Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Volume 1: Freefall (2012) (Dark Horse)
Joss Whedon (script), Andrew Chambliss (script), Georges Jeanty (art), Karl Moline (art), Jo Chen (cover)
Grade: B-/C+
Genre: graphic novel
Source: own
Buffy Season 9: (1) Freefall, (2) On Your Own, (3) Guarded
I have to admit to being a little
dubious about Season 9 what with the way that Season 8 ended. It’s rather a
pain to write this review without having already reviewed any of Season 8, but
that’s life. I have exposed myself rather stupidly to some accidental spoilers
for Season 9 and I’ve hated myself for it. Besides this, I’m not entirely sure
what direction Joss is taking Buffy this season and in my attempts to protect
my heart from further break, I’m a little reluctant to actually even venture to
start Season 9. But, I saw Volume 2 on NetGalley and had to have it; but before
that, I needed to read Volume 1 first. So here I am.
Season 8 ended with Buffy
destroying the Seed: the core of all magic. I’m still a little hazy about it
all works, but basically magic has been eradicated from the world and it’s all
Buffy’s fault. I’m unclear as to why Willow can no longer do magic yet Buffy
still has her Chosen One powers, but Willow explained it like this:
“All the
Slayers, the vampires, even the demons with magical mojo. You all got to keep
your power because it was inside of
you. But everyone else got cut off from what made them tick. For me, it was
magic.”
