3.5*Book source ~ LibraryFrom Goodreads:With the Scooby gang on the skids, Buffy finds herself increasingly alone. When faced with some tough decisions grounded in “real world” problems (i.e., not the slaying of pesky demons), Buffy is determined to make her own choices, but that doesn’t mean she won't need a little handholding along the way. Cue Spike, compelled to stand by his best friend in her moment of need. Together they'll tackle the increasing zompire population and a rogue Slayer out fo...

This was great! It totally felt like I was back watching the show at its best. The Buffy bot! Spuffy feels! Nikki, 70s NYC Slayer! Buffy fighting herself! Real world problems mixed with paranormal Slayer problems! There was nothing about this I did not love, except 1) some hints of Xander being a jackass to Dawn?? 2) continuing art that could be better (although to be fair I didn't have trouble telling anyone apart this volume).

Pretty classic Buffy form, including personal life scares, androids, and a scary nutso chick with lots of time on her hands. Stepford Buffy was kinda nostalgic, too.

Buffy's still dealing with the "zompires," but now she's also having to deal with real life. During a massive party, she got blackout drunk (she thinks), and now she's pregnant (she thinks). After discussions with Robin about what it was like being the son of a Slayer, she decides to have an abortion, asking Spike to go with her. Then she discovers that she wasn't drunk and she isn't pregnant--she's a robot, part of Andrew's ingenious plan to save her from the Siphon. But her human body is out t...

What the fuck? No. Nononono, if you could do a storyline with subject matter this SERIOUS in a worse way, I don't know if I could think of it.1) A FUCKING ROBOT?!? REALLY? You're going to bring up the issue of an unwanted pregnancy and abortion and some really deep character stuff, and then throw it out the fucking window with some "I'm-a-robot" cop-out? FUCK YOU.2) In the situation we were initially presented with, BUFFY WAS RAPED. No seriously, and fuck you, comics letter column, for saying sh...

These are always more entertaining when Andrew's part of the plot, even if he does seem to have the abilities of a super-scientist. The plot went from serious to silly very quickly, but it all still had the essence of Buffy and was enjoyable to read. The flashbacks with Nikki were a nice addition.I have to say, I was interested in where Chambliss was going with the plot at the beginning, (view spoiler)[ not that I was eager for Buffy to get an abortion, but the whole storyline of Buffy being pre...

I can’t even.

The Good: A lot of well loved characters show up in this volume - Spike! Andrew! Robin! And a lot of heavy issues mixed with wacky situations. This volume is very close to the show, in that it has some great stuff going on, some weird stuff going on, and some what-drugs-where-the-writers-on kind of stuff thrown in for good measure. We don't get a lot of plot progression, but we do get a deeper look at where the characters are now and what the driving force is that's motivating their choices.The

Oh man, that was weirdly funny. I wouldn't have guessed they'd go that way but it worked. And isn't Spike just the sweetest?

Actual rating 3.5 stars. Not sure how I felt about the evolution of the story in this one. I really enjoyed the first issue, where Robin showed up and advised what his mother Nikki went through with him to Buffy. Plus Buffy was going through something that regular people actually go through. Then with the ending of the second issue, things changed for the weirder (as is usual for the Buffyverse) but it kind of felt...cheap? There was so much character growth that could’ve happened with that firs...

The first volume that didn't hit a full five stars from me. Buffy deals with some real world problems and calls Spike for support. And then Andrew gets involved. A thought the story meandered throughout this volume and jumped the shark a bit. Hopefully we'll get back on track in volume 3.

I thought this volume was actually pretty deep but also super weird.And also, hasn’t Buffybot been done? But it isn’t really just a Buffybot... it’s like... I don’t know how to explain it without giving everything away. But this really kind of hurt my soul because Buffy never catches a break. She’s always doing everything she can but it is never enough...I’m just... going to go over there... and cry... for Buffy...On the bright side, we see some familiar faces:

Buffy keeps chugging along in season 9 with good tales that could be great. So this time we have a situation we've seen so many times, someone is pregnant! Yep, this is a good way to stir the drama. However, it is building towards a interesting side of things and what to do with the pregnancy. Before Buffy could decide what to do we have a huge reveal that kind of changes everything about the storyline. By the we resulted in a "will I ever be happy" feel and going towards maybe a new idea of wha...

Ah geez, this is some tough shit. Fuck you Andrew, that is not something you just do without concent, not even to keep someone alive. And I know in reality it was so the plot twist could happen, because why wouldn't Andrew tell Buffy? I mean, I don't see the point in him NOT running the plan by her. It makes little to no sense when you really think about it.As for Buffy, poor girl. Not only is the world out to get her because she made a decision that needed to be made, but to have someone mess w...

Well, this took a turn into stupid town. So now, we find out that Buffy has been a robot since the beginning of the season at the party. Such a bad decision. Spike is awesome in this story as always. We end not knowing what and who is Buffy. This issue felt like a complete mess. Buffy also thinks she’s pregnant in this issue and that was interesting until we find out that she is only a robot. So, it could have been an interesting story and they went in the stupid direction. I’m not happy with th...

I really have mixed feelings about this one. The character development in the first part was excellent. The plot however is a different story. In the first part of the book is really well done and tackles a prominent social issue (I'll say no more as I feel this would really spoil the story) and really made my question my stance on this issue. Whedon handles this controversial subject with grace and compassion. My real problem with this book lies in the second half. The story became a watered do...

SPIKE!

Well, that was weird. This volume went directly from a really well-done and actually fairly moving story about Buffy finding herself pregnant to robot!Buffy. Seriously. I have to say that the pregnancy subplot was really great. I loved how it was handled, how Buffy tracked down Robin and was very thoughtful about the impact her choices would have on her own life and on the life of her unborn baby. Possibly the best thing that's been in Buffyverse comics to date. And then suddenly it turns out sh...

This was the arch that made me quit Buffy comics for a while. I'm trying to give them another go. It wasn't as bad the second time - the Nikki Wood stuff was good, but (view spoiler)[Andrew drugging Buffy (his actual words: "I roofied you") to switch her mind out of body without her consent or knowledge (hide spoiler)] is still my least favorite storyline of any Buffy media ever. Not necessarily out of character, but handled with the sensitivity of a teaspoon. Ugh.

I feel like neither one of the stories in this really worked that great together. Both sort of felt like cop-outs when you put them together? I dunno. I'mma keep reading.