It’s sad to see you finish off these reviews they’ve been on of the highlights of reading the comics. In saying that I can’t blame you for not wanting to continue, lets face it, the whole series to date has been one gigantic game of ‘come over here and say that!’ (Occasionally done naked for no apparent reason) with neither style nor substance.
I miss the days of old where Buffy had plans that didn’t involve the Zapp Brannigan ‘stopping the killbots’ methodology. And where the villains would actually be present and not drop by occasionally and say “Oh, btw, I’m still evil if anybody’s interested”. I haven’t yet read this issue but, with this whole arc, I’m fuzzy on what Buffy’s plan was with this arc (whether there was one). As far as I can tell it’s the equivalent of a US General approaching his troops and saying:
‘Alright men listen up today we set forth out into the battle field and approach the enemy! When you do make contact with the enemy the first thing you will do is to strip naked and hand over your weapons! Then you will take this small pot of red paint and apply it to your chest and head in the shape of a target with no more then three consecutive rings! If the enemy is unfamiliar with your weapons you will proceed to train them in their use at which point you well then proceed to a distance of ten feet and advance utilizing the space invaders video game maneuver! Now go out there and die with dignity!’
It’s a shame that they didn’t put in the time otherwise the long term fans like us wouldn’t feel so alienated from the comic.
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I miss the days of old where Buffy had plans that didn’t involve the Zapp Brannigan ‘stopping the killbots’ methodology. And where the villains would actually be present and not drop by occasionally and say “Oh, btw, I’m still evil if anybody’s interested”. I haven’t yet read this issue but, with this whole arc, I’m fuzzy on what Buffy’s plan was with this arc (whether there was one). As far as I can tell it’s the equivalent of a US General approaching his troops and saying:
‘Alright men listen up today we set forth out into the battle field and approach the enemy! When you do make contact with the enemy the first thing you will do is to strip naked and hand over your weapons! Then you will take this small pot of red paint and apply it to your chest and head in the shape of a target with no more then three consecutive rings! If the enemy is unfamiliar with your weapons you will proceed to train them in their use at which point you well then proceed to a distance of ten feet and advance utilizing the space invaders video game maneuver! Now go out there and die with dignity!’
It’s a shame that they didn’t put in the time otherwise the long term fans like us wouldn’t feel so alienated from the comic.