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Post by henzINNIT on Aug 14, 2009 13:55:32 GMT -5
The varient is pretty dull, reminds me of ATF #16. The cover of an angry God shattering the Scoobies is dull...? Yeah. Boring image.
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Post by richie on Aug 14, 2009 14:37:45 GMT -5
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Post by VampSlayer on Aug 14, 2009 16:13:24 GMT -5
The cover of an angry God shattering the Scoobies is dull...? Yeah. Boring image. Aw. I like that cover! ;D I think it's a good image; Not every cover has to be super exciting... It does remind me of the one Angel: AtF cover though...
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Post by krazyxxxdj on Aug 14, 2009 18:51:30 GMT -5
Just taking a wild guess, but with the alternative cover, I'm thinking Buffy makes a deal with this God or demon to get them the heck out of there. No telling what the ramifications will be.
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Post by Rebecca on Aug 16, 2009 14:52:40 GMT -5
Re-reading Issue #27, I noticed at the end there Twilight says: "This battle doesn't end with Buffy laying down her sword [read Slayer Magic]. It ends with her turning that sword against herself." With the cover of this issue, it does seem that Buffy's slayer power is going to attack her (and what looks like everyone around her). I believe this comes about with her trying Oz's "pass through" method but failing, and reaping the consequences.
This could also be read as Buffy betraying herself by rejecting her Slayer Power and that power then turns against her.
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Post by wenxina on Aug 16, 2009 16:57:56 GMT -5
The Twilight quote just underscores my belief that Twilight really doesn't care too much about obliterating the Slayers as much as he is concerned with bringing Buffy down. He doesn't want to just beat Buffy, he wants her humiliated (committing hara-kiri is an ancient samurai practice as an option that provides more dignity than execution... and hey, Cleopatra used as asp to kill herself rather than to admit defeat to the Romans). Kinda reminds me a little of "Becoming, Pt. 2" when Angelus asks Buffy what's left after he's stripped her of all her worldly ties. Her response was "Me!". Twilight is trying to take away that "Me", and once that's achieved, Buffy may very well just be completely useless.
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Post by Rebecca on Aug 17, 2009 2:17:42 GMT -5
I gathered that from his speech at the end of A Beautiful Sunset. Though, I thought it could also be the writer giving us some foreshadowing.
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Post by Emmie on Aug 17, 2009 2:49:33 GMT -5
Has it been discussed already that presumably some Slayers would successfully depower but others would go in the opposite direction and become even more violent a la Reavers?
Buffy's power turning on her would presumably be the same as her army of Slayers turning on her. Because they are part of her power, an extension of her power as she leads them.
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Post by ddupler on Aug 22, 2009 10:50:19 GMT -5
Does anyone think that maybe what's going to make people angry is that Twilight WON'T be revealed at the end? I haven't read every post or every interview, but I do know that the writers love their cliffhangers, and that there's going to be an even longer wait for the next issue than normal. So I can easily see them about to reveal Twilight's identity, and then cutting away with a 'to be continued'.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Aug 22, 2009 13:55:07 GMT -5
Does anyone think that maybe what's going to make people angry is that Twilight WON'T be revealed at the end? I haven't read every post or every interview, but I do know that the writers love their cliffhangers, and that there's going to be an even longer wait for the next issue than normal. So I can easily see them about to reveal Twilight's identity, and then cutting away with a 'to be continued'. It's not 100% certain Twilight will be revealed in #30... only that something pivotal and terrible happens to Buffy. Scott Allie said Brad Meltzer's arc will be "revelatory" so it could be we won't find out his identity until then. I'm a little bit concerned about the solicits for #31 coming out and spoiling the big climax for #30.
