Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Food Chain

by Cliff Richards, Doug Petrie, Christopher Golden, et al.

Book Overview

The largest Buffy collection ever! Food Chain' presents such landmarks in Buffy's comics history as T.V. scribe Doug Petrie's first comics story, 'Bad Dog,' drawn by the notorious Ryan (The Spectre)... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569716021
• ISBN13: 9781569716021
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Dark Horse Books
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Ride a Dark Horse

Set in the third and fourth seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is a medley of eight stories buy a variety of authors and illustrators. The keynote tale is the two part 'Food Chain,' which traces the fate of a young juvenile delinquent who first runs afoul of a high school student/very bad demoness, and then, when that doesn't work out, invokes a demon who likes murdering all his friends. Buffy, of course, to the rescue.Other tales include 'The Latest Craze,' the story of what happens when owning miniature demons becomes a fad for the rich and snooty, and 'Double Cross' about a demon who resembles the Alien on steroids and has a knack for being in two places at once. Then there is 'One Small Promise,' a Buffy/Riley tidbit and 'City of Despair,' an interesting story that pits Buffy and Angel against each other in a final confrontation in yet another dimension. The remaining two tales are 'Bad Dog,' in which Oz is freed to so that a geek with low self-esteem can drain Willow's power, and 'Punish Me with Kisses,' a ghost story that is a bit too cute.On top of offering a set of interesting, well conceived stories, 'Food Chain' has a stellar cast of illustrators. Both the stories and the full page artwork offer a far greater variety than the regular Dark Horse productions, which gives the reader a chance to appreciate different styles and better understand the arcane art of comic book production. If you aren't normally drawn to the graphic novel format, but want something that offers a representative sample of its potential this is the one to own.

Best Of The Best

This book is definetly for an avid fan! Christopher Golden is a great author with fantastic ideas. The graphics of this novel were outstanding, and the plot terrific. A must have for any Buffy collector