Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey (Season 8, #5)

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 #5)

by Jane Espenson, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenberg, Jim Krueger, Doug Petrie, Georges Jeanty (Artist), Joss Whedon (Executive Producer)

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Buffy's world goes awry when former-classmate-turned-vampire Harmony Kendall lands her own reality TV show, Harmony Bites, bolstering bloodsucking fiends in the mainstream. Humans line up to have their blood consumed, and Slayers, through a series of missteps, misfortunes, and anti-Slayer propaganda driven by the mysterious Twilight, are forced into hiding.

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Published September 30th 2009 by Dark Horse Comics (first published September 16th 2009)

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Oct 25, 2010 Joel rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: meh.

Shelves: 2010, buffy-slayer-of-the-vampyres, comix, mr-pointy

You remember how, when he was young and hungry and battling budgetary constraints and studio execs at every turn, George Lucas made the original Star Wars trilogy?

Then you remember how 20 years later, he had enough money and CGI to have complete control and tell whatever story he wanted and he subsequently made the prequel trilogy?

I can't remember why I brought that up.

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Jun 21, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

This volume is made up of several singular issues, instead of a continued storyline like the last few volumes. The main theme is the paradigm shift caused by the popularity of Harmony's reality show and the adulation of vampires, making Buffy and her crew the "bad guys." Compounding matters are a couple of rogue slayer groups acting as though they are above the law and built to rule the world. It's saddening, and even I found the stuffed vampire cats a little adorable. I've never really liked Ha...more

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Nov 06, 2011 Tanabrus rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Questo quinto volume dell’ottava stagione di Buffy, diversamente dai precedenti, è composto esclusivamente di storie singole, niente archi narrativi che occupano quasi tutto il volume.
La cosa un po’ spiazza, essendo ormai abituati a narrazioni lunghe e articolate, ma non disturba troppo.

Armoniche divergenze vede il ritorno in scena della vecchia Harmony. Che sfruttando i paradossi del gusto del macabro e dei reality show diventa una stella di MTV, padrona di un reality sui vampiri, paladina dei...more Questo quinto volume dell’ottava stagione di Buffy, diversamente dai precedenti, è composto esclusivamente di storie singole, niente archi narrativi che occupano quasi tutto il volume.
La cosa un po’ spiazza, essendo ormai abituati a narrazioni lunghe e articolate, ma non disturba troppo.

Armoniche divergenze vede il ritorno in scena della vecchia Harmony. Che sfruttando i paradossi del gusto del macabro e dei reality show diventa una stella di MTV, padrona di un reality sui vampiri, paladina dei loro diritti davanti a un pubblico che viene sempre più istruito a temere -spesso a ragione- le Cacciatrici e addirittura ora può cibarsi in maniera legale, scegilendo tra i tanti ospiti desiderosi di farsi mordere da lei davanti alle telecamere.
Sembrerebbe ridicolo e paradossale, non fosse così realistico…

Tsunami si svolge subito dopo il primo episodio. Kennedy viene inviata in Giappone da Satsu per verificare come se la cava nel nuovo ruolo di caposquadra. E probabilmente per farle capire che la storia con Buffy non è mai iniziata, si è trattato di un amore a senso unico e di una notte di scoperte e curiosità, niente altro.
Il gruppo giapponese incappa però in una nuova offensiva di Twilight. Ridicola, questo si.
Si tratta infatti di un esercito di pupazzetti-vampiri in grado di animarsi, attaccare le Cacciatrici, entrare in bocca alle persone e possederle. Minaccia ridicola, episodio che serve giusto a mostrare il nuovo status di Satsu.

Predatori e prede ci riporta in Italia, dalle Cacciatrici addestrate da Andrew. Il ragazzo è finalmente riuscito a rintracciare una Cacciatrice ribelle del gruppo di Simone, a con Buffy parte al salvataggio (dato che è rimasta itnrappolata nella ragnatela di un Ragna). Qui i due affrontano Simone, e Buffy scopre che Andrew ha creato il mostro (estintosi secoli prima) per riuscire a catturare la Cacciatrice.
Seguendo Simone -da soli???- nell’isoletta che ha conquistato, i due si ritrovano ad affrontare le Cacciatrici ribelli, che hanno dsitrutto l’isola e scacciato i suoi abitanti. Buffy si ritrova così di fronte al motivo per cui sempre più persone preferiscono credere ai vampiri come Harmony piuttosto che fidarsi di loro… grandissimo come al solito Andrew, non c’è che dire!