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Post by BlueJay on Sept 5, 2009 10:56:53 GMT -5
Eh, I'm not feeling the Hughes cover. Not at all. I miss Chen =\
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Post by Joe on Sept 5, 2009 11:43:04 GMT -5
Eh, I'm not feeling the Hughes cover. Not at all. I miss Chen =\ I agree. I'm probably gonna get the variant for #29 and 30
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Post by otakumike on Sept 6, 2009 23:48:23 GMT -5
For some reason, I'm thinking either Buffy or everybody else will join Twilight.
Mike
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Post by Rebecca on Sept 8, 2009 15:18:37 GMT -5
Does anyone think that maybe what's going to make people angry is that Twilight WON'T be revealed at the end? I haven't read every post or every interview, but I do know that the writers love their cliffhangers, and that there's going to be an even longer wait for the next issue than normal. So I can easily see them about to reveal Twilight's identity, and then cutting away with a 'to be continued'. It's not 100% certain Twilight will be revealed in #30... only that something pivotal and terrible happens to Buffy. Scott Allie said Brad Meltzer's arc will be "revelatory" so it could be we won't find out his identity until then. In the most recent Q&A Answers, Scott said that there will be another big reveal in "Retreat". Personally, the two reveals (that in "Retreat" and then another in Brad Meltzer's arc) I believe will consist of Twilight's identity and the Mole (whom I think is neither Riley or Amy!Cat). For some reason, I'm thinking either Buffy or everybody else will join Twilight. Mike I think the reveal of the Mole spoken of in issue #9 would satisfy that Has it been discussed already that presumably some Slayers would successfully depower but others would go in the opposite direction and become even more violent a la Reavers? We should definitely ask Scott about this
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Sept 8, 2009 15:25:44 GMT -5
Still wondering why, if there's a mole in Buffy's group, Twilight had trouble locating them in Tibet.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Sept 8, 2009 15:33:19 GMT -5
Still wondering why, if there's a mole in Buffy's group, Twilight had trouble locating them in Tibet. Me too. I hope things will be cleared up next issue, or in coming months. For the meantime, I think it could be possible that the mole was given the slip by the gang, unknowingly. Could it be that during Predators and Prey, the gang moved and left Amy in the dust without knowing it? Maybe while she was with Warren, etc, Willow cloaked the Scoobies and she lost track of them for a minute. If Amy is the mole, that is.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Sept 8, 2009 15:43:55 GMT -5
It's possible that the mole doesn't realize they're a mole. Maybe somebody is wearing some kind of magical bug and doesn't realize it?
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Post by Rebecca on Sept 8, 2009 16:06:21 GMT -5
It's possible that the mole doesn't realize they're a mole. Maybe somebody is wearing some kind of magical bug and doesn't realize it? That [perhaps Giles' communications to other groups are tipping Twilight off?] or so with not knowing where Buffy's gang is located, so too Twilight isn't able to communicate with the Mole, who is trying, ya know... to be sneaky.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Sept 8, 2009 16:16:22 GMT -5
That [perhaps Giles' communications to other groups are tipping Twilight off?] or so with not knowing where Buffy's gang is located, so too Twilight isn't able to communicate with the Mole, who is trying, ya know... to be sneaky. But if Twilight knew he had a mole with Buffy, wouldn't he have just waited to hear from him/her/it instead of flailing around with Amy's spells and whatnot? It sounded like he was pretty insistent that Amy and the others figure out where the Slayers went, and after that failed (the trip to Mongolia), his plan B was to wait for Buffy to make a mistake. Doesn't sound like the tactics of someone with a man on the inside. (Come to think of it, why didn't Twilight just have Riley call Buffy and ask her where she was? Maybe they don't communicate by phone.) Or maybe the mole is reporting to someone other than Twilight?
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Post by faithswatcher on Sept 8, 2009 17:37:58 GMT -5
Has the cat been in other issues? And i dont think the cat is definately Amy yet. Unless Allie confirmed in his questions? As mentioned before, if it was Amy, once Amy had located them, why didnt twilight strike, why did she stick around for a while? hmm.
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