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‘Nobody Steals From Dracula!!’ Hercules Gives Many Stars To Drew Goddard’s Lesbitastic 2nd Issue Of BUFFY Season Eight!!

NEED is not strong enough a word by madfigs	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:51:18 AM
Just make it happen, Mr. Whedon.
Oh look, more excuses for amazon links on coaxial... by Sledge Hammer	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:12:11 AM
God this section is fucking useless these days. Oh, for the golden days when Glen ran the section and we got actual news and interesting articles instead of nothing but thinly veiled advertising...
Sledge, I think Glen is writing for IGN now. by Katie Geek	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:34:41 AM
But I think there are ads on the IGN site too. If the Amazon links completely fuck up your day, you should maybe consider using an ad-free site for your entertainment news. They'll probably make you pay for a subscription or something I guess. Or you could just start an ad-free site of your own. I'm certain it would be much more popular than this one.
Buffy/Willow by jamie001000	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:44:41 AM
Really, the ultimate in slash-y fanfic garbage. Also if Willow asking how Buffy was in bed isn't a "I'm freaked out by how I feel about this so I'm trying too hard to seem cool with it" kind of thing I think it's a little out of character.
isn't the word you're looking for by Napoleon Park	Apr 3rd, 2008 03:01:47 AM
lesbOtastic?
"Morrison is the guy who" by newc0253	Apr 3rd, 2008 03:16:39 AM
invented Zenith, Britain's greatest superhero! (after Maximan, that is).
lesbotastic? by newc0253	Apr 3rd, 2008 03:19:33 AM
isn't 'sapphic' an even better word? unless, of course, you're playing scrabble.
"10 issues have seen print since the series began in 2005" by Big Dumb Ape	Apr 3rd, 2008 03:42:57 AM
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??? Only 10 issues of All-Star Superman since 2005? I don't buy it, but to even read that just makes my jaw drop. You know, I used to love comics, but then I got out. Things just became too repetitive and tiresome and centered too much on lame marketing gimmicks and all sorts of other bullshit. Give me the sheer geeky fun of old Lee & Kirby comics over today's modern stuff any day. And you know, speaking of "only 10 issues since 2005", I also have many a friend who work in the comic book industry and they'll always bitch about how sales aren't what they used to be or they'll bemoan how comics keep losing more and more fans to video games and the Internet and everything else under the sun. At which point they'll pout and say, "I just don't get why the fans don't stick around more. Why don't more people want to read comics anymore?" Gee, here's a tip to Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image and every other publisher under the sun: you morons collectively put a stake in comics' heart big time when you stopped putting out product regularly and ON TIME, when the fans could actually count on hot books showing up to fuel the fires of interest, and instead started taking it up the ass from overly egotistical creators who started to act like cry-babies all because they were expected to meet an actual publishing deadline. I don't mind SOME books taking SOME extra time, but it just seems like these days more and more people in the comic industry want to thump their chest and say "I am an ARTISTE!" and then not actually DO their fucking job on time. So here's a business news flash for you: when you don't produce, people lose interest. Now, was that REALLY so hard to understand?
It's not the fact that there's adds on the site... by Sledge Hammer	Apr 3rd, 2008 04:03:33 AM
It's more the fact that, in coaxial especially, the advertising either dictates the story, or every story seems to be wafer thin in content and just an excuse for a barrage of amazon links. My complaint is that coaxial lacks actual content. Truth is I do get my tv related news elsewhere, because god only knows I wouldn't get much if I just stuck around here.
Lesbiasm? by Judge Briggs	Apr 3rd, 2008 05:14:41 AM
Buffy gets it on with another girl? Really?
"when you don't produce, people lose interest" by newc0253	Apr 3rd, 2008 05:24:49 AM
dude, if you'd read All-Star Superman, you'd be entirely happy to wait as long as it takes. like fine wine, it can't be rushed seriously, if folk can wait x number of years between star wars sequels, surely you can hold your pee a few months between issues. it's not like there aren't enough other great comics to read while you're waiting.
