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geekwayne's review
2.0
A graphic novel with 2 separate stories that both left me a little flat. The art is rendered fine, and I know this is part of a larger "Season 9" series, but these 2 episodes felt a little too much like filler. Having guest writers Jane Espenson and Drew Greenberg writing one didn't do much for me.
In the first story, Buffy is hired by Kennedy to act as a bodyguard in her post-slayer career. Buffy can't help seeing demons around every corner and this proves problematic, at first. Then a case comes up regarding a high-profile client who invented a sort of Facebook for demons. The second story deals with Billy, who is the first boy slayer chosen. This story was written by the guest writers (both veteran writers of the Buffy TV show), but it falls flat as well. Buffy makes an appearance towards the end of this story. Billy might be an interesting character eventually, but here he is a bullied young man living with his aging hippie grandmother. He fights against the new zompire epidemic.
I suppose completists will need to purchase this, and I realize that they are just collecting individual issues in a larger volume, but I kind of like my graphic novels to have a larger cohesive story arc. While the two stories are somewhat linked by the growing zompire epidemic, there is little reference back and forth. Buffy shows up at the end of Billy's story, but it almost seems random.
In the first story, Buffy is hired by Kennedy to act as a bodyguard in her post-slayer career. Buffy can't help seeing demons around every corner and this proves problematic, at first. Then a case comes up regarding a high-profile client who invented a sort of Facebook for demons. The second story deals with Billy, who is the first boy slayer chosen. This story was written by the guest writers (both veteran writers of the Buffy TV show), but it falls flat as well. Buffy makes an appearance towards the end of this story. Billy might be an interesting character eventually, but here he is a bullied young man living with his aging hippie grandmother. He fights against the new zompire epidemic.
I suppose completists will need to purchase this, and I realize that they are just collecting individual issues in a larger volume, but I kind of like my graphic novels to have a larger cohesive story arc. While the two stories are somewhat linked by the growing zompire epidemic, there is little reference back and forth. Buffy shows up at the end of Billy's story, but it almost seems random.
redhdlibrarian's review
3.0
Was not a big fan of the spinoff story. I like my Buffy graphic novels to be stories about Buffy.
okcomp16's review
2.0
The First story was interesting and part of the main storyline, there is some intrigue there that keeps me going. It was nice even if predictable.
The second story felt like a waste of time, a super corny woke story. I don't mind the message but, when is this obvious it pulls me away from the story, and again not a single moment of surprise.
The second story felt like a waste of time, a super corny woke story. I don't mind the message but, when is this obvious it pulls me away from the story, and again not a single moment of surprise.
beltaine76's review
3.0
I'm just not getting hooked to Season 9 as much as I was to Season 8. I didn't have a problem with Billy, unlike some people have. This volume just felt like it could have gone more places and done more. I'll continue to buy the trade paperbacks when they become available.
canadianbookaddict's review
4.0
I received this ARC from NetGalley .
I very much enjoyed this one and I do plan to buy it when it come out so that I can read it again. If you are a fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer tv show you might like this one as much as I did.
I very much enjoyed this one and I do plan to buy it when it come out so that I can read it again. If you are a fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer tv show you might like this one as much as I did.
gothamshire's review
4.0
Wasn't that into the first arc because it was a whole lot more of "everybody hates Buffy" but Billy the Vampire Slayer won my heart, aw man.