I don't know whose idea the zeppelins was.
Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Connie Neil - Dec 11, 2013 11:40:42 am PST #9889 of 10458
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Zeus-Incorrigible - Dec 11, 2013 12:03:28 pm PST #9890 of 10458
"Contentment is the enemy of invention."
To me, the format seems too short to work as a collection of monster-of-the-week storylines. Condensing 40 minutes of plot into 22 pages is pretty impossible without either a lot of simplification or a retooling of narrative development.
Is it worth just skipping altogether?
chrismg - Dec 11, 2013 12:32:58 pm PST #9891 of 10458
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
They generally do multi-month story arcs, with about an episode's worth of content in each arc. I liked it at first, but it definitely dragged towards the middle.
Polter-Cow - Dec 11, 2013 12:46:04 pm PST #9892 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's not a collection of monster-of-the-week storylines. It follows the ramifications of the finale, and most stories are told over multiple issues. There are some good one-shots, too.
Connie Neil - Dec 11, 2013 1:07:26 pm PST #9893 of 10458
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And I've never read it, so ignore all my remarks as being snarky.
Zeus-Incorrigible - Dec 11, 2013 1:27:12 pm PST #9894 of 10458
"Contentment is the enemy of invention."
I'll give it a try, purely because I can't perceive a future without new Buffy.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 11, 2013 3:03:13 pm PST #9895 of 10458
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I followed through most of the Season 8 series, and afterwards thought I probably should have left well enough alone with "Chosen" as the final chapter in Buffy's saga.
Atropa - Dec 11, 2013 4:19:43 pm PST #9896 of 10458
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I stopped reading the comic after the issue where Buffy and Angel have sex and ascend to heaven. At least, I think that's what happened. I may have rolled my eyes so hard that the memory of what happened in the comic became a little hazy.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 11, 2013 6:54:58 pm PST #9897 of 10458
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Actually, after the catastrophe that Jilli talked about, the series got better. There were still some "err, really?" moments, but I've followed along until the current break (there may be a season 10). The future slayer Fray and Brian K. Vaughn Faith/Giles episodes were definitely worth checking out. And if you've never read the original Fray series, that's definitely worth checking out.
Have you also watched Angel? The series after the show ended had some interesting stuff even though the artwork was terrible. I thought the following Angel & Faith series was pretty good, though.
Zeus-Incorrigible - Dec 12, 2013 9:45:28 am PST #9898 of 10458
"Contentment is the enemy of invention."
I haven't seen Angel, but I did check out Fray awhile ago. Haven't finished it, but I thought it was pretty cool. I like how it didn't just rehash Buffy, but I kind of missed the old group dynamic.