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Comic Review: The Whedon Three Way from Dark Horse for $1

THE WHEDON THREE WAY
Zack Whedon, Christos Gage, Victor Gischler

Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Artist: Will Conrad, Rebekah Isaacs
Inker: Karl 
StoryColorist: Dan Jackson, Michelle Madsen, Laura Martin
Cover Artist: Georges Jeanty

Genre: Superhero, Horror, Action/Adventure
Publication Date:September 10, 2014

Format:FC, 72 pages; One-shot

Price:$1.00

UPC:7 61568 26707 5 00111

Jump into the comics of Joss Whedon with a value-packed issue that contains three number ones of the newest Whedon series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10, Angel & FaithSeason 10, and Serenity: Leaves on the Wind.

* Whedon’s best creations live on in comics—right here at Dark Horse!

* Joss Whedon comics—3 for $1!

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Rules
SEASON 10 #1

Review

The Buffy part of this comic begins with her and friends battling zompires—vampires that have become a version of zombies. Buffy and her Scoobies are now back in the States, in Santo Rosita, California. They are trying to get rid of what is left of these zombies, when a mysterious vampire named Vicki appears out of nowhere to help Buffy fight them. But the vampire has her own agenda, one that brings to light a new kind of vampire. The rules have changed with the new magic that Buffy has free after a time of no magic. And not only do we have the Scoobies, but the return of Spike and three old friends, two of them changed from how we knew them before.

It is good to have the tenth installment of Buffy back. The original television series is still one of the best vampire series, plus I believe still the best urban fantasy kick-ass heroine out there. And this comic has that series and Buffy in kick-ass spades. The artwork looks like all the characters we knew, the color is super and I enjoyed the storyline.


ANGEL & FAITH” Where the River Meets the Sea
SEASON 10 #1

Review

The next part of the comic is about Angel. This time he is in London, England. In a place called Magic Town. He saves a human from being torn apart from miniscule fairies. It puts me in mind of the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. Fairies roam our world, due to the New Magic. And like the fairies of old fairytales, these Fae are not nice. Angel comes back to his place, only to find the human he saved has been murdered and hung up human, words scrawled in blood upon a wall. He must search for those who killed the man alone, as Faith is in Santa Rosito, California in the States, assisting Buffy and her gang. What he finds is not those he wants, but a surprise for him.

The story as dark as the TV series had been, the artwork and the colors keep in tone like the way Angel’s world had been on television.

SERENITY: Leaves on the Wind: FIREFLY CLASS 03-K64
LEAVES ON THE WIND #1

Review

This takes off after the movie, “Serenity,” about maybe nine months later. The Alliance wants Captain Malcolm Reynolds and the crew of the Serenity found. They want a resistance that has rose monitored closely, and that the hijacking of the cordex (as they call it) a political hoax. There are those denying Miranda existed, that the Alliance caused the death of thirty million, and that those who did not die, became insane cannibals. Not only is the Alliance searching for Mal and his bunch, but the resistance is too. Meanwhile, Mal and the other are far away, and one crewmember no longer with them, but living on a planet with his mother. Not to give away a crucial plot point, something happens that will direct those of the firefly class ship back into the arms of their enemies.

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind looks to be a rollicking, jim-dandy of a ride through hyperspace, just as the TV series and the movie had been. Welcome back, Mal. Missed you!

The three separate series in one anthology is worth reading, and shows the those beloved series by Joss Whelon can still kick butt and give the fans what they have been demanding, now by way of the comics.

I give The Whedon Three Way 5 sheep.

Pamela K. Kinney

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 1

The Long Way Home (the first 5 issues)

Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers newly-forged legion have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not everything's fun and firearms, as an old enemy reappears and Dawn experiences some serious growing pains. Meanwhile, one of the "Buffy" decoy slayers is going through some major pains of her own.

Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to Dark Horse in this direct follow-up to season seven of the smash-hit TV series. The bestselling and critically-acclaimed issues 1-5 are collected here for the first time in a trade paperback, which includes their artistic covers by Jo Chen and Georges Jeanty.

Review:

I was there from the beginning in 1997. I loved Buffy The Vampire Slayer and was sad to see it go after 7 seasons. So when I heard that Joss was going to create a season 8 at Dark Horse comics, I was both excited and concerned. My first concern was that I didn’t read comics books, so where was I going to find them? (Ben: At the comic book store, silly.) Second among my concerns: would I be disappointed by these comics?, Could the magic of Buffy be brought to life in comic book form?

I am happy to say the comic was everything I hoped it would be and more!

Season 8 is 40 issues long and ran from March 14 2007 until January 19 2011. The Long Way Home contains the first 5 issues in a trade paperback. The first thing I want to talk about is the cover art. It is so utterly breath taking that each cover could be framed. I am glad they used the images of the actors from the TV show for the comic book covers.

The story picks up right where Season 7 left off. Sunnyvale is nothing but a giant hole in the ground and there are tons of slayers lose in the world. Buffy, along with Xander, Giles and Andrew, run a military-style Slayers organization that goes around killing monsters. And let me tell you, there are a lot of monster butt-kicking actions scenes. However, not everyone is happy to see our heroes saving the world. The US government views the Scoobie gang as a national security threat and are trying to eliminate her by teaming up with this volume's “Big Bad”: Amy (the witch/rat) and Warren (flayed by Willow).

There is also plenty of character development in these comics. Willow shows up after being away for a year and has some secrets of her own, while Dawn is having some relationship issues and trying to find her place in the new Slayer world. There are some interesting side stories about a couple of the new slayers and the one at the end of this Volume has a strong emotional punch.

My favorite thing about the comic version of Season 8 is the dialogue. As you read it, you can hear the TV characters' voices. Same snarky comments and geeky references. Joss nailed this one.

If you were a Buffy fan then this is a must-read. Angel and Spike show up later in the series and there are some earth-shattering developments by the end of the comic's run. Joss and Dark Horse have promised there will be a Season 9.

5 Monster butt-kicking Sheep!

SS (edited and snark by BAK, but I didn't know where one was...)