Great BtVS S8 news

[catalyst2]

Interesting info over at Newsarama about the Season 8 comics.



It is now up to 50 issues and could "go a little higher" according to Scott Allie. My reaction? WOOHOO!

Subtitle will be added from Issue 6 which "will give too much away". Hmmmm ..... Speculation centers on the tie-in to Fray. Hmmmm .....

Issue plan now looks like:
Joss #1-4 first arc
Joss #5 1st standalone
BKV #6-9 Faith arc
Joss #10 2nd standalone
Drew Goddard #11-14 second arc
Unknown #15 3rd standalone
Joss #16-20 third arc
My reaction? WOOHOO!

Other quotes just send shivers up and down my spine (good ones that is because this sounds more and more like the way Joss used to run the TV series (all Scott Allie re Joss):

"He writes these manifestos every three months, telling everyone what's going on, where the series is heading," he said. "It keeps the writers on track."

"The writers have a certain amount of freedom," he said. "The writers pitch stories back to Joss, he makes suggestions and they go back and forth with revisions until the story is written."

"He has a planned ending, and certain beats he needs to hit along the series, but it will be flexible," he continued. "The series has lots of wiggle room. Still, there is a threat that will build throughout the series that will come to a climax at the end."

"Allie said readers will encounter some stories that seem to have nothing to do with the overall storyline, but he said to be patient. "They all enforce the storyline, even though it won't always be apparent," he said.

Every word I hear about this series just makes me more and more excited about it.

Again, my reaction? WOOHOO!

Comments

[tijnat.livejournal.com]

WooHoo and !EXCL! from me, too. I'm starting to get quite a comic collection and running out of room to put it, but I'll find some room someplace!

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

I have stared working through the back issues of the BtVS comics, getting the new AtS stuff from IDW and now there's S6 AtS as well as the BtVS Season 8 stuff - so very many comics! Oh, and the last two AXM TPB's. Ooh and the Runaways stuff too!

[tijnat.livejournal.com]

I've been getting all the AtS comics, although "The Curse" was certainly not worth buying, imo. "Old Friends" was slightly better, but I did like the one-shots, and apparently "Spike: Asylum" is really good. I have it, but I've been trying to keep up with or catch up with some of the TV shows I watch, so I'm behind on my comic reading. I have all of Joss's X-Men, although I've reread the first two arcs, so haven't read any of the last arc (have them, though). And I have the last two issues of Vaughn's "Runaways" and plan to get the TPBs or his earlier ones.

Now with possibly 50 - or more! - issues of Buffy, and who knows how many of Angel, plus Serenity and Runaways, I think I'll need a whole shelf in one of my many bookcases. Currently, the comics are taking up part of my Whedon-related bookshelf, but clearly I'll need more room!!

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

I tend to get only TPB's because supply is so erratic here but I've got the storage issue too!

Definitely agree that "The Curse" was the worst of the lot - and sadly, that turned a lot of people off any of the new Angel stuff. I also got the Spike one shots - I liked all of those. I have to get "Spike:Asylum" ant way but it will be cool to see one of out very own Whedonesquers (Saje) get a mention!

I have grabbed the first Runways HC and am just waiting for the second (and third HC's) to arrive to buy them.

I also grabbed (in the not-comic line) the Angel script books - they were quite interesting too.