Santuario ci mostra Giles e Faith viaggiare verso una strana cittadina dove si dice si trovi un Santuario che aiuta le Cacciatrici che non vogliono lottare, che non vogliono i poteri. Qui troviamo un villaggio assediato dai vampiri, un vecchio Osservatore amareggiato per come Buffy ha sconvolto le regole, un mostro che si nutre di emozioni e tanta vigliaccheria… ci penserà Faith, ovviamente, a rimettere le cose a posto.

Bambola parlante vede la fine della sottotrama di Dawn. Dopo la gigantessa e la centaura, la ragazza subisce una terza trasformazione diventando una bambola di porcellana. Semovente e parlante, ma pur sempre una bambola.
Che viene rapita.
Buffy decide di farla finita e parte alla ricerca del Trismegisto… un buon finale per la trama, in linea con le vecchie stagioni di Buffy.

Non uno dei volumi migliori, senza dubbio. Cinque episodi di cinque autori diversi, e si vede. Sembra quasi un extra, con storielle che si focalizzano prevalentemente su personaggi secondari (Harmony, le giapponesi, Simone e Andrew, Faith, Dawn) e in cui Buffy, Willow e Xander appaiono sullo sfondo, come comparse.
Godibile, comunque.(less)

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Jun 17, 2011 Andrew Shuping rated it 3 of 5 stars

Unlike previous volumes where all of the issues went together this one is each issue is standalone and without an overall arcing theme. Harmon's back...and this time she's got her own reality TV show. And she, along with the Twilight, are working at setting up the slayers as villains. In the second story kitty vampire toy's are being shipped, but they have a dark side to them. They're demons coming to kill they slayers, but when the slayer's have stopped them things take a nasty turn in the poll...more

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Sep 26, 2010 jess rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, graphic-novels, whedonverse, ladyish

The fifth installment of Buffy: Season Eight. Dawn is a porcelain doll. Buffy has a face off with Simone, who rules an island of slayers (??). Harmony has a reality tv show (???). Giles & Faith are visiting a "slayer haven" in like, England or something. Buffy's les-faux experimentations are starting to catch up with her and cause a lil drama and heartbreak. Also, there's a giant spidery thing that Andrew may have invented, and some vamp kitty dolls that are hella dangerous AND cute.

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Mar 17, 2010 Catherine rated it 3 of 5 stars

"Predators and Prey" is extremely uneven giving us two outright terrible issues, one okay issue, one pretty good issue and one really good issue. It's all over the place. "Harmonic Divergence" was the decent one. There were things I did not like about it at all but I like the idea of Harmony being front and center for an issue, the idea behind the public hating the Slayers and how that strengthens with her reality show. The woman who dies at the end I saw coming but it was still effective especi...more

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Oct 27, 2009 Aaron rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the first volume in the graphic novel series, which is constructed from the comic books, that isn't a single stories. It is actually a colleciton of short stories.

The first story brings back Harmony Kendall, a former high school classmate from high school for Buffy. During the series, she was turned into a vampire, but she has always been able to find an interesting balance between her former humanity and her need to feed on blood. In fact, she has usually been a source for humor, and sh...more This is the first volume in the graphic novel series, which is constructed from the comic books, that isn't a single stories. It is actually a colleciton of short stories.

The first story brings back Harmony Kendall, a former high school classmate from high school for Buffy. During the series, she was turned into a vampire, but she has always been able to find an interesting balance between her former humanity and her need to feed on blood. In fact, she has usually been a source for humor, and she lives up to that reputation when she gets her own reality show called Harmony Bites on MTV. In the process, she inadvertently shows the Slayers to be a danger to everyone.

