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scripturient's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I loved seeing a longer story in this one! Really felt like reading a lost episode from the TV series. The short stories were also nice, I particularly enjoyed getting a bit more Spike/Dru/Angel backstory.
jayykitty's review
3.0
The main story in this one was a little confusing but overall I did enjoy this omnibus.
bibliotecadepueblo's review against another edition
3.0
Este tomo, que transcurre también durante la tercera temporada de la serie, supone una mejoría con respecto al bajón que supuso el anterior.
A diferencia de los tres volúmenes anteriores, que estaban formados enteramente por historias cortas, en éste la mitad lo ocupa una sola historia: Mala sangre.
No me ha disgustado, la verdad, teniendo en cuenta que me costó arrancar y que Selke (a la que ya se vio en el volumen 3) es una villana un poco floja para mi gusto, pero sí me ha parecido larga de más, con menos páginas hubiera bastado.
El resto del volumen lo forman dos historias largas más, El vacío y El día de la graduación, y unas cuantas historias cortas.
El día de la graduación me ha parecido bastante meh, tanto en guión como en dibujo. El vacío, en cambio, me ha gustado muchísimo. Los flashbacks a la Viena de 1892 en los que se ve el pasado de Ángel, Dru y Spike han ayudado bastante. Ya en la serie los adoraba.
En cuanto a las historias cortas, Maldito ha sido mi favorita, a pesar de ciertos errores en algunos datos. Pero bueno, perdonables, ya que creo que el cómic fue anterior a que se revelasen en la serie. Quién hizo a quién también me ha gustado, ver a Dru y a Spike siempre está bien, pero el dibujo... Ay, el dibujo. Para nada de mi agrado. Y hablando de eso, mención aparte para Perro malo. Definitivamente no logro conectar con el trabajo de Ryan Sook. Es que es ver su estilo y sentir automáticamente una pereza absoluta por la historia. Me ocurrió en el volumen 2 y aquí me ha vuelto a pasar lo mismo. Por último mencionar también la tira Mall rats, que me ha descolocado totalmente tanto por su falta de cohesión con el resto del tomo como por el dibujo.
Y si habéis llegado hasta aquí, gracias, que me enrollo más que una persiana.
A diferencia de los tres volúmenes anteriores, que estaban formados enteramente por historias cortas, en éste la mitad lo ocupa una sola historia: Mala sangre.
No me ha disgustado, la verdad, teniendo en cuenta que me costó arrancar y que Selke (a la que ya se vio en el volumen 3) es una villana un poco floja para mi gusto, pero sí me ha parecido larga de más, con menos páginas hubiera bastado.
El resto del volumen lo forman dos historias largas más, El vacío y El día de la graduación, y unas cuantas historias cortas.
El día de la graduación me ha parecido bastante meh, tanto en guión como en dibujo. El vacío, en cambio, me ha gustado muchísimo. Los flashbacks a la Viena de 1892 en los que se ve el pasado de Ángel, Dru y Spike han ayudado bastante. Ya en la serie los adoraba.
En cuanto a las historias cortas, Maldito ha sido mi favorita, a pesar de ciertos errores en algunos datos. Pero bueno, perdonables, ya que creo que el cómic fue anterior a que se revelasen en la serie. Quién hizo a quién también me ha gustado, ver a Dru y a Spike siempre está bien, pero el dibujo... Ay, el dibujo. Para nada de mi agrado. Y hablando de eso, mención aparte para Perro malo. Definitivamente no logro conectar con el trabajo de Ryan Sook. Es que es ver su estilo y sentir automáticamente una pereza absoluta por la historia. Me ocurrió en el volumen 2 y aquí me ha vuelto a pasar lo mismo. Por último mencionar también la tira Mall rats, que me ha descolocado totalmente tanto por su falta de cohesión con el resto del tomo como por el dibujo.
Y si habéis llegado hasta aquí, gracias, que me enrollo más que una persiana.
desiree_mcl's review
3.0
3-3.5/5 stars.
Volume 4 was a bit better than Volume 3.
