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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: LONG WAY HOME BY JOSS WHEDON, ET. AL.: For Buffy fans who felt that when the show ended there was still more to be said about the Buffyverse, writer and creator Joss Whedon thankfully has turned to something else he does just as well as TV: comic books. With the first trade of what is officially being called "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" now out, it is clear that there is still much to be told by Whedon about Buffy and her friends.
Little time has past since the town of Sunnydale was turned into a giant crater. While there was originally one Chosen One, there is now a veritable army of "slayerettes" in training to be as good as the real thing. There are also two doppelgangers of Buffy, one in Rome and one literally underground in a different world, each intended to distract any enemies from the real Buffy. But at the same time there's a secret government group - not the Initiative - which feels that the world isn't safe when there's such a powerful slayer on the loose, and with some help from some of Buffy's old enemies, they intend to put an end to her once and for all. There's also a strange symbol that keeps showing up, indicating something much larger and more sinister going on.
Long Way Home features some beautiful artwork, giving life to characters that many fans thought were done with; the trade also has full pages of the alternate covers from the first five issues. It's the introduction to what looks to be a long series in the continuing story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Compressed into a bite sized package of comic goodness, BTVS season 8 gives fans a tasty morsel of Buffyness to take the edge off the loss of Joss Whedon's darkly brilliant show. Only Joss could transform an extraordinarily innovative TV show into an equally dynamic comic without missing a lick of action or losing any of the depth of character that made the TV show such a pleasure.
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This comic is amazing in it's portrayal of life for Buffy & co. post sunnydale! I absolutely adore what places the writers and artists are bringing these beloved characters. The Scottish Castle as Buffy's headquarters is epic in itself but the stories are truly grand. The art is remarkable and often beautiful as well.
Perfect-except for the return of W.Meers. I don't love that character.
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Having just finished Season 7 of the television series of Buffy, I was looking forward to seeing what Joss had brought to the comic book. This trade paperback is a collection of the first 5 issues of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, which is supposed to be a direct continuation of the television show, in comic book form.
The series takes place at least a year and a half after the last episode of Season 7, although I would guess it would have to be considerably longer, since Buffy and the Scoobys have a huge and extremely well-financed infrastructure in place. Buffy and Xander are now leading an organization ("army" would be a better word) of several hundred of the slayers that were called in Season 7. They appear to know what they are doing. Xander comes off as a hardened leader with presumably a lot of battle experience, based on the way he is leading attacks. Although it could be argued this is leftover from his stint as "army-guy" from Season 2. Buffy does not show the usual vulnerabilities in herself and her habit of making jokes to hide them.
The overall plot made little sense to me. I understood the gist of it, but it was way too mystical and over my head. There were subplots all over the place that I was trying to keep up with. Some fans may like this, and it does fit with Whedon's style of detailed and complex storytelling, but it was too complex for a comic. I almost read it a second time just to figure out what was going on. Xander's quips that work so well on the show do not translate as humorously to paper. Fans that are expecting the comic to flow seamlessly from the show will likely be in for a disappointment.
I will continue with the second volume of the series to see if it is any better, but overall I much preferred Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 1 to this book. The artwork, and especially the covers by Jo Chen are amazing.
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I had to read it twice since I am not used to the modern comic narrative but it's an excellent follow up for the series. Nice drawings!
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