Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14

A really strong issue, by taking the time out to develop our characters and their new status quo it makes for a fantastic issue. Minor tweaks to the formula and an incredible new art team take a good series and elevate it to a fantastic series. There is a real potential to surpass the TV series here. Read Full Review

The issue makes two minor missteps towards the end"an awkward inset mars a beautiful splash page, and the final tease is too vague to be tantalizing"but this issue everything Buffy fans crave. Read Full Review

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14 is a quiet, character-driven issue that lets everyone settle into the new status quo. With gorgeous art, this issue is a great jumping-on - or jumpingback on - point for new and lapsed reader alike. Read Full Review

There was no lie, this issue answers the question of what happened to Buffy. I walked away satisfied with the state she finds herself in, among other changes which have come with a post-Hellmouth world. Overall, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14 did well to set the tone for everything to follow. Things are going to be different now, and this also creates a lot of room for this creative team to play around with the new possibilities. Read Full Review

The only shortcoming in this issue would have been it lacked any actual slaying action. I briefly believed this was a fake Joyce picking up Buffy from school, the only real tension this issue. Buffy's dream and the reveal on the final page are welcome hints to what is about to come. Between these and the hilarious note from Anyanka to start the issue, I agree with Jenny that things aren't right…I'm just okay with it. Read Full Review

Though a quieter issue overall, it builds to both a big emotional crescendo and an intriguing final page that'll surely complicate Buffy's life more. Read Full Review

There's some storyline housekeeping to do in these pages, with a surprising kiss and a new Scooby Gang to build, making for the proverbial palette cleanser issue. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

May 21, 2020

I feel like this issue is good overall, but it's constantly playing tug of war with my feelings towards it. Like, for instance, Willow and Xander are gone. On the one hand, I really like Willow and Xander, so I wish they were still in the book. But on the other hand, I mean, this just further differentiates this comic from the show, which is something that I ultimately want. And there's this whole multiverse element that I'm weary about. Not enough has happened to make me definitely decide I don't like it, but the idea itself is something I'm put off by. This series seems like it has no real direction right now, but it clearly does at the same time? It's just a weird book.