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My rather jaded post about the latest Buffy comic yesterday neglected to mention that there is currently a Buffyverse comics series which is a pretty good read. This is John Byrne's 4 parter for IDW, Angel: Blood & Trenches, set in WW1, in which Angel encounters not only a notorious vampire from the show (not Spike) but a recent ancestor of Wesley's (his grandfather, maybe). Excellent art, an interesting story, and the latest issue, which suddenly turns everything on its head and shows us the story so far from Colonel Wyndam-Pryce's POV, a minor revelation. Also, though there are a few small mistakes with the setting (at one point Colonel Wyndam-Pryce refers to 'Queen and country') for the most part, Byrne has obviously done his research. Recommended.

:uses nearest appropriate icon, which isn't very near, but never mind:

Some thoughts within about research for fics and about the 'canon' question, which has been exercising people this past week (and well aware I've contributed nothing useful in that discussion).

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My rather jaded post about the latest Buffy comic yesterday neglected to mention that there is currently a Buffyverse comics series which is a pretty good read. This is John Byrne's 4 parter for IDW, Angel: Blood & Trenches, set in WW1, in which Angel encounters not only a notorious vampire from the show (not Spike) but a recent ancestor of Wesley's (his grandfather, maybe). Excellent art, an interesting story, and the latest issue, which suddenly turns everything on its head and shows us the story so far from Colonel Wyndam-Pryce's POV, a minor revelation. Also, though there are a few small mistakes with the setting (at one point Colonel Wyndam-Pryce refers to 'Queen and country') for the most part, Byrne has obviously done his research. Recommended.

:uses nearest appropriate icon, which isn't very near, but never mind:

Some thoughts within about research for fics and about the 'canon' question, which has been exercising people this past week (and well aware I've contributed nothing useful in that discussion).

( Read more... )

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My rather jaded post about the latest Buffy comic yesterday neglected to mention that there is currently a Buffyverse comics series which is a pretty good read. This is John Byrne's 4 parter for IDW, Angel: Blood & Trenches, set in WW1, in which Angel encounters not only a notorious vampire from the show (not Spike) but a recent ancestor of Wesley's (his grandfather, maybe). Excellent art, an interesting story, and the latest issue, which suddenly turns everything on its head and shows us the story so far from Colonel Wyndam-Pryce's POV, a minor revelation. Also, though there are a few small mistakes with the setting (at one point Colonel Wyndam-Pryce refers to 'Queen and country') for the most part, Byrne has obviously done his research. Recommended.

:uses nearest appropriate icon, which isn't very near, but never mind:

Some thoughts within about research for fics and about the 'canon' question, which has been exercising people this past week (and well aware I've contributed nothing useful in that discussion).

( Read more... )