4. Long Forgotten Characters Come Back
Like Whedon, since Buffy ended in 2003, some of the actors have gone on to find a different kind of fame in a different kind of project. Willow has HIMYM, Giles had Merlin and Buffy had Ringer I guess thats not really the same. Poor SMG. But by far the coolest and most different career change is Oz (Seth Green) is now Chris from Family Guy, and the showrunner for Robot Chicken. Would Oz had ever come back to Buffy had it continued on TV or Film, considering his other projects, probably not (but maybe), but even still, the comics dont have to worry about stuff like that. Oz came back in the comics, and though his arc was kind of confusing and less cool than it could have been, it was nice to see him again. Also, Dracula comes back for an arc, which is a lot cooler than maybe it sounds, Amy and Warren are also back (less cool), The Master is back (briefly) and Riley actually, forget I said that last one. The comic also deserves some credit for leaving some characters who should remain dead (Tara, Joyce, Anya) dead. Though Season 9 will potentially ruin this but in a more explainable way. Bringing back Warren though was a mistake that kind of made Willows actions in Season 6 more forgivable (and that's not good for her character arc). Also, Fray is back, in the coolest arc of Season 8 written by Joss If you havent read Fray, go read it now. (Why isnt Fray a movie already???).