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lady_windermere ([personal profile] lady_windermere) wrote2007-06-25 05:22 pm

Dark Horse

I'm increasingly worried about what Dark Horse are doing with Buffy. I don't mind Joss playing a bout with his new medium for telling more Buffy stories. I may not be the biggest Season Eight Fan, but I do love the man himself. He lets us play in his sandbox, and, even if he may not like some of the things we do, doesn't complain that we do it.

No my reservations are towards Dark Horse themselves. I do not believe Buffy is in good hands with them. Before Joss took over the reins and got involved, it looked like they would leave Buffy, neglected on the shelf until the contract ran out. I wish they had. I would be so much happier if IDW had taken over.

I had been saying that I would give the comics up till the Faith story arc before making any hard and fast decision. I have been mulling over something from the current comic #4. Namely the letters page, one of the letters they printed, and the response.

Now I know a few people were miffed about the shipper baiting by Joss, but well my ship will never get onto any medium, and would always be in the sub-text really. So shipper baiting just doesn't get to me. I have said before that I really don't think Buffy had met the right person yet, indeed for me the closest would be Faith.

No what has got me is the irresponsive action of printing the rant on the letters page, and asking for other peoples comments in reaction. Especially as I don't think Dark Horse would print the sane reasoned responses, but from the disregard to fans feelings in printing this one, maybe more mindless rants. I also don't think they would print positive letters in support of Spike either. They always seemed to have a problem with Spike.

The male who wrote the letter doesn't like Buffy, or Willow, rants about strong women = bad, and Willow should stop trying to be strong like Buffy and more like his golden boy Xander. What he says about Angel and Spike is not worth repeating. The whole message of Buffy seems to be one he objects to.

If this is how Dark Horse carry on, I really do not think I want to give them any more money!
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[identity profile] bakatulip.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Start reading it so I can have more people to talk to about it!

My ex used to be the person I talked to about it...but alas she's not answering her phone anymore... trying not to lose it... but it's just fabulous..

The only note is that it does disregard the final season of Angel.

But it's more in character, and the style of episodes is very much like the style of episodes in the TV show, (inluding a healthy number of flashback eps and surrealy artsy eps) and it's just so awesome

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/ 2007-06-25 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Will try and get it, hope it is out in the UK!

*hugs*, sorry about your ex. Hope you find happiness again soon.
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[identity profile] bakatulip.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! The Chosen is completely online at www.btvschosen.com :)

As for the second matter... eh...

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/ 2007-06-25 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I will go and look it up to have a read.

I was just worried about you, when you said you were trying not to lose it....may have misunderstood that statement!
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[identity profile] bakatulip.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Just... having occasional... daily meltdowns... it's complicated.

It may take some time to read... seeing as... let's see... 22 Season 8 episodes... 12 episodes of season 9 so far... and jetwolf has promised to finish 9 and write 10... so... exciting and ongoing :)And each episode is like... 20,000 words longish

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/ 2007-06-25 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh I have had a day like that today, trying to be supportive to my friend earier this afternoon. I just let her talk and get it out of her system, not a lot else to do......

Oh that is a lot of reading, might take me a while to catch up! I should have more time next week, as I have a bit of reading to do this week, but sounds like it should be good
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[identity profile] bakatulip.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
:) Well I do hope you enjoy it. I shall stop pestering you for now.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/ 2007-06-25 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I really don't mind, chat as much as you want. I love to chat, and know how my freinds are doing, even if they need my support, nothing wrong with that.
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[identity profile] bakatulip.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't... well I don't need to get all melty over someone else... I already have two people I'm melting on. And actually... not helping?

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/ 2007-06-25 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, not sure how much I helped Annemarie either.....I had been expecting the news myself, cos it was in her tarot cards when I read them for her. Of course I didn't tell her at the time, but the doctors have now, so she does know.
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[identity profile] bakatulip.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
*nod*

My only feelings right now...are those of being hopelessly lost... not knowing what to do... because I think things left off at teh end of the semester on a vague note... but now.. I don't know anything so I'm all.... tossed around in the tides.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/ 2007-06-25 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes the not knowing is the worse, then you start thinking about the what ifs, might've beens, and Maybes.....makes things more difficult
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[identity profile] bakatulip.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely