It’s the all-Buffy issue and, wow, does it get bad.
The first story, which I thought was going to be a low point–from Brereton, Golden, Bennett and Amash–turns out to be all right. It’s Buffy meeting the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Golden’s writing is fine, Bennett’s art is adequate. Golden plots it weird and manages to make it somewhat charming, even if there’s weak dialogue.
The second story is the secret origin of Angel, which is pretty boring. This time Golden is solo, with Gomez and Florea are on the art. The art’s bad. Lots of sketchy lines, bad faces… I guess the scenery is all right. Golden’s writing is weak, mostly due to his terrible narration.
But the third story–from Watson and Perrin (Florea inks again)–redefines bad art and writing for this issue. Watson’s writing is laughably bad. Perrin’s not ready for primetime.
CREDITS
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hello, Moon; story by Dan Brereton and Christopher Golden; pencils by Joe Bennett; inks by Jim Amash; lettering by Clem Robins. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Cursed; story by Golden; pencils by Hector Gomez; inks by Sandu Florea; lettering by Ken Bruzenak. Angel, Dead Love; story by Andi Watson; pencils by David Perrin; inks by Florea; lettering by Robins. Edited by Scott Allie and Ben Abernathy.
