Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate (Season 8, Vol. 3)

by Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard Georges Jeanty

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November 15th 2008 by Dark Horse

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Paperback, 136 pages

characters

Buffy Summers

literary awards

Nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Comic/Graphic Novel

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1595821651 (isbn13: 9781595821652)

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Vampires that, at will, can transform into wolves, panthers, insects, or fog invade the Slayer base of operations in northern Scotland, and not only w...more

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01/21/09

Hayden rated it:

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03/05/09

Catherine rated it:

bookshelves: fantasy, graphic-novel, horror, humor, mythology, paranormal, romance, series-reminder, urban

Read in March, 2009

The humor is back, hurray! This felt more like part of the Buffy TV series in tone: humor on the surface, but depth in the story. The scenes in Buffy's bedroom, between Zander with Drac, and with Dawnie/Godzilla Dawn, are all terrific! Action, heart and humor, the Buffy formula. The drawings between the chapters and at the end are not quite as spectacular as in the previous volume, but still quite enjoyable. I'm really appreciating the art in these books. Another good, (super)fast read for Buffy...more

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03/03/09

Aaron rated it:

Joss Whedon's resurrection of the 8th Buffy Season continues with its third installment, which is called Wolves at the Gate. As with the two earlier volumes, this one captures all the humor and action that made the show so popular in the first place. The writing and illustrating team have done a wonderful job of bringing back old characters and allowing them to shine as they interact with the standard regular.

The action starts, literally, with wolves at the gate, only they are not al...more

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11/29/08

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Read in November, 2008

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07/09/08

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12/11/08

Heather rated it:

bookshelves: adult-readers

Read in December, 2008

recommends it for: mature Buffy fans

Ahhh... outside, freezing rain is bringing the city to a standstill. But inside, I have a warm blanket, a cup of cocoa, and Buffy teaming up with Dracula to battle Japanese goth vampires, while her fifty-foot teenaged sister menaces Tokyo. What's not to love? This is some of the best writing in the Season 8 Buffy comics, and that's saying something, as they're very good overall. My adult comic-book-loving friends should definitely pick this one up.

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03/13/09

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Read in January, 2009

I'd be hard press to decide between Vaughan and Goddard, both having done my favourite shows or comic respectively, but also worked in shows I don't like where their work seemed boring, but as I said in TPB 2, this 3rd volume is more amusing, funnier (but not in a bad way). So here are wonderful moments with Andrew, badly drawn but just like in the show, and Dracula, absolutely hilarious in his racist, homocidal fashion. Lots to love and laugh. Problematic for me was where they ripped of Y-The L...more

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01/21/09

jess rated it:

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Read in January, 2009

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12/08/08

Cameron rated it:

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Read in December, 2008

Falling into that realm of side stories that often proved extremely entertaining within the larger arc of the show...or drastically dismal, this foray into the Buffyverse fell somewhere in between. Characterized by moments of hilarity - Willow's flying transportation service being one - and moments of horror (the death of a Slayer still freaks me out, even though there are now thousands of them), the overall tone of the story felt off to my Innate Buffy Sense (IBS). No, it wasn't my grumbling ...more

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01/10/09

Alex rated it:

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8, VOLUME 3: WOLVES AT THE GATE BY JOSS WHEDON, ET. AL: The latest collected volume of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 features a single issue scripted by Joss Whedon, as Buffy comes to a startling realization with her personal life that mixes with her job as the lead slayer over all the Chosen. The development continues in the Wolves at the Gate series as an attack is made on the Chosen base in Scotland by a horde of vampires that can turn into wolves, fog, an...more

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03/11/09

Mandy rated it:

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Read in March, 2009

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First, the things I don't like so much about this one.

I don't think Buffy would suddenly just sleep with a girl like she did. There was no real build up to it. I never got the sense in this comic or in the TV series that she was even curious about such a thing. It makes me think that the authors did this just to do it. Maybe in the hopes of being on edge and all that stuff. If they had taken the time to properly build up to it, I would be fine. We don't even get a scene where she co...more First, the things I don't like so much about this one.

I don't think Buffy would suddenly just sleep with a girl like she did. There was no real build up to it. I never got the sense in this comic or in the TV series that she was even curious about such a thing. It makes me think that the authors did this just to do it. Maybe in the hopes of being on edge and all that stuff. If they had taken the time to properly build up to it, I would be fine. We don't even get a scene where she contemplates that she might be interested in the girl. Nor do we get scene where there is seduction going on. The last we see them, their recovering from wounds and then bam, naked in bed together.

I have another problem with Buffy. She seems like she's where she started in season 7. It's almost like she's re-learning everything. There are more lighthearted moments with her, though, but it's like the authors can't decide how they want her to be. The two sides of her don't meld together well.