Bad Blood: 1/5 stars. I was very bored with this one. In fact it took me nearly 8 months to finish it because I stopped right in the middle and didn't pick it up again until recently. However once you get over this bunch of comics the omnibus gets better.
Bad Dog: 3/5 stars. Mostly a Willow/Oz comic. Buffy kind of sticks her foot in her mouth when she mentions that sometimes she wishes for a normal boyfriend in front of Oz (werewolf) and Willow. Willow is taken, Xander (and possibly Giles too, can't remember) thinks Oz did something to her (since it was a full moon) but really some bad guy took her and was doing a spell. In the end Buffy realizes that normal is overrated. It was short, which after Bad Blood was a blessing and I really liked the Willow/Oz and the Buffy/Angel stuff.
Hello Moon: 2.5/5 stars. I liked that demon wasn't evil in this one, the story was ok but it wasn't a favorite.
Cursed: 4/5 stars. By far the comics that show a flashback of one of the characters lives seem to be my favorites. Even though there were some inconsistences in this one from what we know from the show it's forgivable because I think this comic came out before we learned that information. For example I don't think when this comic came out (or at least when it was written) Angel's real name, Liam, had been revealed yet. In this comic Liam was actually the name of Angel's friend. Also Angel wasn't in the ground in this comic, he "woke up" in a bed where Darla was staying. However despite those little things it was a good story and just be forgiving of those mistakes.
Dead Love: 3.5/5 stars. A Giles tale, it's a flashback, and he's in San Francisco. It wasn't as amazing as I hoped it would be, Giles is one of my favorite characters, but it was still good.
Stinger: 2/5 stars. It's Xander's time for a story. I'm not a huge Xander fan, so I wasn't really that interested. Once again, a bully is picking on him, which I'm getting tired of that being the story for Xander, however this one has a bit of a twist. A demon is feeding on the bully's. Which is actually why I gave this 2 stars instead of 1, I liked that twist.
Mall Rat's: 3/5 stars. Very short Buffy/Cordy story. Only 1 page, front and back. Cordy and Buffy are at the mall and huge rats are there too. The art work left much to be desired but it was a cute, quick story.
Who Made Who: 5/5 stars. My favorite of the Vol. 4 collection. It's about Spike and Dru and during the time Spike and Dru broke up and the time after Lover's Walk. Dru is again not faithful to Spike and Spike deals with it in his own way. The only complaint is that Dru was with a Chaos Demon not a Fungus Demon. Other than that it was a joy to read.
The Hollower: 3.5/5 stars. An entertaining story. A demon called the Hollower is sucking out the demon essence from vampires. Sounds good right? Well it's not because the Hollower gets full and when it gets full all those demon essences get spued out and infect thousands creating a lot of vampires. We also get some more flashbacks of Angel/Dru/Spike and another vampire Catherine dealing with Hollower in 1892. There was a mistake made on the date one time, for all the flashbacks it was 1892 but then on one of the last ones it suddenly became 1894. Other than that it was a good story.
Graduation Day: 4/5 stars. Loved this Buffy/Angel tale. A demon (or demons) wants to get their souls and the two are sent for a brief while onto an astral type plain but they both fight off death and kill the creatures. Being the last comic in this collection it was a good way to end it.
Volume 4 was a bit better than Volume 3.
Bad Blood: 1/5 stars. I was very bored with this one. In fact it took me nearly 8 months to finish it because I stopped right in the middle and didn't pick it up again until recently. However once you get over this bunch of comics the omnibus gets better.
Bad Dog: 3/5 stars. Mostly a Willow/Oz comic. Buffy kind of sticks her foot in her mouth when she mentions that sometimes she wishes for a normal boyfriend in front of Oz (werewolf) and Willow. Willow is taken, Xander (and possibly Giles too, can't remember) thinks Oz did something to her (since it was a full moon) but really some bad guy took her and was doing a spell. In the end Buffy realizes that normal is overrated. It was short, which after Bad Blood was a blessing and I really liked the Willow/Oz and the Buffy/Angel stuff.