In Japan, the local group of slayers is confronted with vampire stuffed cats who are out to take over the world. The questions is whether the cell's new leader will be able to deal with her feelings for Buffy in time to get everyone ready to stop the cute little killers.

Perennial favorites Faith and Giles are back on the scene. Giles is helping to guide Faith back to being a proper Slayer just in time to look into a mysterious German village that claims to be a haven for those who have been Chosen to be Slayers, but would rather live regular life. Vampires seem unwilling to enter the village.

Readers will also get a chance to see what has been leading Buffy's sister to transfer from one form to the next (giant, centaur, and now porcelain doll) since the beginning of the comic Season 8.

Underdog Andrew is back for another story as he is still coming to terms with no longer being the geek no one liked. He has had to confront the fact that he is now a Watcher, but he failed his cell of Slayers in Italy when some of them split off to find their own way. Can he and Buffy come to terms with his failures in order to bring the cell back together?

All in all, the stories are all pretty interesting. They bring in all the elements that made Buffy a fun show ... that perfect balance of humor, action, and pop culture. Reading the comic book version Season 8 is a must for all fans.(less)

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Oct 02, 2009 Ashley rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, queer-content

You can really tell Joss Whedon had nothing to do with any of the stories in this trade/episode. Where is the darkness? The first story, Harmonic Divergence is camp fluff I was willing to live with, but then it just ends with a terribly contrived pun and a smiling dog. It ends with a smiling dog, folks. All of the other stories end with a peppy frame that suggests that things are going to be okay. But we never get to see exactly how things will be okay. For me, that's just shitty character devel...more

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Jun 04, 2011 Christina (A Reader of Fictions) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Harmony (remember her?) gets her own reality television show. Twilight, the evil organization trying to stop the slayers, creates some seriously creepy vampire cat toys and uses Harmony's show to turn people against slayers and pro-vampire. Buffy and Andrew take on an evil sect of slayers. Giles and Faith are doing their thing, trying to help slayer outcasts. Dawn is now a doll and in the hands of some creepy guy. Volume 5 is like the middle of a season where there might be an episode here and t...more Harmony (remember her?) gets her own reality television show. Twilight, the evil organization trying to stop the slayers, creates some seriously creepy vampire cat toys and uses Harmony's show to turn people against slayers and pro-vampire. Buffy and Andrew take on an evil sect of slayers. Giles and Faith are doing their thing, trying to help slayer outcasts. Dawn is now a doll and in the hands of some creepy guy. Volume 5 is like the middle of a season where there might be an episode here and there related to the big bad, but most of them are off the wall crazy things caused by other folks.

First of all, let's talk about Harmony. I never liked her, which I suppose is how you are supposed to feel. However, I would have been totally happy with her not coming back at all, as I am mostly just annoyed by her. If she had to come back, though, this was a good way to do it. She definitely is reality show material. I'm guessing Harmony Bites would air on MTV. No, I would not watch it.

These Twilight plot lines were pretty great, much better than the previous, to me anyway. The evil toys were just funny, in the same way that the giant Stay Puft marshmallow man at the end of Ghostbusters is. The other prong of their attack, making slayers into the bad guys in the eyes of the public, was pretty nifty as well. It definitely plays nicely off of the vampire craze, suggesting that humans are dumb enough to want to become vamps even in the Buffy-verse with the nasty forehead wrinkles and the gruesome shots of Harmony eating folks on television. Yeah, humanity!

The slayers that are out for their own profit and kicked folks off an island so they can live there do not interest me much. What saved this section was definitely Andrew. His speeches about nerdy things, while boring to Buffy and most everyone else in the comic, are almost all delightful to me. Plus, he did the classic Andrew thing where he tries to be helpful, but does so using his talent with demons, which...yeah, oops.

Giles and Faith's section was pretty boring. They didn't really accomplish anything and they don't quite seem to have a dynamic down. I am all for odd pairings, like when Buffy and Andrew went on a car drive and bonded over Daniel Craig as Bond, but Giles and Faith just are not working out.

