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dorod59's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
mllocy's review
2.0
Welp, this was a comic that happened. The story is light, the dialogue is far from the strength of any of the other books in the Buffyverse, oh, and right, it's basically a fan fic. The art doesn't suck. Sorry, James Marsters, I love you, I love Spike, but I don't love this book.
prettypieceoffiction's review
4.0
This was just really cute and sad. I feel like James Marsters really captures Spike's voice and character since he plays him so it was a really good read for me.
starzyrose's review
3.0
Bumping this up to a three star rating primarily just because the art is stunning, and I've always loved Spike as a character - overall this was a little meh though. It seemed lacking and out of place for Spike's overall arch.
starzy's review
3.0
Bumping this up to a three star rating primarily just because the art is stunning, and I've always loved Spike as a character - overall this was a little meh though. It seemed lacking and out of place for Spike's overall arch.
beltaine76's review
2.0
Art was good, story was mediocre, and way too short to justify it being priced $14.99.
heyhelloheather's review
3.0
Spike: Into the Light is the newest Buffy graphic novel to hit shelves.
One thing that intrigued me to pick up this particular book was that James Marsters wrote it and drew ideas from the Spike mini movie/tv series that was originally proposed years ago.
The art is fitting. Dermis Santacruz echoes the art of Georges Jeanty and Rebekah Isaacs so it fits within the Buffy world, giving all three a nice flow. His art is fluid and the colours reflect the world Spike currently lives in and the one he must survive in at the start of Buffy season seven.
The story is light and fun, almost like a quick filler, that gives us an idea of how Spike handles his new soul compared to Angel. It doesn't feature any other Buffy characters, but he does reference the others by their title of "nerd" and "librarian". Marsters is obviously quite attached to his former character, and you can hear Spike's voice as you read his speech bubbles and inner monologue. He hits every note like Joss Whedon himself would write. But the co-stars are almost forgettable, save the demon who kidnaps kids. His love interest doesn't provide anything and the Chinese couple could have been an interesting pair if more attention was put into the older lady's trust issues.
This is where some fans may draw the line to their growing Buffy collection. This book is all about Spike, wandering aimlessly before Buffy's season seven baddy the First got into his head. It doesn't exactly say anything shocking and new that we didn't already know about the character, which some might expect from the title.
Regardless, a fun read with lovely accompanying art, Spike: Into the Light a nice Spike-centric story for those who maybe feel that season 10 of the main Buffy comic is lacking in their blondie bear and a side story that features what he was up to between the last two seasons of the TV series.
One thing that intrigued me to pick up this particular book was that James Marsters wrote it and drew ideas from the Spike mini movie/tv series that was originally proposed years ago.
The art is fitting. Dermis Santacruz echoes the art of Georges Jeanty and Rebekah Isaacs so it fits within the Buffy world, giving all three a nice flow. His art is fluid and the colours reflect the world Spike currently lives in and the one he must survive in at the start of Buffy season seven.
The story is light and fun, almost like a quick filler, that gives us an idea of how Spike handles his new soul compared to Angel. It doesn't feature any other Buffy characters, but he does reference the others by their title of "nerd" and "librarian". Marsters is obviously quite attached to his former character, and you can hear Spike's voice as you read his speech bubbles and inner monologue. He hits every note like Joss Whedon himself would write. But the co-stars are almost forgettable, save the demon who kidnaps kids. His love interest doesn't provide anything and the Chinese couple could have been an interesting pair if more attention was put into the older lady's trust issues.
This is where some fans may draw the line to their growing Buffy collection. This book is all about Spike, wandering aimlessly before Buffy's season seven baddy the First got into his head. It doesn't exactly say anything shocking and new that we didn't already know about the character, which some might expect from the title.
Regardless, a fun read with lovely accompanying art, Spike: Into the Light a nice Spike-centric story for those who maybe feel that season 10 of the main Buffy comic is lacking in their blondie bear and a side story that features what he was up to between the last two seasons of the TV series.
tronnai's review
3.0
Wanted to read this as it was written by James Marsters, and the Spike mannerisms were a highlight for me!
trans_ishtar's review
3.0
I love that this one was written by James Marsters.
Poor Spike, getting his soul back must've been really tough.
Poor Spike, getting his soul back must've been really tough.