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 enlarge | Author: Joss Whedon
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.
Category: Book
List Price: £11.99
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 899
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 136
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.6 x 0.2
ISBN: 1593078226
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781593078225
ASIN: 1593078226
Publication Date: November 21, 2007
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 14
 REALLY good May 13, 2008
M. Blair (Derry, Northern Ireland)
I loved the tv show of buffy (and angel) and i was really looking forward to getting this, when i did I was really impressed with it! Its a lot better than the other buffy comics (that for some strange reason made vampires green and furry... and sometimes have wings) and I'm really looking forward to getting "No future for you"
 brilliant read minus 1 star for the shortness tho!!! April 14, 2008
Ms. Laura Denieffe (Cork, Ireland)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
i was really lookin forward to this when i ordered it and then wen it came i read it all there and then!! it was really well written and drawn and still contained some great buffy wit which i love!!
THANK YOU JOSS WHEDON!!!
cannot wait for the next volume if there is one!!!
The shizz! March 19, 2008
Mark (UK)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had pretty high expectations when reading the comic. When it came my intial reaction was to jump up and down, which I did. I then read it all and thought it was great but not brilliant. Then I re-read it and it was brilliant! The quips and jokes, the buffy-ness. The arcs! They so wouldn't happen in Buffy but their wonderful and very interesting. Old faces and new baddies, it has everything! Can't wait for the second volume to come out!
Excellent follow up to the show! February 29, 2008
Mr. M. Sherfield (Berkhamsted)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've just finished reading the Buffy Season 8 comic. It's the first one of these I've read and was very impressed. My main reason for reading is was I was due to meet the artist, Georges Jenty (very nice guy indeed).
Anyhow, I saw some of the other reviews, I'm surprized some people are so upset. I think it's only natural that things had to change a lot with 100's or 1000's of new slayers. They're need to organase them as you can't really have a watcher for each one. Plus, 50 slayers vs 10 demons would be much better odds, lol!
The writing was as great as normal and the scene changes even seemed similar to the show. I agree that some things weren't explained, but being the first volume, I'll forgive that. Over all I'd recommend this to any fan of the show if you miss it as much as I do!
 Disasterous premise, awful drawing and completely un-buffylike! February 3, 2008
T. ANDERSEN (UK)
18 out of 25 found this review helpful
i just finished watching the entire series (all 144 episodes) and was having withdrawal symptoms and decided to pick up and read Buffy Season 8 in comic form.
i wish i hadn't!
within these first few issues the entire premise of Buffy is subverted.
the comic is advertised as not being constrained by a small screen budget, but i think Whedon needs to realise that that is part of the reason buffy was soo good - it wasn't relying on money - it relied on great writing.
the story is totally warped - buffy and the gang have relocated to scotland - why?
they own and operate out of a castle - how did they get the money for that - Buffy is minimum wage!
they also have way way too many enemies - small budget meant few enemies per episode - but now there r zombie hoards - just as normal daily life and a t-rex demon and its just not right. it doesn't make sense - they destroy the hellmouth and now there's MORE enemies? wtf? i no there r more hellmouths but its silly and backwards
Xander and Buffy have a weird relationship starting - with no explanation
and the worst part is that in only these first 5 issues about 4 old enemies come back pointlessly. - ethan raine! Warren - with no skin! and amy - suddenly more powerful than willow!?
has joss run out of ideas? - does he have to keep rehashing old stuff?
its also very un buffy like
its all military styled - the 500 or so slayers sorted in regiments etc - it is almost like the awful 'initiative' of season 4
willow comes in to deal with amy - and she is un willow like in the extreme! - no concern for using her powers or going evil again - she jumps in to the fray - flying and pulsing magic and its totally un credible.
the silly general hunting buffy down is tragic - 'lets nuc her' in a city?! its just absurd
the structure of the story and comic itself is also incoherent - there is very little explanation for the odd things that happen - scenes change without any exposition - and the drawings are very unhelpful - amy and buffy look the same. in short it made me angry reading it.
i now cant remember buffy as ending on the highway - now it has stupid military insensible stuff added on after
the only reason this didnt get 1 star is that it has one redeeming feature - the script - just the words that appear in the bubbles - it is funny and buffylike and the comics only plus point
in short - avoid! if you enjoyed everything buffy was on TV then you will be disappointed - maybe even angry like i am.
2/5
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