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Once More With Spoilers: Some Thoughts About Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1
1. You can read our official review by Chelsy Bloomfield right here.
2. In retrospect, the team appears blindingly obvious, which means that it's a great choice. Jordie Bellaire writes Redlands, so she understands monsters both natural and supernatural. Penciller Dan Mora worked on Klaus, so he knows supernatural too (is it a spoiler to say that in the first issue of a comic called Buffy The Vampire Slayer a vampire appears?). The vampires look great.
3. I'm ashamed to admit I missed the unmissable nod to Amazing Spider-Man #50 on page five (see below).
4. I entered knowing Buffy by reputation only and came out interested in the second issue. Bellaire leans into the enjoyable "this is a comic book spin-off of a TV show itself heavily influenced by comics" aspect of the work.
5. I spoke with a person who watched literally every single episode of the Buffy-verse TV shows who said that one of the major criticisms of Xander was that he behaved like a corrosive nice guy. Given that folks like that chased Ms. Bellaire off Twitter, and there's a panel where Xander posts on the internet, I'm interested to see if that's a way the license owners permit Ms. Bellaire to go off-character.
6. The cliffhanger introduced a vampire who appears to be Drusilla in an aggressive and commanding manner, and not as the goth lolita waifu of the TV show. It's a smart tweak given what I'm told about fan frustrations with her in the TV show.
7. Assuming editorial protection and few spinoffs, I think there's massive potential in the ongoing series. Bellaire can mimic Joss Whedon's dialogue while adding smart updates on the characters and setting. Mora's a big talent that's right for the gig. Colorist Raúl Angulo does well. There are no bold choices, but crucially, nothing feels wrong either. It's an issue one, and those almost always look good, but I still want to read issue two right now.
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