Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Motion Comic (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

Fantastic and all-too-short! These episodes ultimately feel like "previews" for episodes if you're accustomed to a full 45 minutes per story (as Buffy fans surely are) rather than 10 or 15 minutes. But a lot of story is crammed into each short episode, and the stories themselves feel like a natural continuation of the television series.Special praise for the voice actress who plays Willow - her voice is the closest to the mannerisms of the original. The voices of Xander and Faith are right on too. And the rest give it a good try.It takes a few minutes to get into the groove of the animation style. Be aware that lips do not move, but everything else does, in a sort of abbreviated way which ultimately has a lot of energy and becomes very satisfying -- if a bit trippy.Hopefully the second half of season 8 will be animated into "action comic" form soon. I haven't heard any hints of that yet, but there's every reason to bring back everyone who worked on this first-half. It is really good.

Just so you know, this is my first Amazon review. But, as an avid Buffy fan, I thought it was my duty.When Buffy Season 8: The Long Way Home Part 1 written by Joss Whedon himself hit stands in March '07, I was one of the many countless fans who couldn't wait to rip it from it's plastic sleeve and absorb it in it's entirety, hoping to finally fill the void that Buffy left when it went off the air seven years ago. While my thoughts about it were mixed--and still remain so, 30+ issues later--one of my biggest problems with it was that I could never completely grasp the correct feel. Having not read a lot of comics (not that I haven't ever...I do have SOME experience with comics), I felt like I wasn't reading it at the right pace, or I ended up confused and would have to go back, effectively killing the whole vibe. And there was something else missing, too...music, sound effects, whatever. I honestly couldn't even say. But I always knew the answer...this needed to become a motion-comic.And now, it is. And it far succeed my highest expectations.Okay, obviously, what everyone will care about the most is the voice acting, so i'll get straight to it. It isn't fabulous. But it isn't HORRIBLE, either. First of all, Buffy: she's not great, especially when we've already been spoiled with Giselle Loren's pretty spectacular (in my opinion, at least) imitation of Sarah Michelle Gellar in the Buffy video games and animated series pilot. But the new Buffy isn't all that bad. The biggest thing--and Giselle Loren had this problem sometimes, too--is the ever-so-subtle differences in the delivery, just small places where there needed to be a pause, or whatever, where you just find yourself thinking "No...that's definitely not how Buffy would have said it." But, honestly, I think with time I'll be able to get over it and maybe even be able to appreciate the new voice of Buffy Summers.Moving on: Xander. I REALLY didn't like him. Substantially more than I didn't like Buffy. I don't know what it is but I honestly don't know if I'll ever be able to get used to it. Then again, Xander only got a few lines in the first issue, so maybe it will improve as we get to hear more of him.Dawn, too, only had a few lines, and I thought she was okay. On par with Buffy, if not a decent bit better. All the new characters seem adequate, at least for a motion comic. I did, however, feel like the military guys recorded out of cheap equipment or something...the recording just sort of seemed to have an amateurish feel to it. Didn't really notice it with the rest, though.I thought all sound effects/music were really great. I mean, you just can't help but get excited when you hear the Buffy theme song.But, here's what is REALLY important--the animation. And it was fantastic. Really, truly, amazingly done. I was in awe as I watched it, it was down-right beautiful. It really added a new dimension to the comic. All of the motion and the effects...it was perfect. And with the sound effects and music, the pros of this far outweigh the slight (but expected) con that is the voice acting.Honestly, if you liked the comics, you will love this. And for 99c, it's most certainly worth it. And, as always, buy it from Amazon and not Apple!! ;)

Nice to see what the new Slayer gang was up to.

I Love Buffy have followed it since 97, but this season wasn't all that great to me and this dvd annoyed me by stopping at issue 19. WHERE'S THE REST?!!!1=the voice actors sux :( (except Faith she did good!) You know those actors from the show would have done some Voice if they asked them! Well, all of them besides Sarah Michelle Gellar, but come on, you could have gotten the girl that did her voice for the buffy game she did an awesome job. then got the others.2= Come on Buffy sleeping with a girl? Nahhh, don't see that really happening on the show, just not a buffy thing to do.3= at times the comic just seemed too goofy instead of serious. Seasons 6&7 of Buffy on tv was serious, it had it's funny moments but it was no bull crap it made sense. The comics kinda take them back to their High school characters almost or something. Anywayz what i'm tryin to say is the comic just didn't have that spice the show did.I'm left with a feeling of sadness, I've written my own continuation of the buffy story and I feel it's better than these comics :P, and I'm not a conceded type person, and don't think of myself as the best writer either so that's alot coming from me. & I LOVE buffy was obsessed with it and have put out a lot of money on the series I guess this is where I stop Buffy :'(

Buyer's remorse. It's disorienting. The anime graphics gave me a headache. They don't look or sound enough like the original characters. The plot lines aren't enough like the ones we're used to. The energy put into just understanding who's saying what and why is not worth the watching or the price. This is not the show we fell in love with. I mean, the story lines are insulting. Buffy the show, while science fiction, was still written so brilliantly that it was relatable. This is not in the tiniest bit realistic. I mean, they're still on EARTH, right?? This isn't Buffy, it's Buffy on acid, and Buffy was absolutely perfect the way it was. I'm sorry to say I have to stop watching. I'm not interested enough to watch the second half of the season. I never thought I'd say that about anything Buffy ever.