Hopefully "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight" will end with a bang rather than a whimper, and I'm glad that there's still one final story to come after "Twilight" ends. Because right now, I'm finding myself seriously underwhelmed with the title at a moment when I should be excited, and that's not a good thing at all. Read Full Review

The issue isn't however a total waste. The artwork still rocks. Jeanty, Owens and Madsen bring a stylish cinematographic look to the book rivaled only by Power Girl, and that's rather fitting. Buffy was a Power Girl fan. The conversation between Xander and Buffy is easily the best part of the book, and that can be attributed solely to the artists, who imbue intimacy to the old comrades and illustrate subtle, realistic facial expressions. I also appreciated that when Andrew puts together his costume of many super-hero parts, he wears Batgirl's belt. Only Buffy the Vampire Slayer could have made me think fondly of Batgirl and not seethe with rage over her current state. That's because the Batgirl nod is to the fictional character. It's a recognition of her power in pop culture, as free from DC's wretched continuity as the Batgirl button on my duster or the magnet on my refrigerator. Read Full Review