written by Joss Whedon with art by Georges Jeanty
I was going to try to refrain from doing single issue reviews so I can focus my lenghty reviews on whole arcs but dammit this issue was great!!!
First of all, I love Buffy. LOVE. I own every season including the comic form Season 8. Joss and his merry band have done an excellent job of continuing the Scooby Gang's story as well as bringing in new characters and new adventures. The best part of it is that the writers are bringing in some old friends and letting them play around in this new comic universe. Faces like Ethan Rayne, Warren Mears, and now freaking Spike!
This issue centers around bringing to light the mystery of Angel's new powers as Twilight. It's explained in the usual Whedon fashion - WTF mixed with LOL. It works, but it's not 100% clear yet. In this issue we also get a view into Spike's role in this. He showed up in the last issue saying he could help them stop the Twilight. Now Buffy has to figure out what part he is playing. Spike explains that they gotta go back to Sunnydale and get the "Seed of Wonder". Little do they know that the Master (the first Big Bad in the Buffy universe!) is waiting for them.
Well done Mr Whedon. Well done. I can still hear James Marsters as Spike. He is still pining for Buffy and calls her out for doing the super-f*cking with Angel. Also, Dawn flipping out about Spike's crew being giant bugs was so damn funny (also Spike's interaction with the Bugs). And of course Georges drawings, still looking just like the TV actors, is top notch and perfect for this series. I can't imagine it any other way.
The only thing left to wonder is who will Whedon kill off? Cuz ya know it's not a Joss Whedon story unless someone dies . . . (my money is on either Willow or Dawn)
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