tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post2542507263140818900..comments2023-10-21T03:56:17.913-07:00Comments on Buffyverse Comic Reviews: BUFFY #34, ANGEL #31, Angel: Barbary Coast #1PatShandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-26953300362267642352010-07-13T12:34:47.891-07:002010-07-13T12:34:47.891-07:00ANON #1- Definitely not going to shut it down. Th...ANON #1- Definitely not going to shut it down. That would be pointless. Just can't keep up like I used to. I'll be coming back in some way fairly soon. I super appreciate you guys sticked around, though, so thanks. I'll be back.<br /><br />ANON #2- Soon. Check out my most recent post for a treat in the meantime.<br /><br />ANON #3- Very much alive. Well, I'm at the VERY least undead. Some rotting fucker bit me, it's a thing. By the way, want to stop by later so I can eat your brains?PatShandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-42887171401691827262010-07-09T07:57:22.209-07:002010-07-09T07:57:22.209-07:00It's official. He's dead.It's official. He's dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-18807644371080243812010-07-06T12:53:03.708-07:002010-07-06T12:53:03.708-07:00Pat! Where are you dude - post some reviews:)Pat! Where are you dude - post some reviews:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-37289267736030309652010-06-12T02:35:51.201-07:002010-06-12T02:35:51.201-07:00Please come back, dude. I know what's it's...Please come back, dude. I know what's it's like to be busy, but if it has come to the point where you really can't keep up...maybe close it down? In the interest of doing what you want, that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-61676249751109386662010-05-26T16:17:17.418-07:002010-05-26T16:17:17.418-07:00Mhm.
Also, working on a novel. FROM THE GRAVE.
...Mhm.<br /><br />Also, working on a novel. FROM THE GRAVE.<br /><br />I'll review stuff soon, but basically...<br /><br />Liked Buffy #35. Didn't like how we haven't touched on Angel's actions as Twilight or why he'd be willing to say fuckall to Connor. Liked the character moments between him and Buffy, and really liked the philosophy. Objectivism vs. Humanism, maybe?<br /><br />Thought Angel #32 was okay. Some terrible stuff, some good stuff. The Connor/Gunn convo, which should have been epic, made them both look like children. Way to take complex emotions and make them as shallow as possible. The Angel stuff was good.<br /><br />Angel #33 was actually really good. Literally just finished it, and can't believe how much Willingham improved.<br /><br />Haven't gotten a chance to read ANGEL: BC #2 yetPatShandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-31263489603250412392010-05-26T16:10:30.962-07:002010-05-26T16:10:30.962-07:00You dead, Pat?You dead, Pat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-51685235596697687652010-05-01T23:45:20.431-07:002010-05-01T23:45:20.431-07:00Sorry, to accidentally triple-post. Connection pro...Sorry, to accidentally triple-post. Connection problems.<br /><br />To explain, I don't appreciate nor do I like gratuity without purpose, but the only reason I would respect this issue if it were more gratuitous is because Meltzer and Jeanty want praise for being "edgy" and gratuitous. However, they didn't even achieve that which they want credit for doing, so I can't even give them artist respect. You'd think that something entitled "Them Fucking" would have something provocative to it, yet it's very lackluster. The compositions are clutter, the colours are bland, and the position of the bodies are very stiff. Meltzer even stated that he was proud with how "erotic" the book turned out, which is nothing more than a bland display, which makes the illustrations in "The Joy of Sex" look like the Karma Sutra. As it stands, Meltzer and Jeanty did not accomplish what they set out to, so I cannot even respect their intentions as I can't find anything "edgy" or even slightly appealing about the story or about Jeanty's ill-proportioned drawings. I just wish they would admit that this was the only way to "spice" up an issue that was 90% exposition to try and tie up the plotholes the previous 33 issues have left wide open, and yet it still failed on every level, leaving a gaping, viscous orifice of epic fail and ambiguous fluids in its midst... and then it flew into space and was unfortunately NOT shot by a Vulcan cruiser.Savanna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146132985732070297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-8871889939467578592010-05-01T23:43:45.488-07:002010-05-01T23:43:45.488-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Savanna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146132985732070297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-37529669766744229022010-05-01T22:48:22.739-07:002010-05-01T22:48:22.739-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Savanna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146132985732070297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-24257164122194909722010-05-01T19:30:35.837-07:002010-05-01T19:30:35.837-07:00"I think I would have more respect for Buffy ..."I think I would have more respect for Buffy #34 if the sex had actually been more gratuitous."