Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781593077846
Edition: Dark Horse Omnibus (6x9 inch)
ISBN: 159307784X
Label: Dark Horse
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: Dark Horse
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: 2007-07-25
Publisher: Dark Horse
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Dark Horse

The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning - The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon's original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly-chosen slayer's road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, high school, the Scoobies and an English librarian lead the way into Season One continuity. Plus, The Goon creator Eric Powell provides pencils to "All's Fair," featuring Spike and Drusilla at the 1933 World's Fair.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Pre Buffy the Series
Comment: The stories that fill in what happened to Buffy before Sunnydale are great. It is also really neat to see Dawn written in before she existed in the buffy verse.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great fun for those who miss Buffy
Comment: I definitely enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I didn't especially like the Spike and Dru story, which was surprising, and I liked the Dawn story more than I had thought I would. But more than that, I liked how the comic filled in some of the narrative holes created in the transition from movie to television show. I haven't decided if I'll buy the other Omnibus editions. I'm glad I went ahead and indulged in this one.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: SO much better than season 8!
Comment: This is so much better than the Season 8 comics, I can't wait to see the next volumes. It's actually got more plot and more said and more substance. It's interesting with better storylines, filling in the blanks we always wanted filled in. I loved seeing Angel (and Whistler!), Wesley, Giles, and whoa, Giles' Dad! Even the artwork was infinitely better, it wasn't like the other ones where it was all about the skin. This was more sophisticated and just...awesome. Spike's story was kind of boring, as was the Vegas part, but after that, everything picked up and it was stuff we actually cared about. This is a must-read for Buffy-fans, it's stuff that was mentioned in passing in the show but never elaborated on, until this. I'm so glad I found it!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Graphic SF Reader
Comment: A collection of many comics, with the setting actually being before she ever made it to Sunnydale.

The one addition to this history appears to be the presence of Dawn as something around a 10 year old. So, apparently told from the point of view of Buffy's memory, given Dawn didn't really exist then.

Backstory of the brief time she spent in an institution, and also how Giles came to be her watcher.

Reasonable for those interested in Buffy, but that is about it.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great way to get the early Buffy history!
Comment: With a faithful adaptation of Joss Whedon's ORIGINAL screenplay for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie), a story about the immediate after effects where Buffy runs away to Las Vegas, as well as giving us the story about her sojourn in the mental institution, we're finally given a good glimpse into what forces shaped the Buffy we grew to know and love in the first season of the series. Of course, we're also treated to a cute story featuring Dawn (because although she wasn't *really* there at the time, Buffy REMEMBERED her as being there), and we see Spike and Dru at the world's fair in 1933. All in all, a great collection of stories; a bit pricey, perhaps, but well worth the time to read - and practically a must-have for any serious B:tVS fan.

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