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Buffy the High School Years: Parental Parasite by Scott Fischer, Yishan Li, Kel McDonald, Rod Espinosa, Joss Whedon

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calisbooklog's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

This is probably my favorite out of the three stories that make up the High School Years series, though I wish the idea of the demon compensating for that which Joyce feels she is missing would have been more accurately conveyed; perhaps the message would have been more precise if the demon had been more deliberate with its victims, as in, that the people picked as "parents" weren't chosen based on mere availability but on them being individuals who the demon knew needed to play a caretaker role—however, I'm not sure how the logistics in terms of Buffy actually finding out about the foe's existence would have worked out had that been the case.

I'm not an avid comic reader by any means so maybe my opinion re: artwork is foolish but I don't really see the problem with the style? I feel like it being "childish" as some have described it fits right in with the feel of most of S1 BtVS, which was quite light-hearted and campy most of the time. Yes, those of us who are familiar with the show know the tone ended up drifting from that but I still think these stories are quite faithful to what the beginning of the show was like.

jessicamariefox's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

fyrekatz's review against another edition

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3.0

Demon looks like a child takes control over adults- decides Joyce will be a good 'parent'. Buffy saves the day.

ingridboring's review against another edition

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5.0

Super cute, no notes

queenkoko's review against another edition

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4.0

I was honestly surprised with how good this was. I bought it for $6 at MegaCon. The author was able to capture the ding bat Xander is and the broody mess Angel was. The story incorporating Joyce was a great add as well.