I had no idea that there was already a Vol. 3 of Tales of the Slayers (the stories not the comic).
Well, look at you. All dressed up in big sister's clothes.
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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.
sumi - May 01, 2003 10:43:43 am PDT #475 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
justkim - May 01, 2003 10:52:41 am PDT #476 of 10000
Another social casualty...
Thanks for the heads up on that, sumi. Amazon has it listed as being a 4-6 week shipment, so I wonder if it's even out yet. Did you see a copy somewhere?
ETA: Duh. If I had looked a little closer I would have seen in the publication details that it has a November 1, 2003 release date.
sumi - May 01, 2003 10:53:58 am PDT #477 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
No, I saw it on Amazon. Usually when the book isn't out they give a release date, don't they?
HiddenSky - May 01, 2003 1:49:15 pm PDT #478 of 10000
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Tales of the Slayers Vol. 3 is also listed for November on the publisher's site at SimonSays.com.
Jeff Mejia - May 02, 2003 2:34:56 pm PDT #479 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
Chiming in with my thoughts on Fray #7:
After losing nearly all of her connections to the world in the previous issues (the little girl, her sister, her boss betraying her), we still see Melaka gathering people around her to fight the evil. Of course, circumstances helped (the attack by the lurks convinced her sister to join with her, the little girl's parents seeking revenge, etc.), which is very similar to earlier years of Buffy. I think the splitting of Slayer heritage means that Mel had to take a different path than a "complete" Slayer. (Season 7 speculation: Maybe Buffy could take a page from this example. IJS )
Also, I did love the opening scene. Here we are, all primed for a fight ("my hands aren't even trembling"), and then WHAM! no fight. Reminds me of the Raiders scene where Indy shoots the guy with the sword.
Even though this was mostly action, I still feel it moved things along nicely. I loved the artwork - detail everywhere! I was disappointed that we didn't get more info about Urkonn's bosses.
Also, Steph is correct - Urkonn ROCKS!
Steph L. - May 02, 2003 2:37:17 pm PDT #480 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Also, I did love the opening scene. Here we are, all primed for a fight ("my hands aren't even trembling"), and then WHAM! no fight. Reminds me of the Raiders scene where Indy shoots the guy with the sword.
LOVED this. So very Jossy.
DXMachina - May 02, 2003 2:38:11 pm PDT #481 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
You're right about the artwork. It's fabulous, even if it did take a year to produce.
P.M. Marc - May 02, 2003 2:39:28 pm PDT #482 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Urkonn is the Mother Fucking Man.
Overall, though, felt a little light.
Steph L. - May 02, 2003 2:40:27 pm PDT #483 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Urkonn is the Mother Fucking Man.
I love the panel where he hands the red axe back to Mel, holding it in his huge claws, which just emphasized his size.
t edit Although my favorite Urkonn Moment is the 3-panel scene where Loo meets him for the first time and just asks "Got any candy?" and he stares at her for 1 panel and then just says "No" in the last panel.
Followed very closely by the "You hib me wib a GIRDER!" scene.
Holli - May 02, 2003 3:59:49 pm PDT #484 of 10000
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
I'm quite fond of
"He set himself on FIRE!"
"Maybe he was cold."
For a big ooky demon, Urkonn's got an interesting personality. Very Gilesy.