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Post by cosmicspidey on Mar 15, 2007 14:30:26 GMT -5
I got the issue yesterday and absolutely loved it. It's been such a long time since we've gotten a new GOOD Buffy story that I've forgotten how much joy they bring. I'm not ashamed to say a little tear came to my eye as I read it, not from a specific moment, but just out of the sheer joy of reading it. Click on my sig for a link to my comic blog with a post on that subject.
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Post by Raoul the Great on Mar 15, 2007 18:53:05 GMT -5
My wife told me I have to add that comic to my subscription bin at my comic shop. With this and the 2 Battlestar Galactica comics she reads, I think she's buying more comics than I am these days!
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Post by Crimson Arrow on Mar 16, 2007 7:13:03 GMT -5
I'm sitting waiting for my comic to arrive right now.
I spent the hour drive home listening to the Buffy theme. I'm ready!
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Post by Crimson Arrow on Mar 16, 2007 12:30:35 GMT -5
Wow! It did not disapoint. I love Xander... I love Buffy... I love giant Dawn.
Man, I can't wait for #2
I don't know what else to say.
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Post by ®©D - Online™ on Mar 19, 2007 7:10:12 GMT -5
Got my issue today.
Wonder who this 'boyfriend' is.
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Post by The Sam Kinnison Corps on Mar 19, 2007 17:15:21 GMT -5
I like the story. It fits right in with the show.
Not a fan of the art however.
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Post by Raoul the Great on Mar 22, 2007 3:13:04 GMT -5
I just got done reading issue 1 (like I have another issue in front of me...)
I loved it. I was so happy it was written by Joss. You could really tell, I could hear the characters speak in my head. I am actually excited about a comic for once!
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Post by James St. James on Mar 23, 2007 12:39:52 GMT -5
Oh, I want to read it so bad. I've been going through buffy withdrawals since 03. I haven't been able to get to my comic shop in like a month. Is Faith in it? What about Andrew?
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Post by Crimson Arrow on Mar 23, 2007 13:04:26 GMT -5
Oh, I want to read it so bad. I've been going through buffy withdrawals since 03. I haven't been able to get to my comic shop in like a month. Is Faith in it? What about Andrew? Everyone is pretty spread out at the minute. We only really see Buffy, Dawn and Xander this issue. Faith appears in the next arc and I'm sure we'll see Andrew at some point, he was mentioned in this issue.
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Post by cosmicspidey on Mar 23, 2007 16:09:07 GMT -5
Andrew was mentioned in the very best line in the book.
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Post by The Sam Kinnison Corps on Mar 24, 2007 1:50:44 GMT -5
Why is this stickied?
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Post by cosmicspidey on Mar 24, 2007 17:27:06 GMT -5
quickiejames: Also, Faith with star in the second arc of the book written by the uber-talented Brian K Vaughan.
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Post by Crimson Arrow on Mar 25, 2007 7:20:14 GMT -5
quickiejames: Also, Faith with star in the second arc of the book written by the uber-talented Brian K Vaughan. I wonder if Robin Wood will appear in that arc too.
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Post by ®©D - Online™ on Mar 25, 2007 8:19:55 GMT -5
I wonder what the 1 shot episode between 'The long way home' & the faith arc will be. I've not heard anything about the Tokyo arc either.
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Post by Cleatus Van Damme on Mar 25, 2007 17:48:29 GMT -5
Does anybody know if this series will run 22 issues like a season of the show would do. Then they could maybe do a ninth season with 22 more issues.
I haven't read it yet but i can't wait
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Post by cosmicspidey on Mar 25, 2007 20:18:28 GMT -5
I was actually just reading an article on newsarama.com and they said while they initially expected to do 22 issues, the story ideas they have have expanded that to at least 50 issues. That's over four years of Buffy! Hooray!!!
Also, the series will receive a new subtitle after issue #6 (pesumedly replacing Season 8) that will better reflect the future of the series. But they're not telling us until then because it would be a huge spoiler.
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Post by Crimson Arrow on Mar 28, 2007 11:43:36 GMT -5
I was actually just reading an article on newsarama.com and they said while they initially expected to do 22 issues, the story ideas they have have expanded that to at least 50 issues. That's over four years of Buffy! Hooray!!! Also, the series will receive a new subtitle after issue #6 (pesumedly replacing Season 8) that will better reflect the future of the series. But they're not telling us until then because it would be a huge spoiler. Yeah, I read that its now 50 issues... or RCD may have told me about it. 4 years (well, 5 if Joss hits delays )! Because.
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Post by Cleatus Van Damme on Mar 28, 2007 18:28:23 GMT -5
This was crazy, i was at Waldenbooks today just checking out the graphic novels, during my lunch hour. And i always usually spin the comic rack around once just to see what they have. and i kinda chuckled to myself thinking "man that would be cool is they had buffy season 8 #1" and sure enough they did. I was totally shocked. So i bought it. I haven't read it yet, but i can't wait.
The Lady said they sold like crazy, and i could tell she didn't get why.
CVD~
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Post by orton4life on Mar 29, 2007 12:12:21 GMT -5
I finally got it yesterday! So excited. I ended up getting to the comic shops late and the first printings were sold out everywhere around here, which I think is definitely a good sign. Anyway, I picked up the second printing yesterday and my only gripe (which isn't a gripe at all) was that it was over too quickly! Just when I was getting really immersed in it, it was the end of the book.
I'm just glad to finally have some new Buffy! I kind of laughed to myself and thought "Oh my God!" when it turned out at the beginning of the book that the Buffy in Rome dating the Immortal turned out not to be Buffy afterall. I love that!
The 2-page spread with Buffy speaking with giant Dawn was really cool looking, too. I'm curious what the hell Amy has to do with anything here, and who this "boyfriend" was that they were speaking of...unless it's Rack, maybe?
I can't wait until we finally get the gang back together again.
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Post by James St. James on Apr 3, 2007 10:05:26 GMT -5
OK, I got it like a week ago, read it and love it. Giant Dawn confused me a lot...... not enough explanantion, but "your butt looks big in those giant pants" was TOTALLY worth it.
I was glad they dealt with the grand canyon that was Sunnydale.
I'm looking forward to more "OH SHIT!" moments like with Amy.
One thing I'm concerned about is the lack of Anya. She really lightened things up, and was one of my favorite characters. She was only dead for about 10 minutes of the TV show, and I was too busy being misty eyed to miss her.
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