I was so in awe at the beauty of these issues. Issue #5, which is titled "The Chain", offers insight into the slayer heritage and acts like a "Origin Story" that we would commonly see in Superman and other classic hero stories. Also, Buffy's public response is similar to that in Batman and Superman, where people think of them as a vigilante and a threat. Buffy now is in hiding because of the government feeling her powers to be a threat to humanity. She has hired multiple 'fake Buffy' slayers that will pretend to be her both underground and in Rome, so she can be harder to trace and have eyes everywhere. We then get into the second story arc, "No Future for You", which features a character named Faith Lehane, a girl who was given slayer super powers early on in the TV series when Buffy died for the first time and decided to use them to hurt humans. Now, she is on a road to recovery and attempting to make amends for the pain she has caused people. She is forced to kill another slayer that has fallen down her same path, but because she believes in recovery, she chooses to psychologically help the girl. However, Buffy intervenes and thinks Faith has 'switched sides again' for playing therapist with the enemy. They fight, and the prevailing theme is the element of recovery in a villain, and distrust in the 'good guys' have for the recovered villain. Faith now has her own origin story, one of making amends and turning away from a dark past, and is now a super hero in her own right but continues to be denounced by Buffy's 'perfection'. Buffy's seemingly ethical climb as main slayer makes Faith feel belittled, even though her right to superhero-ness is more then obvious. It was a wonderful read and made me shed a tear when Faith accidentally killed the girl she wanted to help. Because this was the outcome, Faith dedicated her heart to not being on the fighting field: she wants to be a hero in a different way, behind the scenes and off the battlefield. So beautiful to see the most psychologically twisted and vicious character develop into someone who chooses to put down the weapon, in order to be the hero she wants to be.
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