Yes, It's that time again.

[woman_of_]

Yes, yet again, more about the Buffy!Verse comics. Now in my ideal world, AtS would go to Dark Horse, where I will never buy another comic again, and Spike would get his own series at IDW written by Brian Lynch. I know, dream on. Alternatively, if I can't have that, he would die a hero's death, and be left forever in the realms of fanfiction,

Comments

[menomegirl]

As far as I know, this hasn't been confirmed by either Dark Horse or IDW.

So I have no comment yet.

Not that I find myself really caring one way or the other.

*shrugs*

[woman_of_]

For me it would make it an easy decision if they did got to Dark Horse. I wouldn't buy it. Swore never to give Dark Horse another penny.

[menomegirl]

I haven't bought these comics in ages. The only reason I'm keeping up with them through fandom is because of the Herald.

[woman_of_]

I do buy the IDW ones, but must admit that since After the Fall finished it has been all downhill.

[flake_sake]

I'm a bit indifferent. I think the way DH broke the news was shitty as usual.

But as quality of comics go, non of them really has any competence left in my mind.

[woman_of_]

I kind of feel the same, and Dark Horse seem very unprofessional and petty. Not something I would support, and enforces my resolve never to buy another item from them.

[erin_starlight]

I'm still trying to gather my thoughts on how I feel about this. Forgetting the stuff in the Buffy comics that makes me cringe, the potential crossovers, and the shipper crap I worry about how the characters would be written. Gunn and Connor for example have been given a lot of depth with Lynch. I'd hate to see Gunn reduced to a quirky Xander-like sidekick or Connor becoming a male version of comic Dawn. I don't think I have to mention Spike.

[woman_of_]

With what they have done to Angel so far in Season Eight, I really don't think that Dark Horse will treat any of the characters right. I have no faith in JW when it comes to AtS either, even if he did try something with them. AtS was never of interest to JW.

I think I'm leaning towards forgetting the comics totally and just deciding that, as far as the AtS side is concerned they all died heros deaths in Not Fade Away. *nods*

[erin_starlight]

For me everything in IDW happened up until the Gunn/Illyria trip. Then they all got together to fight crime. And Buffys' still dating the Immortal.

[woman_of_]

Sounds good, but Brian Lynch pulled me out of the AtS comics when he made him human, but pretty much keep all his powers. No matter how that happened, I couldn't reconcile it to 'I Will Remember You', and human Angel in that episode. It really annoyed me, and I decided I didn't like his characteristion of Angel at that point.

[woman_of_]

The only reason would be happy for Dark Horse to get AtS is that I would never buy another comic from them, and I can let it die.

Dark Horse, with Scott Allie, will never treat Spike well. Ever.

[kerkevik]

Hi,

I've come to dearly regret, over the years, that Spike didn't get the hero's death he deserved at the end of BTVS: S7.

And that goes even though I enjoyed seeing him on AtS, especially seeing him finally get to beat Angel in a straight up fight :-). because he really didn't belong on that show.

As for the comics, I will only be buying individual issues (for the covers), or indiviual stories (if they intrigue me); which goes for BtVS & Ats; IDW, or Dark Horse.

They just ain't the shit anymore, ya know :-)

Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.

[woman_of_]

I'm become increasingly disheartened by the comics, and vowed never to give Dark Horse another penny. I don't care if JW is in charge, the treatment of the characters has been abismal.