I really don't like the comics. It's not the story I don't like, it's the fact that it's Buffy, but a comic.
To set the record straight, I am an avid comic book fan, and have been for a few years now (I know, I'm a late bloomer). I have read my way through some of the classics, from Allan Moore and Frank Miller, and have been reading some new stuff too. I thoroughly enjoy the comic format, more than most other mediums of story telling. And yet I can't get into the Buffy comics. I think that it's the dialogue. It doesn't feel as clever on paper as it does on screen, it feels to scripted, less spur of the moment.
Additionally, I like the actors too much to let go, and while the art in the comic is very good, they still look a different enough from their real life counterparts that it bothers me. I know, I know, I'm picky, but I know how I like my Buffy, and the comics aren't it.
So I would be totally supportive of a new format, perhaps a book, possibly a show (Joss could put togther an animated web show like Doctor Horrible, maybe?). It's just a thought, I don't see it ever happening though.
