Headphones and Notebooks

It’s finally upon us- the current arc of Buffy and the miniseries of Hellmouth are drawing to a close, and what a ride it’s been. So without further ado, here are the reviews for the most recent Buffyverse comics. Buffy #12 You may recall from my last review that we were left in a bit of a tight spot, with Anya, Willow, Xander, and Kendra trying to fend off the Hell Mother’s new army in the middle of a Sunnydale cemetery. Well, it seems that even with Anya’s help it may be a little bit of an ‘out of the frying pan, into the fire’ situation for our beloved Scoobies. Because Wood isn’t the only familiar face to be taken over by the Hell Mother, and they’re going to need a little more than Anya’s croquet mallet to save the day. I found this issue a bit more fun than some of the previous issues, mostly because we finally got to see Cordelia and Rose join the Scooby ranks. We also got to see Giles, Joyce, and Eric, even if it was only for a small amount of time. With both

I’ll admit, I was a little late to the Sex Education party- in fact, I didn’t watch season one until season two dropped only a few weeks ago. And you know what? I wish I’d watched it sooner. So if you’re wondering whether you too should watch it, here are five reasons you might need to give it a go. It perfectly captures what it means to be a teenager From stresses at school, to parents pushing their kids to succeed, and the pressures of being popular or fitting in, it’s all covered in Sex Education . From Jackson (Kedar Williams-Sterling) the school’s champion athlete, to Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey) the outcast, to Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) and Eric Effiong (Ncuti Gatwa), Moordale High is packed full of students all struggling with their own lives. It’s particularly interesting to see the pressures of being a teenager play out in a way that feels natural. Sex Education perfectly portrays all those moments of high school that seem huge at the time but that perhaps aren

We all know how important it is to get our characters right when we’re writing. But what can be easily overlooked is the setting of the story itself. Often we have a good idea of the general setting- a town or city, or a small village; a school or an office, or a home. But what we forget is that the settings can be just as vital when it comes to telling the story as the characters are. Let me explain; it stands to reason that if you’re writing a story for children or teens, you might have a school as a central location. It’s where a lot of the characters interact, hang out, talk with one another. But one of the most interesting things is that it separates the characters from others such as their parents. Unless there’s a really important reason, you’re not likely to have the parents come to that setting. They are instead saved for the setting of the home. And what that means is that the younger characters have their own space, allowing them to meet up and talk about important plo