Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Omnibus Volume 6 takes place during the tail end of season four and launch’s into season five of the television series and season one of Angel. Buffy and Angel are living in Los Angeles and despite the efforts of Riley must reunite to fight new enemies. This volume covers the Tara/Willow storyline as their relationship continues to heat up and also has a great deal of storylines revolving around Giles and also features the “Past Lives” story arc.
I feel like I should start by warning potential readers that I absolutely hate this franchise beyond the original film. To me when they translated the show into television format it lost its entire luster to me and became just another teen soap. Because of this, I am going to tell you what I think of it personally but also how I feel fans of the series will walk away from it to be fair.
The approach they took with the “Omnibus” series by reliving the television seasons in comic book format has always interested me. I would love to see some other canceled shows go this directly especially a show that I loved that never got a real ending Dark Angel. Visually I ended up enjoying this book and found it a lot more interesting in this format, the vivid colors are ultra vivid and the artwork it self is beautifully drawn. From a strictly visually stand point I loved this book which I feel was far more interesting due to escaping the limitations they faced with the television show due to budget and technology restrictions.
My biggest issue with the television show remains the same with the comic series I simply cannot stand the writing. I lack the ability to care about any of the characters or their ordeals. The first couple of seasons were watchable to me but once it started to become less about vampires and more about anything, supernatural with a sleazy teen drama twist I jumped ship never to return. Fans of the television show will love the “Omnibus” series and this book just as they loved the show. Revisiting key story arcs from the show is fan service at its finest and from what I have heard from friends who love this franchise the books are spot on and perfectly recreate the Buffyverse.
If you are a Buffy fan ignore this aging mans lack of ability to get interested in the teen drama sub genre and run out and pick up this book you will more than likely adore it. I will admit I am semi interested in checking out earlier volumes to see if I’m able to get sucked in if I start from the beginning in this much more visually pleasing format.
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