Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019)

↳ Note: This article is about the 2019 comic series. For other uses, see Buffy.

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The subject of this article is of alternative canonicity. While created as part of licensed material, it is not part of the original Buffyverse, but its own developed story.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
First	Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part One
Last	To be announced.
(January 23, 2019)
(To be announced)
Publisher	Boom! Studios
Writer(s)	Jordie Bellaire
Penciller(s)	Dan Mora, David López
Editor(s)	Jeanine Schaefer
Cover artist(s)	Matthew Taylor, Kevin Wada, Marc Aspinall, et al.
Colorist(s)	Raúl Angulo
Letterer(s)	Ed Dukeshire

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.

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.

Continuity

• This story is an alternative version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with no sense of continuity between them.
• The events are parallel to Angel spin-off comic series.

Appearances

• Buffy Summers (6/?)
• Willow Rosenberg (5/?)
• Xander Harris (5/?)
• Rupert Giles (5/?)
• Drusilla (5/?)
• Anya Jenkins (4/?)
• Spike (4/?)
• Joyce Summers (4/?)
• Cordelia Chase (3/?)
• Robin Wood (3/?)
• Angel (2/?)
• Jennifer Calendar (2/?)
• Camazotz (2/?)
• Eric (2/?)
• Rose (2/?)
• Harmony Kendall (1/?)

Publications

Issues

Cover	Title	Issue	Release date
	Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part One	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.
	Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part Two	2	February 27, 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?
	Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part Three	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.
	Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part Four	4	April 17, 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 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. There’s no turning back for anyone on Team Slayer in this absolutely mind-blowing issue that fans can’t afford to miss.
	Unknown title	5	June 5, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: David López
	The reimagining of Joss Whedon’s groundbreaking series jumps straight into the first chapter of the new story as Buffy and her friends deal with recent shocking events, friends turned foe, and enemies who might be allies, along with all the usual high school drama. Buffy’s world has turned upside down, and it’s only a matter of time before something comes along to tip her straight over into the darkness, but will she recognize the danger when it arrives or will it sneak into her life and sow the seeds of chaos from within?
	Unknown title	6	July 3, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: David López
	Nothing will ever be the same after the attack on Xander. But with the Mistress Drusilla and Spike closer to opening the Hellmouth, Buffy is out of time to save her friend — and everyone else in Sunnydale!
	Unknown title	7	August 7, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: David López
	The Scoobies are in disarray, and after the huge sacrifices she made last issue, Willow is still grappling with the consequences of losing such a monumental piece of her life. Was the sacrifice worth it? Or does this spell the end for the Scooby Gang as Buffy’s friends and family deal with the fallout from recent events and attempt to put the pieces of their lives back together?

Extras

Cover	Title	Release date
	Frenemies	May 4, 2019
	Writer: Jordie Bellaire	Artist: Dan Mora, Serg Acuña
	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	“High School Is Hell”	1–4	May 8, 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.

Behind the scenes

• The subscription to the series at Boom! Studios reveals a prospect of at least 12 issues in addition to the current releases.
• The single issues have a recap section written from Cordelia's point of view. At the end of the issue, there's a letters to the editor, called "Sunnydale High Sentinel", which includes a "Daily School Bulletin" with details about school life.
• Series creator Joss Whedon is credited as story consultant. Editor Jeanine Schaefer has described his involvement in the series: “He read all our plots and the year-long story that we have planned. We walked him through the character beats to make sure we are servicing them properly for the fans, and for them as characters and for the universe. He’s also asked us some tough questions and set some parameters we had to answer before we moved forward. Making sure we answer those questions is the most important part. He’s really on board.”