Buffy: Season Nine, Volume 3

by Joss Whedon

Buffy, Xander, and Willow confront new enemies-a superbeing bent on revenge, a Slayer gone rogue, and the ancient god who created vampires-in a battle that will change the shape of the world. Buffy, with a little help from her friends, rediscovers what it truly means to be a Slayer. Collects Buffy Season 9 Volumes 4 and 5. * Expanded sketchbook

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Fantasy, Graphic Novels Comics, Paranormal

304 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 24, 2015

About the author

Joss Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, and actor, and the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures.

He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)', 'Angel (1999–2004)', 'Firefly (2002)' and its film follow-up 'Serenity (2005)', and 'Dollhouse (2009–2010)', as well as the web-series' 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)'. Whedon co-wrote and produced the horror film 'The Cabin in the Woods (2012)', and wrote and directed the film adaptation of Marvel's 'The Avengers (2012)', the third highest-grossing film of all time.

Many of Whedon's projects have cult status and his work is notable for portraying strong female characters and a belief in equality.

credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon

Reviews

[Jenny Sparrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ninth season was SO much better than the previous one. More down-to-Earth, more character-based, more intimate, more Spike 😅 Loved most everything about it. Looking forward to reading Season 10 ❤️‍🔥

[laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

xanderin mieskohtaus i don’t wanna read this

[Schuyler Warren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!!!

I didn’t really like the beginning of season 9, but the ending made me feel attached to the series again. It was awesome how they incorporated Illyria into the story. She seemed a lot more humanized than she was on Angel.

[Kris Ritchie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can forgetting about Dawn be the new Ben is Glory?

[Kristen McKay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was so happy that Illyria made a comeback. She has always been my favorite character in the Buffy universe.

[S.C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really missed Spike as he was only a minor player in Buffy season 9. Let's face it, he is amazing. I did, however, like to interaction between Buffy and Illyria. I like when Angel characters interact with Buffy characters. I do wish that Illyria and Spike had have interacted. I loved their relationship. Plus imagince how entertaining it would have been it Buffy had seen how great they were together (as friends and fighters) and got jealous. That's just me daydreaming though. I have a feeling season 10 will be much better. It's back to the scoobies and Spike is a regular.

[D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Season 9 finally redeems itself with an epic showdown at "The Deeper Well." There are lots of references to previous continuity, from both BUFFY and ANGEL, and it's nice to see some old faces from the past return. Of course, what with this being BUFFY and all, there are some epic changes, double-crosses, and pop culture jokes.

While it's probably pretty much incomprehensible to a new reader, I found this volume a fun read, with a lot to recommend it.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

The inclusion of Illyria was fantastic. There were some brilliant moments.

My one gripe is that, if they're going to continue breaking things up into seasons, give us a season end episode. Don't just artificially divide an ongoing series into seasons. That's just lazy and confusing to the readers.

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

A solid addition to the series. I'm pleased with the way they wrapped up storylines that have been dangling, and I'm excited to see where they take the new magic plot line. New complexity to old characters and some really touching moments.