Just a reminder that the latest
Buffy
comic, #51, "Viva Las Buffy", part 1 of 4, is due out today. Apparently, Fabian Nicieza is more in charge in this arc, as Scott Lobdell is too busy with his Hollywood screenwriting to be fully involved. The story takes place in the time between the end of "The Origin" comics (based on the movie screenplay) and the beginning of the series.
I'm going to get a copy in any case (for completion's sake), so if anybody wants to know if the book is worth getting, I'll drop a line later.
I'd be intersted to know- comics aren't my thing, but people keep saying they should be, and I'm wondering if Buffy ones are an easy way in.
I think
Fray,
a limited series wriiten by Joss about a Slayer 300 years in the future, would be a good way into comics. The
Buffy
comics themselves? Not so much, especially lately.
(BTW,
Fray
was my gateway drug reintroduction back into the comics world, much to the detriment to my wallet, but to a great increase in my entertainment.)
I shall keep an eye open for it. Thank you.
Definitely
Fray.
The first -- is it 6? -- issues are out already.
I'd go with the Sandman comics over Fray, myself. The Sandman grabbed me on a fairly complex and literary level, whereas I think Fray is like a mediocre episode of Buffy set in the future. When I was starting to read comics again, I also found myself drawn to anything by Alan Moore. My wife, who disdains most of the comics I read, really loves Moore's Promethea series on America's Best Comics. I liked the deconstruction of the superhero myth in The Watchmen.
Well, I didn't know if she wanted Jossverse or not.
Non-Jossverse: I'm a HUGE fan of Ultimate Spider-Man. And you can't go wrong with
V for Vendetta.
I'd definitely recommend Sandman, though I'd suggest starting with "Preludes and Nocturnes" since it gives the backstory and introduces some major characters. I tried to start right in the middle and just got very muddled.
I'm sorry, Teppy; I wasn't meaning to be critical. Ignore me. I'm grouchy today.
I was trying to answer the question of what to read when getting back into comics, rather than what Jossverse comics should one read.
