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moth_dance's review against another edition
4.0
A great premiere for the new era of Buffyverse! I have a lot of questions, mostly about particular character arcs from the OG and how they'll translate in this new series, but I think I trust this new writing team (plus Joss). This first issue was loose, but in a fluid way more so than a random way. I enjoyed this revamped first convos between our beloved Scoobies. The vamp dialogue and action scenes could maybe be updated a bit more to match new Buffy's tone. Oh, and the art is stunning. The covers are 100% my vibe! I can only hope the volume editions will include each and every single variant cover!
Merged review:
A great premiere for the new era of Buffyverse! I have a lot of questions, mostly about particular character arcs from the OG and how they'll translate in this new series, but I think I trust this new writing team (plus Joss). This first issue was loose, but in a fluid way more so than a random way. I enjoyed this revamped first convos between our beloved Scoobies. The vamp dialogue and action scenes could maybe be updated a bit more to match new Buffy's tone. Oh, and the art is stunning. The covers are 100% my vibe! I can only hope the volume editions will include each and every single variant cover!
Merged review:
A great premiere for the new era of Buffyverse! I have a lot of questions, mostly about particular character arcs from the OG and how they'll translate in this new series, but I think I trust this new writing team (plus Joss). This first issue was loose, but in a fluid way more so than a random way. I enjoyed this revamped first convos between our beloved Scoobies. The vamp dialogue and action scenes could maybe be updated a bit more to match new Buffy's tone. Oh, and the art is stunning. The covers are 100% my vibe! I can only hope the volume editions will include each and every single variant cover!
tessakris's review against another edition
2.0
This was also part of my search for a graphic novel that was available on kindle. I’ve never seen the show so I was kinda plopped into a world I didn’t understand. Didn’t love
sonja_ahrb's review against another edition
5.0
As soon as I saw that Jordie Bellaire had written Buffy The Vampire Slayer comics, I immediately wanted to read her and them! I found her Vampirella/Red Sonja mashup first though, so I did think I should start there and read the first volume of their story, but after I finished that, I was really considering reading some of the Buffy books. I did look for some romance books because I’m a weirdo and was thinking about saving read the Buffy comics for I don’t know when instead of just downloading them as soon as I possibly could. I couldn’t really find anything in Romance that jumped out at me, so I did eventually go look up Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1, signed up for Comixology Unlimited, and read it right before I went to bed.
I was floored when I started reading it because I don’t typically read a lot of comics first off and then the fact that it was one with Buffy — well, it was just very exciting. I love the show so much, it’s my second favorite of all-time and getting to read about Buffy in a book was such an awesome experience. I think Jordie Bellaire did a wonderful job capturing the characters we all know and love, though there were still some surprises that I wasn’t expecting, but I appreciated that. Also, the artist, Dan Mora, was amazing too because the characters were recognizable, but he also made them his own.
I really enjoyed this first part of Ms. Bellaire’s Buffy story! It made me laugh, reminded me of the show in the best way and I’m interested in what dastardly thing the vamps are getting up to. I can’t wait to start the next book!
~ Sonja, 5 Stars
I was floored when I started reading it because I don’t typically read a lot of comics first off and then the fact that it was one with Buffy — well, it was just very exciting. I love the show so much, it’s my second favorite of all-time and getting to read about Buffy in a book was such an awesome experience. I think Jordie Bellaire did a wonderful job capturing the characters we all know and love, though there were still some surprises that I wasn’t expecting, but I appreciated that. Also, the artist, Dan Mora, was amazing too because the characters were recognizable, but he also made them his own.
I really enjoyed this first part of Ms. Bellaire’s Buffy story! It made me laugh, reminded me of the show in the best way and I’m interested in what dastardly thing the vamps are getting up to. I can’t wait to start the next book!
~ Sonja, 5 Stars
freinhar's review against another edition
3.0
I've got to admit that I was fairly sceptical when I first loaded this onto my Kindle. I'm a huge fan of the Buffy TV series, and have read all of the Dark Hose Comic "seasons" that continued the plot of the show (the quality of these varied widely, but the good ones were excellent).
I wasn't too pleaded with the sudden discontinuation of the Dark Horse Buffyverse, and I really wasn't sold on the need for a contemporary rebooted or reimaged series of Buffy comics.
That having been said, I quite enjoyed this first issue and I'm looking forward to the next one. The cover is great, the art throughout is pretty good and captures the essence of the characters, the voices seem recognisable, and none of the tweaks that have been made to characters or their back stories bothered me.
This is a solid, but also very much "playing it safe" start. Let's see where this new series of Buffy comics takes us!
I wasn't too pleaded with the sudden discontinuation of the Dark Horse Buffyverse, and I really wasn't sold on the need for a contemporary rebooted or reimaged series of Buffy comics.
That having been said, I quite enjoyed this first issue and I'm looking forward to the next one. The cover is great, the art throughout is pretty good and captures the essence of the characters, the voices seem recognisable, and none of the tweaks that have been made to characters or their back stories bothered me.
This is a solid, but also very much "playing it safe" start. Let's see where this new series of Buffy comics takes us!
kimlovesstuff's review against another edition
4.0
Solid start, still not sure how I feel about the reboot but good to have the characters back. Hopefully Xander is less of a misogynist this time around.
candiceausten's review against another edition
4.0
Aaaah I freaking love this already, the colors are EVERYTHING to me.
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Aaaah I freaking love this already, the colors are EVERYTHING to me.
Merged review:
Aaaah I freaking love this already, the colors are EVERYTHING to me.
marleens's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
1.5
As a big fan of the tv show I always wanted to read the Buffy comics that continued the story right after the show ends, the “season 8” comics. But as they were too hard to find, I decided to try the other comics, where the original was supposed to be reimagined in a more current time. After reading the first issue I am sorely disappointed. I might be too attached to the original, but this didn’t have any of the charm of the show. The characters are nothing at all like their counterparts, there was no fun or good plot in sight and I don’t like the art style either. Not for me. I will keep looking for the “season 8” comics to try.
bookwyrm_kate's review
4.0
Buffy 2019! First of all, the art is gorgeous and full of fan-centric Easter eggs, which I love! The changes to the story are all justifiable and a lot more interesting then reading the same story we already know like the back of our hands. This doesn’t ruin or change 1997 Buffy, it’s just a modern retelling that’s a whole lot of fun. I’m here for it. I didn’t go a full five stars because there was some awkward dialogue and you can tell it’s still getting its footing, but I’m excited to see what will come next.