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kiarrasayshi's review against another edition
3.0
Warning: Kind of more of a rant. I really want to keep reading this new imagining and I am enjoying it in a way, but oh my GOSH I am getting so annoyed with Xander. It might make me a terrible person, but his "nobody loves me, let me cry about it online and alone in my room" spiel is really getting on my nerves. It's just so woe is me and obnoxious and to have that be the narration for this series is what's gonna get me to stop reading if it continues. I know I should care about a sad, lonely teenager, but I really just don't at this point. I came to this series for Buffy. Yes, I love the whole Scooby gang (which, honestly felt a bit early for that to be their group chat name, but idk what time has passed since this issue and the last), but this is the beginning of this version of the story. It seems weird that the titular character isn't the main character of her own story while we're still navigating this new world. It's not even that Xander is bumming me out, but seeing his boxes literally just make me go bleh and groan. I'm feeling pretty evil saying these things about a clearly depressed teenager, but that's just not what I came to this comic for. Still giving it three stars, I obviously don't hate it, I just needed a good rant about this one particular aspect and I don't know anyone else who's reading this series. But it's good. I'll keep reading and hopefully Xander will crack a joke or at least a smile.
candiceausten's review against another edition
5.0
This is really good folks. Really good. And yet, at the same time very frustrating because I want more (yeah basically I'm a sucker because I decided to buy the singles issues and not the TP but I couldn't wait.)
queenkoko's review
3.0
Very underwhelming compared to the 1st issue. New (old) characters introduced and the plot is still unclear. It seems like the Master isn't this comics big bad but I could be wrong. Some spoilers ahead.
Cordelia doesn't feel like Cordelia in Buffy, she seems like the Cordelia in Angel. Is her nice attitude just an act? I really don't like this version of Cordelia, she had one of the BEST character development on T.V. and the comic seems to just be changing that. Harmony is mentioned but we don't see her. Is she vapid or new and improved? Joyce has a boyfriend who I don't trust because well, Ted. We see Willow's GF Rose... not much to write about. Willow's insecurities baffle me because in the 1st issue she comes off very calm, cool, and collected.
Robin is introduced as a student and I wonder if his backstory changes. Spike is also introduced but does he have a soul? Anya reminds me of Anya which I love. Drusilla is one of my favorite vampires. However, I like crazy riddle speaking Drusilla.... not this sane one. She also may have released something scary so, potential big bad?
No Angel or Dawn sightings which is always a plus. Oh, Xander is sad about something but I don't really care about him even if this version of him is one of the better ones.
I was hoping we would see more plot development but we were introduced to more characters. That fine and all, but the characterization of these characters are vastly different from what we have seen and read. I am curious to see if Faith is ever going to appear. Since they are changing backstories how was Dru sired? Are Spike and Dru even a thing? Not sure if I'll pick up issue #3
I was really hype about this series and enjoyed the minor Willow and Xander changes, but I really don't like the new Drusilla and Anya.
Cordelia doesn't feel like Cordelia in Buffy, she seems like the Cordelia in Angel. Is her nice attitude just an act? I really don't like this version of Cordelia, she had one of the BEST character development on T.V. and the comic seems to just be changing that. Harmony is mentioned but we don't see her. Is she vapid or new and improved? Joyce has a boyfriend who I don't trust because well, Ted. We see Willow's GF Rose... not much to write about. Willow's insecurities baffle me because in the 1st issue she comes off very calm, cool, and collected.
Robin is introduced as a student and I wonder if his backstory changes. Spike is also introduced but does he have a soul? Anya reminds me of Anya which I love. Drusilla is one of my favorite vampires. However, I like crazy riddle speaking Drusilla.... not this sane one. She also may have released something scary so, potential big bad?
No Angel or Dawn sightings which is always a plus. Oh, Xander is sad about something but I don't really care about him even if this version of him is one of the better ones.