Hot by NudeandAroused	Apr 3rd, 2008 06:30:30 AM
Alyson Hannigan is hot. Almost hotter than Gellar.
Should be Faith and Buffy by w axl rose	Apr 3rd, 2008 06:40:23 AM
Anyone watch season 3 - sexual chemistry at its best!
Faith, Buffy and Kennedy in Jello by newc0253	Apr 3rd, 2008 07:21:58 AM
alternatively, fighting with pillows.
wait wait- can someone clear this up... by Judge Briggs	Apr 3rd, 2008 07:52:59 AM
Buffy gets it on with another girl!?
"oh balls!" by v for vienetta	Apr 3rd, 2008 08:04:39 AM
another top issue. anyone else notice drac's red francis ford coppola armour?
"All are very gay and hilarious" by Damned if I can login	Apr 3rd, 2008 08:50:36 AM
I guess I ain't "hip" or whatever...I have no idea what that sentence means.
test by C.K. Lamoo	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:12:18 AM
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The "Gay" thing is easy to explain.... by C.K. Lamoo	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:14:05 AM
Buffy is a Lez now, Willow is eager to have a go at her and Xander is ready to swing on Dracula's thing. This whole series is going (straight?) down the yellow brick road,
It made no fucking sense when they did it by Purgatori	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:22:11 AM
and it still makes no fucking sense. Out of character totally and it was when they made Willow gay in the series too. As much as I loved Tara and was saddened by her death, Oz was still a better fit for Willow. This whole "hip to be gay" thing is just plain stupid. And it's not making gays happy either.
wait wait- can someone clear this up... by WatertownSurfer	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:33:13 AM
Ben is Glory?
I cried when Willow switched sides. by C.K. Lamoo	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:36:41 AM
But what was worse is when the started acting like a forty year old lesbian housewife calling her lover "babe". For me, the worst part of this comic series was when they revealed that Warren was still alive, pretty much negating the impact of the whole "Dark Willow" story.
More repeating I see. by Angelus_420	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:51:14 AM
Another issue of repeating scenes this time with Andrew. The Andrew scene was funny when I saw it the first time in season 7 but doing it again in comic form is lazy and lame. Also the gay agenda being pushed down our throats is getting a tad rediculous and I wish that sexual preference didn't have to seap into ever issue. How about an issue with Buffy and gang actually doing something monster fighting related.
It was like a fist in the gut when Tara died by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:56:30 AM
I really liked the caring and mature relationship the developed between them, even if Willow and hr addiction sometime trained that ship. The way Tara died such a shock and surprise the way they did it, very jarring. But really, making Buffy gay or bi out of nowhere and suggesting something the wings between her and Willow, starts to sound Steve Taylor from Coupling's writing this stuff. Of Jeffery. Total fan service and not in a good way. i was totally on board when they made Willow gay and even a little dissapointed when they didn't follow through on Adrews obvious orientation from seasons six and seven, I mean his whole treip to the dark side was because he was in to Warren. But this seems a little iffy. I haven't really followed the comicbook series so maybe their handling it better than it sounds.
In Angel they implied that Andrew was straight. by Smerdyakov	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:11:19 AM
But really, how could he be? Those Italian Girls were probably Fembots or something.
Batman And Son by Reel American Hero	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:44:31 AM
Damian, ya big dummy! It's the big one....Talia...I'm comin' to join ya honey!
Millar on FF by Toonol	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:12:15 PM
"Millar is also writing maybe the best run of “Fantastic Four” (he started with issue 554) since Stan Lee left the book 900 years ago." That's just crazy. The FF have been poorly written for the last decade or two, so maybe Millar seems good by comparison... But nothing touches Byrne's run in the 80s.
He's only written 2 issues of FF anyways... by blindambition238	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:33:35 PM
Kind of an unfair to compare 2 issues to the past few hundred or so.
