The Long Way Home
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- ISBN13: 9781593078225
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers – newly legion – have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not everything’s fun and firearms, as an ancient enemy reappears and Dawn experiences some serious growing pains. Meanwhile, one of the “Buffy” decoy slayers is going through major pain of her own. Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to Dark Horse in this direct follow-up to season seven of the smash-hit TV series. The bestselling and critically acclaimed issues #1-5 are collected here for the first time, as are their covers by Jo Chen and Georges Jeanty.
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If you got annoyed with Whedon’s seemingly frat-boy infatuation with girl on girl action in Buffy the TV series, then this series is not for you. If you felt like the scenes between Willow and Tara in the TV series were all ears more on a self-serving agenda (gratuitous frat-boy fantasy fulfillment for Whedon or a ‘look how hip we are’ attitude) than on a realistic relationship, get ready; this series takes it a step further: Buffy’s like interest in these books is another female slayer. Rumor has it that, Whedon is incapable of writing a romance between a man and a woman lacking having the male be either touched by evil (vampires, werewolves, etc.) or an emasculated male with no strengths whatsoever. He also seems incapable of writing or conceiving of a strong female character that is opposite-sex-oriented. Very disappointing that Whedon couldn’t write a Buffy tale lacking satisfying his juvenile infatuation with seeing two girls make out. I threw the book out with the trash and will not buy the next edition. Grow up Whedon.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
When the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show finished after seven seasons, there was talk about an animated series, huge screen films, etc…, but the Slayer saga has nonstop in perhaps the one area that could truly do it justice…the comic books. Dark Horse has revived the Buffy comic, which originally ran for some sixty plus issues but with a remarkable twist. The new series is a direct sequel to the TV show and even carries the mark, “Season 8″ to prove it. Furthermore, the first tale arc, contained in this trade paperback, was written by series creator Joss Whedon. Whedeon took a risk with this venture. By calling it Season Eight he’s got a large audience to appeal to, perhaps many who had not even read the previous Buffy comic.
The series starts approximately a year after the events in the final TV episode “Chosen” and the destruction of the Hellmouth, and Sunnydale. Buffy is leading a team of young slayers against a demon stronghold. Buffy has now developed a worldwide network of Slayer teams with Xander running the mandate post in Scotland. Ex- Trio member Andrew is in charge of a Slayer team in Italy. At the start Willow is missing and Buffy’s sister, Dawn, has grown into a giant, evidently a result of losing her virginity to a “thricewise” named Kenny.
Buffy has a new and perhaps her most deadly foe yet…the American Government. The Government views the Slayers as a terrorist group, citing the destruction of Sunnydale but in reality, they dread the Slayer’s power and their ideology. What will the Slayers do if all the demons and vampires are ruined? The military even has their own Thunderbolt Ross in the form of All-purpose Voll who begrudgingly realizes he’ll need the aid of magic to capture Buffy. To this end, he allies himself with a near-crazed magician they’ve captured, Willow’s ex- friend turned rat-turned enemy…Amy Madison. She sets a trap to not only capture Buffy, but to also lure Willow out of the woodwork. But there’s an even more sinister ancient foe back to cause distress.
I was really leery of this series having been a fan of the TV show. One thing that has happened, and it kind of happened in the final season anyway, is that the show lost a bit of its intimacy. The cast, with all the additional Slayers and additional supporting characters has become very large and as such we get to some extent less of the main characters. Whedon dispelled some of my fears by infusing this book with his trademark snappy wit, particularly between Xander and Buffy. There is also that ongoing sibling rivalry carried over from the TV show between Dawn and Buffy. Dawn relates more to Willow as a mother figure than her own sister, causing Buffy to question her own relationship with Dawn. The first series has everything Buffy fans grew to like about the series…fantastic action, lots of humor and sharp dialog, and menacing villains.
Artistically, I’m not ready to place Georges Jeanty on a par with long-time Buffy Artist Cliff Richards, but his art was very excellent and captured the characters look reasonably well and the painted covers by Jo Chen are phenomenal. The real question going into the world will be how well the series does lacking Whedon writing the series as he only wrote the first five issues.
REVIEWED BY TIM JANSON
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
To be honest, this was the first “comic book” I’ve read since I was a child, since long before comic books became graphic novels. I reflect the ancient comics were better. You could tell which frame led to which frame. Tales were concluded or at least stopped at a excellent place until the next issue came out. Or maybe I’ve just been too long a reader to get any fantastic thrill from looking at pictures.
I expected anything written by Joss Whedon to be very special, like Buffy and Angel, but this was, as a replacement for, very sophmoric. Maybe that is the function of grapnic novels, for adults with talent to have some kind of sophmoric outlet, like laser tag or paintball, like the ancient pulp magazines which provided light reading for people whose reading tastes were usually very serious; I’m talking Zane Grey to Proust.
I’d like to reflect that any reading is of some value, but this . . . ?
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
This is fantastic.
At least until the investigate the fate of one of Buffy’s doubles issue, but Whedon really nails this for the tale arc part, and the art is pretty reasonable, too, if a small shakier on some of the minor characters like Andrew, etc.
With Willow out of touch, Amy and Warren effective with the military, and a giant Dawn, Xander’s Nick Fury skills running a few hundred Slayer chicks are well tested.
Very well done.
4.5 out of 5
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I’m not a comic book reader. Never have been and likely, I never will be. If this describes you, then likely you’re not ready for the Buffy comic. This isn’t a book or a show, it’s a small of both while being entirely its own entity. As a replacement for of having something described to you, like in a book, or being shown a thing, like in the television series, you get a snapshot and some poppy dialogue. This isn’t a terrible thing, it’s a comic thing, but if comics are a new territory for you, as they were for me, it’s nice to know yet to be of time.
The comic works. I’ve read it a couple of times already and I find myself alternative it up and flipping back to a favorite part every few days lacking even consciously considering it. For fans of the show it’s a must-have, though anyone not well versed in the series will be reasonably lost. The characters voices are right on, the art is incredible, and the tale just seems to fit. I should also note here that all of the regular comic covers are included in the back of the book (not the special 1 in 4 covers but) for you collectors. Fantastic stuff.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5