Boy, someone must have made me overnight, because with this October change in weather it feels like staying in bed in the daylight hours is the only thing that feels good any more. When you are literally drained by whatever work stuff, band stuff, or relationship stuff, you’ve just got to perk yourself up with a True Blood marathon or some classic vampire comic books.

Buffy, Angel, Faith and Spike … So I’ve got kind of a problem.

This … is just part of my problem - Buffy and Spike by Phil Noto

While my friend was letting me crash on her couch a few years ago (a required growing pain in this town), she let made me watch my first episode of Joss Whedon’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Years before directing Marvel’s The Avengers, Joss established a world in Sunnydale, California where vampires, monsters, demons, and ghouls lived in the Hellmouth below Sunnydale High School. The show lasted seven seasons and spun off good guy vampire Angel (David Boreanaz of Bones) into a five-season run.

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COMICS

Way back in April, Earth Prime Time introduced you to the affordable masterworks of Jack “King” Kirby for Vol. 1 of Fourth World Omnibus. This week we set the Boomtube to Vol. 3 that includes Deadman, Jimmy Olson and Orion vs. Kalibak. Don’t miss out, the hardcovers are out of print and even harder to find, natch! … Jake the Dog and Finn the Human are taking over the All-Ages comic pick this week. Are they running out of time? Adventure Time #7 that is! … Ahh, his unrequited love for Buffy makes the girls go ga-ga over blonde haired Spike the Vampire. Why is it they always go for the immortal bad boys? The solicit for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike #1 has these words: ‘Steampunk’, ‘Alien’ and ‘Cockroaches’. What What What? … Persnickety picks procured and postulated upon by LeaguePodcast.com!

EARTH PRIME TIME: BEST VAMPIRE COMICS

DigBoston and LeaguePodcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for August 22, 2012