The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 8, volume 1)
Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty
Published by Dark Horse Comics, 2008; ISBN 1593078226
Recommended reading age: Young adult

Summary:
The Long Way Home picks up where the TV show left off. Buffy and her new army of slayers have relocated (Sunnydale is a crater now, remember?), and now operate in several countries. Buffy, Xander and Dawn lead the slayer team out of Scotland. But, as usually happens with Buffy, nothing goes completely smoothly. Dawn has turned into a giant, some old enemies have reappeared, and the American government has become interested in tracking down Buffy and her slayers. With a couple of stand-alone episodes thrown into the mix, The Long Way Home makes an excellent replacement for the late TV show.

Review:
Some Buffy fans truly prefer comic-book format, since Joss can do things on paper he could never do on TV. Personally, I would love to hear these lines spoken aloud by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan. Still, The Long Way Home was a decent replacement for my favorite ex-TV show, making for an entertaining read. Joss throws in his trademark action and humor, as well as a few interesting plot twists. I’d recommend The Long Way Home to Buffy fans.