Its begun. The 8th season of Buffy – in print form.
Joss Whedon is writing it, the old show writers are coming back, and it is the first official “Canon” in the buffyverse since the jaw-dropping final moments of Angel. (Rowan will remember me yealling “WHAT??!)
Spoilers below, so if you don’t want to know, don’t click “read more”. Still here? So, The first issue of the season starts with Buffy and some of her army of slayers fighting a big beastie via helicopter, with advanced weapons, and Xander running the show from a base.
The “Immortal” from the episode of Angel.. dealt with quikly.. and if you think about it, hilariously.
The government is after Buffy and co. becaue they are too powerful.. we do see the remains of Sunnydale.
Dawn is represented here.. in a “BIG” way.. *snicker*. And again, its hilarious. We finish in true joss style with a surprise ending that makes me yearn for the next issue.
So.. a review. Art is good, and Dawn and Xander are captured well. buffy looks kind of like buffy, but a little off. If it weren’t trying to capture likenesses, the art would be exceptional.. but I digress.
We dont care about the art. We care about the writing.. and it is PURE buffy. The characters voices are clearly heard in the way its written, and the story is amuch grander and better continuation than “Queen of the Slayers” – the only other post-Buffy novel.
The reason? Joss Whedon. He knows these characters.. and I find myself thinking about the implications of this new Buffy saga, and the questions it answers. It does well to make me feel like the universe is still there, going strong.. and I really did miss it.