Dawn is also suffering from lack of character growth. She too seems to have reverted back to what she was in season five. Buffy and Dawn's realtionship also hasn't grown from where I felt it was when the series ended. I understand that since the series was ending, they had to wrap up things to a certain extent, but there's no need to have these character's stunted.

Speaking of Dawn, how long is she going to be a giant? To me it's starting to break my suspension of disbelief. Which given all the plot lines I've read, is pretty sad. I understand it adds a bit of humor, but doing that for so long, really cheapens Dawn further. Maybe since she had battle with Mecha-Dawn over Tokyo, they'll finally stop with this giant nonsense.

Some of Dracula's lines didn't seem to fit the character. At least, I thought so. My husband felt differently.

I'm not sure about the overall plot line about ridding the world of magic. In Whendon's other comic about a future slayer, part of the background is that there is hardly any magic left. So at some point, the depletion of magic happens. Whether or not it happens at the end of season 8, though, I don't know yet. Still, it kinda takes something away from it.

What I did like was Xander and Willow. To me, they are the only characters in the third trade to have growth. I didn't the see reason to kill off Xander's potential love interest. Not that I cared for her so much, but it was still a crappy thing to do. I'd rather get to know the character that's supposed to be the love interest. I guess since she was killed off, it doesn't matter.

I must sound like I really hated it, but I did enjoy parts of it. I wish instead of showing groups of girls, we had time to get to know a few. But Buffy's gal is staying in Japan and Xander's was killed. I think it needs to start focusing more on the main characters. Maybe others feel that they are doing that. (less)

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01/04/09

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12/07/08

Ann rated it:

The series, Whedon's "8th season" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in comic book form, continues to be fun, rivetting and all around excellent. I'd love to have been able to watch this season in place of one of the later seasons of Buffy, because the Whedon touch is evident throughout.

Volume 3 is alternately fun and emotionally intense, if a bit over the top at times. The characters we know are spot on (although I wish the ever-annoying Andrew could be given a bit more of a life...more

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04/19/09

Christina Stind rated it:

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bookshelves: 2009, books-i-own, graphic-novels

Read in May, 2009

This fourth part of Buffy season 8 contains two stories - a short one A Beautiful Sunset where the villain Twilight is introduced and then the main thing, Wolves at the Gate, a four-part story where Buffy's headquarters in Scotland is attacked by wolves. Wolves who turn out to be Japanese vampires able to turn into vampires, bees, fog... Of course this remind Buffy and companions about the one, the only - Dracula! And because of past history, Xander is send off to Dracula's castle to see why the...more

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05/14/09

Elizabeth rated it:

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Read in May, 2009

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11/29/08

Stacey rated it:

Read in November, 2008

Buffy Season Eight continues. Wolves at the Gate one had an interesting idea: vampires in Japan have taken Dracula's powers and use them to steal the Slayer scythe. Interesting, but it didn't really live up to the potential. The bits with Xander and Dracula were awesome but the bits with Buffy "experimenting" felt out of place. I could have done with more of one and less of the other. The one story that Josh Wheadon contributed was the way I expected Buffy to handle situation.

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03/07/09

Stacy rated it:

Read in January, 2009

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11/22/08

Jesse rated it:

bookshelves: graphic-novels, modern-fantasy

Read in November, 2008

recommended to Jesse by: me, myself, and I!
recommends it for: fans of Buffy and Joss Wedon

This volume was hugely fun. Drew Goddard does an excellent job of writing, and the dialogue still has that Wedon zing. I can't really say this raises the bar much past what we've already seen in the t.v. series or the previous volumes of season 8. That being said, it is a great read (for both fans and new readers) and I highly recommend experiencing the fun that these pages holds, as well as the small bits of tragedy.

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06/19/09

Lisa added it

bookshelves: ggft-2009

Typical Buffy wit. At one point, the evil, menacing Twilight interrupts himself in the middle of a dramatic speech to lift his mask and scratch his "itchy neck." Buffy has an affair with another slayer, japanese. diverse group. xander falls in love with an african-american slayer. lots of action, drama, characters you care about. art is expressive, look like the original actors. recommended for the list.

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12/02/08

Sammy rated it:

bookshelves: buffyverse, graphic-novels

Read in December, 2008

recommended to Sammy by: borrowed

This time, Buffy and group is up against a group of Japanese vamps that have had the sheer gall to storm the castle and steal the scythe. Their powers of shapeshifting, and moving to fog helped.

Wait. What?

A true enjoyment, with the rejoining of some old friends, and some old....well, somethings. And yes, this is the one that Buffy um, has a roll with another Slayer. Happy?

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