Buffy Omnibus

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Buffy Omnibus Volume 1

The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning-The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon's original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly chosen Slayer's road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, Sunnydale, the Scoobies, and an English librarian lead the way into Season One continuity. Plus, The Goon creator Eric Powell provides pencils to "All's Fair," featuring Spike and Drusilla at the 1933 World's Fair.

The smash TV hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer led to nearly a decade of comics at Dark Horse-including multiple specials, one-shots, and guest miniseries. This omnibus series is the ultimate compilation of the Buffy comics Dark Horse has published, and runs along the TV series' timeline. A fitting companion to Whedon's comics-based relaunch of the show.

Pub. Date: July 18, 2007
Format: Full color, 320 pages, 6" x 9"
Age range: 12+
Price: $24.95
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There's a 5 page preview. Click the graphic at the link.

http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php?theid=14-632
 
It's a smart idea of theirs to start re-publishing all the old comics, but apart from Origin none of the stories collected here are canon, right?

The description Dark Horse gives is a bit vague as to exactly what stories this omnibus collects but from what I gather the following stories are certainly going to be in it, in chronological order (at least I think so, I haven't actually read them all).

  • Spike & Dru: All's Fair
  • The Origin #1
  • The Origin #2
  • The Origin #3
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #51 - Viva Las Buffy!, Act 1: Broken Parts
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #52 - Viva Las Buffy!, Act 2: Full House
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #53 - Viva Las Buffy!, Act 3: Deuces Wild
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #54 - Viva Las Buffy!, Act 4: The Big Fold
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #56 - Slayer, Interrupted, Act 1
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #57 - Slayer, Interrupted, Act 1
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #58 - Slayer, Interrupted, Act 1
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #59 - Slayer, Interrupted, Act 1

But how about?

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #55 - Hoopy the Bear
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #60 - A Stake To The Heart, Act 1
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #61 - A Stake To The Heart, Act 2
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #62 - A Stake To The Heart, Act 3
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #63 - A Stake To The Heart, Act 4
 
God, I have to buy this! And the preview is 26 pages, n4h, or at least it is for me. I literally can't stop reading it!

They're gonna get $25 outta me for sure.
 
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I swear I couldn't click that far into the preview last night, but yeah, it's long now.
Mm, I'll definitely buy this. Oh, and a long preview, which I liked, and cool that they included Dawn.
 
Yes, I really liked how they included Dawn. It added a certain familiarness to it. The scene where she hands Mr. Gordo to her was kinda heartbreaking to me. Not cuz she was giving Dawn Mr. Gordo, especially since she wasn't GIVING it giving it, but it was just so...nice.
 
Allycat said:
It's a smart idea of theirs to start re-publishing all the old comics, but apart from Origin none of the stories collected here are canon, right?
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The canonical value of the comics has always been in question, as far as I know. There's nothing to suggest that they are definitively canon like Season 8 is, but to the best of my knowledge there's been nothing in any of the canonical materials (IE, the shows themselves, Season 8) that discredits anything that happens in the comics, so in general I think the comics sort of float in this kind of limbo where it's up to the individual fan to decide what is and isn't canon.

Needless to say, either way, it's doubtful we'll ever see anything from any of this stuff affect anything that IS canon, so it kind of doesn't matter.

As for my thoughts on the book itself, I was kind of suprised when I saw it the other day. Firstly, it's small, paperback, and cheap. Generally, Marvel and DC's omnibus' are oversized hardcovers which cost upwards of $50, so I was pleasantly suprised.

I was also suprised at the way they organized the material, too. It makes sense that Dark Horse is going chronologically, but I would've assumed that they'd do it numerically (Buffy #1 - #63).

For the most part, I've never really been into the Buffyverse comics save for Season 8 - they've always kind of fallen flat for me. Needless to say, at this price, I'll pick these up for the sheer novelty of them.
 
I recommend this...I'm halfway through it and I think it's pretty good. I'm not a big fan of comics but season 8 comics have gotten me into them.
 
I'm liking Omnibus so far.. not brilliant or anything, but good to read along with other books I'm reading. Not sure if I want volume 2.. wouldn't mind reading Ring of Fire.
 
still waiting on mine! ordered it months ago but there is aparently a shortage so we have to wait a bit longer for it to come to Australia. or is the spin the spin my comic shop gave me to try and explain it's non-appearance?
 
I bought it and I think its pretty cool. Definitely worth the money. I will be buying the next one when it comes out in September.

Dawn and Hoopy the Bear was funny.
 
i bought this because i'd never read Origins or the Vegas comics, but it was definitely worth 17 quid...or £17 is you want me to be polite! lol
i think it's a nice thing to have, to have them all in one place. i'll definetly be buying the rest.
 
I found the omnibus quite fun and easy to read, so I definitely think it was money well spent, and I'm looking forward to volume 2 🙂
 
I bought mine yesterday, was up until 2 AM reading last night, and finished it this morning. I enjoyed it, especially the Origins thing where they kind of blended the movie and the flashbacks from the series. Very nice.
 
I really want to get this. I will have to order it soon. Thanks for sharing. I wouldn't have known otherwise.
 
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