I thought it was. . .
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
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sumi - Apr 04, 2007 6:09:09 pm PDT #395 of 5059
Art Crawl!!!
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 04, 2007 6:29:20 pm PDT #396 of 5059
"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
Did my eyes deceive me, or was Willow wearing the same outfit Tara wore in "Once More, with Feeling" ?
Frankenbuddha - Apr 05, 2007 2:51:05 am PDT #397 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Matt, I think you are correct.
Also, I hope that panel of the slayer Xander's been flirting with, and who apparently likes him too, getting skewred isn't the last we see of her. If so, poor Xander.
Damn, that first sentence was akward.
Jessica - Apr 05, 2007 4:47:03 am PDT #398 of 5059
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yes, I think that Buffy is really having sex dreams about Xander, but I'm not sure we're supposed to be reading anything more into that except "Buffy's in a dry spell and she sees Xander every day."
Was it just me, or did Andrew REALLY not look like himself? It took me a few panels to realize that's who it was supposed to be. Surprising since the rest of the cast has been very recognizably drawn.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 05, 2007 5:06:15 am PDT #399 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Was it just me
Not just you.
Jon B. - Apr 05, 2007 5:10:20 am PDT #400 of 5059
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Definitely not just you. I agree with Jessica's first paragraph as well. So, are Angel & Spike going to fight over who gets to break the spell? Gawd, I hope not.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 05, 2007 5:47:51 am PDT #401 of 5059
"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 think it'd be hilarious if they brought back Riley just for that purpose.
Assuming Samantha Finn hasn't eaten him by now, of course.
Kate P. - Apr 05, 2007 7:39:22 am PDT #402 of 5059
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Pretty much agree with everything y'all are saying. I didn't recognize Andrew either, though I loved seeing him geek out. I hope we see more of him (and a little more character development would be nice too -- as much as I love Andrew-the-fanboy, I prefer him as more than just one-note comic-relief). Still wondering who Amy's boyfriend could be -- I don't think it's Adam, unless he's changed a lot (possible), because while he's weird and scary, I don't think he's really grotesque in the way that Amy's boyfriend is supposed to be. My kittens are on a resurrected Warren, sans skin (ew). I cheered when Willow showed up! Loved the callback to Giles: "I'd like to test that theory." That gave me goosebumps. I have to admit that I was actually hoping that neither Angel nor Spike would show up in the comic -- I just don't see Buffy ending up with either of them in the long run -- but given the true-love's-kiss plotline, it seems clear that at least one, if not both, of them will be appearing soon. I'll be very pleased to be proven wrong, though!
Steph L. - Apr 05, 2007 10:27:14 am PDT #403 of 5059
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I'm interrupting your regularly scheduled Buffy S8 squee to see if anyone read JLA #7 yet. Because -- ROY!!! Love!!!! And Ollie being all fatherly-noble! Love!!! Sentimental Hal! Love!!! And Dinah being large and in charge!!! Woot!!!
Topic!Cindy - Apr 05, 2007 10:27:46 am PDT #404 of 5059
What is even happening?
I just picked up BtVS S8 at the shop and read through it, once. * I'm wondering if they're not setting up something between Buffy and Xander. They've already got Renee set up to be a built in complication, and meanwhile Buffy's having sexy dreams about Xander and Amy is teasing Xander about his kiss waking up Buffy. *
I didn't think the character art was as good in this issue. I wasn't sure I was looking at Buffy in a few places. Because I read here first, I knew Andrew was going to be hard to recognize, but I still didn't really think it was him. He looked more like Jonathan with lighter hair.
I have to read it again before I say anything of substance. I fly through these things in about five minutes. I want one that takes me 44 minutes to read.