YES! The day I've been waiting a few months for! As of yesterday I was able to get my grubby mitts on #1 of the new Buffy
serial!!!

So was it worth all the wait and hype??

I'd damn say so!
It's been -almost 4 years!!!- since Buffy left our screens, and it's one of those shows that seems as like it will never die... actors from the show are still 'known' as the characters they played, successions of comics ran until 2004, fan-fiction is still written surrounding Buffy and it’s characters, articles and essays are still exploring the show. Books have been coming out since 1998. Not to mention the impact it's had on TV since its debut.

It goes without saying that Buffy made a huge impact on the whole of everything, that, and it’s just awesome; giving female characters more than just conventional roles, and relying on the storytelling and character development that an episode can produce.

/rant

Anyway... the issue ruled, brought back the flair and glamour that is Buffy (as well as a cute Nick Fury comment), and got me back into reading my backlog of comics; finally I feel like reading all the Amazing Spider-man I had been neglecting (with #522 containing some of the best Laugh-out-loud moments I've experienced in ages)

My only complaint of this wonderful event is simply that comics are waaay too short for my liking. Cannot wait for April 4th (not only for it being my mum's Birthday, but also that #2 gets released ^_^)