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Ah, the Art of Clumsily Remaking a Classic

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: High School is Hell (Vol. 1) by Jordie Bellaire

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once Bitten (Vol. 2) by Jordie Bellaire

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hellmouth (Vol. 3) by Jordie Bellaire

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ring of Fire (Vol. 4) by Jordie Bellaire

November 15, 2023 by Sarah 1 Comment

        Okay, so let me explain what’s going on here real quick, because the comic doesn’t actually do a particularly good job of it: it’s adapting Buffy into the current modern day, rather than the modern day at the time that it aired.  So: pushing the story forward by about 20 years. And seeing what still works, what changes, and what snaps under the pressure.  It’s an interesting idea. It’s not so far of a time-displacement that it makes everything different (which […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR15, comic, Jordie Bellaire, remake, Urban Fantasy

Sarah's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, CBR15, comic, Jordie Bellaire, remake, Urban Fantasy ·
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Professional athlete of the future turns superhero

December 30, 2014 by teresaelectro 3 Comments

This is my last review of the year (and the day)! By some miracle of will power, I met my half-cannonball goal despite only starting reviews last month. Must do better next year, for realz. My final post is for Mara, a YA graphic novel set in the future where professional sports is an even bigger business. Sport competitions keep everyone distracted from the endless world war cycle of Earth. Mara is superstar volleyball player whose been training since she was 2 years old! Barely legal, she lives […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Brian Wood, Clayton Cowles, fantasy, future, Graphic Novel, Jordie Bellaire, Mara, Ming Doyle, professional athlete, science fiction, sports, superhero, volleyball, war, YA, Young Adult, young adult fiction

teresaelectro's CBR6 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: Brian Wood, Clayton Cowles, fantasy, future, Graphic Novel, Jordie Bellaire, Mara, Ming Doyle, professional athlete, science fiction, sports, superhero, volleyball, war, YA, Young Adult, young adult fiction ·
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