Teams/series for S9 *spoilers for s8*

[thunderhawk86]

I'm guessing that when Dark Horse starts producing angel and co. comics everything will fall under S9. Whatever the case list the teams or individual comics you would like to see. If you think someone should be resurrected like Giles you can put them in too.

New Scoobies
Buffy, Willow, Andrew, Spike and his team when necessary, Riley,Oz, and Anya
And when the battles get more intense: Xander and Dawn

Team Spike
Spike, Spikettes, Groo, Betta George, Illyria, Cordila the dragon, Cordelia the Pegasus, and Beck

Fangel Investigations
Faith and Connor as co leaders, Angel, Nina, Gunn, Gwen, Kate, Laura and Bethany Chaulk or Val Trepkos
Lorne- sings to keep up hope in tough battles.

Visionaries: used to help characters through tough times (especially Angel)
Cordelia, Doyle, Lindsey, Giles, Lorne, and Darla

 

[white avenger]

Buffy's team: Spike (of course), Andrew, and possibly one or more of Buffy's former Slayer army (Satsu might be interesting here, and I DO think that she will show up in some capacity). Xander, Dawn, and Willow will be around, but I somehow doubt that they will be as active in the fight as they have been in the past. (I expect an arc pretty soon after the beginning of the season centering on Willow trying to get her powers back, and almost certainly Kennedy will play a part in that story)

Angel's team: Faith, Connor, Illyria, and Gunn are pretty much a certainty. Nina, Gwen, and Kate will probably be around whenever they're needed. I expect to see Wes and Cordy show up at some point, but I doubt that either of them will be there permanently.

Neither team should get too big, or it will become as unwieldy as the old Justice League comics were, with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman getting all of the glory while the Flash, Green Lantern, and the others were just sort of relegated to supporting roles. Much better to have two or three "lesser" characters have their own arc, allowing them to take center stage, and maybe develop of a "presence," for lack of a better word, in anticipation for Season 10, which will, no doubt, be always remembered as the Super Season (Avengers have prophetic dreams sometimes, just like Slayers)

I hope that we see more of Dru in Season 9, as well as Beta George and his crew, Oz, Groo, the Spikettes, and, of course, Lorne, and maybe Dracula, but I seriously doubt that they will play a pivotal role anytime.