Season 9 news (Comic Con, etc.)

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With all the spoilers coming out, I'm waiting a while to read season 9. Don't know what to think of it and I don't think I can handle waiting between each issue.
 
Chosen Enemy
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can't wait either. That's why I read as many spoilers as I can find :)
Moscow Watcher
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You have a very strong will. I'm weak-willed - I hunt spoilers :)
Buffy pregnant, father unknown, pregnancy as a result of a drunken nonconsensual sex...

This is a nightmare, not a comic. A bad fiction soap opera written by a failed drunken writer.
 
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Buffy pregnant, father unknown, pregnancy as a result of a drunken nonconsensual sex...

This is a nightmare, not a comic. A bad fiction soap opera written by a failed drunken writer.
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We do not know that it was nonconsensual. I wrote about it more in the #5 thread, but in essence it boils down to: blackout does not = unconscious.
 
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Maybe it wasn't a rape, but discover to be pregnant without knowing with whom and when it is a very distressing and horrible situation.
 
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I do definitely agree!
Preview for Buffy # 6 "On Your Own, Part I"

Source:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=11192

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Story by Andrew Chambliss
Art by Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines
Colors by Michelle Madsen
Cover by Phil Noto, Georges Jeanty
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, February 8th, 2012

The uptick in the zompire population has the SFPD on Buffy's trail again"”but this time, they need her assistance. However, Detective Dowling must settle for a little help from the bleached-blond vampire Spike, as Buffy has become distracted by a rather personal problem that will lead her to Robin Wood.
 
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Can't wait to read that issue, I wish to know more about Nikki. The parallel between her situation and Buffy's situation will probably be interesting.

Thanks for posting 🙂
 
Uh, this is a little disturbing: Nikki taking the sedatives while pregnant.

The inhibitors didn't allowed the slayer strength to pass to Robin? And Buffy will not take any and her child will have it?

Pregnant women are a beacon of smell for vampires.
 
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Uh, this is a little disturbing: Nikki taking the sedatives while pregnant.

The inhibitors didn't allowed the slayer strength to pass to Robin? And Buffy will not take any and her child will have it?

Pregnant women are a beacon of smell for vampires.
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I'm confused. What do you mean by "inhibitors"? And I don't think we were ever meant to think that slayer strength passed from mother to child.
 
The preview relates to a very dramatic moment in Nikki's life - having to go through her Cruciamentum test ( 18 birthday) while pregnant with Robin. In the short story feature

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she is 4.5 months pregnant and does not know about her pregnancy until the test. Her Watcher Bernard also does not know until he makes a final injection of sedatives to her - to later lock her with a vampire and she if she survives. When Bernard learns of the complication he informs the Council but they persist on taking the test. So, Nikki takes it and passes. I can see they changed the story somewhat in the S9 comic , so now we have a canonic version of the event rewritten. The whole point of the Cruciamentum is that the Slayer does not know of its coming - so the sedatives are given using the hypnotic crystals. I was both dreading and looking forward to see this plotline in canon comic ever since I read the short story.
 
Moscow Watcher
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Thank you for posting. It's hard to imagine that a woman who is 4,5 months pregnant, doesn't know about it - but, apparently, it's not the most fantastical scenario on BtVS. :)
Angel and Faith review (warning: some spoilers)

http://www.toonaripost.com/2012/01/...iew-of-angel-and-faith-daddy-issues-part-one/

Comic Review: Angel & Faith "“ Daddy Issues Part 1

The life of a parent is never easy with children running amok, killing every which way and surviving murder attempts. The Angel and Faith series has always featured the paranormal, world-saving duo of Angel and Faith Lehane. In "˜Angel and Faith: Daddy Issues, Part One', the concept of fatherhood is exemplified through the relationships that Angel and Faith experience. The challenges that a father must face to teach his children life lessons will come back to haunt Angel in the most challenging of ways.