Dawn's new incarnation is not nearly as awesome as her previous ones. A doll is just not as funny or intense as a giant or a centaur. She also does some more of the "I don't get enough attention from my sister, so I act out" stuff, which I can't stand. This ends (somewhat of a spoiler here) with her turned back to a human. Everyone knew it had to happen eventually. I'm not really sure how to feel about this, since her crazy forms were some of the best parts of this series for me. However, I am sure she can still get into ridiculous antics (and from some of the spoilers my dear friends have mentioned, she will) as a human.

Good volume overall. A couple of the sections dragged, but there were some hilarious moments and most of the plot lines were solid. (less)

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Jul 28, 2012 Tanya rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Not so much a review as notes that wouldn't fit in the 'Private notes' field.

"Swell" featuring Kennedy, Satsu & the VampyCats was definitely the stand-out issue for me in this compilation.

Although I think Mercedes did a fantastic job portraying Harmony on the series, I just don't get the love for Harmony as a primary character -- mind you I had a similar reaction to Cordelia on Angel, so maybe it's got something to do with my impatience for beautiful yet (sometimes seemingly) vapid females....more

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Sep 05, 2010 The Flooze rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic_novel, urban-fantasy-paranormal, vanquished_2010

Predators and Prey focuses on the terrible image the Slayers now have in the public eye. It furthers the action in that it establishes added, non-paranormal threats to the group. However, I'm still not thrilled with the pacing of the story so far. Transitions are improved from the last volume, and the plot is more solid, which will encourage me to keep reading, but I'm not sure how much longer I'll last.

Harmony makes an appearance as a reality TV star. Silly, but it's a relatively fun way of ma...more Predators and Prey focuses on the terrible image the Slayers now have in the public eye. It furthers the action in that it establishes added, non-paranormal threats to the group. However, I'm still not thrilled with the pacing of the story so far. Transitions are improved from the last volume, and the plot is more solid, which will encourage me to keep reading, but I'm not sure how much longer I'll last.

Harmony makes an appearance as a reality TV star. Silly, but it's a relatively fun way of making the Slayers' existence mainstream knowledge. The best part about it is Clem is in her entourage--I'd wondered what happened to that baggy demon.

We learn more about Simone and her rogue Slayers, following them to Italy in Andrew's misguided attempt to rein in his former charges. This aspect doesn't do much for me. They cause so much chaos, it seems strange that Buffy hasn't handled this group by now. The one bright moment in this sequence is Andrew rambling on about Buffy having traded up when she moved on to Spike, who’s much edgier than Angel. Team Spike!

At this point, I’d rather see more of Faith and Giles (immensely surprising to me, since I was never a Faith fan). Their segment brings the slayage back to basics as they travel through Europe killing baddies and following leads on new chosen ones. Their dynamic has improved. Faith is more genuine, and Giles is, well, Giles--infinitely reliable, great in a fight, and always a favorite of mine.

There‘s one bit of closure in Predators and Prey that I’m particularly thankful for: the end of Dawn’s silly transformations. She experiences the last here, in a sequence mainly designed to get the sisters to reconnect. Since we’ve heard Buffy pledge her love and interest to her sister before, the resulting scene lacks emotional weight. I think this thread was a completely wasted effort.

Even though these GNs are on target when it comes to the snark and the general personalities of the characters, the magic is missing. I’m desperately hoping for an exciting turn-around, but I’m starting to think it will never come!
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Jul 11, 2010 Katya rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampire-fiction, graphic-novels

This trade felt really rushed and disjointed. The arcs stand well enough on their own, but they don't come together into a cohesive, overall-plot-furthering story. The arc with Harmony coming out of the coffin and ending up spearheading the anti-Slayer movement makes sense as a logical reason for the general public to hate and fear the Slayers, but I don't know if it's because of the fact that we're seeing everything through Buffy's eyes, who's removed from civilization with her Slayer army or w...more

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Jan 14, 2010 Punk rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel, vampires

