Haven't bought them, but have read maybe 2 of them, tops. Reason why I haven't bought them and haven't read more than 2 of them: All of the characters seem a bit "off" from the series. I did try -twice- to get into the comics, but whoa: Dawn's gargantuan, Xander's all sexy (which I never, ever, bought in the series), etc., etc.
I have read the online spoilers and much of the discussions, and here's why I won't be reading the comics and think that Joss has been to The Well Of Crackfic and Too Much LA Pixelated Bottled Water: Buffy flies. Angel flies. Buffy glows. Angel glows. Angel, ensouled/human is killing people. The lead writer has been quoted as saying that the most important person in Angel's life is Buffy. Pishtosh. IMO, the most important person in Angel's life is Connor. He changed the world for him; he endangered time (as we know it) for him.
'Ships in the Jossverse: I follow/read most of the 'ships, and if the writer is really, really, good, I can buy most of the 'ships. However, I do have weird favorites.
I absolutely adore Angel/Buffy fanfic that's set about 1-2 years AFTER Chosen/After the Fall. I could just....eat it up. I love their reunions as mature, human adults. It hits the romantic kink for me.
I love reading Spike/Buffy "What ifs?" that posit a Spike/Buffy relationship that alters the finale of Season 5, and is set After the Fall.
I love reading Angel/Spike that brings them together after the appearance of Chipped!Spike and after Spike's entrance in Angel Season 5, and post-After the Fall.
After so many years of reading fanfic and watching the series and reading all the meta, I love the idea of Buffy without Angel, Spike, etc, as a maturing woman who makes her own choices and takes responsibility for her life. IOW - as a feminist character.
I really, really, don't like Buffy - at all - when she is completed by a guy. I don't care who the guy is.
Thank you, Cal for doing this survey. It's given me the opportunity to think a bit --- and I may just cross-post this over on my LJ. ::hugs:: You are just THE BEST.
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I have read the online spoilers and much of the discussions, and here's why I won't be reading the comics and think that Joss has been to The Well Of Crackfic and Too Much LA Pixelated Bottled Water:
Buffy flies.
Angel flies.
Buffy glows.
Angel glows.
Angel, ensouled/human is killing people.
The lead writer has been quoted as saying that the most important person in Angel's life is Buffy. Pishtosh. IMO, the most important person in Angel's life is Connor. He changed the world for him; he endangered time (as we know it) for him.
'Ships in the Jossverse: I follow/read most of the 'ships, and if the writer is really, really, good, I can buy most of the 'ships. However, I do have weird favorites.
I absolutely adore Angel/Buffy fanfic that's set about 1-2 years AFTER Chosen/After the Fall. I could just....eat it up. I love their reunions as mature, human adults. It hits the romantic kink for me.
I love reading Spike/Buffy "What ifs?" that posit a Spike/Buffy relationship that alters the finale of Season 5, and is set After the Fall.
I love reading Angel/Spike that brings them together after the appearance of Chipped!Spike and after Spike's entrance in Angel Season 5, and post-After the Fall.
After so many years of reading fanfic and watching the series and reading all the meta, I love the idea of Buffy without Angel, Spike, etc, as a maturing woman who makes her own choices and takes responsibility for her life. IOW - as a feminist character.
I really, really, don't like Buffy - at all - when she is completed by a guy. I don't care who the guy is.
Thank you, Cal for doing this survey. It's given me the opportunity to think a bit --- and I may just cross-post this over on my LJ. ::hugs:: You are just THE BEST.