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Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.


esse - Apr 24, 2003 9:33:31 pm PDT #447 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

So how many Tales of the Slayer comics are out? I've got the graphic novel, and Vol. One of the short stories, but I'm talking about the current serial. I've got the first one, with Rachel O'Connor. Are there others?


§ ita § - Apr 24, 2003 9:34:20 pm PDT #448 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My comment on this issue: Umm, did anything happen?


Jeff Mejia - Apr 24, 2003 9:39:50 pm PDT #449 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

So how many Tales of the Slayer comics are out? I've got the graphic novel, and Vol. One of the short stories, but I'm talking about the current serial. I've got the first one, with Rachel O'Connor. Are there others?

It really isn't a current serial, SA. The reason they labeled the Rachel O'Connor issue (with the fabulous Gene Colan art) is that Dark Horse may issue more one-shots, but it won't be on any kind of regular schedule.

There is a Vol. Two of the short stories. I'm reading it right now. So far, I'd have to say they have been mildly disappointing, but I'm only about halfway through. I did like the Tale about a medieval Japanese Slayer, though.


Jeff Mejia - Apr 24, 2003 9:41:35 pm PDT #450 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

My comment on this issue: Umm, did anything happen?

Remember, no detailed discussion for a week, according to the thread blurb. I do have a bit to say about this issue when the time comes.


§ ita § - Apr 24, 2003 9:48:13 pm PDT #451 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't consider that detailed at all. It's just a general thing which people have brought up about previous issues, that I never felt so much. Until now.


Jeff Mejia - Apr 24, 2003 10:52:30 pm PDT #452 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

I didn't mean to imply that your comment was detailed, ita. Sorry about that. It's just that I was about to go into a detailed discussion of what I thought about the issue, and then reminded myself to wait. I decided to post my reply in case others felt the same way.

Off to sleep now.


CaBil - Apr 25, 2003 2:15:57 am PDT #453 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.

SA, no other ToS one-shots are currently on the release schedule, but supposedly there is another anthology in the works.


esse - Apr 25, 2003 6:50:31 am PDT #454 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

The reason they labeled the Rachel O'Connor issue (with the fabulous Gene Colan art) is that Dark Horse may issue more one-shots, but it won't be on any kind of regular schedule.

Ah. Thanks. That kind of sucks.


Julie - Apr 25, 2003 7:01:02 am PDT #455 of 10000

but supposedly there is another anthology in the works.

Tales of the Vampires, yes?

I've been on the Y: The Last Man bandwagon since the beginning. I decided to give it a shot on the first issue and was really impressed with it. I hope it gets a good, long run.

Me too, Jeff! (The latest one - #10 - [the last page literally made me jump ] !!!) Pia was a smart and funny Bronzer, so I'm not surprised to see that come through in her work.

I've been very late coming to Comic Books. Chris Golden tried to teach me how to read them. (Well okay, I wasn't completely at the "then which panel?" stage, but I definitely had to be trained in getting something out of them.) But it wasn't really until Fray that I could differentiate why one might tell a story in a graphic novel, rather than say regular fiction. And then Joss' four shot Angel showed me why a comic book can be superior to the television.

Speaking of Golden, I'm getting a kick out of Ghosts of Albion (If there's some reason I shouldn't be, I'll stay right here on the ignorant side of the fence, thanks :)


esse - Apr 25, 2003 8:30:08 am PDT #456 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Y: The Last Man bandwagon since the beginning.

Okay, see, I saw the premise and just *laughed.* I almost bought one, but then decided not to induldge in the male fantasy.

And you cannot imagine how thrilled I am that I do actually understand more of what is talked about in here.