You know, I get what you're saying, and yes, the comics work better than fic because they're a visual medium. I also like the fact that the writers are outside of fandom, and thus do not get influenced in the same way that a fic writer inevitably does. Those are excellent points, and I very much agree. (As I said in that post, I have issues with Buffy in Three Deep, and I know exactly where the writers' attitudes come from.)

But I still can't see s8 as a continuation of BtVS, since the gaps in continuity and characterisation are just too wide. Sorry.