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shapinglightBrian Lynch posted covers to upcoming Angel books, with a teaser cover for the ongoing Spike series, at his blog. Very tiny casting spoilers, I suppose, though nothing you couldn't guess at if you've read Spike: Asylum.
The books look fun. I'm sort of looking forward to this Angel and Spike visit the SDCC story, even though it takes the fourth wall breakage of Spike: Shadow Puppets that bit further. However, such things aren't unusual in comics (can remember various Marvel 'novelty' issues where characters would start fights in the Marvel writers' 'bullpen,' etc etc).
Apparently, the Spike ongoing series will not debut until 2010, and looking at that last image, I found myself thinking, who does IDW think will buy it? I can't talk for the larger comics buying public, of course, (though in my experience, an enormous number of them wouldn't be seen dead buying a film/TV tie-in), and maybe there are thousands of Spike fans out there, who enjoyed Lynch's take on the character and want more of it. However, since I only know about the online part of the Buffyverse comics-buying fandom (very far from the whole fandom even in online terms), I'm left wondering.
The more vociferous comics-reading section of the fandom, as seen regurgitating rubbish with depressing frequency on Buffyforums, aren't going to buy it. They may pretend to have, but in reality, if they read it, they will probably only read a download, because basically they loathe Spike and want to believe everyone else does and want the comic to fail. And, where the online Spike fans are concerned, an awful lot of them don't read the comics at all, or if they did, disliked some of the things Lynch did with Spike so much (all the uncharacteristic running away for the sake of humour, plus the Spider and the Hugh Hefner mansion set-up in A: AtF) that they may not buy it either. Then there're all the canon snobs on Whedonesque, who aren't interested in the comics unless they're 'canon', which, thankfully, nothing at IDW post-A: AtF has any pretence to be. So they're not going to read it either (plus, plenty of Spike-haters on Whedonesque too).
I enjoyed Lynch's solo Spike stories enough to keep on reading for the moment. It'll depend what he does with the character as to how long I continue, but like I said, apart from me, who is going to be reading?
I'd put up a poll but have to rush off to work in a minute and don't have time.
One thing - if the reason you're not going to buy the comic is because you really, really loathe Spike, don't feel you need to come and tell me so.
The books look fun. I'm sort of looking forward to this Angel and Spike visit the SDCC story, even though it takes the fourth wall breakage of Spike: Shadow Puppets that bit further. However, such things aren't unusual in comics (can remember various Marvel 'novelty' issues where characters would start fights in the Marvel writers' 'bullpen,' etc etc).
Apparently, the Spike ongoing series will not debut until 2010, and looking at that last image, I found myself thinking, who does IDW think will buy it? I can't talk for the larger comics buying public, of course, (though in my experience, an enormous number of them wouldn't be seen dead buying a film/TV tie-in), and maybe there are thousands of Spike fans out there, who enjoyed Lynch's take on the character and want more of it. However, since I only know about the online part of the Buffyverse comics-buying fandom (very far from the whole fandom even in online terms), I'm left wondering.
The more vociferous comics-reading section of the fandom, as seen regurgitating rubbish with depressing frequency on Buffyforums, aren't going to buy it. They may pretend to have, but in reality, if they read it, they will probably only read a download, because basically they loathe Spike and want to believe everyone else does and want the comic to fail. And, where the online Spike fans are concerned, an awful lot of them don't read the comics at all, or if they did, disliked some of the things Lynch did with Spike so much (all the uncharacteristic running away for the sake of humour, plus the Spider and the Hugh Hefner mansion set-up in A: AtF) that they may not buy it either. Then there're all the canon snobs on Whedonesque, who aren't interested in the comics unless they're 'canon', which, thankfully, nothing at IDW post-A: AtF has any pretence to be. So they're not going to read it either (plus, plenty of Spike-haters on Whedonesque too).
I enjoyed Lynch's solo Spike stories enough to keep on reading for the moment. It'll depend what he does with the character as to how long I continue, but like I said, apart from me, who is going to be reading?
I'd put up a poll but have to rush off to work in a minute and don't have time.
One thing - if the reason you're not going to buy the comic is because you really, really loathe Spike, don't feel you need to come and tell me so.
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Date: 2009-07-28 09:11 am (UTC)Faith fans, perhaps? Or come to think of it, IDW probably don't have the rights, so I'm guessing that's someone else?
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Date: 2009-07-28 09:55 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-07-28 10:44 am (UTC)Well, I suppose IDW are hoping that the fans who enjoyed the previous Spike solo series will want to read this one.
As I said, I do. I'm okay with most of what he did with the character in the solo series. It was in A: AtF where I disliked things, where Spike's character was rather different (some might say regressed) to contrast him with Angel, which to be fair to Lynch happened in season 5 of AtS too.
Mind you, the fact that this book doesn't have even the pretence of being canon is a big plus in my book. It means I can take it or leave it, and I'm reasonably sure, judging by past experience that I'll enjoy it.
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Date: 2009-07-28 11:11 am (UTC)*wishes we could see more of Tok*
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Date: 2009-07-28 11:19 am (UTC)I think you'll get your wish. Lynch strikes me as a Spike/Tok 'shipper.
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Date: 2009-07-28 10:39 am (UTC)