While Buffy is undertaking an away mission with Spike and Andrew, the SFPD is starting to really feel the effect of the rapid zompire population growth . . . With Buffy out of town, as the only Scoobies in the vicinity, Xander and Dawn have been approached for guidance. Buffy needs to get herself back together and home to SF quick, but facing Slayer Simone and her unexpected ally is going to make it a rough job!
Buffy enters a new phase in her life that fans of the Slayermust own. Read Full Review
This month's Buffy was all about the characters. While that means the action was more limited than normal, it moved each of them along nicely in the larger plot. With humor mixed with melancholy, plenty of lingering questions, and the potential for massive shakeups in the Buffyverse, I continue to be hooked on the overall storyline of this season. Read Full Review
Where Season 8 failed to find itself, Season 9 consistently unfolds and feels like a true successor to the television series. Despite this limp finale to a fine arc, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is still on a terrific upswing. Read Full Review
The only real lasting effect of the arc is Spike, realizing there's no hope for vamp and slayer, deciding on his own to leave. Although it provides a nice moment for Spike it also removes yet another one of the comic's most entertaining characters. Next issue marks the return of Kennedy who hopefully will breathe some new life back into the Buffyverse. For fans. Read Full Review