Comic Book Resources > CBR News: Jim Krueger Slays Vampires Buffy-Style
"This is all about Faith and Giles and is a direct sequel to the Brian K. Vaughn run from earlier in the series," teased Krueger. "Brian and Joss did a great job of putting those two together. And by suggesting that in the future, they would be helping slayers find their way. Of course, that way is sort of off-track now that it's considered cool to be a vampire."
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight" volumes 1-2
Krueger agreed Giles and Faith are unusual bedmates, but loves their synergy on the printed page. "They're certainly coming from two different worlds. Faith is from a dysfunctional broken family with loads of betrayal under her belt. And bad sex, now that we're speaking of things under the belt while Giles comes from a prim and proper world of academia and rules.
"But this war they've been drafted into has changed them. Giles' hands are dirty. He's killed people in the war. Faith has had to become better than she ever was. To a certain degree, these two individuals have come a little closer to the center to find, in the midst of their fight against vampires and demons, a friendship and strange sense of family.
"Both Giles and Faith have sort of had to deal with the fact that they don't fit their prospective molds," continued Krueger. "Faith is not quite the model slayer. And Giles is not the model Watcher. And so, they fit together. They didn't fit together at the beginning of the series, but the growth of these two individuals has created this perfect partnership, I think."
Asked to tease what readers will see in his anticipated one-shot, Krueger revealed, "Now that it's cool to be a vampire, it's very uncool to be a slayer. And as a result, many slayers have sort of given up on being chosen. This is the story that deals with a place referred to as Slayer Sanctuary, where a number of slayers have gone to hide.
"From there, Faith and Gile go to investigate, and some really bad things happen."
"This is all about Faith and Giles and is a direct sequel to the Brian K. Vaughn run from earlier in the series," teased Krueger. "Brian and Joss did a great job of putting those two together. And by suggesting that in the future, they would be helping slayers find their way. Of course, that way is sort of off-track now that it's considered cool to be a vampire."
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight" volumes 1-2
Krueger agreed Giles and Faith are unusual bedmates, but loves their synergy on the printed page. "They're certainly coming from two different worlds. Faith is from a dysfunctional broken family with loads of betrayal under her belt. And bad sex, now that we're speaking of things under the belt while Giles comes from a prim and proper world of academia and rules.
"But this war they've been drafted into has changed them. Giles' hands are dirty. He's killed people in the war. Faith has had to become better than she ever was. To a certain degree, these two individuals have come a little closer to the center to find, in the midst of their fight against vampires and demons, a friendship and strange sense of family.
"Both Giles and Faith have sort of had to deal with the fact that they don't fit their prospective molds," continued Krueger. "Faith is not quite the model slayer. And Giles is not the model Watcher. And so, they fit together. They didn't fit together at the beginning of the series, but the growth of these two individuals has created this perfect partnership, I think."
Asked to tease what readers will see in his anticipated one-shot, Krueger revealed, "Now that it's cool to be a vampire, it's very uncool to be a slayer. And as a result, many slayers have sort of given up on being chosen. This is the story that deals with a place referred to as Slayer Sanctuary, where a number of slayers have gone to hide.
"From there, Faith and Gile go to investigate, and some really bad things happen."
