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A review by jaycatt7
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9, Volume 3 by Georges Jeanty, Andrew Chambliss, Joss Whedon
3.0
Two stories in this volume: Buffy takes a job at Kennedy's new security company, and a kid named Billy learns to fight vampires.
The Buffy/Kennedy story is ok. Nothing spectacular, but it shows us a little more of the world.
As for Billy the Vampire Slayer... I often find myself disappointed by portrayals of gay people. They rarely live up to the hype. This story was a string of cliches. It was cute, but there was no substance. Getting a gay character into the Buffyverse would have meant something back when this was a TV show. Now? I feel like, yet again, we got the representation the last generation needed, too late to do any good.
Actually, that 'low on substance' remark fits the whole volume. Maybe the whole season.
Billy's story was what kept me reading these comics. I'm not sure I'll keep going. The quality is continually disappointing.
The Buffy/Kennedy story is ok. Nothing spectacular, but it shows us a little more of the world.
As for Billy the Vampire Slayer... I often find myself disappointed by portrayals of gay people. They rarely live up to the hype. This story was a string of cliches. It was cute, but there was no substance. Getting a gay character into the Buffyverse would have meant something back when this was a TV show. Now? I feel like, yet again, we got the representation the last generation needed, too late to do any good.
Actually, that 'low on substance' remark fits the whole volume. Maybe the whole season.
Billy's story was what kept me reading these comics. I'm not sure I'll keep going. The quality is continually disappointing.