My unvarnished opinion is that the S8 comics are such a different medium that they aren't canon. And, because I'm not a fan of comics, I don't read them.

As for OTP, I think I've decided that I don't have one, although I do have pairings that I will read before any other, or pairings that I prefer to write/read.

And given what I've seen of the latest comics, Angel has definitely become Edward Cullen, and Buffy... Well. The jury is still out on her.