Missed It: Joss Whedon’s Buffy 8.X

Well, I saw the story, but I skipped over it and probably shouldn't have. It's a bit wonky, though, so bear with me. Basically, the creator of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer property and primary creative voice Joss Whedon will do a season eight of his fondly-remembered television show, just in comic book form. Comic book versions of TV shows are nothing new, nor are sequels to TV shows and movies, nor are creators being involved in the creation of supplementary comic books. This, on the other hand, is an extension of a television show's canon by the one creator that fans of the television show will accept as capable of providing them with a canonical add-on. That's a little bit different than what we've seen in the past.

There are some real barriers to this kind of thing, though: the preference for television and the fans' connection to the various actors once involved could scotch the kind of higher connection between show fans and this project for which the creators and publisher might be hoping. A six-issue mini-series, particularly with the laconic pacing Whedon has brought to his X-Men comics, suggests in terms of heft less of a full follow-up season than a single episode or TV movie. It should also be interesting to see how Dark Horse handles the exectuion of the proposed comic book: they've enjoyed solid performers in comic shops with licensed property titles and in bookstores with movie tie-ins, but their one weakness according to various on-line pundits has been their ability to maximize these hits through forward-thinking inventory management, which might be a key to getting a Buffy series over long-term.
 
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