Graphic Novel. Meh. Harmony stars in her own vampire reality show; Latina gang member/slayer quits gang, dies anyway; Satsu and Kennedy talk about being lesbians and fight demonic stuffed animals; Andrew does some stuff while looking TOTALLY UNLIKE ANDREW SERIOUSLY JEANTY WATCH THE SHOW; Giles and Faith go somewhere -- and, dude, it's not like we have to pay Anthony Stewart Head anymore, why isn't he in more of these? -- with very serviceable pencils by Cliff Richards -- why isn't HE in more of...more

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Nov 20, 2009 The_Mad_Swede rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: buffy-angel, comics, 2009, superheroes

This fifth volume of Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic collects # 21–25 of the title and short stories from MySpace Dark Horse Presents #18 and 19; and it is the first volume to only contain single issue stories. Well, single issue stories that continue to build on the overarching "season" theme and add important elements to it.

Most notably, perhaps, Whedon in this volume trusts most of the writing to some of his collaborators from the TV-series, and they do a good job in the...more

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Aug 01, 2010 Caroline rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, urban-fantasy, read-in-2010

In an interesting turn of events, Harmony (who, very occasionally throughout Buffy and Angel gets to a point where she isn't completely irritating) becomes the star of her own reality TV show, and with this the world as a whole begins to view vampires as the "good guys" and the Slayers as the villains.

Overall, I liked the concept of the world becoming more wise to the supernatural, but the concept doesn't work all that well since the individual issues are not at all cohesive in here, and there's...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Danielle rated it 5 of 5 stars

I received e-book copies of these books through NetGalley. These books are are collections of comics that continue the story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer after the end of the television show in season 7. The books do an excellent job of keeping the tone of the show, and most of the drawings are really good likenesses of the characters translated from screen to page. In season 8 Buffy, the new slayers, and the scooby gang are fighting a big bad named Twilight. Apparently the name was totally coinc...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Jenn Dattilo Watts rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: any Whedon fans

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This gets a 4.5 rating. Wasn't thrilled with it at first - the whole Harmony lead in story just didn't do it for me. But each of the other four stories within volume 5 more than made up for it. The vampy cats were just uber creepy - you have to read it to really get the creepiness. And for any Veronica Mars fans (yep, that'd me be) I got a special warm fuzzy when the Scooby gang mentioned the VM DVD set....AWESOMESAUCE!

(Gets Spoilerish here if you've not read yet.)

Kennedy wasn't annoying for o...more

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Dec 06, 2009 Don rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is a generous two. This was a collection of stories written by people who have no idea how to pace comic books. The Faith/Giles issue is the only one that is paced well. And that adds nothing to the overall "Twilight" storyline. The Harmony and Dawn stories are painfully bad. Harmony's story should have been a two-parter and Dawn's wasn't nearly enough for a complete issue.

Satsu/Kennedy story was cute, but only because they fought little vampire dolls. And I can't even remember what the las...more

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Jul 12, 2010 Meghan rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Really having a hard time keeping all these threads together, even when I read the trades back-to-back. The Faith and Giles story was probably my favorite of the group, although it is a little exhausting when people bring up Jenny Calendar, at this point, Giles has had a lot of nicks in his heart and that's just one of many. I guess maybe it's significant later, I don't know.

I am really interested in the public's attitude towards the slayer problem, but I'm afraid that by giving us these little...more

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Jun 10, 2011 Emily Northcutt rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-fiction, graphic-novel, grown-up-stuff, horror-fiction

I'm so glad that I was able to read this on my iPad through Netgalley. I may need to check out Dark Horse's app now! Unlike the other volumes of Season 8, this is more of a short story collection rather than a continuous arc. I like self-contained stories, but some of these were better than others. I enjoyed Harmony's misadventures as a reality show star (I wouldn't mind if vampires devoured the cast of Jersey Shore - in fact, I might actually watch THAT), but no so much the rogue slayers taking...more

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Jan 14, 2010 Ryan Mishap rated it 4 of 5 stars

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A collections of one-offs that also advances the storyline. Harmony jumpstarts a popular culture trend that celebrates vampires as misunderstood creatures cruelly hunted down by the terroristic Slayer cells. The satire on reality TV shows is great, and provides a novel way to ratchet up the tension, further isolating the Slayers from society. It is also a little disjointed and the storyline doesn't flow as well as in previous issues/collections. Also, the writers are relying more on self-refere...more

