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I saw these (Ellerbisms and Chloe Noonan) being promoted on Twitter (download + name your own price), and thought, why the hell not? I love comics, and the art looked great and I loved the idea of Buffy just without superpowers. And I am real glad I bought these books, because they are great. While Ellerbisms is more realistic/non-fiction, this one is silly, magical and kick-ass. I just loved the premise, what would happen if we take Buffy + monsters, but strip Buffy of all her superpowers? Well...
Ever wonder what might happen if you crossed Scott Pilgrim with Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Wonder no more...Chloe Noonan started out as Marc Ellerby's version of Buffy if she didn't have powers. It kind of got a lot more loose from there. Chloe's life is more about her friendship with Zoe, in some ways her polar opposite (though equally powerless), and only incidentally about fighting monsters.Actually, the monster bit is one of the more notable aspects of Ellerby's storytelling, and not for the
Things I liked about this:* It's British. I'm not sure I've read a British-set comic written by a British person before. * It's hilarious.* Part of it's fun comes from it's many, and excellently done, pop culture references. It's spot on.* Pixies! I was enjoying it from the start, but 11 pages into the 1st story and this is what sold me on the series:* The fun references only continue from there. The deconstruction of the Amy Pond insult! The 'Mewmins'! Amazing.Just read it. It's quick to get th...
Good fun and so cheap that there's no excuse for not giving it a try. I like how she uses Pixies lyrics to psych herself up for a fight.
This and Ellerbisms (by the same author) grabbed my eye in Waterstones, Brentwood. I bought them both and am so glad I did. More please, Marc!