Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Boom ! Studios’Buffy the Vampire Slayercomics have already shown how to boot the series . Two years ago , there were reports that Joss Whedon and Monica Owusu - Breen were working on aBuffyreboot . The news show took fans by surprisal , but several key member of the mould - includingSarah Michelle Gellar , David Boreanaz , andAlyson Hannigan- have expressed their bread and butter .
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The answer may lie in Boom ! Studios ' current range of comics . Traditionally , theBuffycomics have continued the story from the TV serial , but Boom ! took a different approach . They worked with Joss Whedon to create a relaunch specify in the present day , and the first wafture of comics are essentially retellingBuffy the Vampire Slayerseason 1 . Many reader were ab initio doubting , but Boom ! ’s approach has been a tremendous originative succeeder .
The Boom ! comics have successfully imitated the tone and style of the originalBuffy the Vampire SlayerTV serial publication , ensuring readers experience as though they ’re back with the Scoobies . The covering of the first topic sum up up their approach absolutely ; it ’s the same Buffy , wielding Mr. Pointy as ever , but also deem an iPhone in her hand . She ’s now part of the iPhone generation . It all feels so familiar , so very correct .
Writer Jordie Bellaire has actually played off the fact she roll in the hay proofreader will be nearly familiar with her characters and plotlines ; she ’s been capable to speed up some arcs at breakneck speed , most notably forWillow , who has grow her mystical abilities a batch in the beginning on . Meanwhile , Bellaire has also responded to rooter criticism , increasing the musical scale of the Master ’s threat and finding a engrossing raw role forXander . Buffyhas always been noted for its introductory self - awareness - " Dawn ’s in bother . Must be Tuesday . " - and Bellaire has proved it ’s the paint to make water a reboot employment . The comics are presently retellingBuffy ’s season 1 finale , as a major event visit " Hellmouth , " and so far it has a stronger sense of overarching narrative than the TV series itself .
Of course , there is one deviation between Boom ! ’s reboot and the one that Disney may well produce . The tv set serial publication will take recasting , and that ’s sure to be extremely controversial . Still , Buffy the Vampire Slayerfans are firm , and endorsements from the original cast may well be enough to calm thing down . The Boom ! comic proves that a reboot can make , with the right writers and bright creative decision , and hopefully , this example will be proved again on the small screen as well .
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