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Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) |  | Authors: Joss Whedon, Jeff Loeb
Creators: Karl Moline, Eric Wight, Andy Owens
Publisher: Dark Horse
Category: Book
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 4273
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 136
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Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1595823107
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781595823106
ASIN: 1595823107
Publication Date: November 18, 2009
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Product Description
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!
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 Don't bother July 26, 2010
grockit
I loved the TV show and was hoping for more Buffy awesomeness only to be disappointed. The first couple books were sort of okay, but got steadily worse. I really wouldn't bother with the comic books if you were a fan of the show. The art is terrible (and I'm no art critic!) and the writing is messy and all over the place. It's a shame that Whedon is trying to cash in on his IP. He should have let the show rest in peace rather than be raped in this shameless manner.
 Not a comic book fan.....but April 12, 2010
Michael A. Warren (Chicago,Il. U.S.A.)
I love all things Buffy. The book I ordered from you got here really fast. I like fast. No complaints here. It would be better if I was able to by the entire set of season 8 comic book/graphic novels of Buffy because it can get a little confusing.
Buffy for the win February 2, 2010
S. Whitmer (Seattle, Wa USA)
Buffy season 8 is great for the person who wants to see how joss whedons idea of the buffy-verse continues on with no networks, and with limitless creativity. Highly recommend it.
 Definitely a favorite! November 3, 2009
Michele Lee (Louisville, KY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Despite the last three volumes having different writers they've all held deliciously true to the Buffy-verse while not letting the storyline becoming dull or repetitive. With this addition the story moves the focus back to Buffy and to the large story arc, Buffy vs the mysterious Twilight. Except it moves at this plot from a side arc rather than straight forward.
It cannot be coincidence that a temporal anomaly sucks Buffy into the future right when Twilight has been trying to convince her of the futility of her spell to make all the Potentials into genuine Slayers. Whoever Twilight is, they are fighting to kill Buffy, to destroy the spell so the balance between good and evil will be restored.
So whether the anomaly and Buffy being present is due to Twilight's interference or not, Buffy landing in a future words where a Slayer is at war with her twin, who has been turned into a vampire, seems only to reinforce Twilight's attacks on Buffy's resolve.
But the main player in this tale doesn't appear to be either the strange, lonely Slayer, her vampire twin with the Slayer's memory, or Twilight. Instead the direct story behind Buffy's time trip is sadder and closer to home than Buffy could guess.
While ultimately a sad volume, so much is left undone, unexplained, unseen or heard that it takes from the depth of the final scene. Readers can only hope that the Buffy-verse continues its habit of baiting, teasing and most of all, delivering.
 Good not great... October 13, 2009
Ross Rankin (Atlanta, GA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
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