I strongly recommend giving this book a shot if you're a fan of the Buffy series, but only if you've seen all of Buffy because a lot of this wouldn't make sense if you haven't. 
 This book takes place about 3 months after season 7 of Buffy. Even though the First was pushed back to God knows where, and Buffy stopped the what was it? 10th apocalypse on Sunnydale? There are still tons of underground demons that are doing your usual killing and mayhem. However, this time there are 1800 slayers around the world, 500 of whom are working with Team Buffy. Still the Scooby Gang still have a lot cut out for them especially since there is a new mysterious threat known as "Twilight". Yes, there is a new cult, well it's probably a very, very old cult, but new to the Buffyverse, and it's bent on destroying Buffy herself. Something about her destroying the fate of the world, yaddy yaddy yadda. And yes, I realize "Twilight" is an ironic name choice given the Twilight cult following; however, this book came out in 2007, when Twilight didn't come out until 2008. 
 I do not want to spoil anything with this book, but let's just say that a certain confusing element in the TV series Angel gets cleared up, and a certain someone we thought was dead is back. I know that sounds cliche to bring back a dead person, but trust me, this is not what you'd expect and it leads to a very interesting turning of events. 
 I really have to hand it to Joss Whedon for a fantastic continuation of the Buffy story. The book is even called Season 8, so it's really a must for people who want a complete knowledge of all that is Buffy. 
 You may note, however, that I only give this book 4 stars. Unfortunately issue #5 is lackluster at best, and it ended up being too confusing and strange, and slightly pointless. Yes, there is a point to it, but I wish they could have tied in more of the story that was left in issue #4. Instead it felt more like an uninspiring side issue. 
 Also, I feel like Whedon was slightly carried away with the punnage and wordplay. It works remarkably well in the TV series, but it doesn't work as well in the graphic novel for me, and it simply felt too campy. Perhaps it's because the art itself looks very cartoonish, so if you pile on camp it's just too much. 
 Those are my only two complaints, the rest of the novel is spectacular, and I strongly recommend the book. I for one can't wait to read volume 2. I'm psyched to learn what happens next. 
 P.S. I absolutely loved Andrew in this book. He's the ambiguously closeted-homosexual nerd pseudo-genius ex-villain. Despite being incredibly awkward, Andrew has a real knack for humoring up the audience, and there is one cel in particular during a phone conversation with Xander, that really cracks me up. Just thinking about it has me chuckling.