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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition Book One

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition Book One

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  • Author：Joss Whedon
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The definitive collection of every Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic， for the first time presented in publication order！ 

THE OFFICIAL TIE-IN TO JOSS WHEDON’S AWARD-WINNING BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TELEVISION SERIES！ Set during the third season of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer television series， discover untold stories of the Scooby Gang and their fight against evil in Sunnydale - all while trying not to fail their exams！ As Buffy faces the consequences of saving the world - by killing the man she loved - the rest of the team face their own challenges like Angel returning to life without a soul; Willow helping Oz confront the beast inside of him; all while Xander and Cordelia kiss， makeup， kiss， makeup。。。you probably get the picture。

Collects Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1-10 （Dark Horse Comics）， as well as short stories from the era。 Legacy Editions collect for the first time every issue of the most popular BOOM！ Studios series in chronological order， in a newly designed， value priced format。

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Reviews

Michelle ，

Set during the third season of the show， these are tales that didn't make it to the small screen。 The writing is choppy and fairly scattered。 The stories are mostly one shots except for the final arc with Buffy chasing a ghoul and being scouted by a modeling agency， which doesn't finish at all。 The art is a solid C+。 Mostly average but with serious issues since Angel and Xander are impossible to tell apart， and an older picture of Angel looks completely different from current Angel。 Vamps are al Set during the third season of the show， these are tales that didn't make it to the small screen。 The writing is choppy and fairly scattered。 The stories are mostly one shots except for the final arc with Buffy chasing a ghoul and being scouted by a modeling agency， which doesn't finish at all。 The art is a solid C+。 Mostly average but with serious issues since Angel and Xander are impossible to tell apart， and an older picture of Angel looks completely different from current Angel。 Vamps are also green for some reason。 It was still nice to get a taste of stories about the Slayer， but nothing refers to the storyline of the show other than who the main characters were at the time。 Promising and disappointing at the same time。 。。。more

Lucie Allen ，

Enjoyable stories but some seem unfinished which is a bit frustrating

Ellen ，

I've read some of these comics before， and they were okay the first go-around。 But to compile them again， and then in such a weird order？ Seems like someone was just looking to make some quick money。 I'd've given it 2 stars， but I'm incredibly irked that the digital copy I read ended in the middle of a story， only a couple of pages in。。。 I thought I accidentally clicked too far， since it went from an action scene straight to advertisements， but nope。 Shame that the new company is just trying to I've read some of these comics before， and they were okay the first go-around。 But to compile them again， and then in such a weird order？ Seems like someone was just looking to make some quick money。 I'd've given it 2 stars， but I'm incredibly irked that the digital copy I read ended in the middle of a story， only a couple of pages in。。。 I thought I accidentally clicked too far， since it went from an action scene straight to advertisements， but nope。 Shame that the new company is just trying to reap some of the benefits from what Dark Horse had previously produced。 。。。more

Kelly ，

Love the stories and the extra time with Buffy！ I’m re-watching season 2 right now so this fits right in with just a few spoilers from later。 I enjoy the drawing as well， which I never realized would be as important as it is。 Buffy and Angel - swoon。

Jim C ，

This is a collection of old comics based on the television show。 The description says it takes place during the third season。 After reading this I would argue that point as it seems like it takes more place in the second season。I am probably being a little too harsh with my one star rating but there were aspects that really irked me。 I don't blame the company that put this collection together as I loved the idea of getting to read a whole collection of older material that would be a task to trac This is a collection of old comics based on the television show。 The description says it takes place during the third season。 After reading this I would argue that point as it seems like it takes more place in the second season。I am probably being a little too harsh with my one star rating but there were aspects that really irked me。 I don't blame the company that put this collection together as I loved the idea of getting to read a whole collection of older material that would be a task to track down。 That would be the only positive to this collection。 The reason for the one star rating is the constant mistakes I saw with these issues。 Why is Darla's hair brown？ And it was impossible to tell the difference between Cordelia and Willow。 Also， if I am writing a story set in a particular universe I might want to get my facts straight about the city where the characters live。 It is Sunnydale not Sunnyvale。 That would be like me writing a Batman story and calling it Hotham。 The ending was the final straw。 We were into a new story and it just ends in the middle of it。 No "to be continued" or what not。 Did the company just say forget it and did not care about the editing。I love Buffy as I am in one of my rewatches and maybe that had an influence on me。 Obviously， this doesn't rate with the actual show and maybe that is why I found this to be so bad。 I liked the idea about the concept but after reading this and its editing it seems obvious this was just a cash grab。 。。。more

