Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019)

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
First	Unknown title
Last	To be announced
(January 23, 2019)
(To be announced)
Publisher	Boom! Studios
Writer(s)	Jordie Bellaire
Penciller(s)	Dan Mora
Cover artist(s)	Matt Taylor

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a comic book series from Boom! Studios. It’s described as the original homonym series reimagined for the year of 2019, with Joss Whedon as story consultant.

Premise

This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil. But the Slayer’s world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as this new series brings her into a new era with new challenges, new friends… and a few enemies you might already recognize. The more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang — Giles, Willow, Xander, Cordelia and more — faces brand new Big Bads, and a threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High, confirming what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell.

WELCOME BACK TO THE HELLMOUTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Appearances

• Buffy Summers
• Willow Rosenberg
• Alexander Harris
• Rupert Giles
• Cordelia Chase
• Drusilla
• Spike
• Anya Jenkins

Publications

The series has announced four issues and one short story, collected in one trade paperback.

Issues

Cover	Title	Issue	Release date
	Unknown title	1	January 23, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: Dan Mora
	Go back to the beginning as Buffy the Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon. Buffy Summers wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil.
	Unknown title	2	February 13, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: Dan Mora
	The reimagining of Joss Whedon’s groundbreaking series continues as Drusilla, the self-proclaimed Mistress and her pet, Spike, make their debut with their sights set on Buffy! Meanwhile, Giles is determined to teach Buffy about her destiny, responsibility, blah blah… can someone tell him to chill? How bad can it get?
	Unknown title	3	March 13, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: Dan Mora
	The reimagining of Joss Whedon’s groundbreaking series reaches the penultimate chapter of the first arc as Buffy and the Scooby Gang (the name was Xander’s idea, he’s workshopping it, it probably won’t stick) delve deeper into the heart of Sunnydale’s underbelly — and make a shocking discovery about the true nature of the Hellmouth. Meanwhile, Drusilla — aka the Mistress — sets her sights on Cordelia, as Cordy and Spike find accidental common ground.
	Unknown title	4	April 10, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: Dan Mora
	The reimagining of Joss Whedon’s groundbreaking series reaches the game-changing final chapter of the first arc. Buffy and the Scooby Gang (the name was Xander’s idea, he’s workshopping it, it probably won’t stick) delve deeper into the heart of Sunnydale’s underbelly — and make a shocking discovery about the true nature of the Hellmouth. There’s no turning back for anyone on Team Slayer in this absolutely mind-blowing issue that fans can’t afford to miss.

Extras

Cover	Title	Release date
	Welcome to the Whedonverse	May 04, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: David López
	There’s something evil lurking under Sunnydale High School, namely a gateway to a hell dimension that’s been foretold to destroy the world as we know it. Buffy and the gang have mostly got it under control… as long as everything stays exactly as it is, and we mean zero new plot points, no new characters, and absolutely no twists, turns, or misunderstood prophecies. Easy peasy!

Trade paperbacks

Cover	Title	Issues	Release date
File:Buffy-v01a.jpg	“Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 1”	#01–04	May 07, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: Dan Mora
	Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon! This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil… only this time around, her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window.