Actual rating 3.6 stars. I felt like this volume was the quickest and easiest to get through. Maybe because the Buffy story wasn’t stretched out to all 5 issues. I like how the first story showed the evolution of technology in the demon world (which I suppose it’s not really a new concept in the Buffyverse). Not sure how that would actually work, just a bunch of coding that allows you to transmit messages between dimensions. I guess it’s just part of the mag- oh, wait… I appreciated Buffy’s choi...

After having read season nine volume two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer which is entitled On Your Own I have to be honest, I was worried what direction Joss and the other writers were going to take Buffy. The ending of On Your Own left me hopeful that things would be okay or at least go in an exciting direction. This was the understatement of the year! Guarded takes Buffy on a whole new kind of adventure that honestly, fits perfect with the age she is supposed to be right now, for those who don't k...

Still fun, but Buffy's actions were more frustrating in this one. (view spoiler)[ I can see why she would quit the job with Kennedy, but why turn down a check for work she's already done and could get her back on her feet? She didn't turn down her coffee shop checks, presumably, and that had nothing to do with being the Slayer either. Silly false nobility. (hide spoiler)] The last story was sweet but Buffy showing up at the end like she'd been watching or narrating the whole time was kind of go...

3/5 stars. Meh this one was okay, I skimmed a bit of it.

I came late to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series starting mid-series in syndication, which explains why I am all about Team Spike. I was instantly hooked. Thanks to Netflix I was finally able to watch the entire series in order on DVD, and then almost immediately after I finished they made it available via streaming. Sigh. Lesson learned? Umm, maybe not because I am following the same model to catch up on True Blood. My point here is that it makes sense that I will jump into the graphic no

A quieter stretch for the season with two shorter disconnected stories making up these five issues. The first sees Buffy working for Kennedy's firm as a Slayer-for-hire corporate bodyguard, the second introduces Billy the Vampire Slayer, the series finally exploring male gay characters (and doing it pretty well).We're exactly where we need to be with this comic in the run-up to the final 10 issues of the season. We've had big drama, an ethical dilemma, crazy twists, a classic monster of the week...

I guess it's okay that this is just...okay, right?The Buffy storyline continues to meander a bit as she adjusts to the world without magic, and adjusts to not having to be The Slayer. That's all well and good, but the answer is to make her a paid bodyguard (which is strange) and then stop the arc rather abruptly to move onto what may or may not be a new character being added? I don't know.I guess I'm just looking for things to happen, and it feels like the series is just treading water a bit. Ho...

Contains 2 stories, Guarded and Billy the Vampire Slayer. In Guarded, Kennedy has started a personal security firm using Slayers as bodyguards. Buffy joins up and is terrible at it. The story is just OK and George Jeanty's art seems to get worse each time I see it in Buffy. Especially when Karl Moline draws the second story.Billy the Vampire Slayer is about a gay teenager in a small town who becomes a Zompire Slayer. No, he's not a chosen one, he just doesn't want to see his town overrun. The st...

On hold for a while. Leaving it at: Guarded (part 2) (El protegido, segunda parte)

So Buffy tries to find herself, again. At this point, I've read this story so many times, in so many largely similar ways, that it just fails to engage me. That said, I like the idea of Kennedy's army of Slayer bodyguards, and I'm glad that somebody gave thought to what's become of her. Billy the Zompire Slayer's story was far more compelling. Billy is a great new character, and I loved watching him come into his own. And the dynamic between him and his best friend, and him and his Watcher and s...

The Good: I've always liked Kennedy (which is a major sin in the Buffy loving world) and really enjoyed seeing her in the forefront of this volume. Kennedy is making the world work for her, something we always knew she's excel at. Buffy is floundering (as always). So Buffy goes to work for Kennedy. I loved seeing Buffy attempt a normal job that works with her slayer abilities. I loved seeing her struggle with no longer being the Chosen "One" and now being just another slayer in a world chock ful...

I wish I would have documented it, but when like “the magic” was taken from the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer I was like “all these girls can get high-paying jobs as body guards now” and behold, that is what Kennedy thought too! So, with no heed to the other slayers thoughts, Kennedy hires Buffy. Buffy struggles with not taking the lead and taking orders instead. This whole thing is a big eye-opener for Buffy and I just want her to catch a break. She is still going when most people would hav...

Not awful but not good. The security job intrigued the hell out of me; I think it could have been a fantastic way to provide Buffy a new direction (and a bit more financial stability, for a change), and I actually found myself enjoying Kennedy for the first time ever in this series. Then, of course, they backtracked to (doubtlessly) go some dumbass, far-inferior route. I wasn't a fan of the last story with Billy, either. It was way forced, way corny, and way pointless. I just want to have a talk...

The Buffy storyline was just okay, but I LOVED Billy the Vampire Slayer.

A graphic novel with 2 separate stories that both left me a little flat. The art is rendered fine, and I know this is part of a larger "Season 9" series, but these 2 episodes felt a little too much like filler. Having guest writers Jane Espenson and Drew Greenberg writing one didn't do much for me.In the first story, Buffy is hired by Kennedy to act as a bodyguard in her post-slayer career. Buffy can't help seeing demons around every corner and this proves problematic, at first. Then a case come...

Well, every other volume seems to be good right now. This was a fun romp. I am glad that Kennedy came back and she has started up a security firm for Slayers. She and Buffy work a case. I really enjoyed the 2nd half of the volume. Billy the Vampire Slayer. Billy is a gay teen living in a small town where he is bullied. It turns out that gay Billy is the first ever male Slayer. I thought that was so very cool. He has a lot to learn still. The 2 issues about him were a lot of fun and there is a lo...

*Book source ~ LibraryFrom Goodreads:In a bold move to give disenfranchised Slayers a meaningful societal role (with pay), Kennedy recruits Buffy to act as bodyguard for high-profile clientele. But unlike the other recruits, Buffy struggles to abandon her Slaying instincts and looks for demony threats where none lie (much to Kennedy's dismay). So it's only natural that her first job is to protect a tech mogul who just so happens to be running from demon assassins! Collects Buffy Season 9 #11–#15...

As many of you lovely readers know, I do love my graphic novels. I review them all the time, and they are a constant staple in my life. What you may not know, however, is that the very first graphic novel I ever read was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was the omnibus Vol. 1 of Buffy—soon after I began the Season 8 BtVS graphic novels and was addicted. I loved the show, and all the gorgeous graphics and banter between characters I knew so well. It didn't take long for me to expand into other graphi...

Weakest of the S8 & S9 Buffys. Little story advancement & no support cast except Kennedy. And the 2nd half is solely about a boy named Billy, that while nicely supportive in an "It Gets Better" campaign sorta way, is kinda bland & only brings in Buffy on the last page, and in a non-connecty way. Feels more like 2 one-offs packaged together than an actual entry in the rest of the season.

A solid follow-up to the last volume, but still lacking some of the oomph. No Xander, Dawn, Willow, or Spike in this one- really, no Scoobies at all! Kennedy doesn't count. But this is the first issue she isn't TOO annoying in...Koh is becoming a more interesting character as well. I thought there might be some tension between him and Buffy in the relationship/physical area, but boy was I wrong. Though I still have hopes for the future, because I like him. I think he's drawn in a very positive l...