FrontalNerdaty ，

Boom continues to reprint the classic Dark Horse Whedon content in their ‘legacy’ range。 The contents is similar to the small omnibus editions Dark Horse put out years ago。 However unlike those editions these stories are collected in the order they were released whereas Dark Horse took the time to print them as stories to be read when they were sat。 It was a much more cohesive read。 As it stands reading these classic， mostly non canonical’ stories is quite fun。 They are extremely dated in style Boom continues to reprint the classic Dark Horse Whedon content in their ‘legacy’ range。 The contents is similar to the small omnibus editions Dark Horse put out years ago。 However unlike those editions these stories are collected in the order they were released whereas Dark Horse took the time to print them as stories to be read when they were sat。 It was a much more cohesive read。 As it stands reading these classic， mostly non canonical’ stories is quite fun。 They are extremely dated in style and contents but all the better for it。 There are some oddities to be found such as Willow often having brown hair and some of Buffy’s outfits are。。。 choices。 If you’ve never read these comics just take them for what they are and know that eventually Dark Horse really knocked it out of the park with the Buffy license。 。。。more

Crystal ，

Not only did this collection seem unnecessary （just little snippets that would have fallen in between episodes） but the artwork was not very true to the characters as we've seen them portrayed in the show。 （Which I think is wrong。。。I know the show and the comics are two different things but when a show is as iconic as Buffy you should stick with artwork that looks like the actors who portrayed the characters。） For example， I had trouble telling Cordelia and Willow apart half the time which shoul Not only did this collection seem unnecessary （just little snippets that would have fallen in between episodes） but the artwork was not very true to the characters as we've seen them portrayed in the show。 （Which I think is wrong。。。I know the show and the comics are two different things but when a show is as iconic as Buffy you should stick with artwork that looks like the actors who portrayed the characters。） For example， I had trouble telling Cordelia and Willow apart half the time which should not happen！ 。。。more

CJ ，

Man， I love Buffy。 This is the first one I’ve read that takes place during her high school years and I enjoyed it a lot。 It could be a bit disjointed， but that didn’t bother me。 Art style changes a bit， as well。

Travis ，

I picked up a few single issues as a kid and was always curious about the full story and as a hardcore Buffy stan， I am happy I did。 For those that aren't aware， despite the BOOM branding， these are the original comics from the late 90s/early 2000s from Dark Horse comics that were made while the show was still on air。 This brings both positives and negatives to the reading experience that I will go into more detail further down。First off the presentation of the book is GORGEOUS。 I do love the ne I picked up a few single issues as a kid and was always curious about the full story and as a hardcore Buffy stan， I am happy I did。 For those that aren't aware， despite the BOOM branding， these are the original comics from the late 90s/early 2000s from Dark Horse comics that were made while the show was still on air。 This brings both positives and negatives to the reading experience that I will go into more detail further down。First off the presentation of the book is GORGEOUS。 I do love the new cover， it reminds me a lot of the flashback sequences of the original film。 Each issue is started with an edited version of either a comic cover or some artfully edited panels from the comic。 It can be very photoshoppy to some people， but for me I like the simple， clean look。 As for the art， it's good。 I wouldn't say it's groundbreaking， some of the outfits can read a little bland， especially if you're used to the season 8-12 books or the new run from Boom， but it's serviceable。 And the likenesses are well done。。。 with the caveat of it only being for main characters。 Side characters like Snyder， and prominent locations like the Bronze and the library look nothing like on the show。 If you can separate it from the show as its own thing， its not TERRIBLE， but I couldn't help but think about how it was a tv property comic in the late 90s/early 2000s and that maybe not a lot of extra research was put into certain things。Which segues well into my next small gripe。 The comics in this volume are supposed to be set in season 3， but it seems like most of the plot is actually trying to fit in to season 2 （No Faith， Spike and Dru mentioned a few times as being possibly responsible for shenanigans， Buffy's hairstyle。。。 nitpicking I know）。 As a superfan I winced with some of the contradictions， but again it's non canon so it's fine for what it is。 There's also several places where they say 'Sunnyvale' instead of Sunnydale。 That was uh。。。 not fun。BUT all in all， I really do enjoy it。 Do I recommend it for EVERYONE？ No， it has problems I don't think everyone can forgive。 But I do think this is an excellent addition to your library if you're a Buffy megafan that already has everything else， and it IS really nice to see the issues collected in release order instead of the weird jumbled order the Dark Horse releases did their Omnibuses in。 。。。more

