I must say that if Season 5 was when Whedon was most involved, it perhaps makes sense as to why it's always been my favorite season. While he might not have been as involved with other seasons of AtS, I still say he was way more involved than he currently is with AtF.
In regards to the comic - in reading your response and maggie's which I'll respond to later. I think I came to it with a different attitude. Actually I've come to both comics with a different attitude than a lot of fans have. I have very low expectations. Don't expect many layers. And sort of see them as well, I want to say fanfiction, but that's not quite it - more a derivative work. I don't see them as canon - two different mediums.
I just wanted to clarify that I'm really enjoying After the Fall. Hard to believe, right? But I enjoyed reading #16 a lot. It's not that I don't enjoy the plot or the character moments Lynch has created. The characters have grown in interesting ways. But it's that I don't find it as thematically meaty as Season 8. So when it comes down to discussing it, I'm left with - "oh yeah, that scene was so cool!" After I've squee'd over it adequately, I'm left without any need to consider the thematic resonance of those moments and how they play on multiple levels. AtF just doesn't make me think as much as Season 8.
Re: Thank you for the clarification
In regards to the comic - in reading your response and maggie's which I'll respond to later. I think I came to it with a different attitude. Actually I've come to both comics with a different attitude than a lot of fans have.
I have very low expectations. Don't expect many layers. And sort of see them as well, I want to say fanfiction, but that's not quite it - more a derivative work. I don't see them as canon - two different mediums.
I just wanted to clarify that I'm really enjoying After the Fall. Hard to believe, right? But I enjoyed reading #16 a lot. It's not that I don't enjoy the plot or the character moments Lynch has created. The characters have grown in interesting ways. But it's that I don't find it as thematically meaty as Season 8. So when it comes down to discussing it, I'm left with - "oh yeah, that scene was so cool!" After I've squee'd over it adequately, I'm left without any need to consider the thematic resonance of those moments and how they play on multiple levels. AtF just doesn't make me think as much as Season 8.