The Blog to Nowhere

Hee, all three covers for Serenity: Better Days have now been released. I love it. :-D

I read somewhere the story is set after Serenity: Those Left Behind, but the second cover clearly shows Inara and Book. I can only assume it was an error. I can't wait to read the first issue. It'll be nice to see the crew together and happy and rolling in the cashy money.

Issue #10 is a nice little breather between arcs. Some stuff is revealed and as usual, things get more messed up.


Drew Goddard is writing the next arc and that should be fun. Always nice to see a writer come back. And I'm sure Drew Goddard will be flying high because of Cloverfield when it comes out in a couple of weeks.

So Buffy #9. Bought the Faith/Giles Avengers variant cover because who doesn't love The Avengers? I know some people out there weren't overly thrilled by the art, but personally I loved The Avengers, especially the Emma/Steed era. And hee, there's a reference to them too, so it justifies the cover.

It's my general policy not to read anything that might spoil upcoming plot details for the things I like so I'm usually behind on the news. Like Buffy season eight being set a year and a half, at least, after "Chosen". It appears Joss mentioned this in an interview. It totally blows my mind. A year and a half. That's a long time to be away. So much can happen in a year. So it means Joss and Co One and a Half Year Later-ed. :-D Sorry, doing a One Year Later seems to happen so often it's practically become a verb. DC comics did it, and so did Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who.

I can't access the interview so I don't know if Joss gave a reason. Maybe he wanted to distance the events happening in the comics from the going-ons over on Angel. I mean, if the comics are set a year into the future you don't have to worry about making sure events line up between the two universes. Because references were made to Buffy more than a few times on Angel. Whatever the reason, it explains so much of what's happening. It would have been nice if one of the characters had mentioned it's been over a year since "Chosen" though. But anyway, a year and a half later explains:


Of course, there is no evidence of a jump forward anywhere in the comic. I can't recall if the gang has been making references to things beyond 2003. I just thought Joss had got his numbers mixed up again. Now this puts a totally different spin on things.

I forgot to post my thoughts about issue 7, not that anyone really cares. ;-)

This issue was pretty much "meh". It suffers from middle-of-the-arc syndrome: the plot has been set up and the characters established but not much happens because it's still early in the arc. By the next issue I expect major plot developments.


I'm beginning to miss the writers from the show. Not that Brian K Vaughn is a horrible writer or anything, I just want to see what the old Buffy writers will do with the comic format.

I actually considered buying Buffy #6 while I was on vacation. Then I decided that was too obsessive. :-) But it's still a good issue, even if read a few days late.


And this must be mentioned. The Doctor and Rose make a cameo near the end of the comic. Whoever put that in wins. The two shows totally exist in the same universe. It's canon now! :-D Don't believe me? Here's the panel. Totally recognizable for any Doctor Who fan. Buffy/Doctor Who crossovers aren't so far-fetched now. ;-)

I was all ready to be annoyed that it came out a week early but Scott Allie explained why in the back so I'm less annoyed. In fact, moving on from annoyed and onto impressed. With Buffy being a comic now, Joss can do a lot more things than he could on the show. Besides having bigger and cooler fights and places, it also allows him to tell a different kind of story, like The Chain.


I can't wait for Faith's arc. I also can't wait to see how Brian K Vaughn's style of writing fits in with the Buffyverse. His wit is very similar to Joss'.

So bought Buffy #4 on Friday which meant I spent two days avoiding spoilers. Reminded me of the days when Buffy used to be on T.V. Spoilers could pop up anywhere. They were like ninjas. :-)

Now that I've had a few days to think about it, I do see why some people were unhappy with Joss' new interpretation of the show's continuity.


I'm sort of glad the comics have a month off, saves me from having to make a trip to the comic book store, but I want to read more. I want to see what Faith's been up to since the show finished. And Buffy #5 sounds interesting, too. Gah, these things need to be released bi-weekly or weekly.

I dashed out to the comic book store today so I could buy Buffy #2 before I had to go to my first class. Of course, I ended up arriving early so I hunkered down outside the classroom and read the comic on the hard floor. But so totally worth the sore butt. :o)


And whoo, extra Joss-y goodness this month! Buffy #2 and Runaways #25. And next month, triple the Joss-y goodness. Buffy, Runaways, and Astonishing X-Men. It'll be an awesome overload. :-D

Because the comic book store at my university was completely sold out! Granted, the guy only had 20 copies to begin with, but still, sold out! That's a good sign.


And an awesome surprise for me at the end of the story. Nope, not the above mentioned villain. The letter from "Ness" is me! I sent in that e-mail such a long time ago, but there it is. I can't believe they kept it. Thank you Mr. Allie.

I can't wait for #2.