The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 1)
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 old 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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The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 1) Reviews
Personally I think "The Chain" is the best thing here, and the fact that it's a one-shot doesn't hurt either. The art isn't bad, and the story made me go out and get the rest of the arc. I've been purchasing all the single issues(I'm up to #20)and am getting the trades to keep. This is a good re-introduction to all the characters, though if you're completely new to Buffy, you should familiarize yourself with the main series first.
spoiler.>) Though I still think that Dawn, eventhough they have her Giantic, it's still a lame character.). It gives you a lot of information, and you end up starving for more, with endless hunger of more buffyverse. (watch out.
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. Apparently, Whedon is incapable of writing a romance between a man and a woman without having the male be either touched by evil (vampires, werewolves, etc). Very disappointing that Whedon couldn't write a Buffy story without satisfying his juvenile infatuation with seeing two girls make out. Grow up Whedon. He also seems incapable of writing or conceiving of a strong female character that is opposite-sex-oriented. or an emasculated male with no strengths whatsoever. I threw the book out with the trash and will not buy the next edition. If you felt like the scenes between Willow and Tara in the TV series were focused 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 love interest in these books is another female slayer.
It was good to return to the Buffyverse for me. We are also reintroduced to a couple of old enemies and a brand new one that will stir the pot for the entire season. I did miss the snappy reparte and could envision the characters speaking their dialogue, just as if this were still an actual TV show. I never watched them while they were on air so I don't know all the cancellation drama, just that they were well respected series. While this is the start of Season 8, Buffy is now international and after watching the final season of Angel just these past couple of weeks I had to snicker at the indication that there were a couple of body double Buffy's out there as well as the genuine article, who is hanging out in Scotland with an Army of Slayers along with some old friends. Good stuff and I have read the first three chapters of the season, all that has been produced up to this point, and I am already excited for more. Since I am a new comer to it who purchased the entire series and watched Season 1-7 straight through earlier this year, it was not a long lost friend but someone who was on a brief sabatical while I watched Angel Seasons 1-5.
I throughly enjoy Season Eight thus far, and highly recommend this purchase to any and all BtVS fans. I've been watching the show since it first aired when I was ten years old, and am something of a "picky" fan. The continuation of Buffy.
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