Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Uninvited Guests

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Summary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Uninvited Guests
Review: I found this book to be one of my least favorite. It was a little too "giggly" if you will. It tend to jump around quiet often from page to page. I had a hard time following the flow of the story as the author tried to explain each different "attack".

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Summary: gotta love buffy
Review: I liked this graphic novel. No matter what form: books, videos, tv, or comics buffy is always entertaining. If you love comics you'll love these. Lots of fun.

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Summary: gotta love buffy
Review: I ordered this title by mistake. I usually don't like the art in the Buffy comic so I've been avoiding the paperback compilations. Last night I decided I might as well read it. "White Christmas" I rather liked because it showed poor Buffy dealing with an unpleasant financial consequence of the slaying business. Buffy and Giles' conversation on fashion made me chuckle. I had a part-time job with McDonald's when I was in college, so I understand Buffy's feelings about her uniform and goofy hat. The reason behind Mr. Richter's dedication to the freezer was, if you'll pardon the pun, chilling. The fight scenes weren't bad and the last panel was cute. "Happy New Year" was my least favorite among the three stories in this book. It had some good lines (loved Cordelia with the crossbow), but it was spoiled by a glaring error and a shallow end. I realize that Andi Watson is British, but more careful research would have turned up the fact that witches weren't burned in this country. (Besides, according to Russell Hope Robbins is correct in his ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY [if memory serves me correctly], accused witches were normally strangled and their bodies were burned. Only those brave enough to proclaim their innocence on the way to the stake were burned alive.) "New Kid on the Block" was pretty good. Although it turned out to be a good thing that Xander crashed the slumber party, shame on him for doing it. It was an interesting trap. Some of the dialog was funny, and I enjoyed the creative excuse for the damages. If you collect the comic and missed some issues, (or you don't have them because you came late to the series) you'll definitely want this book. Otherwise, it's a "nice to have", not a "must have."

RANDOM COMMENTS: I'm glad I caught the "...PEARE" on Angel's volume when he was reading those romantic words aloud to Buffy because I was thinking it might be from Donne. [I majored in history, not English, OK?] If you're curious, Angel is reading from Act II, Scene II of "Romeo and Juliet." The lines in the first two panels are Juliet's. They're Romeo's in the last two. I'm not going to call this book a "graphic novel". I've been a fan long enough that I remember when that phrase was chosen in the hopes of getting away from the kiddie image then conjured up by the term "comic book." What I don't remember is if the people who chose that term realized that it already existed. It's a polite way to say a novel contains explicit sex scenes. "Univited Guests" is neither a novel nor does it have sex scenes.

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Summary: Not exciting, but not bad
Review: I ordered this title by mistake. I usually don't like the art in the Buffy comic so I've been avoiding the paperback compilations. Last night I decided I might as well read it. "White Christmas" I rather liked because it showed poor Buffy dealing with an unpleasant financial consequence of the slaying business. Buffy and Giles' conversation on fashion made me chuckle. I had a part-time job with McDonald's when I was in college, so I understand Buffy's feelings about her uniform and goofy hat. The reason behind Mr. Richter's dedication to the freezer was, if you'll pardon the pun, chilling. The fight scenes weren't bad and the last panel was cute. "Happy New Year" was my least favorite among the three stories in this book. It had some good lines (loved Cordelia with the crossbow), but it was spoiled by a glaring error and a shallow end. I realize that Andi Watson is British, but more careful research would have turned up the fact that witches weren't burned in this country. (Besides, according to Russell Hope Robbins is correct in his ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY [if memory serves me correctly], accused witches were normally strangled and their bodies were burned. Only those brave enough to proclaim their innocence on the way to the stake were burned alive.) "New Kid on the Block" was pretty good. Although it turned out to be a good thing that Xander crashed the slumber party, shame on him for doing it. It was an interesting trap. Some of the dialog was funny, and I enjoyed the creative excuse for the damages. If you collect the comic and missed some issues, (or you don't have them because you came late to the series) you'll definitely want this book. Otherwise, it's a "nice to have", not a "must have."

RANDOM COMMENTS: I'm glad I caught the "...PEARE" on Angel's volume when he was reading those romantic words aloud to Buffy because I was thinking it might be from Donne. [I majored in history, not English, OK?] If you're curious, Angel is reading from Act II, Scene II of "Romeo and Juliet." The lines in the first two panels are Juliet's. They're Romeo's in the last two. I'm not going to call this book a "graphic novel". I've been a fan long enough that I remember when that phrase was chosen in the hopes of getting away from the kiddie image then conjured up by the term "comic book." What I don't remember is if the people who chose that term realized that it already existed. It's a polite way to say a novel contains explicit sex scenes. "Univited Guests" is neither a novel nor does it have sex scenes.

