Christos Gage's interview on Angel & Faith Issue 20 and why it doesn't fly for this Spike fan

[tennyo_elf]

Anyone following along knows I’m very against what the Buffy comics has turned into. A couple of weeks ago I was in a good place. I saw what they were doing with the Buffy character and knew I was done. I did my best to ignore the comics. However there still lingered a curiosity about what they planned for Spike. I still do have curiosity regarding

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[feel_the_joy]

I think that's the crux of the problem: these comic writers like regressing Spike(whether they see it as regression or not) "just because". They don't provide a good (or any) reason for it, they just do it because they find it amusing. It shows disrespect for Spike's character and disregard for the development he had before.

The rest of your post I pretty much agree with. Your point about responsibility lying with the writer to convey things rather than with the readers to see them without any reason to being apparent on the page is spot-on. Although I do have a few minor disagreements, I don't feel they are worth debating. So I'll just leave it at general agreement.

Finally, regarding your first paragraph, I have much sympathy. I went through that same phase of emotions a little earlier than you and eventually got to a place where I can more or less just roll my eyes at the comics, although it still irks me when DH is disrespectful to fans(like stringing Spuffies along). Hopefully you will be someday able to disregard the comics and regain your love for the characters and show, if you haven't already.

Oh, and Happy Birthday :)