- John Hansen
- June 1, 2020
The top 25 ‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel’ comic book arcs
For 21 years, from 1998’s short story “Maguffins” through 2018’s Joss Whedon-penned “The Reckoning,” Buffyverse stories unspooled in comic books – with Buffy always having
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- John Hansen
- March 9, 2020
The top 20 ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’ books
From 1997’s “Halloween Rain” through 2008’s “One Thing or Your Mother” — and with the bonus of Kiersten White’s “Slayer” duology in recent years —
- John Hansen
- July 9, 2019
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Dark Congress’ (2007) (Book review)
In the penultimate “Buffy” book from the original run, Christopher Golden takes a noble stab at linking the books up with Joss Whedon’s comics (which
- John Hansen
- March 10, 2019
The strangely enduring legacy of Luke Perry’s Pike in the ‘Buffy’ saga
With the tragic death of Luke Perry (1966-2019) from a stroke this past week, there’s been an influx of “Buffy” fans announcing that they loved
- John Hansen
- January 5, 2019
‘Buffy’/‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Monster Island’ (2003) (Book review)
With “Buffy” and “Angel” on different networks, massive crossovers weren’t in the works on TV, but “Monster Island” (March 2003), by Christopher Golden and Thomas
- John Hansen
- December 13, 2018
‘Buffy’ flashback: All 4 stories from ‘Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3’ (2003), ranked (Book review)
It’s like an all-star writing contest when Yvonne Navarro, Mel Odom, Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder get together to write four novellas for “Tales of
- John Hansen
- November 15, 2018
‘Angel’ flashback: All 12 short stories from ‘The Longest Night’ (2002), ranked (Book review)
It’d be cool to read an “Angel” book of 12 short stories that each take place in one hour on the longest night of the
- John Hansen
- September 20, 2018
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘The Wisdom of War’ (2002) (Book review)
Christopher Golden pens another of his excellent “Buffy” epics with “The Wisdom of War” (July 2002). While it feels a little too big for its
- John Hansen
- August 13, 2018
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Masks’ (2006) (Comic book review)
Following the “Spotlight” series, IDW’s “Angel” comics line unveiled more stories focused on individual characters in the loosely Halloween-themed “Masks” (October 2006). The double-length one-shot
- John Hansen
- July 21, 2018
10 essential ‘Buffy’ comics that expand TV show’s narrative
Perhaps you’re a fan of the “Buffy” TV series or the TV-series-plus-the-current-comics who is thinking of tip-toeing into the canonically muddy waters of the old