When anyone watches Buffy, they are Buffy – James Marsters, Spike We're still talking about whether it's feminist many years later." "We learned how to talk about television as an art form from this show. "For TV scholars, Buffy was the birth of what we now call 'quality television', in terms of shows that hit certain characteristics and that we can discuss as a quality text," Buffy Studies scholar Lorna Jowett tells me. This single episode set the standard for the way in which we talk about TV today. "Seeing Red" – which aired 15 years ago today – became infamous not just for those who watched the show, but for anyone interested in TV or pop culture at large. This book was pretty good! I would recommend adding it to your reading list.Spike never manages to rape Buffy – she eventually wrestles free. I definitely recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the show or the comics!Ī copy of this book was provided by the publisher for review. While the overall storyline is not the most exciting adventure in Buffy history, it filled me with excitement and the desire to continue reading about what’s to come with our favorite Buffy characters. In terms of the overall storyline, I think fans will be excited to see a day in the life of Spike, AKA William the Bloody, as he struggles to cope with his newfound humanity. The demon featured in Into the Light is clearly a monster that would have been difficult to portray on the television series with the mid-2000s special effects, so it is interesting to see the bigger and bolder side of the Buffyverse that may have not been attainable on screen. The art used in the series keeps true to the look of the characters from the show while still adding some artistic flair to the atmosphere. Marsters is truly able to capture the essence of the Spike we knew from the show with his sarcastic jokes and conflicting view of the world as he transitions from a bloodthirsty killer to a hero. Bringing back James Marsters to author an all-new adventure about one of the most crucial characters in the series is an exciting development for any true Buffy fan. As a fan of Buffy, I was thrilled to be able to continue following Buffy and her friends through the comics after the television show ended. I found this story interesting in that it gives us some insight as to where Spike was after his encounter with the infamous soul-restoring demon in the cave that fans should remember from Season 6. All of this while running around with a broken boot.įans of the show will recognize the Buffy-style humor that goes into this, and it is clear that Spike is written by someone who knows him well. The overarching story finds Spike in pursuit of a child-stealing demon that seems to be able to change forms. He goes on a journey where he is faced with moral decisions that his old self would have dealt with in the bloodiest and most violent way possible Spike even meets a girl after defending her from some thugs. We see him looking back on his glory days when he was able to hunt humans without hesitation. In the story, we find Spike separated from the Scooby gang and out on his own dealing with his newfound conscience. Fans of the Buffy Season 8 comics may recognize Andy Owens as the inker of the series, as well. Spike: Into the Light is the second collection of Spike comics in this series, and is the second story written by none other than James Marsters himself, who portrayed Spike in the Buffy television series. Set in Season 7 of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, we find Spike reeling from his last encounter with Buffy Summers that sent him on a quest to have his soul returned to his body. Dark Horse Comics now brings us a new way to follow Spike’s adventures with his very own series of comics. Fans of the Buffyverse will remember Spike, AKA William the Bloody, as one of the biggest villains and eventually heroes of the Buffy television show.
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