Hello Moon: 2.5/5 stars. I liked that demon wasn't evil in this one, the story was ok but it wasn't a favorite.
Cursed: 4/5 stars. By far the comics that show a flashback of one of the characters lives seem to be my favorites. Even though there were some inconsistences in this one from what we know from the show it's forgivable because I think this comic came out before we learned that information. For example I don't think when this comic came out (or at least when it was written) Angel's real name, Liam, had been revealed yet. In this comic Liam was actually the name of Angel's friend. Also Angel wasn't in the ground in this comic, he "woke up" in a bed where Darla was staying. However despite those little things it was a good story and just be forgiving of those mistakes.
Dead Love: 3.5/5 stars. A Giles tale, it's a flashback, and he's in San Francisco. It wasn't as amazing as I hoped it would be, Giles is one of my favorite characters, but it was still good.
Stinger: 2/5 stars. It's Xander's time for a story. I'm not a huge Xander fan, so I wasn't really that interested. Once again, a bully is picking on him, which I'm getting tired of that being the story for Xander, however this one has a bit of a twist. A demon is feeding on the bully's. Which is actually why I gave this 2 stars instead of 1, I liked that twist.
Mall Rat's: 3/5 stars. Very short Buffy/Cordy story. Only 1 page, front and back. Cordy and Buffy are at the mall and huge rats are there too. The art work left much to be desired but it was a cute, quick story.
Who Made Who: 5/5 stars. My favorite of the Vol. 4 collection. It's about Spike and Dru and during the time Spike and Dru broke up and the time after Lover's Walk. Dru is again not faithful to Spike and Spike deals with it in his own way. The only complaint is that Dru was with a Chaos Demon not a Fungus Demon. Other than that it was a joy to read.
The Hollower: 3.5/5 stars. An entertaining story. A demon called the Hollower is sucking out the demon essence from vampires. Sounds good right? Well it's not because the Hollower gets full and when it gets full all those demon essences get spued out and infect thousands creating a lot of vampires. We also get some more flashbacks of Angel/Dru/Spike and another vampire Catherine dealing with Hollower in 1892. There was a mistake made on the date one time, for all the flashbacks it was 1892 but then on one of the last ones it suddenly became 1894. Other than that it was a good story.
Graduation Day: 4/5 stars. Loved this Buffy/Angel tale. A demon (or demons) wants to get their souls and the two are sent for a brief while onto an astral type plain but they both fight off death and kill the creatures. Being the last comic in this collection it was a good way to end it.
chemwizard22's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
lellowturtle's review
4.0
Great continuance, but this one seems a bit less authentic than the other three. Xander is wearing a backwards hat; there was a part where Angel knew a man named Liam (Angel was actually named Liam in the show) and that was when he was a human, but Liam was calling Angel Angelus... And he became Angelus when he was a vampire. There was also a part where Angel was called Angel when he was evil, and when he was evil, he was known as Angelus. Because of this smaller inconsistencies, it didn't feel as if it was exactly like the show but in comic form like the others, but it was still enjoyable! The illustrations are amazing!!! I love the art and how well the characters look like their TV actors.
Though, this has no bearing on the actual content of the book, my copy of this was brand new, and just reading it made it fall a part, so be careful.
Though, this has no bearing on the actual content of the book, my copy of this was brand new, and just reading it made it fall a part, so be careful.
bookdingo's review
3.0
Not a huge fan of that Hollower story. Where was Darla? I would've loved a Darla/Catherine fighting dynamic, or a polyamorous situation with Darla/Catherine/Angelus. ANYWAYS...
shinychick's review
2.0
The graphics are SO BAD. The stories are pretty crap, too, save for the Spike and Dru, and I kind of sort of liked The Hollower arc. But the rest - SO SO SO BAD! Especially when compared to Season Eight.
brittanybwrites's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Eh it was okay. The only thing I liked was the Spike and Dru short. As for the main story and the other shorts, it was too weird and it took me out of it. The ending short was okay, and I think they messed up Angel's vampire face. But it was good, nothing to go and run and tell mama about.