Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) [Paperback]

Joss Whedon (Author), Jeff Loeb (Author), Karl Moline (Illustrator), Eric Wight (Illustrator), Andy Owens (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 19, 2009

Willow and Buffy head to New York City to unlock the secrets of Buffy's mysterious scythe, when something goes terribly awry. Buffy is propelled into a dystopian future where there's only one Slayer - Fray, the title character of Joss Whedon's 2001 series, the first comic he ever wrote. Their uneasy alliance falls apart, leading to the death of a major character from the TV series, while back in the twenty-first century, the Scotland base falls prey to a mystical bomb courtesy of the Biggest Bad - Twilight!

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (May 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595823107
• ISBN-13: 978-1595823106
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #58 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Fantasy

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Um....what just happened?, August 29, 2009

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S. Penrose (Small Town, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) (Paperback)

I was loving this series and the last trade (Vol. 3) was my favorite. So, my expectations for this were high. Sadly, they were dashed quickly. This tale of time travel and forest creatures fell so short is was depressing. The future slayer story line was hard to follow (so much so that I wondered if I was missing pages), the dialogue was confusing, and the art was atrocious. The reveal of who Buffy met in NYC was lost on me because the art wasn't clear as to who it was. So disappointing. This entire story seems pointless and Dawn being a Centaur is beyond annoying. Big step down. :(

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good not great..., October 13, 2009

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Ross Rankin (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) (Paperback)

I'm a huge BtVS fan and own the whole TV series on DVD. I've really like most of the Season 8 comics to date. Volume 4, if you are collecting the graphic novel format versus the individual issues, is the weakest of collection so far. While I did enjoy seeing the Fray characters again, it felt like more of a stunt that a real plot point. The Willow portion also felt unsatisfying as well, sorry its hard to explain while trying to be vague to avoid major spoilers.

The side plot of Dawn, was, in reality, kind of stupid. I appreciate that they wanted to add some more fantastical elements that cover ground they could do in a TV show with a moderate budget, but this was beyond the spirit of the series. The "there are consequences to relationships" is very Joss, but the results here feel like fodder for a few quips and jokes rather than a solid allegory.

So while I'll tune into for another volume, my passion for this version of BtVS is waning and will be gone without a solid set of issues and some new meaty hooks to build my desire and suspense for a volume 6.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's Okay..., August 12, 2009

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This review is from: Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) (Paperback)

I'll be honest, the only decent thing about this item is that the Buffy/Fray conflict has an okay storyline that help furthers Fray's story arc more-so than Buffy's. The stories have really started going downhill for the Season 8 comic, and lacks any sort of foundation. It is as though the writers are trying to stretch the story arc to its limits, and gradually diluting any sort of characterization along the way.

I suggest only getting this set simply for the Fray story arc and the issue that gives a little shout-out to the animated series. Otherwise, skip it and just buy them individually.