Willow to have her own comic!

[riotgrrrljaz]

ok, i just read some awesome news on AfterEllen....Joss Whedon is creating a 40-page comic issue just on Willow! This new story takes place before Buffy season 8.

Here's the link to read the full article: http://www.afterellen.com/blog/thelinst ... uffy-comic

It comes out on December 23....so i know what i'm gonna have on my christmas list!

Any other kitten comic-geeks excited about this and gonna be getting the comic?

[Nue]

well, I just liked the cover...

[Dana5140]

This comic will no doubt explain how Willow ended up sleeping with Saga Vasuki, and also explain how a certain someone Willow currently is involved with died for a month- not sure this is of interest to this board....

[riotgrrrljaz]

yeah i've been wanting the writers to explain all that and what's she's been up to from the end of season 7 to when we saw her in season 8, especially now that Willow got way more powerful....but i do agree with you that her relationships won't be much interest here on the board - i don't care for much of that either - but i do care and i'm really excited that there's gonna be more Willow goodness to read....and this is a board to talk about your love of either Willow or Tara, and of course both of them together....and so the news that there's gonna be a comic dedicated to just Willow, I believe that's interesting to talk about here.

[Dorothy]

I probably won't buy it. Not paying for frustration, really, everything after my special edition seeing red (so sad, Buffy gets shot, series end but our girls live happily ever after) just isn't like the real thing. :(

[DaddyCatALSO]

Thanks for reminding me, Dorothy, I'd forgotten from whom I got the idea to turn that disk off at the exact right moment, altho I'm nto sure what you mean; the last thing *I* saw was Buffy hugging Xander:_0>

[Dorothy]

I just amatuer-edited the episode a bit, Buffy dies, explaining why it comes in short and ends the series, 3rd time is a charm, she stays dead, too bad!

At least we have 2 happily ever after witches!

[HushMeNot]

I'll have to check it out. Thanks!

[WebWarlock]

Unless it has Tara in it why would anyone here care?

Really?

Tim

[riotgrrrljaz]

So 'Willow' one-shot comic came out yesterday, and i think i'm in the minority here of being completely ecstatic about it....but any-who i thought it was awesome! it didn't answer some of the questions i've been wondering but i was happy to see a beautiful image of Tara and i thought it would be cool to share it with all you kittens who didn't buy the comic and who would like to see one more awesome pic of Tara!

[Nue]

oh God... I think I just died a little... she´s so beautiful... and... ok, I can´t stop crying...

[riotgrrrljaz]

I know, me too! I love this picture and was getting oh so very teary when i was reading it which i was trying not to do cuz i didn't want to mess up my new comic that i just bought with tear smudges lol

[Dana5140]

I have a radically different take on this comic and Tara's appearance. I think it is truly and terribly cynical on the part of Scott Allie and Joss Whedon, and I think it has been done for one reason only, to get people off their backs. Here is my reasoning: Allie has stated, very directly and on several occasions, that Tara would not be making any appearance in the Buffy comic. And to date, this has been the case; Willow remains in a relation with someone else though has had some form of sex with Saga Vasuki in order to gain certain knowledge and power. Tara, or some part of her, has appeared only in a dream, but never in any other occasion. Thus, the idea of bringing her in for the Willow one shot, allows Whedon and Allie to remain true to what they said: Tara has not appeared in the Buffy comic series. At the same time, it allows them to act as though they are responding to those who would love to see her reappear. And the harder truth is that they also put her to bed, finally and irrevocably- Willow makes the decision to not bring her back, because it would be too close to what she did in bringing Buffy back (which, to be clear, was actually a good thing, bringing Buffy back, because she ended up saving the world...). So for all of you excited by seeing Tara appear, note that you will not ever see her appear again; this is all you will get. This way ME manages to put the issue behind them, while actually seeming to give readers what they want, and in a way that allows them to state that they are not giving readers what they want. I find it cynical and saddening. Not at all anything to get excited about. It is the end of Tara, mark my word.