The storyline was created by Christos Gage while Joss Whedon famously handles executive producing duties. The artwork is, as always, excellently done by Rebekah Isaacs. It is her artwork that is prevalent throughout much of the Angel and Faith Series. With colors by Dan Jackson and letters by Richard Starkings as well as Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft, this Angel and Faith release is as good as expected in a series that is gaining serious momentum. Steve Morris was responsible for the cover, while Rebekah Isaacs handled the variant cover.

Faith Lehane has always been the most rebellious Slayer of any that have come before her in the series. Thus far, she has stuck by loyally with Angel as they try to bring Giles back from the dead. Her sharp wit and impulsive nature make her quick to anger and practical to a fault. Yet, there is another emerging side to her character not often exhibited and, therefore, makes the character of Faith that much more complex.

In Angel and Faith #6, Faith takes on the role of mentor for a younger group of Slayers, giving them the benefit of Faith's experience. This is a decidedly different role for the normally taciturn Slayer as she reminds one young and passionate slayer that sometimes a crazy guy is just a crazy guy and not a Vampire. She flashes back to her early Slayer days when Buffy failed to prevent Faith from staking a human she mistook for a Vampire.

There is often a warring argument inside the mind of a parent, one between protecting their children and preparing them for the real world as they grow up. Rupert Giles experiences his father's choices in a very specific way when he and a young group of Watcher Trainees are sent out on a mission to take down what was reported to be a single vampire. A Watcher is not strictly a hunter of Vampires by definition, but is instead a trainer of Vampire Slayers. However, the resulting chaos and bloodshed put a young Rupert Giles at odds with his own father and the Watcher's Council.

The recounting of Rupert Giles' experience with his father and the Lorophage Demon leads to several other startling discoveries by Angel, as the Vampire with a soul reads through Giles' journal. The city of London has never been a favorite of Angel's because the memories of the horrors he committed still linger in his mind today. His search to bring Giles back continues as the Watchers' journal guides him like a compass on his path to redemption. In this way, Angel has a mentor, or father figure, in Giles even while trying to bring the man back to life. The lessons and information in Giles' journal have been instrumental to the storyline of Angel and Faith thus far.

Yet, what issue about fatherhood would be complete without a personal blood relation to both Angel and Faith themselves. The surprise inclusion of Faith's father, on his search to find his daughter, is sure to spark the interest of fans. The possibilities of what the inclusion of Faith's biological father can mean for the series is overshadowed only by the inclusion of Angel's daughter, Druscilla. Fans of the Buffy universe will remember that Druscilla is the not quite sane Vampire sired by Angel for the purpose of specifically torturing a pure and innocent girl into decadent insanity.

The fear is palpable as it rips through Angel when he finds out that following Giles's journal to hunt a demon leads him on a path to reuniting with Druscilla. There are questions that plague fans regarding Druscilla; most mainly wonder if this insane Vampire seductress is actually insane or a masterful actress. No one really knows and in a series like Angel and Faith, knowledge is power.

The sixth issue of Angel and Faith is out for pre-order now and will hit local store shelves near the end of January. This issue is filled with surprise guests as well as the usual variety of violence and mayhem. The story seems to be gearing up for a big showdown as Angel and Faith continue to try and save Giles in a world without magic. How will Giles continue to affect Angel and Faith? How will Druscilla and Faith's father factor into the story? All of them are good questions that will hopefully be answered in the next issue of Angel and Faith.
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Surprise guests? I wonder if Willow had already arrived in Britain.
 
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@malonebarbie @projectiledan I liked S.8 but it's pretty polarizing in the fandom. S.9 has been excellent so far, imo. We'd recommend them!
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@tabitha_raye yes, S.9 #6...so good.
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I hope @projectiledan doesn't mind me quoting him that @DarkHorseComics Buffy #6 is "the most like the show the comic has felt, maybe ever."
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Read Buffy Season 9 #6 tonight. Won't reveal anything, but it got a very strong, emotional reaction out of me. Really well done.
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ANGEL & FAITH #10 covers and solicitation


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Dark Horse's Angel & Faith series from writer Christos Gage and artist Rebekah Isaacs has been a well-received spinoff of their Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise, and courtesy of the publisher, we have the exclusive first look at both covers for May's Angel & Faith #10.