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Summary: Nothing too spectacular but still worthwhile
Review: The first issue in this trade is "White Christmas" -- the previous trade (Remaining Sunlight) collected issues 1-3 that had a Halloween issue and a Thanksgiving issue to the logical next step is a Christmas issue in this trade collecting issues 4-7 of the ongoing series. :) Buffy gets a job at the mall at an ice cream stand but as usual luck would have it that the owner of the stand is a crazy guy who doesn't like franchise work so he summons an elemental ice demon. Angel makes an appearance in this issue. The characters don't really look like they should, but it gets the story across. Then we have "Happy New Year" where Willow is in a bad mood about Buffy brining Oz the escapee werewolf home using force. Lastly is "New Kid on the Block" Parts one and two where the new girl, who is not what she seems, plans a slumber party. Chaos, of course, ensues. In the intro pages of the trade there are some adorable sketches of a cartoony buffy, giles, etc. which was my favorite aspect of this trade. Not the best plot but it has its good moments of dialogue.

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Summary: Buffy Kicks
Review: this is a great comic book, i collect buffy comics and this one is one of the best, it gives the best descriptions of the "uninvited guests" and its amazing how buffy can fight anything.

Rating:
Summary: Buffy Kicks
Review: this is a great comic book, i collect buffy comics and this one is one of the best, it gives the best descriptions of the "uninvited guests" and its amazing how buffy can fight anything.

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Summary: Welcome to the Party
Review: This trade paperback includes the stories from issues 4 through 7 of the BTVS comic series. This firmly cements the tradition of reissuing the comic stories under paperback cover with better quality paper, sometimes including an extra tale or art feature added in. This may seem mercenary, but it is a way for people who do not have access to the comics to keep up with another source of Buffy stories.

On the whole, the comic tales are well written and illustrated, and these are no exception. They do focus more on feminine pulchritude though, in the stylized fashion typical of comic illustration. The artwork in this issue is all done by Hector Gomez and Sandu Florea. While the work is good, the characters are a bit too stylized compared to the actual actors. I prefer Cliff Richards and Joe Pimentel, or Joe Bennett and Rick Ketcham

White Christmas - When Buffy finds herself without the resources to buy a new dress for the Christmas dance she overrides Giles misgivings and gets a job at the Popsicle Parlor. Little did she know that the owner has found an entirely new way to chill out.

Happy New Year - Giles is more than perturbed when he discovers that the latest costumer for the school library is a hellhound bent on evening out an old score. Buffy steps in and nearly loses Willow.

New Kid on the Block - Buffy has a new friend - Cynthia. They hatch the idea for an all out slumber party that turns severely spooky when the pizza delivery tried to eat the party.

As always the trade paperbacks are all art and action, but they retain the basic human values of the show. The lack of superhero pomposity is one of the endearing things about the entire Buffy tradition. So order a pizza and settle in for a fun evening's reading.

Rating:
Summary: Welcome to the Party
Review: This trade paperback includes the stories from issues 4 through 7 of the BTVS comic series. This firmly cements the tradition of reissuing the comic stories under paperback cover with better quality paper, sometimes including an extra tale or art feature added in. This may seem mercenary, but it is a way for people who do not have access to the comics to keep up with another source of Buffy stories.

On the whole, the comic tales are well written and illustrated, and these are no exception. They do focus more on feminine pulchritude though, in the stylized fashion typical of comic illustration. The artwork in this issue is all done by Hector Gomez and Sandu Florea. While the work is good, the characters are a bit too stylized compared to the actual actors. I prefer Cliff Richards and Joe Pimentel, or Joe Bennett and Rick Ketcham

White Christmas - When Buffy finds herself without the resources to buy a new dress for the Christmas dance she overrides Giles misgivings and gets a job at the Popsicle Parlor. Little did she know that the owner has found an entirely new way to chill out.

Happy New Year - Giles is more than perturbed when he discovers that the latest costumer for the school library is a hellhound bent on evening out an old score. Buffy steps in and nearly loses Willow.

New Kid on the Block - Buffy has a new friend - Cynthia. They hatch the idea for an all out slumber party that turns severely spooky when the pizza delivery tried to eat the party.

As always the trade paperbacks are all art and action, but they retain the basic human values of the show. The lack of superhero pomposity is one of the endearing things about the entire Buffy tradition. So order a pizza and settle in for a fun evening's reading.