And by unfair by blindambition238	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:36:02 PM
I meant extremely presumptuous
"the gay agenda being pushed down our throats" by oisin5199	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:12:07 PM
I love when people say that. It's so....suggestive. And it's usually preceded by "I'm not homophobic, but..." Let's clear this up right now. 1) Buffy is not now gay. Joss has said so. She had an "experience." Sometimes people experiment. It doesn't mean they're gay. 2)god, will people stop overreacting to something that's merely a plot point and the opportunity for some fun and hilarious scenes. It's not some freakin' political statement. 3) there is no 'gay agenda.' Gays are not secretly looking to turn straight people gay. Gays do not run Hollywood. This point of view has been mocked so mercilessly, I can't believe people still have it. 4) Joss likes to push boundaries and mess with our expectations. This is no different.
there is no 'gay agenda'? by newc0253	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:32:29 PM
what about that episode of Buffy where they turned to the camera and denounced hetrosexuals everywhere? And followed it with the public service announcement inviting viewers to turn gay as soon as possible? i'm pretty sure i remember that.
lesbo buffy by punto	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:36:49 PM
Is this a character development, or part of some crazy-mosnter-of-the-week-who- turns-everyone-gay thing? or did she just drop some X?
"Gay Agenda" by Purgatori	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:53:45 PM
This has nothing to do with a gay agenda. It's actually ticking off the gay people I know who are Buffy fans because it's just for shock factor, and that's just stupid and unnecessary. Joss can do better.
Mr. Mcpopps - by Dr.Poots	Apr 3rd, 2008 03:18:47 PM
Kudos for being one of the few human beings left in this world who has the brains and decency to remember that the term is 'couldN'T care less', and not simply 'could'. That kind of thing irks me almost as bad as saying 'should of'. Good show!
Wow, Doctor Poots. by C.K. Lamoo	Apr 3rd, 2008 04:43:56 PM
Sucks to be you.
There is a Gay Agenda! by Yeti	Apr 3rd, 2008 04:58:15 PM
It starts with a talent contest, then swim-wear, then evening wear. And if you get someone inexperienced to "experiment" with you you win a toaster.
experiment?!?!? by Mr_X	Apr 3rd, 2008 05:35:33 PM
if u want to experiment do it with a Petrie dish. Willow becoming gay after oz came out of nowhere. Now buffy ? just plain stupid.
Willow did not 'become' gay by oisin5199	Apr 3rd, 2008 05:49:35 PM
she fell in love with Tara, and realized she had been playing on the wrong team the whole time. Granted, it was a weak retcon. I wish they could have acknowledged that Willow was bi instead of just claiming a lesbian identity, but I guess just calling her a lesbian kept things simple for the WB audience.
Willow: Gay out of no where? Nope. by buffywrestling	Apr 3rd, 2008 06:42:32 PM
In "Dopplegangland", Willow said of her vampire self, "I think I'm kinda gay". When Buffy tried to convince her that it was just a demon "thing", Angel began to say it actually wasn't - vampires retain some previous human characteristics but he then trailed off because they all started looking at him funny.
Mr X by Yeti	Apr 3rd, 2008 06:47:54 PM
Petrie dishes are for scum (see mirror)
When in doubt, add lesbian sex! by BitterMan23	Apr 3rd, 2008 07:42:35 PM
It won't help much, if it all... so far this "season" is the "show"s worst.
She May have "seemed" gay. by Smerdyakov	Apr 3rd, 2008 08:55:50 PM
But Doppleganger Willow was still hanging out with Doppleganger Xander and not Doppleganger Amy.
Furthermore by Smerdyakov	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:19:06 PM
Evil people are often mistaken for being gay. Sir Guy of Grisborne in Robin Hood, for example. Just because he was suave and polite, people thought he was a screaming queen, but he wanted to get into Maid Marians pants as much as anyone,
She wasn't "seemingly" gay by buffywrestling	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:32:28 PM
She was "kinda gay". Vampire!Willow played with Puppy (Angel) but also introduced her "Hands! Hands on bad places" to Willow, so I don't think there was a preference. With Tara, Scooby!Willow found out that she did.
