Hi, I just stumbled upon this post while reading one of the Whedon newsletters.
I've heard that Spider-man's story moved forward during the 1960s in real time, alongside the other newly created Marvel Titles. It was a new thing to have a teenage superhero, since DC Comics featured adults like Superman, Batman, etc. The early years showed Peter Parker growing up and going off to college and then graduating rather quickly. Of course, if they kept on that route Peter would soon catch up with and even pass the ages of Superman and Batman, so he's been frozen around his early 20s since then. In main continuity, Spider-man is currently around 25, I believe.
Superhero comics are kind of their own thing, and they do struggle to keep iconic heroes ageless and move them through different eras. I haven't seen the Joss quote you're referring to, but I doubt he has any intentions of doing that with Buffy. Buffy has always been about change and growth, and Joss likes to push that - that's part of the reason there's a time skip already, and the comic doesn't take place immediately after Chosen.
The story will be slower though, because as you say - it's like we're getting a piece of an episode once every month. There will only be 12 issues in a year, which isn't enough time to tell a year's worth of story. So one year Buffyverse won't equal one year real time, but that's different from the intentional time freeze done on Spider-man. I have faith that Buffy will move forward, if a bit slower than we're used to. :)
Joss talked about boys as one of his intended audiences for Buffy from the very beginning of the show, so I don't see any reason he would change the show's themes for that percieved readership. I also don't think teenage boys are the main expected audience for the comic - while it's in the comics medium, it's not a DC/Marvel superhero title.
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Date: 2007-03-23 06:07 pm (UTC)I've heard that Spider-man's story moved forward during the 1960s in real time, alongside the other newly created Marvel Titles. It was a new thing to have a teenage superhero, since DC Comics featured adults like Superman, Batman, etc. The early years showed Peter Parker growing up and going off to college and then graduating rather quickly. Of course, if they kept on that route Peter would soon catch up with and even pass the ages of Superman and Batman, so he's been frozen around his early 20s since then. In main continuity, Spider-man is currently around 25, I believe.
Superhero comics are kind of their own thing, and they do struggle to keep iconic heroes ageless and move them through different eras. I haven't seen the Joss quote you're referring to, but I doubt he has any intentions of doing that with Buffy. Buffy has always been about change and growth, and Joss likes to push that - that's part of the reason there's a time skip already, and the comic doesn't take place immediately after Chosen.
The story will be slower though, because as you say - it's like we're getting a piece of an episode once every month. There will only be 12 issues in a year, which isn't enough time to tell a year's worth of story. So one year Buffyverse won't equal one year real time, but that's different from the intentional time freeze done on Spider-man. I have faith that Buffy will move forward, if a bit slower than we're used to. :)
Joss talked about boys as one of his intended audiences for Buffy from the very beginning of the show, so I don't see any reason he would change the show's themes for that percieved readership. I also don't think teenage boys are the main expected audience for the comic - while it's in the comics medium, it's not a DC/Marvel superhero title.