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Oct 17, 2009 Jesse rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Buffy

Shelves: graphic-novels

Good solid installment. It advances the current metaplot, while adding a few character driven plot wrinkles. Also, we see Giles and Faith again which is always good. Also, this installment acknowledges the absurd trend in vamp fiction today and spits on it as what it is, wankery delusional love for the bad guys. Hey look, I'm all for enjoying the bad guys, cause they are cool and get to do stuff that good guys rarely do. But um...vamps are warm and fuzzy, thats just your rose colored glasses foo...more

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Oct 05, 2011 Sarah Pi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics

This is only getting four stars in comparison to itself. I picked up the first year's worth of issues faithfully before deciding they weren't must-haves. I didn't bother to buy them as they were collected because they were sullying my Buffy memories a bit. I may or may not have read the issues collected in the fourth volume. I feel like I've missed something, but I'm happy that my library is buying them, so I'm not complaining.
All that said, this was pretty entertaining, especially the part abo...more

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Jan 31, 2010 Kemper rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, horror, tv, vampires

Buffy's adventures after the ending of the TV series continue with this volume of mostly stand-alone stories. The best idea presented yet is that former-classmate-turned-vamp Harmony has scored a TV reality show and when an inexperienced slayer botches an attempt to dust her while the cameras roll, Harmony uses it to make the media and the public belive that the vamps are just a poor persecuted minority group while Buffy and the slayers are painted as a violent cult of bigots. Hilarity ensues.

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Jul 05, 2011 Ashly rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Debated between three and four stars. This is a series of one-shots, including the beginning of Harmony's reality show. Truth be told, my favorite part of this compilation was the short written in the style of an episode of "Harmony Bites." Love that a lot of the message in this collection was "You people think vampires are cool? What is WRONG with you?" As much as the folks working on B:TVS S8 claim that they aren't taking potshots at the popularity of certain other vampire franchises (other th...more

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Mar 12, 2013 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars

The preceding season 8 volumes were much truer to the script. I can understand that since Joss Whedon was no longer the script writer on this one, but I do not know why they changed up the artists. The artists that worked on this volume just did not keep any recognizable features of the Buffy cast, rendering them all as generic heroes.--With exception to Cliff Richards' penciling in "Safe", who actually manages to capture the defining features of Giles and Faith. The story lines themselves did n...more

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Mar 12, 2011 Myth Girl rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Nov 08, 2009 Slayermel rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: any Buffy fan following Season 8

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Predators and Prey is the fifth instalment of the season eight Buffy the Vampire Slayer series.

It all starts off with Harmony Kendall getting her own reality TV series on MTV called "Harmony Bites". Basically a camera crew follows Harmony around as she lives her life. (This would have actually made a very funny episode if the show was still running :0p )
Twilight is still trying to take down the slayers and has come up with a new plan to turn the Slayer Army into the enemy via bad press.
Oh and so...more

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Jun 25, 2011 Leave My rated it 1 of 5 stars

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I loved the Buffy tv show, it might be my favorite series of all time. What made the show so amazing though was NOT the vampires or supernatural plots, it was instead the growth and depth of the characters and their quirky relationships with each other in that context. The problem with Season 8 is that NONE of that translates to the comic book form. The comics focus mostly on huge epic monster battles and shallow or sensational "gotcha moments" with very little in the way of real or convincing c...more

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May 10, 2013 sj rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Four stars, because even though I love Harmony and Andrew and Vampy Cat (EAT THEIR FUCKING OVARIES!) and Dawn as a doll and Satsu getting herself over Buffy…I FUCKING HATE Faith. Faith's presence is almost enough to drive this down to three stars.

It's not even just the character, but I can hear the Dushku's voice in my head and it makes me cringe. Ugh. Dollhouse only started to get good once they moved the focus from Echo to everyone else, which should be proof enough that Eliza Dushku ruins EV...more

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 #5)

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