Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 2 (v. 2) | Various

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 2 (v. 2) | Various | More Buffy please

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	Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 2 (v. 2) Various Dark Horse, 2007 - 296 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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I'll start you would-be-buyers off with a little snippet from my review of the first BUFFY omnibus. Don't fear, it's as relevant here as it is there:

"Unless you're a completist with oodles and oodles of cash, this is the way to go if you want to collect the older Buffy comics. Before this, they have been collected (for the most part) into smaller trade paperbacks, each of which cost almost as much as this volume. Now, before I get into my review, let me explain the omnibus series, as I've seen a lot of people misunderstanding when talking about it on message boards: This is not the only omnibus. There are to be seven of them all together(...)"

Okay then.

The book starts off with the snazzily cartoonish "Angels We Have Seen On High." It is very 'Kim Possible' and bears little resembalnce to the show we all know and love, but that's forgivable. That little story is too fun and short to really take issue with. The next story, however, isn't. "A Stake to the Heart" has some of the best BUFFY art we've seen so far, and also--by far--the worst story. (A more comprehensive review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 17: Stake to the Heart can be found at the link) Every part of me was begging my hands to put it down, but I persisted in hopes that things would get better.

They did.

The following stories, "Macguffins" and "Queen of Hearts", were improvements. The first is very-Season One, and it's a bit of fresh air, though most people will probably see it as extremely hokey. "Queen of Hearts", on the flip-side, is a very dark and dingy story about Spike and Drusilla and has Christopher Golden's best--and, arguably, only acceptable--characterization of the vampire duo so far. The art takes a lot away from the character, though, as Ryan Sook continues to put on display how much he CAN'T draw Spike or Drusilla.

But Sook isn't all bad. His style fits the next story in the volume, "Ring of Fire," much better. "Ring of Fire" written by Doug Petrie (a writer from the actual television show) is nearly perfect, really bringing the readers back to the operatic feel of Season Two, putting the Buffy/Angelus conflict center stage. (A more comprehensive of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ring of Fire can be found at the link) The omnibus, again, takes a deep slope for the worse with yet another of Chris Golden's Spike/Dru stories. This time, James Marsters (Spike from the show) helped write it, but that again doesn't help save the comic from Golden's sub par writing and Ryan's horrible depiction of Spike and Drusilla.

The omnibus comes to an end with "The Dust Waltz." If you click the COMMENTS on this review, you will see a review of that story (and the graphic novel it originally came in). By no means trust the reviews you see at this link: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 1: The Dust Waltz. Amazon made a mistake there; every time someone reviews "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE ORIGIN" that review appears on both "The Origin" and "The Dust Waltz" review pages. But I digress, "The Dust Waltz" is a mediocre Buffy tale with a great story, but not-so-great art.

Altogether, though the comics--except for "Ring of Fire" of course--aren't as good as those in the first omnibus, I recommend that fans of BtVS buy this book. This is the only way to chronologically collect the old Buffy comic series, and--if nothing else--the art is often very good.

7/10

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I very much enjoyed both volumes of this graphic novel and would recommend it to anyone needing a Buffy fix. The dialog was great. The stories were good. I just wish that the interior artwork was even half as good as the cover art. That was the only reason that I did't go with the five star rating.

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