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Since Superstar
featured a mocked up Jonathan comic, it's not particularly surprising
that Dark Horse have produced a real version, and they've got the episode's
writer Jane Espenson on board as well.
After a
recap of the concept of the Superstar universe we're soon in familiar
territory, with Buffy fighting a vampire in the cemetery. Except this
is no ordinary vamp, it's an escapee from a Russian establishment vaguely
similar to The Initiative.
Naturally any
story based around Superstar is more likely to appeal to fans of the
episodes than non-fans such as myself. The night it was first
transmitted in the UK you'd think that we'd just witnessed one of the
greatest hours in television history to judge from the reaction of some
fans.
Of course,
it was nothing of the sort. In fact, if it wasn't for the supernatural
elements that Buffy allows for, it was little more than that old
chestnut of having a character exaggerate a story for their own ends.
As such I
found Codename: Comrades a relatively fun runabout, enlivened by a
few good lines from Spike, but nothing more. Those who found the
episode better than I did might find the comic more enjoyable, but even so,
it's still pretty average.
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CODENAME:
COMRADES
Writer: JANE ESPENSON
Penciller: CLIFF RICHARDS
Inker: ANDY OWENS
Letterer: CLEM ROBINS
Colourist: GUY MAJOR
Cover: TONY DANIEL
Cover variations: art, photo
RATING: 5/10
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