Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (mini-series)

by Christopher Golden, Logan Lubera (Illustrator)

Seeking the wisdom of a Tibetan monk, Oz manages to find the monk with the help of a demon girl and her family, but he also manages to find big trouble, as he must face off against hellhounds, hobgoblins, trolls, and other horrible demons. A Graphic Novel. Original.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Comics, Fantasy, Vampires, Werewolves, Horror

117 pages, Paperback

First published April 29, 2002

About the author

CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of such novels as Road of Bones, Ararat, Snowblind, Of Saints and Shadows, and Red Hands. With Mike Mignola, he is the co-creator of the Outerverse comic book universe, including such series as Baltimore, Joe Golem: Occult Detective, and Lady Baltimore. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night, Dark Cities, and The New Dead, among others, and he has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. Golden co-hosts the podcast Defenders Dialogue with horror author Brian Keene. In 2015 he founded the popular Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. He was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His work has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards. For the Bram Stoker Awards, Golden has been nominated ten times in eight different categories. His original novels have been published in more than fifteen languages in countries around the world. Please visit him at www.christophergolden.com

Reviews

[NaTaya Hastings · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haha. The "Band Camp" shirt the artist put Willow in in one of the panels cracked me straight up.

[Malcolm Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

With Oz suffering from a condition that could harm the ones he loves, he departs Sunnydale on a quest for a cure. That he never returned to the show suggests he's still looking, but no doubt had many adventures. This fun book is one such adventure where Oz teams up with some other special people to fight against hoards of nasties and learns a little more about himself.

[Matty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great story of Oz's quest to control the beast, set during his leaving in early season 4 & return in late season 4. Art didn't look anything like him but was great nonetheless.

[LunaSanguine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't like the style of the drawing and wouldn't have recognized Oz.
I like the storyline, especially the parts that focus on Oz's inner developement, though. Also, the quotes from the TV show were used in a great way, means they made me feel a little emotional.
An other great detail is a surprising plot twist about Master Shantou (the buddhist monk teacher) in the end but I don't want to spoiler you.

[Fi's Journey · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this issue we get to see OZ travelling through Tibet and trying to find a way to master the beast inside him...

Will Oz find a way to control the beast? Or will he succumb to it?

To find that out, you must read it...

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved how the book explored Oz's path toward control over lycanthropy, hated the nonsensical romance part, which felt squeezed in forcefully just to get some heart-racing, when he must have had Willow in mind all the time to develop his mind powers so strongly.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting Story of what Oz was doing while he left the show Season 4 to learn to control himself as a werewolf.