Spike ,'The Killer In Me'
Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.
I'm sorry, Teppy; I wasn't meaning to be critical. Ignore me. I'm grouchy today.
No apologies necessary, hayden -- I thought *I* was being short-sighted.
I was trying to answer the question of what to read when getting back into comics, rather than what Jossverse comics should one read.
Right on.
For context, I didn't read comics between the ages of 12 and 29, when my buddy convinced me that a) comics can be written for adults, and b) aging punk cred is the same thing as aging comic book guy cred: i.e. nothing but shades of the same geekiness.
No apologies necessary, hayden -- I thought *I* was being short-sighted.
I don't believe that's even possible.
With the Sandman, I started closer to the middle (A Game of You) and then went back to catch up, which I recommend to anyone who thinks exactly like me. Otherwise, Madrigal's right: start at the beginning.
I also started with A Game of You, which worked well for me because parts of Preludes and Nocturnes are so unrelentingly grim and horror-movie like that I might not have continued on if I didn't know how good it would get.
Jossverse wise, I might recommend Tales of the Slayers over Fray. First of all, because it's a complete work in one volume, and second of all because some of the stories are wonderful, especially Joss' Medeival Slayer.
Amber thinks like me. Cool!
I'd still go for Fray first before Tales, because the last Tale makes little sense sans Fray.
With the Sandman, I started closer to the middle (A Game of You) and then went back to catch up, which I recommend to anyone who thinks exactly like me. Otherwise, Madrigal's right: start at the beginning.
If you can, buy all the graphic novels, and plan on not leaving your house for a weekend. Read them in one big orgy of goodness.
In the event that you need some depression, but good, read the Coming Home Spiderman stuff that JMS did. Mmm. Pain.
If you can, buy all the graphic novels, and plan on not leaving your house for a weekend. Read them in one big orgy of goodness.
Yeah, Plei is right: do that if you can!
I shall see when that fits in around my action-packed slothing plans.
Yeah, Plei is right: do that if you can!
I should confess that I do this about once a year. I've been doing it for years now, and each time, something new grabs me.
I started with the second Sandman...The Doll's House?
Preludes and Nocturnes doesn't give one a sense of what the whole will be, but other than that, nothing wrong with going in order.