Reddit reviews The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
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Season 8 has been collected into paperbacks and are available from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Long-Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-Season/dp/1593078226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320874450&sr=8-1
or, for UK buyers,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-Long-Home/dp/1593078226/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1320874486&sr=8-2
I don't know an easy way of getting Season 9 issues if you don't have a local comics store.
Yup! Eight in season eight and two so far in season nine http://www.amazon.ca/Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-Season-Volume/dp/1593078226/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2WVHU4HUBOYEW&coliid=I1D9NSZRIJYC01
Start with Buffy season 8: http://www.amazon.com/Long-Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-Season/dp/1593078226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278702182&sr=8-1
Start with Angel After the Fall season 6: http://www.amazon.com/Angel-After-Fall-Season-Chapter/dp/B000WMP6VE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278702220&sr=1-2
I can't suggest the Spike comics, because I hated them. Don't read anything before these two comics above because it's mostly all terrible. There are a few jewels. You can check out the Omnibus collections if you wish. That covers just about every Buffy/Angel comic.
EDIT: Sorry, had some problems with editing and spacing. It should make sense now.
First of all, yes that is the "in-universe timeline" order. It's also, essentially, the publication order. 'Tales' and Fray came out around the same time. After The Fall/Spike and Season 8 also came out at the same time, but After The Fall definitely takes place before Season 8.
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As for your second conundrom, just remember that everything is in groups of five. Let me see if I can break this down effectively... I'm going to abbreviate 'Buffy: Season 8' to BS8.
This website is kind of perfect for fixing your confusion. It lists absolutely everything, including single issues, trade-paperbacks (the 5-issue volumes, listed below), Library Editions, and Omnibuses.
BS8 Omnibus Vol. 1 (issues 1-20)
-----BS8 Library Edition Vol. 1 (issues 1-10)
-----------BS8 Vol. 1- Long Way Home (issues 1-5)
-----------BS8 Vol. 2- No Future For You (issues 6-10)
-----BS8 Library Edition Vol. 2 (issues 11-20)
-----------BS8 Vol. 3- Wolves at the Gate (issues 11-15)
-----------BS8 Vol. 4- Time of Your Life (issues 16-20)
BS8 Omnibus Vol. 2 (issues 21-40)
-----BS8 Library Edition Vol. 3 (issues 21-30)
----------BS8 Vol. 5- Predators and Prey (21-25)
----------BS8 Vol. 6- Retreat (26-30)
-----BS8 Library Edition Vol. 4 (issues 31-40)
-----------BS8 Vol. 7- Twilight (issues 31-35)
-----------BS8 Vol. 8- Last Gleaming (issues 36-40)
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Hope this helps. I'm open to answering any and all questions. Lay it on me.
>so should I start with the cannon ones or do I need to read the others?
Up to you. Canon is a difficult issue because IDW have the rights to the Angel franchise. These are comics that Joss did not write, but most of them were written by writers Joss has worked with in the past and asked to write comics for. Here is the official "canonical" order. And what I mean by this, is that it was approved by Joss. This is not the "complete" order.
>Also where can I purchase the comics and are the expensive (are they on tablets of any kind?).
Comics can be purchased in many different forms. You can buy them online from DarkHorse, buy them from Amazon in the form of Library editions or the paper-back versions. The difference between library and normal is that normal is a paperback and library is a hard-cover. Google/YouTube it to really see the difference.
Comics are fairly expensive. If you're looking for the cheap options, then buying them online in .pdf form is probably your answer.
>Lastly, do the comics begin where season 7 left off or do I need to watch Angel too?
Yes, you need to watch Angel. Buffy season 8 starts a couple of years after "chosen", it's difficult to say.
the buffy omnibuses do not have any season 8 or 9 comics. if you want season 8/9 youll want to get either the library editions or the trade paperbacks
http://www.amazon.com/Long-Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-Season/dp/1593078226/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2OR8DX075T064&coliid=IWXPZUG5HDP4H