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Needless to say (!) I'm really happy about the preview pages.  It could get me to revert to being a Spuffy.

But aside from wanting (like crazy) to speculate about Buffy's smile and Spike's not-made bed, here are three things that Dark Horse has delivered us about Spike:

1.  It's now text that Spike has a more sizeable package than the other vampire.  Proof?  You don't boast to your ex about your package when she's in a position to make a direct comparison with your rival unless you think that comparison works for you.

2. Spike went to college.  OK, this was pretty much a given -- but now it's unmistakeable.

3.  He's got some sophisticated tastes underneath that bad rude exterior.

How many ways can I possibly say how happy I am that he's back at DH and being written by folks who know that there's more to Spike that womanizing and brawls?

Allie deserves a shout out on this.  So here's me, shouting out.

Finally: does that scene not reek of "Trust is for old marrieds, Buffy"?  I'll take it over space boinking and bestest day ever shenanigans any day of the week.
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Date: 2010-09-20 06:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com
Haha, I'm amused by the package line! I'm not thinking about it too seriously, but I suppose you're right that you don't boast about that unless you're certain your ex won't blow away the wind in your sails.

I love how Spike is back at Dark Horse! And not only is it confirmed he has a higher education--calling Buffy and Angel idiots!--but also refined tastes. And we also get a reminder of how smart Spike is that he speaks Fyarl.

Yes, yes, "trust is for old marrieds, Buffy." ♥

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fenderlove.livejournal.com
My only joy from the preview is that Spike is being a snooty-britches about higher education. I take what little happiness I can get. XD

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:52 pm (UTC)
elisi: Edwin and Charles (Spike: Asylum by kathyh)
From: [personal profile] elisi
As for 2 and 3, then he was a Victorian gentleman, and I always took those things for granted. That said, it's nice to see it all confirmed.

And as for old married, then IMHO that's exactly what they're acting like. ♥

Considering what DH has done to Angel, I'm not at all ready to shout out. Yes it's nice to see Spike in character, but it's only since Lynch left that IDW went downhill.

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
I wish I could make a heart sign like you just did. But heart. That's my answer.

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
Glad you got something, at least!

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com
Basically everything involving Spike and Spike/Buffy made me flail for joy. Their comfortableness around each other! Their banter! Him calling her on things! LOVE IT.

And yay for all the fanon confirmations!

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:56 pm (UTC)
elisi: Edwin and Charles (Default)
From: [personal profile] elisi
hearts are easy:

& hearts ;

but without the gaps! ♥

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
Agree that 2 and 3 were always obvious. To me it's just a splendid antecdote to IDW that they both surfaced here.

I don't think Lynch's Spike drinks Madeira, or could kick back with Buffy like that. He was better than what's happened since, but you and I part company on how much we like (or really don't like) Lynch's characterization of Spike.

But we'll take agreement where we can get it -- I'm big heart about the old married bit.

Did you notice that Spike's bed is tucked into a corner the way Angel's was in Surprise?

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com
"&" + "hearts" + ";" typed together with no spaces = ♥

:)

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com


I'll never remember it. Old age is taking its toll...

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Date: 2010-09-20 06:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com


And I'll throw in a woo hoo for good measure!

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com
Haha, jinx! You beat me by two minutes! Curse you... ;-)

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:00 pm (UTC)
elisi: Edwin and Charles (All!Penguin AU ftw by gillo)
From: [personal profile] elisi
Write it down on a piece of paper! That's what I did with all the HTML way back when. (And it's only just recently that I've been able to remember the coding for adding pictures!)

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com
Agreed. Lynch writes a Spike who thinks Angel is more evolved than he is--nobler than the noblest noble. Whedon/Allie write Spike who thinks Angel is a holier-than-thou idiot who trips over his own ego. Lynch writes a Spike who has ceded the battle of his ego inferiorities and now calls Angel the superior in all things. Whedon/Allie write Spike winning the battle as Spike continues to evolve while Angel remains trapped, unable to evolve past his curse.

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
You are very wise! How can I be too old to remember things, but not wise? Shakes head at self.

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
I meant to add about Angel: I tend to be an Angel-basher. I work hard not to be, but it's the truth. It's really weird having my entire rap on Angel spelled out so clearly in the text. I'm thinking there's going to be a turn around for the guy. We're seeing my view of the guy, but my view is a painfully limited view, and there's always been more to Angel than the negative stuff.
Edited Date: 2010-09-20 07:08 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
Word! Can I rep you?

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pamsblau.livejournal.com
Awww, my Spuffy heart squees so badly right now! I'm a happy little girlie in lurve.

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com
I'll never turn down rep! :)

I hate how we now have to read Lynch's SPIKE series in order to get the backstory. And I don't expect Joss will be looking over Lynch's shoulder editing it. Seems to me DH handed over an outline of what points to hit, but when it comes the psychology of Spike and how he views himself in comparison to others, we're going to be getting Lynch's Spike when I want Whedon's.

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
And people are going to be citing him like he's canon. Sigh. Anything to escape the awesomeness that is this Spike.

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:17 pm (UTC)
elisi: River runs deep (Angel - river runs deep by miz_thang88)
From: [personal profile] elisi
It's funny you should say that, because I've recently had a post about Angel brewing. One outcome of having such a Spuffy-oriented flist is that I know a lot of people who dislike Angel, and their prejudices (like yours) have only been boosted by s8. I want to re-dress the balance. :)
Edited Date: 2010-09-20 07:23 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
Nice icon! I think there's a bit of Spuffy in me left!

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com
No one has suffered as we have suffered.

LOL! Canon.

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2maggie2.livejournal.com
That'd be good. My prejudices are as strong as they are because I see myself talking to folks who think Angel is just the purest hero ever, and he obviously isn't. But the thing about dialogue is that it pushes you to one side or the other -- and Angel is most interesting because he's both. So I look forward to your meta!

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Date: 2010-09-20 07:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pamsblau.livejournal.com
Thank you! Oh, i'm sure that there's a lot more than a bit. Spuffy is a disease, y'a know. Can't be cured.lol
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