Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #4

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #4 (Dark Horse Comics)
By Joss Whedon & Georges Jeanty

With Willow in Amy’s clutches, Buffy has to put together a rescue mission — but there may not be room for a big strike force. With this issue closing off the first story arc, it’s easier to look back and see how this series will take place. These first four issues, together, really have the feel of a single “episode,” a self-contained story that puts things in motion for the series as a whole. Whedon has done a superb job of reintroducing his characters, especially to people (like myself) who only casually watched the TV show. Georges Jeanty is one of the few artists who has managed to find a balance, drawing characters that resemble the actors from the show without getting so overly-detailed that it begins to actively hurt the artwork. This is a wonderfully satisfying conclusion to the first storyline, and I can’t wait to see where the rest of the season will go.

Rating: 8/10