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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. The series serves as a canonical continuation of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and follows the events of that show's final televised season.[1] It is produced by Joss Whedon, who wrote the first arc, "The Long Way Home".[2] The first issue was released on March 14, 2007.[3]
The series was originally supposed to consist of about 25 issues[4], but series editor Scott Allie has confirmed they are already "up to about 50, could go a little higher".[5][6] The comic series was initially called “Season Eight”, but from issue #6 onward the subtitle "Joss Whedon's Season Eight" was added.[5] At present, some plans for spin-off miniseries are in discussion[7] where side-stories too far outside of Season Eight's narrative would be played out. The success of the series has prompted IDW Publishing and Joss Whedon to announce a concurring continuation of the Angel television series, entitled Angel: After the Fall.[8]
Fox Home Entertainment is producing motion comics based on the first 19 issues of Season Eight. The first motion comic was released on Amazon Video on Demand and iTunes on July 19, 2010, with new motion comics being released every Monday. The DVD of the motion comic series will be released January 4, 2011 and will include limited edition Jo Chen packaging and a collectible reprint of Dark Horse Comic's first book in the series.[9]
Things From Another World has a page devoted to preview images of Buffy Season 8 comics.[10]
Premise
The story takes place "at least a year and a half" after the events of "Chosen",[11] placing it at its earliest in the latter half of 2004 and after the events of "Not Fade Away" in Angel.
Buffy and Xander now lead command-central, which is situated at a citadel in Scotland. At their disposal are a wide array of psychics, seers, witches, and Slayers, along with a vast amount of technology. There are 1,800 Slayers worldwide according to Buffy, almost 500 of whom are working with the Scoobies, separated into 10 squads. Squads include Andrew's in Southern Italy, Giles' in England, Vi's in New York City, Robin's in Cleveland, Ohio and another led by Rona in another U.S. state. For Buffy's protection and because her name is feared worldwide, two decoys are put in place: one partying in Rome with The Immortal and one on a mission in demonic underground caverns.
In the wake of Sunnydale's destruction, elements within the United States government view them as an army akin to terrorist cells and characterize Buffy as a "charismatic, uncompromising and completely destructive" leader. General Voll, a member of a mystically aware Initiative-like government project, describes fear of their resources, power and ideology. The government has teamed with Sunnydale survivor/powerful witch Amy Madison and Season 6 villain Warren Mears, both of whom seek revenge in a Big Bad role, which is new for Amy. Simultaneously, an evil British socialite Slayer called Lady Genevieve Savidge plots to usurp Buffy's place in the Slayer hierarchy, and a shrewd cabal of Japanese vampires scheme to reverse the global activation of Potential Slayers in "Chosen". The appearances of these villains so far appear connected to "Twilight", the enigmatic Big Bad of the season, a masked person who plans to destroy all of the Slayers and bring an end to the era of magic.
A subplot involves the repercussions of Dawn's college relationship with a boy named Kenny (described as a "thricewise"), whom she cheated on, losing her virginity to his roommate Nick. Consequently, Dawn has been “cursed” with mystical transformations: first into a giant and later a centaur; her friends are unable to reverse them. Among the core group, Buffy is for a time romantically drawn to a female Slayer named Satsu, and Xander to Slayer Renée; Willow's relationship with the core group is more estranged, while she protectively withholds Kennedy from her friends. Giles and Buffy, at odds, have momentarily fallen from speaking terms with one another. Giles now works with Faith, in trying to prevent more Slayers from going rogue. Along with these new obstacles, Harmony exposes vampires to the world at large, causing pop cultural love for vampires and animosity towards Slayers.