<br /><br /><br />No matter which way I look at it, I so utterly don't understand that.PatShandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-38516470104689047142010-04-30T22:52:43.655-07:002010-04-30T22:52:43.655-07:00I think I would have more respect for Buffy #34 if...I think I would have more respect for Buffy #34 if the sex had actually been more gratuitous. It was actually terribly tame compared to other titles, especially when Meltzer and Jeanty have been expounding on how they had to consult sex manuals to get the poses so graphic our eyes would explode. With talk like that, you'd think that we'd be seeing something Karma Sutra-esque, but there was nothing of the kind. It was bland and a pitiable excuse for an issue that was nothing more than an exposition dump. Giles has a ridiculous concept of "balance," Willow has no problems just casually talking about Buffy and Angel's relationship with Warren, and the whole thing makes Buffy look like a fool. What kind of person just takes the word of someone who could very well be lying to her or could very well be evil and just lets them in her vagina? What was it that Angelus once said? Oh yeah, "and she falls for it every time!" Only I have the feeling that Buffy and Angel are being date-raped by the Powers that Be. It's better to consider them pawns than to consider them willing participants in the mockery of all things that Buffy should stand for. If she's under the influence of Glowhypnol, she's being made a victim, and she's acting of her own accord, then she's a self-centered person without a care for her comrades-at-arms. Either way, this is just another issue that makes Robot Chicken's version of Season Eight more enjoyable.Savanna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146132985732070297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-69663347291067826202010-04-28T07:12:22.867-07:002010-04-28T07:12:22.867-07:00Nah, I'd say Angelus is the worst of his kind....Nah, I'd say Angelus is the worst of his kind. Angel is the best, because in the same way Buffy was able to transcend what it means to be a Slayer, Angel was able to ascend above what makes a normal vampire a vampire. His soul, his championness, his... everything.<br /><br />What I find awesome is the idea that it was possible for Spike too. That the reason Buffy was only ever attracted to vampires is because the two vampires in her life are both candidates, were both maybe able to ascend the way Angel did. It sort of puts them on equal ground, which I always like. I can't wait to hear Spike's take on the situation.PatShandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-60583766830736647732010-04-28T03:59:15.183-07:002010-04-28T03:59:15.183-07:00#34 - as you said, risky issue. One question tho, ...#34 - as you said, risky issue. One question tho, shouldn't be the best of their kind Angelus/Buffy?<br /><br />Willingham is killing me.<br /><br />I'm glad that you also loved Barbary Coast. I can afford only TPB and that story looks amazing.ancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726255266840425092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-59834569265965215242010-04-27T19:15:58.733-07:002010-04-27T19:15:58.733-07:00It's Buffy next to Spike in the #34.It's Buffy next to Spike in the #34.PatShandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-72305933349650467132010-04-27T18:58:16.200-07:002010-04-27T18:58:16.200-07:00I like the Done-in-1 type format Pat, go for it!
...I like the Done-in-1 type format Pat, go for it!<br /><br />Well the tables have turned and Buffy: Season 8 is now alot more interesting than Angel. Its dare i say as good as After the fall! I still like the new issues of Angel, but I can see why everyone has issues with it. I like how every issue is more episodic and the backups are a good idea. "The Trouble With Felicia" is my fave. Illyria's speech and reference to being caged by Fred's memories is my highlight about Bill Willinghams writing. That said think he went off about the Twilight reveal. Joss already said he would make sure it didn't contradict what IDW was doing, yet BW seems to think he has authority over a series Joss Whedon created. Lets hope we get to have a post-Twilight sorta "Season 7".<br /><br />oh and it was great to see Spike in BS8! who was that chick he was standing next to? Buffy? Willow? can't tell. anyone know?ryan marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460545277139155338noreply@blogger.com