. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Jul 11, 2007 4:13:05 GMT -5
RE: The description...early retirement?! NO! I need Faith to stay around! Joss cannot retire her!! As if! I'm sure this will be a means for Faith to realise that being a Slayer is her calling. Although she is still a wanted fugitive; somebody has some asplainin' to do... I've made my feelings with regards to Jeanty's artworks quite clear. However, Jo Chen has it spot on with this one. Also, Faith in an evening dress? A thousand cool points. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Nov 10, 2007 9:40:36 GMT -5
I hope we get to see a magic throwdown between Willow and Roden. It would cooler if it was Giles, and it would link back to the first issue, when we're reminded that he is A Man With A Past. I liked this issue; a few nitpicks, the main one being with Jeanty's art. I'm still not feeling it. The fight scenes in particular. Buffy vs. Faith should have been an iconic, comic book moment, but they're so... static. His faces offend my eyes, too. Further, either Faith needs to suck up her issues and get some counselling, or the writers need to find a new angle for the whole redemption song; she helped save the world in season seven, I think she's back in the black. Also, her beef was Buffy is getting old. Otherwise, a grand old issue. I'm excited to see how it resolves. MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Jan 10, 2008 19:18:50 GMT -5
Is there anything new in the TPBs that isn't in the comics themselves? The Fray book has a nice foreword from Joss and a couple of sketches at the back. It'd be nice to get something like that from Buffy. Maybe a foreword from Eliza Dushku... MB x
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Post by Giant Michael on Dec 10, 2007 6:00:16 GMT -5
I'm not sure if anyone's asked this yet, but have we worked out what the cover was all about? Having read the comic three times now, I still haven't worked out what Faith naked and burning up her dress has to do with the issue!
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Post by Giant Michael on Dec 4, 2007 15:44:34 GMT -5
I imagine it's going to get extra spoilery from here on in folks. Don't say you weren't forewarned!
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Post by Giant Michael on Dec 4, 2007 14:07:17 GMT -5
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