Hellbound Hyperion
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Aug 3, 2010 12:45:04 GMT -5
::COVERS::::SOLICITATION::Joss Whedon (W), Scott Allie (W), Georges Jeanty (P/Cover), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Jo Chen (Cover) On sale Nov 3 FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing
While Super Buffy is fighting side by side with Spike in Sunnydale, Angel is on the other side of the world fighting demons of his own. As Twilight he was given a clear mission in regard to Buffy — help her reach the next plane, together create a new world, and end all suffering. But Buffy doesn’t play by the rules, and this “higher plane” and a lifetime of happiness with Angel wasn't gonna cut it — not if she had to sacrifice her family to keep it. And now Angel has to answer for his failings as Twilight — willingly or not.
Back in Sunnydale everyone is fighting for their lives against a horde of demons, and someone close to Buffy joins forces with a villain from the past to strive for a common goal — protect the seed.
The finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight is in full effect, and you won’t want to miss a single beat of Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty’s fateful conclusion years in the making. Courtesy of CBR. ::PREVIEW::Courtesy of CBR
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Aug 3, 2010 12:55:43 GMT -5
"Protect the seed?" WTH?
Things don't look too good for Dawn there... but I assume if they were killing her in this issue they wouldn't put it right on the cover.
The "enemy from the past" reference is interesting in that it doesn't have to be someone who's still alive, if the time travel thing is happening. Both the enemy and the "person close to Buffy" could be people from her past.
Could it be a Faith/Mayor Wilkins reunion?
I'm glad that Angel is facing at least some sort of consequence for his Twilight activities... though I'm not sure whether he's being punished for what he did, or what he failed to do.
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Post by Wyndam on Aug 3, 2010 13:06:24 GMT -5
I love both covers, and I especially love that the season will be ending at Sunnydale. Can't wait.
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Post by hitnrun017 on Aug 3, 2010 13:09:06 GMT -5
Well damn. Wish I hadn't of looked at the cover.
Interesting stuff though.
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Post by wenxina on Aug 3, 2010 13:19:52 GMT -5
Covers have been fixed. They're now perfectly clickable thumbnails. Protect the seed, eh? Kinda sounds like saving the Prince...
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Hellbound Hyperion
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Aug 3, 2010 13:22:51 GMT -5
Thanks for helping out, Xi. First time posting a thread for the comics. XANDER DOES NOT NEED ANY MORE HEARTBREAK.
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Post by wenxina on Aug 3, 2010 13:33:30 GMT -5
Yes, and what better way to undo more heartbreak than to make sure it doesn't happen? The only real "villain" from the past in the scene for now is Amy. Unless someone pops back into the scene *cough*Ethan*cough*. But Xander striking a deal with Amy... could definitely see it. He said he's in love with Dawn...
Though, alternate theory... Dawn's the key (haha!) to ending this whole Twilight business, and she does what she was prevented from doing back in "The Gift". Dawn's got some pretty large cojones... we've seen it before. Amy's a powerful witch... Amy wants to hurt the Scoobies, but Amy also likes to live. Help Dawn with her sacrifice, and she achieves both goals. Pure wanton speculation on my part, coz I'm sitting in a hotel room, bored outta my mind.
ETA: Dawn actually dying and staying dead would be absurdly silly now, since it's on the cover.
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Post by jellymoff on Aug 3, 2010 13:39:35 GMT -5
Was thinking the same thing, that this has something to do with Glory and Dawn (the key)
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Post by Wyndam on Aug 3, 2010 13:42:37 GMT -5
Do we need spoiler tags? Lol you'd think by issue 38 people would know not to click on a thread unless they wanted to be spoiled.
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Post by wenxina on Aug 3, 2010 13:45:12 GMT -5
I would prefer not to, but our policy was always to spoiler tag spoilers until the issue was released. So, I'm being good. Btw, on Jeanty's variant, did anyone think vajajay with nipples on one of those demon types? Oh, and as for the actual cover... that's yet another romance novel cover featuring Dawn...