Here's some early info on the issue, which features guest artist Chris Samnee of Thor: The Mighty Avenger fame: "Angel and Faith are forced into battle, less by choice and more by circumstance, when two mysterious women from Giles’s past call on the unlikely duo for help. But that’s only the beginning of Angel and Faith’s troubles as the ladies settle in for the night!

Series writer Christos Gage (Avengers Academy) and guest artist Chris Samnee (Thor), the creative team of Vertigo’s Area 10, reveal more about Giles’s past and further Angel’s quest in bringing the Watcher back from the dead."

First up, here's the Steve Morris cover for the issue.

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Additional information - Christos Gage tweets.

https://twitter.com/#!/Christosgage/status/164902097488330752
[MENTION=9824]Chris[/MENTION]tosgage Christos Gage
And the "two mysterious ladies" in ANGEL & FAITH #10 are characters Joss originally planned to use in the RIPPER TV show!
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[MENTION=9824]Chris[/MENTION]tosgage Is this issue a one-shot, or part of an arc? Could you tell us the title of the issue?
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@*********Forum It's a one shot, called "Women Of A Certain Age". But the new characters will be sticking around.
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Up thru #15 anyway. RT @yellowboxes: Is that the plan with A&F? Four issue arcs, followed by a single issue with a guest artist?
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I am beyond thrilled to work with [MENTION=9824]Chris[/MENTION]Samnee again on ANGEL & FAITH #10! Putting the band back together! (You've read AREA 10, right?)
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Buffy issue 9 covers and solicitation:

Source: BleedingCool
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/02/02/buffy-season-nine-issue-cover-spoilers/

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Andrew doesn’t always make the best choices (see Season 6). And now Buffy finds herself and the very course of her life profoundly affected by one of Andrew’s over-the-top, idiotic . . . hair-brained . . . schemes. Together with Andrew and Spike, the worried Slayer will have to confront herself and her comrades, as well as a long-standing annoyance, the number-one Buffy hater of all Buffy haters: Simone, the gun-toting Slayer.

Packing the punch into Buffy Season 9 are series writer Andrew Chambliss and guest artist Cliff Richards (Dollhouse)!
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Bleedingcool's comment:

The cover to issue 8 of Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Nine caused considerable stir. And we still don’t exactly know how that’s going to play out, although I suspect a Skywalker apporach. But, trying not to spoil anything, the covers to Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Nine #9 appear to show a Buffy who is, well, less likely to be on her way to Venus de Milo status.

Of course there are two of her on Phil Noto’s cover. I really hope this isn’t one of Xander’s weird dreams. Are these Buffys that could have been? Here’s the solicits if you can garner some clues from that. The comic is on sale May 9th.
 
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Love both covers!
Noto's cover made me think of a blonde Madeleine Stowe in Revenge (probably too much obsessed with that particularly series)
 
1) Are the customers outside the cafe zombies?

2) Looks like the two Buffies exist in different places (dimensions?)

3) The solicit says "Buffy confronts herself" -- so none of them is a Buffybot.

4) It doesn't look like Buffy and Simone are fighting each other. It looks like they charge together against somebody.

I'm officially intrigued.
 
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[MENTION=10544]Scott[/MENTION]Allie Is Buffy#9 cover a Ringer homage/parody?
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@MoscowWatcher More homage. Trying to visualize the idea of the life choices before her.
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[MENTION=10544]Scott[/MENTION]Allie Thank you! Fascinating cover. When do you plan to reveal the title of Buffy #9?
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@MoscowWatcher Monday.
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Angel & Faith #7 preview

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=11379

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Story by Christos Gage
Art by Rebekah Isaacs
Colors by Dan Jackson
Cover by Steve Morris, Rebekah Isaacs
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, February 29th, 2012

Horrors across the London landscape have led Angel and Faith to a certain hot new vampire in the underground scene . . . Drusilla. She is back in her homeland and feeling better than ever!

While Angel indecisively deals with Dru, Faith must sort out an unexpected guest of her own who promises to rile up her inner turmoil with stories from the past.
 
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