[riotgrrrljaz]

It is sad and true that Tara is not coming back in season 9 (except possibly in memories or other characters talking about her) which was the reason I was crying and saddened about that, but I still thought the whole issue was fantastic (in the continuation with everything of whats happening with Willow in season 8 on Buffy)....but we can't really talk about that here on the board.

I also loved Moline's drawing of Tara which is why I wanted to just show that here on the board.

[Synthetic]

From my perspective, the reasons you gave Dana - this is a good thing. Yes, it is putting it to rest but really I already knew they would never have brought her back and so I'm glad they gave some closure at last.

[Dana5140]

And here is the proof, from an interview published today:

"Scott Allie: It's good to see her pop up in the story, to see how Willow feels about her, without forcing her in to the book in some bigger way to better appease fans. I personally felt that Tara was very much in the past for Willow—while fans don't like Kenned, I think Willow really loves her, and Tara's been dead a while. So I see her appearance here as acknowledging the lingering wish to have her back, but saying that that time has passed."

[DaddyCatALSO]

As I've said elsewhere, I don't think this is any more binding than what's happened before. the issue isn't what is the right thing to do (and there are arguments both ways, I'll admit, and Scott makes soem reasonable ones) but what will give the audience the unpleasant feelings we supposedly "need."

[nicky]

Does anyone else see that Tara's status in Whedon's universe has been diminished ? I am a huge Tara fan and unfortunately from what i can see having read season 8 so far is that his view of Tara in his story is that of someone who just happened to be with Willow for a while. In his comic book, bear in mind that he is in absolute control over it -meaning that the storyline cannot be altered due to an actor being unavailable for shooting or a studio complaining about demographics etc.- and he doesn;t even make a hinge that Willow would actually attempt to bring her back to life, that Willow is so over her ( don't let that tear fool you ) ,they had fun for a while but now that she is 6 feet under, let's move along.

I never thought that it would turn out this way, in fact believed that maybe the mysterious "magical walks" had something to do with Tara coming back to life -justifying the whole notion that Willow will undergo through the most difficult experiences and quests to bring her back ultimately resulting in her betraying Buffy for Tara, but alas it is not my tale to tell.

[Zooeys_Bridge]

I haven't read the Willow one-shot, and for the most part, barring any suddenly interesting moments, have largely given up on the Season 8 comics. I'm not so much a fan of anything except the cover art. But I've been reading on the blogosphere to keep up in case anything strikes my interest.

I found an article to be rather enlightening about this whole Willow thing, if anyone wants the link PM me

[WebWarlock]

Looks like they are trying revive sagging sales to me.

Tim

[Willowtree252]

Thank Heavens we are on a board where we are in control of what happens To Willow and Tara. I am very surprised this thread was not locked after the first post last I understood these things where not allowed on here I for one would like to keep it that way. Let the nothing after SEEING RED Rule commence.

[nicky]

But what if the world turns upside down or we are all wrong about Joss and Tara in an non evil or bloodsucking form ? I was always a bit disappointed with the series after the end of season 5 , and of course seeing red and the events that occurred in that episode were pathetic and some insulting to one's intelligence imo so i see your point.

[FIRESIGN]

Okay...so with all of the hullabaloo - I went out and bought the Willow one shot. My opinion is - the way that Tara was addressed in this did not diminish her memory or downplay their relationship in any way. In fact, when presented with the possibility of having Tara as her "guide", she admitted that she had started this journey because she wanted her back...but she ultimately did the selfless thing - allowing Tara do rest-in-peace. She loves her enough to not bring her back for selfish reasons. Although bringing Buffy back saved the world, it was still not a good thing for Buffy...

Just my humble opinion.

FIRESIGN
aka Cin

[The Rose24]

I read this comic for free at Barnes and Noble. It was of no interest to me ,so I left it there.

The only thing I liked was Willow having more power. Other than that, nothing has changed since the end of season seven.