Totally Random Thought...

[shipperx]

Seeing the ComicCon picture of Alexis Denisof made me wonder...

Could the Buffy/Angel comics be far more interesting if they simply used all the characters that Joss has killed and/or ignored? /only half-snark.

Comments

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Could the Buffy/Angel comics be far more interesting

The answer is "yes" no matter how you continue that sentence. :)

[shapinglight]

I can't see it myself. I think they would've been crap no matter what.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Yes! :D I always wanted Wes, Lilah etc back. They'd work brilliantly imo.

[rahirah]

Honestly, I don't think it's the characters in the story that are the problem. You can tell a good story about almost any set of characters. The problem with the Buffy comic has been that:

1) The pacing is terrible, and the plot had no direction for the first two-thirds of the story. They wasted a lot of time on the robot fakeout, and diddling around with a Spuffy subplot that ultimately went nowhere and signified nothing. Splitting Willow off when Willow was in fact the character advancing the main plotline was a huge mistake, structurally speaking.

2) As has been the case for the last several years, they're so concerned with concealing Buffy's feelings about Angel or Spike (or so totally uninterested in what her feelings are) that they've managed to make both relationships tedious and annoying. Shit or get off the pot, Joss.

3) The art is sub-par.