Buffy : Season 8

1. AndrewCrossett: There’s a star in the upper left corner of the Twilight symbol. Is that supposed to represent Venus, the "evening star," which also symbolizes women?

Georges: Nope. That emblem is important and it does represent something which will come around in the last arc written by Joss.

2. bamph: This new arc from Brad Meltzer is very superhero centric. As an artist who has worked in the superhero genre, most recently on the Manhunter co-feature in Batman: Streets Of Gotham, what has it been like bringing the extreme superhero aspects to Buffy in Meltzer’s arc and have there been any challenges as a result?

Georges: It has been great to mix it up! Brad is a big comics fan as you well know, and he’s a big Buffy fan, so a comic about Buffy almost begs the superhero element. I know Brad has been loving his run in this season. And he’s gotten some meaty stuff to write about! The only real challenge that I kept running into was how to make these characters feel real while they are stepping into this superhero element. Willow was a problem like that for me in the beginning. It was established that she has really grown into her Wicca powers but I tried to stay away from making her look too cartoony or comic book-ish when she’s doing her thing. It has been real important to me to make sure these characters have a sense of realism while they are going through their adventures.

3. bamph:

Spoiler:

Angel’s reveal as Twilight is coming next issue and Scott Allie said it happens on page 12. What was it like for you drawing that page knowing how much it will mean for Buffy fans?

Georges: It’s a nice close up of his face, so it’s pretty prominent. I spent a lot of time and a lot of faces trying to get that right. What I like most about that issue is that you find out when Buffy finds out. It would have been an amazing reveal, and still will be to those who haven’t seen the spoiler. It’s such a shame. It would have become the page that went down in Buffy history with its reveal. I’m still upset that it got leaked.

4. bamph:

Spoiler:

This is sort of a follow up question to one I asked last month. Last month I asked about Buffy leaning into Angel more than Spike in issue 3 and whether this was setup for Twilight being revealed as Angel since it would hurt Buffy so much.

You replied that it was more aesthetic and not really a setup per se and that in your opinion," it’s no secret that Buffy loves Angel more than Spike so having her lean into him just made more sense.&quote

Now in his interview last month at CBR about Twilight’s identity being spoiled, Joss confimed he has plans for Spike and most are assuming he’ll be showing up before season 8 is over possibly in the final arc. Without getting into spoilers for any upcoming appearances or plotlines in the comic. Based on your viewing of the show only, how do you see Spike’s role and relationship with Buffy in comparision to Angel’s role and relationship with her plus last month you talked about the challenges of drawing Angel, do you see similar challenges coming in having to draw Spike?

Georges:

Spoiler:

Was that a question or a dissertation? Okay, let’s see if I can get some of this. Spike and Angel’s relationship with Buffy resonates on two different levels, I think. Let me make it simple. Angel is Home and Spike is the Cabin in the Wood (How to you like that plug?!) Angel is where Buffy lives but there are times when she just has to get away to the Cabin for a while, y’know to clear her head, or when she’s not feeling right about herself. That’s what I think, anyway. Also, you assume Spike is coming to Season 8 and further assume that I’ve drawn him.....

5. wenxina: Hey, is that Scythe gonna show up again anytime soon?

Georges: It will. More about that later.

6 moscowwatcher:

Spoiler:

In the upcoming issue have you tried to depict Angel as Buffy’s nemesis or as her sweet romantic love? Were you drawing your inspiration from Angel scenes or Angelus scenes?

Georges: There’s gonna be a whole lotta both. I don’t want to spoil it, but you might want to bring a rain coat...

7. moscowwatcher:

Spoiler:

Is the surrealistically orange coloring of the sky on several battle panels in issue 30 an aesthetic choice or a necessity to keep Twilight on the battlefield without making him go poof?

Georges: That is a good question. He is called Twilight for a reason...

8. woundeddwarf: I have a question about the rectangular text boxes on some of the pages. The boxes are outlined in different colors and I want to know if the different colors are used as a way for the reader to know which character the text inside the box is associated with.

Georges: That is right. When you have a lot of characters in a scene and there’s a lot of talking, (like in most Buffy stories) it gets hard to keep track, so you have to color code.

9. AndrewCrossett: Buffy’s outfit in this issue seems to be based on Jenny’s from "The Doctor’s Daughter" Doctor Who episode. Any particular significance to that choice, or was it just a tribute?

Georges: I was wondering if anyone would notice. Yes, it is a direct homage to the Doctor’s Daughter! When I saw that episode I was 99% sure that Russell Davies, a huge Buffy fan, made her very Buffy-like to pay homage. SO I was just returning the nod. I’m so happy someone noticed! She doesn’t have the most distinct costume! Major points for you, Andrew!

10. wenxina: Okay, I know you’re in the biz and all, but when Brad Meltzer said that he wanted that "death trap" machine thingamajig, did you know exactly what it was that he was referencing, or did you have to do a lot of research for that?

Georges: What death trap thingy? I referenced a lot for that issue but I don’t remember that.

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