"I'm trying to think of a way for you to be cruder. I just... It's not coming."
December 25
2007
"The Long Way Home" is #6 at ContraCostaTimes.com.
Randy Myers lists the Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2007, and Buffy is included.
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crossoverman | December 25, 23:33 CET
http://www.mercurynews.com/books/ci_7793348?nclick_check=1
Shout out for my local papers! Woo woo.
Earth2Kim | December 26, 00:30 CET
JerrodBalzer | December 26, 00:48 CET
5X5B | December 26, 00:51 CET
EDIT
Here's what the article says about Buffy.
6. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home," by Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty (Dark Horse, $15.95): C'mon, Buffy fans, quit complaining about how life lost all meaning when Buffy and company went off the air. You now have the next best thing to a Buffy movie -- it's called Season 8 in comic book form. The best news is that it's just as fun, addictive and clever as one of this decade's best TV shows. Hats off to Whedon; the guy's a genius.
[ edited by Buffysmglover on 2007-12-26 08:47 ]
WhedonTrivia | December 26, 02:46 CET
alexa | December 26, 03:13 CET
JerrodBalzer | December 26, 17:30 CET
fromthecrypt | December 26, 17:35 CET
My only complaint with this book is that some months take as long as 31 days. I cannot get enough of it. I usually buy the latest issue within an hour of the comic book store unlocking its front door and start reading it when I get in my car (but before I start driving) (even though I live in an area where there are no laws explicitly banning driving while reading) (that I know of).
We're still in the question-raising part of the season, and the biggest question so far is, When do you kill people? Joss does not shrink from dealing with the issue of how people shrink from dealing with the issue. Buffy consciously addresses the question in its simplest form -- she'll kill people who are trying to kill her. But we're left to wonder what role she played in sending the unnamed slayer off to die on a suicide mission in issue 5. And my favorite moment is her wordless reaction in issue 9 during her phone call with Giles. Is she finally realizing, trying not to realize, both? She turns away from the issue at that moment -- a decision in itself.
Joss has expanded the scope of the series not only in comic terms (the unlimited special effects budget) but politically, socially, psychologically and morally. I am so glad he's writing. In his dreams begin responsibilities.
(Also, as showrunner, Joss has brought out the best in BKV, sharpening his already considerable skills. I bet BKV would agree.)
ET subtract a "scope" from a sentence in which I used the word twice.
[ edited by Pointy on 2007-12-27 19:03 ]
Pointy | December 27, 11:39 CET
newcj | December 27, 12:55 CET
CowboyGuy | December 27, 18:59 CET
However I have gotton used to taking my time.Savouring the words in my head, hearing the actors say them. Taking time to enjoy the panels.
Also it helps when the comics are written by Whedon, Vaughan and Lynch, who fill them with so much. Those three (along with Peter David on the Spike vs Dracula series) really pack a lot into each issue.
angeliclestat | December 27, 19:09 CET
[ edited by Pointy on 2007-12-28 01:24 ]
Pointy | December 27, 19:24 CET
I'm of the opinion that JW's comics, despite being great reads, are not yet up there with the genre giants, by which I mean Moore, or Gaiman, or Ennis, or Miller. Or Eisner. I defy you to read the Sandman series, to pick my favorite, newcj, and then continue to believe that comics are inevitably slow and light on content. But I do think that the Buffyverse books don't match the shows in depth and story, which may be a function of them being shows first.
SoddingNancyTribe | December 27, 21:57 CET
(David Fury originally had Giles reveal the murder of Ben in "Lies My Parents Told Me" 7017, but the scene got cut. I wonder if we'll get such a scene in season 8.)
Pointy | December 27, 23:41 CET
Pointy | December 28, 00:00 CET
zeitgeist | December 28, 00:16 CET
Well it's more like named after Riley who, in Restless, portrayed the strangely neglected character in the plays of A.M. :)
It's my favorite Riley moment. I use this name on all forums of Buffyverse.
CowboyGuy | December 28, 03:07 CET
Kyrax | December 29, 13:06 CET