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Post by Casi on May 11, 2007 2:54:54 GMT 10
Not true. I've got the second printing in my hand right now. They didn't follow their own patter though. The second printing of two should have been done the same way they did the second printing of 1. But instead, it matches the third printing. It makes my collection look wonky when it's spread out.  |
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Post by Allan on May 11, 2007 10:52:17 GMT 10
Oh, okay. Was it released this week? If so, that would account for my not having seen it yet (since new comics hit here on Fridays).
It's disappointing when there's no symmetry. That said, I'd heard that they were going to do a completely different cover. Guess that was wrong, too.
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Post by Beck on May 24, 2007 10:11:54 GMT 10
When is the fourth one out?
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Post by Allan on May 24, 2007 23:09:39 GMT 10
It's due on June 6 in the US, so probably June 8 here. #5's due on August 1 in the US.
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Post by sosalola on Jun 5, 2007 0:27:31 GMT 10
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Post by Allan on Jun 13, 2007 22:47:29 GMT 10
Buffy season 8 stuff in September:
Not technically season 8, but it could still be cool:
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Post by sosalola on Jun 17, 2007 23:59:40 GMT 10
Okay, let's discuss the plot. What do you think about Slayers vs Humans? What do you think about the retcons concerning Willow's character? What do you think about Giles' role? What do you think about Alfa Slayers: Leah, Satsu, and Rowena? What do you think about Xander/Renee? What do you think about Buffy's dreamspace? What do you think about Ethan's death? Why do you think Dawn thinks of Willow as her mom? Why do you think Xander hates being called a watcher? Why do you think Buffy dreams about having threesome with Spike and Angel?
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Post by Beck on Jun 19, 2007 8:29:06 GMT 10
Who wouldn't dream of having threesomes with them?  Ethan dying was a shock, but it makes sense he would have been killed. Will be interesting to see Giles reaction, will he care? I think the whole Slayers v Humans idea is bad. It makes no sense, of course there will be rogue slayers all over the world, why would the government then be silly enough to think Buffy herself is the problem?  I addressed the Dawn/Willow thing in the other post |
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Post by Allan on Jun 20, 2007 21:46:54 GMT 10
Beck, you're a big Heroes fan, so I'll point you to the "five years later" episode of that. Thematically, I find Buffy season 8 very similar to that episode. Humans naturally fear those who are different to them. Now, add an extra level of power to that, and the fear will increase rapidly. And people will react negatively.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2007 9:00:26 GMT 10
Thanks for those links, Farah (did I finally spell it right?). I think that will really help me catch up on what's happened before the next issue comes out.
As to Beck's question about the government going after Buffy. We haven't seen anything that would suggest to them otherwise. Yes, there are many more Slayers now and they're spread all over the world, but I can imagine that it's Buffy's name who's still being thrown around. So to me, at least, it seems only natural that they would see her as the person in charge and the larger threat. The theory is that if they can contain her, the terrorist organization, as they see it, will crumble.
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Post by Allan on Jul 11, 2007 19:37:21 GMT 10
Yeah, that's exactly it. At the very least, Buffy would be seen as a figurehead. And if there are any records from the Initiative days, then Buffy's name would already be on their minds.
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Post by Amber on Jul 12, 2007 0:46:54 GMT 10
I'm going to try to catch up by reading the transcripts, but I can honestly say I'm not all that interested, sadly.  It just really doesn't appeal that much to me. |
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Post by Beck on Jul 13, 2007 10:49:47 GMT 10
Really Amber? I get that the format is a lot different, but its still officially Joss' ideas for where the characters are going.
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Post by Bre on Jul 13, 2007 11:16:17 GMT 10
It's obviously going to have a different view because of the format, but also the characters have changed since we've seen them. And plus they're outside of Sunnydale which might take a while to get used to. But I'd still give it a chance.
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Post by Allan on Jul 13, 2007 23:05:38 GMT 10
Yeah, it is a very different beast to the TV series. Things have changed. And to me, that's far better than trying to repeat what's been done. And it is a slightly different format. |
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Post by shred on Jul 13, 2007 23:33:01 GMT 10
I wouldn't have read the comics if it weren't for Joss writing it. If it was someone else, I would have give it a pass. I'm still trying to get use to the format though. |
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Post by Allan on Jul 14, 2007 18:16:54 GMT 10
Does that mean you won't read the second arc, by Brian K Vaughan?
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Post by shred on Jul 14, 2007 23:48:15 GMT 10
If it affects how season 8 turns out, I'll read. Cause I'll know it's canon. Guess I should say that I won't read the comics if it weren't canon.  |
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Post by Allan on Jul 15, 2007 1:03:03 GMT 10
That's fair enough. I think the canon is a big deal for a lot of people - it's really outselling all previous Buffy comics.
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Ethan dying was a shock, but it makes sense he would have been killed. Will be interesting to see Giles reaction, will he care? I think the whole Slayers v Humans idea is bad. It makes no sense, of course there will be rogue slayers all over the world, why would the government then be silly enough to think Buffy herself is the problem? 
I addressed the Dawn/Willow thing in the other post
It just really doesn't appeal that much to me.
