"Buffy" Season 8 continues with issue #29! Oz's temple in the Tibetan mountains is no longer a safe retreat for Buffy and her troops. Discovered by Twilight's magical agent, Amy, and bereft of their own magic, the army is preparing for a human war with guns, grenades, missiles¦and MANPADS it's not a laughing matter. People are about to die. But even without her own magic, Buffy is still a Slayer_the_ Slayer and she has to lead the way to victory. Or at least¦live to fight another day.
As is usual in a Whedon series, surprise alliances and last-minute reveals up the stakes of the battle in ways that thrill and evince a long term plan. Clever stuff. I almost hate the idea of Twilight finally revealing his whiny self because there's no way that issue can be as good as this one was. Read Full Review
It's easy to look at someone else's strategy in retrospect and poke holes in it, but this one seems to be pretty transparent: the magic is the only thing that gave them a shot in Hades of facing their foes with anything approaching a defensible position. Giving it up completely was a terrible idea, a longshot that proved to be it's own downfall. I have never understood, nor have I enjoyed any of the ridiculous nonsense regarding Willow's "magic addiction," even when she tried to destroy the entire universe in a fit of pique. But, I admit that it makes for good drama, and even I have to say that this has made for an interesting storyline. This issue is half setup and half battle, focusing on the overall conflict, which makes it feel a bit remote for most of our sprawling cast. Willow's screen-time is well handled though, and the realization that she shouldn't have given up her magic because she ISN'T going to have given up her magic in the far-flung future is heart-breaking... The overa Read Full Review
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