A review by marobbins
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine, Volume 1: Freefall by Jane Espenson, Andrew Chambliss, Joss Whedon

3.0

I would probably give this 3 1/2 stars if I could. I've loved this comics series overall. This one was a little bit slow going at first. I just wasn't interested in Buffy's more "typical" life in San Francisco, until the characters more typical of a horror character showed up. Then, I was once again intrigued. Buffy is an interesting character in her own right, but I don't think her depth showed at the beginning of this comic. She seemed too much like a seemingly shallow, early twenty something who didn't finish college and was trying to find her way, both with her new roommates and friends and as a barista. It can be an interesting narrative if done well, but this one wasn't in the beginning. But then, about halfway through, it got a lot better, and I'm excited to read the rest of this season. San Francisco has the potential to be a great setting for a horror comic, as it's pretty much a second home to me. So, as this season goes on, I hope the writers and artists do more to emphasize the setting, the way Stephanie Perkins did in her novel Lola and the Boy Next Door.