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Aug 3, 2010 13:59:37 GMT -5
Btw, on Jeanty's variant, did anyone thing vajajay with nipples on one of those demon types? Nowhere near as much as on Jo Chen's cover for "Living Doll"... The "enemy from the past" could even be Faith... it doesn't say this person is an enemy *now*... it might just be a mislead. But with the time travel thing, it could be almost anyone. Amy has only in season 8 become a full-fledged villain... she's more an "enemy from the present" than the past.
If Spike and Angelus are both off the list of possibilities, it could be: the Master, Darla, Drusilla, Adam, the Mayor, Faith, Glory, Warren, or the First Evil. If you stretch the definition of "enemy," it could even be Cordelia. Of course there were other minor villains, but I doubt Joss wants to get a "who's that?" reaction from readers at this point in the story.
That Chen cover actually makes me feel more hopeful of Dawn's survival.
But all this talk of "protecting the seed" and "protecting the prince" comes uncomfortably close to "pregnant Buffy" territory, which I desperately do not want to see at this point.
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Post by Billie Erin on Aug 3, 2010 14:19:46 GMT -5
I have a balanced reaction to these covers: Bander- boo, Spuffy- yay (oh I know they're probably not back together but they will at the very least talk and that's good enough for me, obsessed as I am).
I reckon Dawn will die. Maybe not in this issue but by the end of the season. We've had hints a main character will die, it can't be Willow, Buffy or Xzander, they are "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" so I'm thinking Dawn. Plus Spike will need a good, solid reason to want to hang around for season 9. Buffy needs him because she just lost her sister seems like a pretty good bet to me. I'm sorry if I upset any Dawn fans out there. I just don't see her in season 9 personally.
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Post by Emmie on Aug 3, 2010 14:27:15 GMT -5
I think the reason we use the spoiler tags is because people can avoid the thread easily enough, but they can't avoid the posts if they like to use the "Most Recent Posts" feature.
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Post by wenxina on Aug 3, 2010 14:30:03 GMT -5
I think the reason we use the spoiler tags is because people can avoid the thread easily enough, but they can't avoid the posts if they like to use the "Most Recent Posts" feature. Plus, since we try to keep the naming of threads consistent, people may mistakenly click on the wrong thread, especially since longer titles get cut off at the end, and hovering your mouse over a thread title to get the full one isn't natural instinct. I mean, we haven't even gotten #36 yet, and just a few days ago, that thread was seeing some activity, so it wouldn't surprise me if someone clicked on this one, thinking it was for #36, probably expecting a preview or something.
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Post by Billie Erin on Aug 3, 2010 14:53:51 GMT -5
Also because they look cool and there's no point having such cool tags if we never get to use them right?
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Post by veiriti on Aug 3, 2010 16:09:43 GMT -5
God! That cover with my favorite heroes fighting shoulder by shoulder made my day!!! Totally loved it! About the other cover... I don't know what to say... wenxina I loved your Dawn the key theory.
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Post by Hallow Thorn on Aug 3, 2010 17:36:57 GMT -5
I love the Xander/Dawn cover even though I hate them together. As much as love Dawn, I have always wanted her 'key' powers to come into play. I so very hope that time travel is the main factor for next season.
Also, who does Angel have to answer too?
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Post by leyki on Aug 3, 2010 19:46:05 GMT -5
Call me crazy, but maybe Dawn dies in this issue, and Xander is the one who joins forces with an old villain (Glory) to protect the seed, meaning Dawn's life. So maybe a 2nd time travel in the past?
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Post by CowboyGuy on Aug 3, 2010 20:26:22 GMT -5
"If Dawn dies...I'll quit" Seriously? That must be a mislead. If they time travel, that would effectively "kill" her since she did not exist yet. Maybe that could be a plot in Season 9...traveling time and dimensions to find her.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Aug 3, 2010 20:55:18 GMT -5
I'm telling you, they wouldn't reveal something like that on the cover, 4 months before the issue comes out.
I don't know if it'll happen this season, but it won't happen in that issue.
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