Brittany ，

I've never read the classic BTVS comics so I was quite excited when I heard that Boom！ Studios was going to be re-releasing them in chronological order。 These were written during the late 90's while season 3 was airing so for me， some read as if they were filler between episodes。 I can't say I loved all of the storylines but they were still enjoyable and managed to maintain the humor/interactions I love from the show。 It should be no surprise that reading this made me want to begin （another） re- I've never read the classic BTVS comics so I was quite excited when I heard that Boom！ Studios was going to be re-releasing them in chronological order。 These were written during the late 90's while season 3 was airing so for me， some read as if they were filler between episodes。 I can't say I loved all of the storylines but they were still enjoyable and managed to maintain the humor/interactions I love from the show。 It should be no surprise that reading this made me want to begin （another） re-watch。 That being said， they are far from perfect - Xander bugged me more than usual so I'm hoping he gets better as the issues progress。 BUT this book served its purpose。 It was entertaining which is something I definitely need right now and it was fun reading some - new to me - mini adventures of the Scooby Gang。 I can't wait until Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Legacy Edition Book Two releases in August so I can revisit the series that I've loved for over 20 years！ 。。。more

Slayermel ，

This is the first part of the Legacy series。 It's a graphic Novel that takes place in and around season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer。 These are additional stories of things that happened in and around that time in the series。I enjoyed the read， but when it comes to Buffy I love most things！Can't wait for part two and three to be released as there was a bit of a cliff hanger in a couple of the stories and I just need to find out what happens to Selke and the continuation of what will happen in This is the first part of the Legacy series。 It's a graphic Novel that takes place in and around season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer。 These are additional stories of things that happened in and around that time in the series。I enjoyed the read， but when it comes to Buffy I love most things！Can't wait for part two and three to be released as there was a bit of a cliff hanger in a couple of the stories and I just need to find out what happens to Selke and the continuation of what will happen in the Haunted old house。 。。。more

Stacy Croushorn ，

Very disappointed。 It’s like outtakes of Buffy from various seasons and they’re all put together and don’t make sense。

Kirsten ，

I'm going to start by saying， I do love Buffy， haven't watched it in a long， long time， but have been listening to the Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcast - they have a fun time doing a brilliant job of watching and analyzing。 I enjoyed all the bits in these comics that were in between everything noted below。I forgot what the '90s was like and since these were pretty much all originally published in the '90s。。。 。。。The tv series holds up slightly better over time in regards to misogyny， racism， I'm going to start by saying， I do love Buffy， haven't watched it in a long， long time， but have been listening to the Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcast - they have a fun time doing a brilliant job of watching and analyzing。 I enjoyed all the bits in these comics that were in between everything noted below。I forgot what the '90s was like and since these were pretty much all originally published in the '90s。。。 。。。The tv series holds up slightly better over time in regards to misogyny， racism， ableism and sexism， and later comics have been much better at actual story-telling， with nuance and context。 These early comics don't feel like they were made for the same audience as the show - Buffy is a sexual human being in the show， but the way she's portrayed in these comics feels like it's more often about the straight male gaze/desire than it is about Buffy having desire。 A big part of the show for many of us growing up was seeing the female characters be allowed to choose who they love and how they show that love， and seeing these comics I'd never read before was jarring; I cringed pretty often as I turned the page from one scantily-clad， leg-spread teenager to the next。 There are a few moments where Buffy tries to verbally push back on this view， and of course she kicks butt（！）， but a good chunk of the panels were not for me。 Some of the Oz/Xander exchanges also made me cringe as their sexist banter wasn't tempered by the nuance and context of the show， or it's multiple seasons of growth。 They didn't really seem to be called out by any of the female characters， as they were occasionally in the show。 I also noticed some 'no homo man-up' moments that are classic 1990's。 。。。more

Cale ，

I did this book no favors by reading it right after Season 11。 Going from thoughtful， topical stories to 20-year-old media tie-ins with little aspirations to even mediocrity was whiplash。 But it also didn't help its case with its format and presentation - there's a two-part story that has three-four short comics interspersed between the cliffhanger and the continuation of the story。 And in the digital edition I read， the book ends with the first 3 pages of a story， cut off abruptly。 Like it goes I did this book no favors by reading it right after Season 11。 Going from thoughtful， topical stories to 20-year-old media tie-ins with little aspirations to even mediocrity was whiplash。 But it also didn't help its case with its format and presentation - there's a two-part story that has three-four short comics interspersed between the cliffhanger and the continuation of the story。 And in the digital edition I read， the book ends with the first 3 pages of a story， cut off abruptly。 Like it goes from a story to an ad to the end of the collection。 Terrible decision。At least there's a lot of content here - over 300 pages of stories。 But the majority are middling to terrible， with a lot of cheesecake poses and terrible dialogue， and art that often makes it hard to recognize the characters。 A few of the stories are decent - there's a sea creature story that has its moment， and a frozen demon Christmas story （although there are several other holiday stories that don't work at all - the Thanksgiving story in particular）。 But there's also a multi-issue arc about ghouls and plastic surgery that is terrible， and in point of fact almost unreadable。 That was true of a couple of other stories， too。There have been a lot of Buffy comics over the years。 Some great， some terrible。 This is for the most part in the latter category。 Stick to the later books - the ones that existed at the same time the show did are some of the weakest。 。。。more

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