Buffy The Vampire Slayer #21

Buffy The Vampire Slayer #21

Television writer Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica) returns to Buffy the Vampire Slayer in Season Eight. Espenson is the first of five acclaimed writers that tackle this groundbreaking story arc--where Buffy fans are introduced to a new world where vampires are in and Slayers are out.
Cue Harmony, the bubblegum cheerleader from Sunnydale High whose ambitions include blood sucking and stardom.

Espenson teams with series artist Georges Jeanty and Executive Producer Joss Whedon, in "Harmonic Divergence."

2008 Eisner Award winner-Best New Series.

Creators: Joss Whedon
Writer: Jane Espenson
Artist: Georges Jeanty
Inker: Andy Owens
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover Artist: Georges Jeanty

Size: 40 Pages

Price: $2.99

iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 0.16%

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biftec 01/09/09 No Read Review

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Comments

Yay, Jane Espenson! I will watch/read anything that woman writes, and she's never let me down. I predict she'll pull a "Goddard" and make us wish she was writing comics full time.

Also... love that cover!

Posted by Eyun on 01/05/09 at 06:34 PM

Eh.  I want this book to get back to the endgame, or at least give us some more pieces...this SOUNDS like a water-treading arc.

Posted by TommyBrownell on 01/05/09 at 09:07 PM

Dude, if that proves to be true, Espenson treading water is still better than most writers at the top of their game. Peace :)

Posted by Eyun on 01/05/09 at 09:29 PM

Damn right. I'm keen. Harmony is one if those characters that is so horrendously annoying. I can't wait for Wednesday.

Posted by reg5000 on 01/05/09 at 09:47 PM

I love Jane Espenson.

@TommyBrownell If what I've heard is true, this is in no way a filler arc. From what I understand something MAJOR is going to happen starting with this issue.... I think I know what it is, but I don't want to spoil it...

Posted by GungaDin on 01/05/09 at 09:51 PM

@GungaDin - You tease! :)

Posted by Eyun on 01/05/09 at 10:39 PM

I've also heard what Gunga Din heard.  And I do adore Harmony.

Posted by ohcaroline on 01/05/09 at 10:43 PM

I like Harmony, but she's not enough to make me get excited about a story.  She's fun comic relief, not much more for me.

Posted by TommyBrownell on 01/06/09 at 10:54 AM

Always wondered why Harmony was MIA in After The Fall. Guess I get my answer.

Posted by Fett02 on 01/06/09 at 02:21 PM

Had to drop this one like a bad habbit.  Its been ok so far, but not enough to keep it as a regular pull.

Posted by marvelzombie on 01/06/09 at 05:39 PM

@marvelzombie Crazy talk.

Posted by GungaDin on 01/06/09 at 08:18 PM

Yeah, Harmony! She's so annoying that it's fun again, at least for me. And you can't go wrong with Jane Espenson...So, I'm pretty much excited!

Posted by cylonpete on 01/07/09 at 07:03 AM

Am I the only one who found this story to out there? I know this is a world where magic and sci-fi notions of gigantic robots exist on a daily basis, but the reality show angle feels wrong, or maybe a bit stale. 

 

Just me probably.  

Posted by brianmaru on 01/07/09 at 07:53 PM

@brianmaru

 Showing a vampire gorging itself on a slain teenage girl would likely upset the public, not to mention that it is still murder and still against the law, so yes, I found it "too out there" as well. Honestly I was disappointed, but still gave it a solid 3 points this month.

Posted by mountainwindcat on 01/08/09 at 02:06 PM

@mountainwindcat

I think the public was led to believe that this was all show, like a good reality-tv show is supposed to be. Then again: They could've told us that IN the book...

Posted by cylonpete on 01/08/09 at 05:53 PM

This issue was really bad, which is very odd for this series and especially after loving Loeb's issue.  Hopefully this arc will get better.

Posted by Jediaxle on 01/08/09 at 11:35 PM

I really enjoyed this issue and i like where the end seems to be taking this series. an unexpected direction thats for sure

Posted by RoiVampire on 01/10/09 at 08:06 PM

I love the charecter of Harmony , she is a hysterical charecter . Unfortunatly this story was really , really bad , but it at least it ifits with the rest of the stories ...all bad . Buffy seaon 8 is every bit as bad as Buffy Season 7 .

Posted by KRYPTOTIM on 01/27/09 at 12:43 PM

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