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theartolater's review against another edition
5.0
I've been previously critical of the Buffy comics continually going back to the well for reasons that come across more as fanservice than because they actually do anything for the storyline.
Perhaps this is different because it actually does accomplish some stuff storywise that works, or maybe it's because Fred/Illyria was one of my favorite characters from Angel, but I really enjoyed where this one went, including the use of Dawn and the sort of legitimate, Whedonesque danger that everyone's in.
For the first time, Season 9 feels like Buffy again, and that's really great. Working toward the end of this arc should be interesting, since I really have no clue where it will end up.
Perhaps this is different because it actually does accomplish some stuff storywise that works, or maybe it's because Fred/Illyria was one of my favorite characters from Angel, but I really enjoyed where this one went, including the use of Dawn and the sort of legitimate, Whedonesque danger that everyone's in.
For the first time, Season 9 feels like Buffy again, and that's really great. Working toward the end of this arc should be interesting, since I really have no clue where it will end up.
sparkleboymatty's review against another edition
4.0
A bit of filler but moves the plot and story along nicely. Good to see Billy, and the core Scoobies.
zlwrites's review against another edition
3.0
Decent enough. Better than the last season, but the Big Bad isn't there much. Or are there two? Eh. One volume to go.
booksaremyjam's review against another edition
2.0
I had some time to kill between work and book club last night, so I walked over to the library and hunkered down with BTVS, where I left off almost 3 years ago after the anger was too much to handle. "I'm older, I thought. "My dislike of the comic books was probably overstated back in 2015".
Nah, bro. 2015 me and 2018 me agree: these graphic novels are poo.
There's still no magic (geez, I forgot about how dumb all that was), and Buffy is just running around with a bunch of the new characters who aren't fleshed out enough for me to care about them, and everything is still watered-down weirdness. I also feel like they're gunning toward Xander having sex with Buffybot which... just... no. And Willow is a footnote and just...
Nah, bro. 2015 me and 2018 me agree: these graphic novels are poo.
There's still no magic (geez, I forgot about how dumb all that was), and Buffy is just running around with a bunch of the new characters who aren't fleshed out enough for me to care about them, and everything is still watered-down weirdness. I also feel like they're gunning toward Xander having sex with Buffybot which... just... no. And Willow is a footnote and just...
shanbear16's review against another edition
4.0
Still a great continuation of the story. I took off a star because the artwork was a bit wonky. No one seems to be able to get a handle on how to draw Andrew.
thecomicslayer's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this volume and I'm stoked to see what Xander is going to do!
daisymoon's review against another edition
4.0
Illyria and Buffy, together in the same comics, fighting on the same side... Enough said ! (that was awesome !)
olivia_piepmeier's review against another edition
3.0
As with the other ones from this Season, I'm just happy it's a Buffy comic that's not outrageously epic like Season 8! This isn't groundbreaking comic artistry. This is a story that gets to be told even though the actors didn't want to do the show anymore (or for whatever reason why they stopped doing the show).
My complaint with this volume is that I keep getting hints that I should have watched all of Angel or be reading Angel + Faith but I'm doing neither of those things.
My complaint with this volume is that I keep getting hints that I should have watched all of Angel or be reading Angel + Faith but I'm doing neither of those things.