The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
Selected Book Details
- Paperback
- Author: Joss Whedon
- Artist: Georges Jeanty
- Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
- Release Date: October 2007
- Reading Level: Young Adult
- ISBN-10: 1593078226
- ISBN-13: 9781593078225
- List Price: $15.95
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummarySince the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers - newly 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 major pain 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, as are their covers by Jo Chen and Georges Jeanty. |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
A good beginning
Rating:
I've been wanting to grab this for so freaking long that I finally went to [...] and snagged it.
It had its good points - the biggest being the continuation of the BTVS story itself and some head scratching ones - where the frak was Faith?? - but I really had fun with it.
I enjoyed this "season" a hell of a lot more than I enjoyed Angel's.
But there were some spots where I was lost plot wise and it did have its rusty moments. It ended with a heart tug, though, with the Underground Buffy, as I call her - a dark moment in print that reminded me how good Whedon was at doing them on the show.
I want the others now!!
I wasn't sure...but
Rating:
Looking back at the endings of both the Buffy and Angel TV series, I was satisfied with how Buffy ended and much less satisfied with how Angel ended. I wanted a comic book continuation of Angel, but was wary of opening the Buffy story back up again.
Despite that, I'm giving the Buffy continuation 5 stars over only a 4 star rating for the Angel comic continuation.
The writing on this is top notch, as is the art. Both the writing and, to a slightly lesser extent, the art capture very well the personae we watched grow in the BTVS show.
It seems that most of the negative reviews come from folks who either a) aren't used to the medium of comics or b) are comic aficionados disappointed in the TV/comic hybrid pacing style of this series. This isn't television. This isn't Batman. This is a comic continuation of a television show story and designed to play out as well as the medium allows.
Highly recommended for Buffy fans, but those not used to comics as a medium might have some difficulty adapting.
Brilliant addition to the show.
Rating:
As disappointing as it was for the show to end, Season 8 is Buffy at its finest in a new medium. The animation is beautiful, writing exquisit (as always), and the villain could possibly be the best the series has had. Season 8 is worth adding to the collection.
For Those of You Who Haven't Watched Buffy
Rating:
The basis for my review will be a grade on writing and pacing, which Joss did an excellent job with in this comic trade. I haven't watched Buffy, and yes it was dumb of me to pick up season 8 when I haven't had a lick of Buffy at all. So I am here encouraging other people to not repeat my mistake. You should come into this comic with some solid knowledge of the Buffy universe, otherwise you'll be lost like me. I did however enjoy Whedon's witty banter from panel to panel, and watching the story unfold was more entertaining than I expected it to be. The good thing about this experience, is that now I wish to be exposed to more Buffy in the future. My mistake was not entirely fruitless, but I encourage everyone out there to not repeat that mistake.
Fresh yet Familiar
Rating:
This continuation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer had a lot of expectations, and given the high standards it had to meet to appease the fans I believe that it did a pretty good job. While the beginning of this volume was slow in order to introduce the strikingly new settings and the development of characters between the end of the series and the beginning of this one, the story really picks up in Part 4. This is understandable, as with any series it takes a little time to get it on its feet, and I didn't feel that time was really wasted in doing so. The characters are easily identifiable and in comparison to their television counterparts, which is another plus. I enjoyed this and I plan on reading the next volume.
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