Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
by Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon
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Author: Drew Goddard, Joss WhedonBrand: Dark Horse Comics
Illustrator: Georges Jeanty
Illustrator: Jo Chen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-11-12
ISBN: 1595821651
Number of pages: 136
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
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Book Review: "Hello, manservant."
Summary: 5 Stars
Up to this point, this comic book had been firing on all cylinders, and writer Drew Goddard only keeps it going. I'll be frank and admit that the Dracula episode on BUFFY years ago had me underwhelmed. Heck, I wasn't even whelmed. Having said that, the presence of the good Count in the "Wolves at the Gate" arc provides a tremendous boost.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Season Eight, Vol. 3: WOLVES AT THE GATE is a mouthful but it's a trade that collects issues #11-15 of the series from Dark Horse Comics. Joss Whedon kicks things off by scripting "A Beautiful Sunset," in which Buffy Summers predictably second guesses herself, there is the token fighty fight, and Buffy at last comes face to face with Season Eight's featured Big Bad, the mysterious, masked and all floaty Twilight. And then we arrive at the story arc proper which is titled "Wolves at the Gate."
When Japanese vampires invade the Slayer's Scottish stronghold, they come away with Buffy's mystic scythe - and remember that this is the scythe which personifies the Slayer's power. It's very much worth noting that these bloodsuckers, during their assault, exhibit the surprising ability to shapeshift into wolves and panthers and bats, into mist and swarms of bees and, for all I know, into a ham & cheese sandwich. It doesn't take a lot of wracking the brain before the Scoobies recall that the only other vamp to demonstrate these powers is none other than... Count Dracula. For Xander, this could only mean one thing... road trip.
Events unfold in Tokyo, informing us of the Japanese vamps' ultimate plan for the Slayer's scythe, some bit about casting a spell which in turn would undo that spell of Willow's (the one which transformed all Potentials around the world into full-on Slayers). For Xander, this could only mean one thing... yep, another road trip. But now, he's bringing with him his proud old master, Dracula, and a planeful of Slayers.
I don't mind Georges Jeanty's artwork; it just doesn't get my rocks off. Maybe it's because Jo Chen's awesome covers had me spoiled rotten. Maybe it's because I think Jeanty's art is a bit too, I dunno, cartoony, and so some gravitas is lost. New cover artist Jon Foster's stuff also rocks. Writer Drew Goddard does fantastic at aping Joss Whedon's flow; he evokes Whedon's witty, pathos-filled dialogue. "Wolves at the Gate" is often funny, frequently action-packed, and at points shocking and heartbreaking. Dracula and Xander's offbeat master/manservant relationship is played for chuckles, and yet they share moments that surprisingly touched me. And what's a Buffy story without some romance blossoming here and there? With that in mind, Xander and Renee's flirtation achieves the next level. Meanwhile, Buffy hasn't gotten laid in a while, but here we find her getting by. In fact, her post-getting-it-on bedroom scene assumes the absurdity of a sex farce, and it's one of the funniest things I have ever read. It also helps a lot that Andrew drops in and provides his Andrew-centric banter (his hilarious tutorial on Dracula may induce a spit take). Goddard even finds a credible use out of Dawn's giantess status (hint: it involves Tokyo and rampaging). I must say, though, that at this stage, Dawn's huge dilemma is now officially dragging. But be that as it may, "Wolves at the Gate" proves to be yet another superb entry in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's ongoing mythology.
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