I knew a bunch of things going into it — such as the fact that fandom loves Spike. Why? I had no idea. And it took a season or two to really catch on, but when James Marsters got the accent down and interesting things started happening to Spike, I definitely understood what fandom kept going on about.

So Spike, it turns out, is one of my favorite redeemed bad guys ever. He’d probably hate the term, which is one of the reasons why he’s one of my favorite redeemed bad guys ever. Add a favorite character and get one of my favorite writers to write him (that’d be Peter David), and I make happy squeeful noises and pounce on the graphic novel. I hear there are other Spike graphic novels, though I fear Peter David probably isn’t involved.

This particular graphic novel is made up of three stories. The first one is the only one by Peter David, and it brings Spike together with Cecily/Halfrak, a character who may or may not have been meant to be the same person on the show, but who was played by the same actress. It’s definitely got the Peter David sense of humor running throughout, and it makes me wonder how Spike would get along with PAD’s Supergirl.

The second and third stories are by another author, and they mostly dig into Spike’s Big Bad Past. They’re definitely good, and they definitely feel like Spike, but they don’t have nearly the same sense of humor as PAD’s story, and I’m not as impressed by them. Still, more Spike is always good, and I’ll certainly take what I’ve got. :) I may have to look up more of these graphic novels.