Faith is in Some-Place-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named - it is canon!

[catalyst2]

Although I saw the Chen cover for BtVS S8 Issue 6 a while ago, I hadn't seen Jeanty's variant until now


Blurb:
"BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #6

Written by Brian K. Vaughan, penciled by Georges Jeanty, inked by Andy Owens, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Jo Chen.

The second arc of Season Eight starts here. Brian K. Vaughan takes over writing duties and dives headlong into what Faith is up to -- infiltration, assassination, and nonstop Cleveland. The fugitive Slayer is given the assignment that could change her life . . . if Giles's specialized training doesn't make her want to end it first. Joss Whedon stays on as Executive Producer in this first part of "No Future for You."

40 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 8."

Is "No Future for You" the big arc reveal that Joss was talking about? It certainly sounds bloody ominous (for Faith at least - I do hope Joss doesn't kill her!) This may also be the start of the run-in to the events of Fray because all of the slayers are gone by the time of that story. Hmmmm ......

As an amusing side note, when I first saw that tagline, I immediately thought of the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen"!

Here's the cover (which I can't say that I like much - both Buffy and Faith look like they are 16 (again!):

Comments

[sanguinepen.livejournal.com]

FAITH!!! FAITH!!! FAITH!!! FAITH!!! FAITH!!! FAITH!!! FAITH!!! FAITH!!! FAITH!!!

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

and 40 - yes - pages for just the first issue! WOOHOO!

[sanguinepen.livejournal.com]

I'm all over the trade paperback when it comes out.

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

Definitely in for that! I'm still fascinated to see what's in issue 5 since Joss has been so reticent about the contents. Let's hope it is something really special!

Funny thing was, I eventally caved ion and bought issues 1-3 last week. I had to get the third printing for issue 1 and the second printing for issue 2 and both covers were fairly severely munted by the colour changes they marked the subsequent runs with. Then I was walking past the local newsagents (which is a fairly crappy grotty kind of a shop) and there are 4 copies of Issue 1 First Printing (at $2 less than I paid for the other issues!) CRAP! I did however mange to resist because I would have only been buying it for the cover (and I knew they'd have that in the TPB).

And completely OT - but did Birds of Prey ever get a DVD release? If not, you might want to check this link (http://www.tvboxset.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=680) out.

[sanguinepen.livejournal.com]

There was never an official release, but I got a really nice set someone made from their TIVO recordings. I've of course since seen them for one-third what I paid at Comic Con.

[tijnat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that info, catalyst2, I really liked "Birds of Prey" on TV and was sorry to see it end prematurely.

[electrcspacegrl.livejournal.com]

Dude, you title is a spoiler, you know.

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

I did um and ah about that but then we knew that the Chosen Cleveland reference was going to pay off somewhere some time! I think the far bigger spoiler is the name of the arc - or is that the name of the whole season? I'm not sure!