By Drew Goddard (script), Georges Jeanty (pencils), Andy Owens (inks) & Michelle Madsen (colors)
With the big shocking news from last issue finally out of the way, I can say I’m a little more relaxed going into this month. I guess Goddard could have gone the Willow-Tara way or just let it die; there simply is no room for letting it linger on. So, I like how things are being handled.
This issue’s story takes Xander to meet Dracula. Through a weird lecture, Andrew tells the story of how Xander previously went to visit Dracula after Anya died, and spent a couple of months living with him. Buffy gets notification that the vampire who stole the scythe is in Tokyo. She orders all the slayers to prepare for the trip (which seems like a bad idea), leaving the fort unattended. This doesn’t seem like a move that Buffy would do, unless she knows she’s got a really good reason (Goddard better come up with something good).
Dracula, cheated by the Japanese vampires in a poker game, realizes that he’s lost his “secret powers”, so he decides to help Buffy. And the cliffhanger we get is just dreadful. Looks like there’s going to be a slayer massacre. Not good, but at least it’ll be a hell of a challenge for Buffy and company. I’ll be there to read it. (Grade: B+)
-Daniel Yanez
Filed under: Dark Horse Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Buffy, Dark Horse, Dracula, Drew Goddard, Georges Jeanty, Joss Whedon, lesbian, scythe, Xander
