The Great Escape

"The Great Escape" is the ninth issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven comic book series. Joss Whedon is the Executive Producer.

Synopsis
''The great escape is underway as Buffy, Faith, and Willow infiltrate headquarters at the Safe Zone. Everything and everyone they expected to stop their mission is in the way. The question is, can two powerless girls and one Slayer succeed with these ridiculous odds? Elsewhere: unexpected vampire complications. . .''

* Featuring everyone's favorite "bad" Slayer, Faith Lehane!

Individuals

 * Buffy Summers
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Faith Lehane
 * Jordan
 * Vicki
 * Xander Harris
 * Dawn Summers
 * Spike
 * Joanna Wise
 * President Malloy

Organization and Titles

 * Scooby Gang
 * Safe Zone

Species

 * Slayer
 * Witch
 * Vampire

Locations

 * San Francisco
 * Safe Zone


 * Santa Fe, New Mexico
 * Sav-Mor Motel


 * Dolan Springs, Arizona
 * Austin, Texas
 * Congress Bridge

Weapons and Objects

 * Scythe

Death Count

 * The entire Dolan Springs population (2,000 people);
 * 24 soldiers and slayers protecting the city.

Trivia

 * The variant cover features a "deleted scene" from the issue, written by Christos Gage and art by Georges Jeanty.

Collections

 * One Girl in All the World

Pop Culture References

 * Congress Avenue Bridge is indeed home to the world's largest urban bat colony, but, contrary to the Buffyverse, they are Mexican free-tailed bats instead of new vampires under shapeshifting.
 * Vicki mentions "smallpox in blankets," remembering the biological warfare against Native Americans.