gorybmovie's review
5.0
No Future for You
It’s Buffy meets My Fair Lady. Giles recruits Faith to assassinate a murderous slayer named Gigi in England. In addition to being wealthy and guarded, the slayer in question has a warlock watcher. To get close enough to kill Gigi, Faith will need to pose as an upper-class English woman.
Brian K. Vaughn does an exceptional job of writing Faith and Giles. He reminds us of the fine line Faith walks and how difficult her uphill road to redemption has been.
I have also been impressed by illustrator, Georges Jeantry. He has a talent for capturing the emotion of the characters. He also adds details, or Easter Eggs, for fans in background to look for. My favorite is a cell of the 10th Doctor and his companion Rose Tyler from Doctor Who that appears just after Faith and Giles arrive in England.
I highly recommend No Future For You. Fans of the show will appreciate the further development of Faith’s character. This series will also appeal to readers of young adult novels and, of course, Doctor Who fans.
Anywhere But Here
What makes this issue special is not the story. The story is simple: Buffy and Willow fly to the lair of a demon named Sephrilian to learn more about Twilight’s uprising. It’s a story that could easily be dismissed as filler if you didn’t know about Robin. As a minder, Robin contains the unstable reality field that Sephrilian lives in, preventing it from affecting our reality. Robin is also a real person.
Dark Horse Comics held a contest for one reader to be given a cameo in Season 8. They asked that fans send in essays on how Buffy changed their lives. The winner was an author who entered the contest on his wife’s behalf. He wrote about watching early seasons of the show with his wife, Robin as she slowly succumbed to schizophrenia:
“Our growing love for the show as each season came out gave something for my wife to focus on and look forward to during those first dark and confusing years…Buffy’s character gave her the strength to battle her ‘demons’”
Whedon was so moved by the essay that he featured Robin as a pivotal character in the issue. Reading this story in the letters to the editor of the comic gave me new respect for this issue. I wish this story was included in the hardcover and graphic novel editions. I think it enriches Anywhere But Here and gives it meaning particularly for those, like Robin, suffering from mental illness.
It’s Buffy meets My Fair Lady. Giles recruits Faith to assassinate a murderous slayer named Gigi in England. In addition to being wealthy and guarded, the slayer in question has a warlock watcher. To get close enough to kill Gigi, Faith will need to pose as an upper-class English woman.
Brian K. Vaughn does an exceptional job of writing Faith and Giles. He reminds us of the fine line Faith walks and how difficult her uphill road to redemption has been.
I have also been impressed by illustrator, Georges Jeantry. He has a talent for capturing the emotion of the characters. He also adds details, or Easter Eggs, for fans in background to look for. My favorite is a cell of the 10th Doctor and his companion Rose Tyler from Doctor Who that appears just after Faith and Giles arrive in England.
I highly recommend No Future For You. Fans of the show will appreciate the further development of Faith’s character. This series will also appeal to readers of young adult novels and, of course, Doctor Who fans.
Anywhere But Here
What makes this issue special is not the story. The story is simple: Buffy and Willow fly to the lair of a demon named Sephrilian to learn more about Twilight’s uprising. It’s a story that could easily be dismissed as filler if you didn’t know about Robin. As a minder, Robin contains the unstable reality field that Sephrilian lives in, preventing it from affecting our reality. Robin is also a real person.
Dark Horse Comics held a contest for one reader to be given a cameo in Season 8. They asked that fans send in essays on how Buffy changed their lives. The winner was an author who entered the contest on his wife’s behalf. He wrote about watching early seasons of the show with his wife, Robin as she slowly succumbed to schizophrenia:
“Our growing love for the show as each season came out gave something for my wife to focus on and look forward to during those first dark and confusing years…Buffy’s character gave her the strength to battle her ‘demons’”
Whedon was so moved by the essay that he featured Robin as a pivotal character in the issue. Reading this story in the letters to the editor of the comic gave me new respect for this issue. I wish this story was included in the hardcover and graphic novel editions. I think it enriches Anywhere But Here and gives it meaning particularly for those, like Robin, suffering from mental illness.
peter_xxx's review
3.0
Brain K. Vaughan is currently writing the best comic in the stand with Saga. Before that he had already proven to be a good writer with Y the last man, and with being the man the lost writers turned to, when they had written themselves in a corner.
He also did a few comics for Buffy season 8. And I must say he did this well. The story focuses mainly on faith and the relation and feelings that are between her and Buffy.
He also did a few comics for Buffy season 8. And I must say he did this well. The story focuses mainly on faith and the relation and feelings that are between her and Buffy.
vschultheis1's review
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
marobbins's review
5.0
I definitely haven't always liked Faith, but it was nice to see her make a comeback in this book. I am intrigued about what happened between her and Robin Wood, who was one of my favorite characters in Season 7 of the TV show, and I hope that plot gets developed more in upcoming episodes of the comic. I thought the references to fantasy gaming were clever, and I could appreciate them even though I am not a gamer myself. Honestly, I do not like Kennedy, so I will be interested to see what does or does not happen between her and Willow. I was also excited that the backstory of what made Dawn a giant came out more, and I love seeing how her rapport with Xander evolves. Xander is definitely a character I have grown to appreciate more over time, so I am excited to see more of him in the comic series. I love the art work in this volume, and I loved it even more than 8.1. This book was a win and has me yearning for more of the Buffyverse!
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
I don't remember ever really liking the character Buffy. I'm not sure you are supposed to. On the other hand there is Faith. I don't remember how I felt about Faith exactly. I remember liking her more, but not exactly why. And then there is this book. Faith being Faith. And Giles being something. Even when the cast is not together, they still make the story stronger. The previous bits in this volume had me struggling with remembering. This one it just didn't matter. The characters were who they needed to be. And if the story wasn't all that strong, well I liked the Beer Bad episode too.
theintrovertsbooks's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Confinement, Sexual content, Cursing, Child death, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, War, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Cursing, and Infidelity
Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent
chaoticnostalgia's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
b_currently_'s review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
valentint's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0