I was hoping we would see more plot development but we were introduced to more characters. That fine and all, but the characterization of these characters are vastly different from what we have seen and read. I am curious to see if Faith is ever going to appear. Since they are changing backstories how was Dru sired? Are Spike and Dru even a thing? Not sure if I'll pick up issue #3
I was really hype about this series and enjoyed the minor Willow and Xander changes, but I really don't like the new Drusilla and Anya.
ryangillam's review
2.0
This one didn't really feel that it moved the plot forward. The comic also seems to have skipped a lot of the friendship building between buffy, willow, and xander.
kimberlea's review
3.0
This issue is otherwise known as the one where Cordelia returns (I need anyone who is reading this to know that whenever Cordelia is mentioned, I begin singing the Cordelia jingle from Buffering the Vampire Slayer in my head), although I have a lot of questions about it. For the most part, we're still in introduction mode (and I suppose it helps that there's seven years of character development from the television show to draw from), but the creative team are going to great lengths to make sure that the readers know that this is a different kind of Sunnydale.
Again, there are little differences to the characters — Cordelia feels more like the Cordelia we knew from Angel, Drusilla seems more... sane, which is somehow infinitely scarier than anything she did on television, Spike feels more like a villain's sidekick than a main antagonist — but these differences make me think that they'll be important to the overarching plot. The dialogue is spot-on yet doesn't feel dated, and each character has their own speech patterns. Jordie Bellaire has done a great job of reminding us that our lead characters are teenagers who sometimes need a bit of help.
The illustrations are outstanding. We open on Buffy having a nightmare, and it's incredibly gory and disturbing. Quite frankly, I'm astounded at how easily Dan Mora goes from creating a horror sequence to creating images that feel more at home in a teen drama — the transition is seamless. And the colouring. The colouring! My favourite truly is Buffy's nightmare sequence at the beginning — there's a lot of red and purple tones and it's just gorgeous colouring that's juxtaposed against the grotesqueness of the illustrations — but honestly there's beautiful bits throughout. Another moment where the colouring really shines is in Cordelia and Spike's meeting.
My only real problem with this comic book so far is the pacing — for me, it's just moving far too slowly. I know that the creative team need to set up the world for people who aren't familiar with the television show, but I feel like we have been given scenes rather than a whole story. Traditionally, comic books are stories that both stand on their own and fit in to an overarching plot. With these Buffy comics, I'm getting one big story doled out in tiny pieces. I want more substance! Give me a confrontation! Something!
An enjoyable read, but at this stage I can't see the bigger picture and I just want things to get moving.
Again, there are little differences to the characters — Cordelia feels more like the Cordelia we knew from Angel, Drusilla seems more... sane, which is somehow infinitely scarier than anything she did on television, Spike feels more like a villain's sidekick than a main antagonist — but these differences make me think that they'll be important to the overarching plot. The dialogue is spot-on yet doesn't feel dated, and each character has their own speech patterns. Jordie Bellaire has done a great job of reminding us that our lead characters are teenagers who sometimes need a bit of help.
The illustrations are outstanding. We open on Buffy having a nightmare, and it's incredibly gory and disturbing. Quite frankly, I'm astounded at how easily Dan Mora goes from creating a horror sequence to creating images that feel more at home in a teen drama — the transition is seamless. And the colouring. The colouring! My favourite truly is Buffy's nightmare sequence at the beginning — there's a lot of red and purple tones and it's just gorgeous colouring that's juxtaposed against the grotesqueness of the illustrations — but honestly there's beautiful bits throughout. Another moment where the colouring really shines is in Cordelia and Spike's meeting.
My only real problem with this comic book so far is the pacing — for me, it's just moving far too slowly. I know that the creative team need to set up the world for people who aren't familiar with the television show, but I feel like we have been given scenes rather than a whole story. Traditionally, comic books are stories that both stand on their own and fit in to an overarching plot. With these Buffy comics, I'm getting one big story doled out in tiny pieces. I want more substance! Give me a confrontation! Something!
An enjoyable read, but at this stage I can't see the bigger picture and I just want things to get moving.
dearavery's review
5.0
So far I’m loving this series because it’s the same Buffy universe I’ve loved for over a decade but two inches to the left. It’s really interesting that the core of the story is the same but I get to learn the new dynamics between the classic characters and the roles the play.