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locker_monsterReading Drew Goddard's arc has made me realize just how much I miss watching Buffy. His snappy dialogue just brings it all back. But one advantage the comics have over the show: you can go anywhere you want and bring back any character you want (without having to pay the actor).
I mentioned Drew's story "Antique" from Tales of the Vampires last time and reading it over, it sort of jives with what Andrew says about Xander and Dracula. I had always assumed Xander had faithfully followed Buffy after Sunnydale, locating Slayers around the world and so on, but it turns out he went away for a few months to deal with Anya's death. In Drew's other story Xander was acting as Dracula's manservant, and wearing manservant breeches, but the dialogue implies Xander was there against his will. According to Andrew, Xander went to Dracula on his own. Seems like an odd choice. It's even revealed Xander and Dracula kept in touch after "Buffy vs Dracula". Maybe Xander went to Dracula initially just to hang out and Dracula put him under his "thrall". Though Xander teaching Dracula how to ride a motorbike is consistent. :-) Whatever the case may be, you get some great scenes between Xander, Dracula, and Renee. It's hard to tell whether Xander is being genuinely nice to Dracula or it's just Dracula's magick. I do think Dracula "lived" a little when Xander was around and was saddened to see him go. Though seeing Xander in his manservant costume is priceless.
I'm curious as to why Joss decided to bring back Dracula or was that Drew's decision? At the moment he doesn't seem to add much to the overall arc of the comics. I guess he could come back later in the season. If he's there to contrast against Buffy, I can see that. Dracula has a great bit of dialogue with Buffy in "Antique" about growing old and losing respect. If these Japanese vampires have the power to deactivate girls then there's going to be panic and the girls might question Buffy's leadership. Drew certainly seems to be setting up Buffy's role as leader as a stumbling block. Willow explains the problems to Satsu and we have Buffy ordering Satsu sort of gruffly. There are rogue Slayers out there and it's possible some of the girls might join them.
Andrew continues to amuse. I want to know why he was carrying the Love at First Bite costume with him, because I doubt that was lying around at the castle. I'm still not sure what his role is within the group. He gives lectures to the girls and looks after a contingent. Actually, how the Slayers are organized is kind of unclear as well. I get they have different squads all over the place, but who trains them? The Slayers were who present at the battle with the First? When Buffy is told Aiko found the Japanese vampires, she is is told Aiko is "one of ours". So the girls, who can leave home I assume, train under Buffy and then they get assignments? What about that squad Giles was talking to back in #2? Or does he just travel from squad to squad lecturing the girls on their heritage and that's it? Ooh, so many questions.
But my thoughts have strayed. Willow asking Satsu what Buffy is like in bed made me laugh. Does that mean Willow has thought about Buffy in a non-best friend capacity? There's also one lovely panel of Willow just smiling at Satsu. Georges Jeanty's art hasn't really wowed me, but occasionally there are some shots that was very pretty.
I'm really interested in seeing where this arc leads. If Slayers can lose their powers, is it a permanent thing? By Fray's time, there doesn't seem to be other Slayers. Maybe that'll be answered in the next arc...
I'm curious as to why Joss decided to bring back Dracula or was that Drew's decision? At the moment he doesn't seem to add much to the overall arc of the comics. I guess he could come back later in the season. If he's there to contrast against Buffy, I can see that. Dracula has a great bit of dialogue with Buffy in "Antique" about growing old and losing respect. If these Japanese vampires have the power to deactivate girls then there's going to be panic and the girls might question Buffy's leadership. Drew certainly seems to be setting up Buffy's role as leader as a stumbling block. Willow explains the problems to Satsu and we have Buffy ordering Satsu sort of gruffly. There are rogue Slayers out there and it's possible some of the girls might join them.
Andrew continues to amuse. I want to know why he was carrying the Love at First Bite costume with him, because I doubt that was lying around at the castle. I'm still not sure what his role is within the group. He gives lectures to the girls and looks after a contingent. Actually, how the Slayers are organized is kind of unclear as well. I get they have different squads all over the place, but who trains them? The Slayers were who present at the battle with the First? When Buffy is told Aiko found the Japanese vampires, she is is told Aiko is "one of ours". So the girls, who can leave home I assume, train under Buffy and then they get assignments? What about that squad Giles was talking to back in #2? Or does he just travel from squad to squad lecturing the girls on their heritage and that's it? Ooh, so many questions.
But my thoughts have strayed. Willow asking Satsu what Buffy is like in bed made me laugh. Does that mean Willow has thought about Buffy in a non-best friend capacity? There's also one lovely panel of Willow just smiling at Satsu. Georges Jeanty's art hasn't really wowed me, but occasionally there are some shots that was very pretty.
I'm really interested in seeing where this arc leads. If Slayers can lose their powers, is it a permanent thing? By Fray's time, there doesn't seem to be other Slayers. Maybe that'll be answered in the next arc...
