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Firefly: Still Flying Book Review
Published by Titan Books
Firefly may have been cut down in its prime (only to be briefly brought back as a criminally underappreciated movie) but its fans refuse to move on. Not that they should, of course; few other sci-fi shows featured as enduring a cast or as distinct a universe as Joss Whedon’s western in space.
TV studios, publishers … read more
Dr. Horrible Comic Review
Dark Horse, $3.50
Story: Zack Whedon
Art: Joëlle Jones, Dan Jackson
Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog was one of those odd cult hits that came out of nowhere yet was instantly embraced by pretty much anyone with a love for Joss Whedon, superheroes or good comedy. Naturally, the music has been omitted for this one-off origin tale, but everything else that … read more
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Sugar Shock! Review
Dark Horse, $3.50
Story: Joss Whedon
Art: Fábio Moon, Dave Stewart
Sugarshock! originally debuted as part of the Myspace Dark Horse Presents project, from which it somehow went on to win an Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic. The only possible reasons I can come up with for Sugar Shock (not entirely sure on the exact spelling of the title) … read more
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 vol. 3: Wolves at the Gate TPB Review
2008, Dark Horse Books
Writer: Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon
Pencils: Georges Jeanty
Inks: Andy Owen
Colours: Michelle Madsen
Covers: Jon Foster
Like the television show before it, Buffy’s season 8 was always going to take time to “get into”; but I can gladly say that Wolves at the Gate is the first volume so far where I didn’t feel the … read more
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Tagged Dark Horse Comics, graphic novels, Joss Whedon, vampires
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 vol. 2: No Future for You TPB Review
2008, Dark Horse Books
Script: Brian K. Vaughan, Joss Whedon
Pencils: Georges Jeanty, Cliff Richard
Inks: Andy Owens
Covers: Jo Chen
Though it was far superior to IDW’s Angel series After the Fall, the opening volume of Buffy Season 8, The Long Way Home, definitely lacked the fluid wit of its television successor. Joss Whedon’s postmodern dialogue was … read more
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Tagged Dark Horse Comics, graphic novels, Joss Whedon, movie/tv adaptations
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Angel: After the Fall vol. 2 – First Night TPB Review
2008, IDW
Story: Brian Lynch (script), Joss Whedon
Art: Tim Kane, David Messina, Stephen Mooney, John Byrne, Nick Runge, Fabio Mantovani, Kevyn Schmidt, Mirco Pierfederici
Colours: Jeremy Treeze, Iliara Traversia, Lisa Jackson, Leonard O’Grady, John Rauch, Lisa Jackson, Fabio Mantovani, Michelle Buscalferri
Given the sequential nature of this volume and the previous, I’ll keep this review short. Most of my … read more
Angel: After the Fall vol. 1 TPB Review
2008, IDWStory: Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch
Script: Brian Lynch
Pencils: Franco Urru
Colours: Jason Jensen, Art Lyon, Ilaria Traversi
Though the Buffyverse’s resurrection in comic form began with a pleasing enough bang courtesy of Dark Horse, there was definitely a sense that even Joss Whedon was unsure where the iconic vampire slayer was heading. Sure, Season 8 had a … read more
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 vol. 1: The Long Way Home Review
2007, Dark Horse
Writer: Joss Whedon
Pencils: Georges Jeanty
Inks: Andy Owens
Colour: Dave Stewart
“Oh Buffy, how we’ve missed you. Maybe we didn’t appreciate you back in your heyday. Shucks, we were stupid, ignorant and ungrateful. But we’ve seen the error of our ways, Buff. This time you’ll get the respect you deserve.”
The Buffyverse broke many hearts when … read more
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Tagged Dark Horse Comics, graphic novels, Joss Whedon, movie/tv adaptations, vampires
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