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Buffy: The High School Years is a graphic novel series from Dark Horse Comics.
Premise
"Set during Season 1 and 2 of the television series, Buffy: The High School Years [...] delivers classic Slayer action! Moving to a new school and making new friends will create enough anxiety for any teenage girl. But when you're Buffy Summers, a vampire slayer – the Chosen One (with all that entails) – building a new life can be overwhelming." [1]
Continuity
The events take place during Season 1 and Season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Appearances
- Buffy Summers (2/3)
- Xander Harris (2/3)
- Willow Rosenberg (2/3)
- Rupert Giles (2/3)
- Cordelia Chase (1/3)
- Harmony Kendall (1/3)
- Joyce Summers (1/3)
- Principal Flutie (1/3)
Publications
These graphic novels are published as trade-paperbacks, and are considered as "lost episode[s] from (...) the show."[2]
Graphic Novels
Cover | TPB | Release Dates | |||
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"Freaks & Geeks" | 1 | June 1, 2016 | |||
Written by: Faith Erin Hicks | Artist: Yishan Li | ||||
A group of nerdy vampires, shunned by their cooler brethren, decide to climb the vampire social ladder by taking out the Slayer. They play on Buffy's insecurities, wearing her down until she is full-on distracted by the mental warfare. But in addition to her Watcher, Giles, this Slayer has a couple of new friends, Willow and Xander, to cheer her on... except, of course, when they're not getting along. | |||||
"Glutton for Punishment" | 2 | November 1, 2016 | |||
Written by: Kel McDonald | Artist: Yishan Li | ||||
When Buffy and Xander sign up for home ec, assuming it will be an extra-credit cakewalk, they aren't aware that the teacher is a ravenous tiger demon in disguise. The demon's unquenchable appetite has him kidnapping his top students and forcing them to cook for him, and when Xander claims some store-bought treats are his own creations, he becomes the demon's next victim! It's not enough that Buffy has to keep her grades up, but she also has to rescue her friends and fellow students-and give the tiger demon his just desserts! | |||||
"Parental Parasite" | 3 | June 28, 2017 | |||
Written by: Kel McDonald | Artist: Yishan Li | ||||
Buffy struggles to deal with her mom Joyce’s newfound interest in spending time with her. Balancing that with her schoolwork, her friends, and her regular vampire-slaying duties is a challenge. However, when Joyce becomes hypnotized by a childlike demon that craves motherly care, Buffy experiences a new kind of sibling rivalry – except in Buffy’s case, her “sibling” is actually a monster! | |||||
Extras
Cover | Issue | Release Dates | |
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"No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here" | Free Comic Book Day | May 6, 2017 | |
Written by: Kel McDonald | Artist: Yishan Li | ||
In our 2017 all-ages offering, you’ll thrill to a monster-slaying, citizen-saving adventure with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Sixteen-year-old Buffy is still learning her trade, and sometimes battles with demons and bad luck can erode a girls confidence – and her ability to have high-school fun… #SlayerStruggleIsReal. |