Pretties! :)

[elisi]

earth_vexer made icons. Like - OMG stunning, hot, gorgeous, *amazing* icons. Of Spike. And nakedness. And *guh*! I want them all! *whines*

And then (via Petzi) I found a link to Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 1 where you can read the first 26 pages of 'Viva Las Buffy' (set pre-Season 1) which looks *great*! Might very well invest once it's published over here. The story is fun and fairly zips along and Buffy looks like Buffy!!!! It can be done! Go have a look! :) (OK the cover is pretty awful, but the stuff inside is lovely. Simple, clean lines and a great likeness.)

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[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

Hmm. This may shock you, but after reading that story, I've decided I actually prefer Georges Jeanty's artwork. :) It's a lot more detailed, and yet the pictures seem to have an energy to them. Jeanty's halfway on a spectrum that has Spike: Old Times at one end and Viva Las Buffy at the other.

The story was interesting, though (and I was amused to see a pre-season-5 Dawn).

[elisi]

I've decided I actually prefer Georges Jeanty's artwork. :)
This is where the fact that it is Buffy comes into play. I remember reading a higly recommended Spangel fic about half a year ago. OK it was Angelus/William, but still. Supposed to be brilliant. And it was - great story, beautifully written and all that - but it wasn't about William and Angelus. The characters obviously shared certain characteristics with those in canon, such as looks and history and companions, but they were *not* those we saw on screen.

Comics have the same sort of problem - doesn't matter how pretty or well written they are, if they can't convince me that they're representing the characters I care about, they've lost the most important battle. Jeanty's artwork might be far more interesting than this guy's pared down stuff, but his Buffy doesn't look like Buffy. Ergo it doesn't matter that it is Joss himself who's writing, I quite simply can't see her as the character I love. It's like fic!Spike who keeps saying 'Cor blimey' and 'Alright Guv'nor'... if you don't get the basics right what's the point? (Similarly a beautifully drawn Buffy who behaved out-of-character would be just as bad.)

Whoa, that got kinda long, huh? Sorry. It just makes me sad - if s8 was better drwan I'd like it a *whole* lot more.