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A review by labunnywtf
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Volume 1 by Christopher Golden, Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, Paul Lee, Joss Whedon, Dan Brereton
4.0
Read for Book Roast's Charms Extra Credit Readathon. Spell: Lumos - Book with a light cover
Her name is Buffy Summers. She is the Slayer. Each generation one is born - to slay vampires and demons and whatnot.
All things considered? She'd rather be somewhere else.
Okay, this was SUPER fun. Exempting that first chapter.
This is the start of the Buffy comics, subtracting a few that are explained in the introduction. Skipping over the truly dreadful Spike and Drusilla volume (who the hell drew that and why have they never seen Juliet Landau either in or out of vamp makeup?), we start with the origin of Buffy.
AKA What the Buffy movie was supposed to be.
I am one of the three people in the known universe who actually liked the movie, but this is the movie without the creepy period cramp warning signs. The humor is still there, but the horror element is 100 times sharper. Extremely enjoyable.
Though we do miss out on Pee Wee and his incredibly drawn out death scene.
From there, we jump to Buffy and Pike hitting Las Vegas, and the explanation for what happened to him.
We also see how Giles got picked to be Buffy's watcher, and what really happened when Buffy was sent to the institution seen in Normal Again.
The best story was Dawn and the teddy bear. No spoilers, but I have to admit, that ending made me a little sad.
Seriously, though, the Spike and Dru chapter was fucking dreadful.
Her name is Buffy Summers. She is the Slayer. Each generation one is born - to slay vampires and demons and whatnot.
All things considered? She'd rather be somewhere else.
Okay, this was SUPER fun. Exempting that first chapter.
This is the start of the Buffy comics, subtracting a few that are explained in the introduction. Skipping over the truly dreadful Spike and Drusilla volume (who the hell drew that and why have they never seen Juliet Landau either in or out of vamp makeup?), we start with the origin of Buffy.
AKA What the Buffy movie was supposed to be.
I am one of the three people in the known universe who actually liked the movie, but this is the movie without the creepy period cramp warning signs. The humor is still there, but the horror element is 100 times sharper. Extremely enjoyable.
Though we do miss out on Pee Wee and his incredibly drawn out death scene.
From there, we jump to Buffy and Pike hitting Las Vegas, and the explanation for what happened to him.
We also see how Giles got picked to be Buffy's watcher, and what really happened when Buffy was sent to the institution seen in Normal Again.
The best story was Dawn and the teddy bear. No spoilers, but I have to admit, that ending made me a little sad.
Seriously, though, the Spike and Dru chapter was fucking dreadful.