A review by justjonsbooks
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow by Mariko Tamaki

3.0

Wanted some more comics to read for Halloween season and the artwork for this caught my eye.

I don’t follow the Buffy series at all but I’m guessing this is some sort of spin off sequel, as at the beginning it mentions events (saving the world with her group of friends) as though we’re supposed to already know about it. It wasn’t hard to follow though; they had a tough time and she needed to get away.

I enjoyed the mysterious vibes of the town and people. Even though they all became very friendly and welcoming there was still the feeling of something being off, which became even more apparent when she meets the witch who wants to escape.

It was going well but I felt that the last chapter and ending was quite rushed. I was surprised that she would choose to forgive them so quickly after they tried to trap her. I did like the concept of them sharing their powers to be stronger together, but I don’t know what they fear so much to the point that they would force witches to stay. The outside threat isn’t explained much at all.

Anyway, it was short enough to not stress over and was worth checking out for amazing issue artwork on it’s own. The other reviews here do a decent job a critiquing it further.