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Buffy - Season 8; Angel - After the Fall; Serenity - Better Days [SPOILERS]

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Ozymandias:
As a long time Joss Whedon fan, I figured it was time to pick these up. Buffy ended on a very low note and was pretty much crap for the two seasons before, while Angel ended on a high note and was awesome and I've wanted more for a while.

Well.

Season 8 is amazing. It's Buffy at its best and probably the best season of Buffy since season 3. It's funny, clever, and has a fantastic plot. Everything that sucked about Buffy during its later years is basically gone or transformed into something good. The new Big Bad actually seems like he might be threatening and could be interesting, which is a nice change of pace from the crappy villains of seasons past. There's been some really weird character development, but it's growing on me, and I basically love this series again. Drew Goddard's latest "episode" is one of the funniest things I've read in a while. I can't say enough good things about it.

After the Fall, meanwhile, is equally awesome. They went in a completely different direction than I would've ever guessed from the end of the series and it's working. The book is dark and epic in a way that would've never worked on TV. They've avoided all of the pitfalls this direction could've taken and embraced the concept fully. I love it, again. Angel was never a bad show and usually outclassed Buffy while it was on and After the Fall is pretty much on par with that level of excellence.

Unfortunately, I think they need to give up trying to adapt Serenity to the medium. Those Left Behind was basically mediocre and Better Days is proving to be the same. It just...isn't working. Sucks.

SO, uh...anyone else reading the continuing adventures of the Whedonverse?

ThePQ4:
My sister is subcribing to Buffy, and she owns pretty much any other Joss-related comic book.

Have you read Fray yet? And there is a Serenity graphic novel, but I haven't read it yet.

muteKi:
Any comic with the name Better Days will instantly draw comparisons from me to comics about furry drama.
I haven't read it, though, so I can't vouch for the quality, only that such is what springs to mind for me.

Ozymandias:

--- Quote from: ThePQ4 on 03 Apr 2008, 09:32 ---Have you read Fray yet? And there is a Serenity graphic novel, but I haven't read it yet.

--- End quote ---

No, I actually need to pick up Fray soon, yeah, since...uh... (spoiler) the next major Buffy arc involves Buffy going to the future...somehow...

And, yeah, Those Left Behind is the Serenity trade, but I didn't really enjoy it. It ties up a couple of things from the TV show, but I just...I couldn't get into it like I've been able to for Buffy and Angel.

ThePQ4:
Hrm. Fray was excellent. It has kind of an unexpected twist I won't ruin for you. And the art was pretty.

I should have gone to Borders and bought some comic books...damn.

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