What's the date for issue #36 to come out? If it's when I suspect, I'll probably be bringing my laptop along while baking at a stranger's house for a bridal shower which will be followed closely by a Bachelorette party I'm hosting and the wedding the next two days. Far too busy to pay close attention to wank, but I enjoy the wank and snark so much (and your reviews are always a large part of that enjoyment) that I'll try to keep up as much as possible. I recognize I have a problem, and luckily the bride is someone I've whined about the comics to, so she knows exactly how much this means to me, as ridiculous as that sounds.
Anyway, from what I've read review-wise, we can be pleased to see a mature marital relationship finally portrayed in the Whedonverse by someone other than the previously thought incomparable Wash and Zoe, so I'll use my happy non-snarky comic icon today. I've loved the banter you've had with Mogs and KoC over at Buffyforums, and found the balance of your conversation very enlightening.
I am worried about AtS going over to DH, because everyone over there has been clear over which ship they prefer, so as shipperx put it, we might as well get used to getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop ahead of time. Like you said somewhere, a part of me would have preferred keeping the two 'verses separate so that both ships were always up in the air and interpretation as to the outcome could be kept to the fans to decide. That went out the toilet the moment Twilightgate happened (the bride was the one to comfort me in the distress that debacle caused, hence her understanding), so I don't have much hope for any sense of respect for Spuffy now that the verses will combine.
Angel comes across as kinda douchey, as usual, but what spoilers I've read have said that surprised me is how much I'll like Riley in this issue. He was always the red-headed stepchild ship, not as cool as the vampires, and not a core four member like Xander, so I've mostly only felt pity for the poor guy, but his backing of and faith in Buffy show me that I really like what this issue has him standing for, and so I say, for the very first time in my life, that I'm now Team Riley, to a point.
So nice that Sam didn't die. Don't need another one of those death as motivating factor stories.
I have so much respect for Mariah, that I will miss her person to person interaction with the fans, even if it was a slightly inappropriate telling off of Sue that I have in mind as person to person interaction, but at least she tries.
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Anyway, from what I've read review-wise, we can be pleased to see a mature marital relationship finally portrayed in the Whedonverse by someone other than the previously thought incomparable Wash and Zoe, so I'll use my happy non-snarky comic icon today. I've loved the banter you've had with Mogs and KoC over at Buffyforums, and found the balance of your conversation very enlightening.
I am worried about AtS going over to DH, because everyone over there has been clear over which ship they prefer, so as shipperx put it, we might as well get used to getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop ahead of time. Like you said somewhere, a part of me would have preferred keeping the two 'verses separate so that both ships were always up in the air and interpretation as to the outcome could be kept to the fans to decide. That went out the toilet the moment Twilightgate happened (the bride was the one to comfort me in the distress that debacle caused, hence her understanding), so I don't have much hope for any sense of respect for Spuffy now that the verses will combine.
Angel comes across as kinda douchey, as usual, but what spoilers I've read have said that surprised me is how much I'll like Riley in this issue. He was always the red-headed stepchild ship, not as cool as the vampires, and not a core four member like Xander, so I've mostly only felt pity for the poor guy, but his backing of and faith in Buffy show me that I really like what this issue has him standing for, and so I say, for the very first time in my life, that I'm now Team Riley, to a point.
So nice that Sam didn't die. Don't need another one of those death as motivating factor stories.
I have so much respect for Mariah, that I will miss her person to person interaction with the fans, even if it was a slightly inappropriate telling off of Sue that I have in mind as person to person interaction, but at least she tries.