Pick: Is Buffy a comic or a TV show? by ZeroCorpse	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:02:39 PM
Because Herc put up an article for the Buffy comic as a television episode review, and then he puts the Buffy comic in the comic reviews. Choose. I don't need twice the Buffy news, thanks. Either put it in TV reviews, or put it in comic reviews. Please don't do both just because you have a Buffy obsession. The rest of the comics news is good stuff, though. Thanks for that.
By the way-- by ZeroCorpse	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:05:06 PM
The lesbian thing was much more interesting when Marvel was doing it in the 1980s with Mystique and Destiny, and it was done in the most fan-grabbing way with Xena. Whedon's just borrowing, as usual, to gain attention and shock value.
ZeroCorpse by buffywrestling	Apr 4th, 2008 03:19:02 AM
I don't understand your troll logic. I realize at this point I should - because you continue to do it over and over and over and over. I think Joss Whedon must have personally pissed off your gothy self (and you are a true goth; not like those wannabes nowadays). Perhaps you should be pissed at Dewey, whose decimal system you are such a slave of. Then again, maybe you are just doing it for the "attention and the shock value". If so: Irony is the new punny. @
Gay Agenda: by David Cloverfield	Apr 4th, 2008 04:39:17 AM
Gay sells. Dikes sell even better. Lets sell some comics. Buffy gayin it up wasn't a natural progression for the character. It was done, so we still discuss it months later. Hey, look, it worked. That's your gay agenda. If I was the gay community, I would be pissed off that people are selling stuff by promoting my sexual preferences. All the other communities would think I'm an attention whore. (Well, as far as communities go, the gay one IS kind of an attention whore, but that's another issue)
I've got your "gay agenda" right here! by buffywrestling	Apr 4th, 2008 06:18:49 AM
!!!Made you look!!! I guess that makes you gay now.∞
Also..Natural progression? by buffywrestling	Apr 4th, 2008 06:40:38 AM
Who in what huh? Dawnie boffing a thricwise and becoming a giantess was something in your scope of things but Buff getting a little pink tickle in a dormatory full of females is a reach?? This TB is like opposite land....
I thought the straight Andrew in agel was a total cop out by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 4th, 2008 09:23:02 AM
after seeing his character in Buffy seasons 6 and seven. When I first saw Angel Season 5 which was before watching Buffy 6 or 7 it didn't bother me. But then I saw ow central it was to his character and the choices he made including killing his other best friend and I had to agree with someone else on a review or post that said it was a cop out. As for Buffy, that seems so out of left field that it just seems like a gimmick more to get attention than to develope the character. The gay or bi thing on Torchwood gets a lot of flack but there it's just part of who Jack and Ianto are, it's not pruient or joke it's just an aspect of their characters and always has been. With Willow too, it was a character development that lead to her becoming a more assertve and self possessed character. And also to a great tragedy that drove her over the edge.
Andrew is gay. by buffywrestling	Apr 4th, 2008 09:51:57 AM
In my opinion, of course. The crowning moment for me was when he said that Timothy Dalton was the best James Bond ever - and he should beat Sean Connery over the head with an Oscar. That was way gay. Awesome gay. He was totally the prettiest Bond ever. D
Here's a shocker by DrLektor	Apr 4th, 2008 10:14:58 AM
Not every comic is a monthly. All Star Superman comes out every three months, without fail. Which was the plan from the start. Don't complain about "oh I can't read this because it's not regular" please. Yes, we know Quitely is a notoriously slow artist but what he and Grant have delivered is the absolute best of their career so far. I'd rather wait those extra two months between issues if the finished product is going to be the absolute best and have such time and care put into it. You're doing yourself a diservice by not checking it out for such a bogus reason. If you want to complain about late, complain about Age of Bronze, it seems to be so lovingly researched, each issue take about s half a year to come out.
Buffy gotta eat by sarsy	Apr 6th, 2008 04:17:23 PM
gotta eat pussy that is

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