Publication
Issues
| Title | Issue | Release date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Long Way Home, Part I" | 1 | March 14, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Buffy Summers leads a squad of Slayers in Scotland with the help of her friend Xander Harris and her sister-turned-giant Dawn. Meanwhile, a government installation investigates the demolished town of Sunnydale. | |||||
| "The Long Way Home, Part II" | 2 | April 4, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| The government recruits Amy Madison as their operative to dispatch Buffy. She travels to Scotland, unleashes an army of zombies on the castle, and binds Buffy in a sleep that can only be broken by a true love's kiss. | |||||
| "The Long Way Home, Part III" | 3 | May 2, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Still bound in a sleep, Buffy explores her dreamspace with Ethan Rayne. Willow Rosenberg comes to the Slayers' aid in a battle against Amy and her army of zombies. | |||||
| "The Long Way Home, Part IV" | 4 | June 6, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Amy kidnaps Willow and presents her to a skinless Warren Mears. Xander and some practicing witches attempt to create a portal to send Buffy and Satsu to Willow's rescue. A U.S. government general warns Buffy of "Twilight": the end of magic. | |||||
| "The Chain" | 5 | July 25, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Paul Lee | ||||
| A young woman reveals how she went from being a high school student to being Buffy’s decoy. | |||||
| "No Future for You, Part I" | 6 | September 5, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Brian K. Vaughan | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| In Cleveland, Rupert Giles recruits Faith to assassinate Lady Genevieve Savidge: a rogue Slayer who threatens to destroy the world. Meanwhile in Scotland, Buffy admits to Xander her worry of "Twilight". | |||||
| "No Future for You, Part II" | 7 | October 3, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Brian K. Vaughan | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Faith infiltrates Lady Genevieve Savidge's estate only to discover an amicable connection with her. Willow questions Dawn on her newly giant stature. | |||||
| "No Future for You, Part III" | 8 | November 7, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Brian K. Vaughan | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Faith finds herself torn when Lady Genevieve reveals her plan to kill Buffy. Matters get worse, when Genevieve's mentor Roden kidnaps Buffy and brings her face to face with Faith. | |||||
| "No Future for You, Part IV" | 9 | December 5, 2007 | |||
| Writer: Brian K. Vaughan | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Faith and Lady Genevieve engage in battle to the death. Buffy and Giles' relationship is further strained when she questions him about Faith's mission. Meanwhile, a mysterious character named Twilight meets with a U.S. government agent to discuss the events with Faith and Genevieve. | |||||
| "Anywhere but Here" | 10 | January 2, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Cliff Richards | ||||
| A Minder named Robin welcomes Buffy and Willow to Tichajt who presents to them the past, present and future, revealing kept secrets between the best friends. Dawn embarrassingly reveals to Xander that she did not sleep with her boyfriend like most suspect: she slept with his college roommate. | |||||
| "A Beautiful Sunset" | 11 | February 6, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Buffy invites Satsu to dust a group of vampires at a graveyard. There, Buffy declares to her that she knows Satsu planted the true love's kiss on her when she was bound in sleep. Suddenly, Twilight attacks both of the girls and introduces to Buffy his malicious plan to destroy all of the Slayers. | |||||
| "Wolves at the Gate, Part I" | 12 | March 5, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Drew Goddard | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Just when Xander, Renée, Andrew, Willow and Dawn all walk in on Buffy and Satsu naked in bed, a group of Japanese vampires breach the castle walls and successfully steal the Scythe. In need for assistance to defeat the vampires, Xander seeks an old friend: Dracula. | |||||
| "Wolves at the Gate, Part II" | 13 | April 2, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Drew Goddard | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| When confronted by Xander about the Japanese vampires, Dracula realizes the group has stolen his unique powers, and commits to help out of pride. Meanwhile, Buffy is preparing an all-out assault against the vampires, who have been spotted in Tokyo by the slayer Aiko. The vampires spot Aiko's surveillance and set an ambush: the female vampire Kumiko uses the Scythe to magically revert Aiko into a regular, helpless girl, and the vampire leader Toru then kills her. | |||||
| "Wolves at the Gate, Part III" | 14 | May 7, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Drew Goddard | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Buffy and her team arrive in Japan to find Aiko's corpse strung up with a welcome message written in her blood. They meet up with Xander, Renée, and Dracula, who teaches Willow a spell to contain the desolidifying vampires. With Giant Dawn as a distraction, the team assaults the vampires' lair, only to discover that it's a trap as Toru appears behind them and impales Renée on the scythe. | |||||
| "Wolves at the Gate, Part IV" | 15 | June 4, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Drew Goddard | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Dracula sends Willow to perform the spell to destroy the vampires' special powers. No longer invincible, the Slayers charge and attack all of the vampires. Dawn is confronted by a [1]] version of herself. | |||||
| "Time of Your Life, Part I" | 16 | July 2, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Karl Moline | ||||
| When Buffy and Willow reunite with Kennedy and Vi to unlock the secrets of the Scythe, Buffy finds herself transported into the future of Slayer Melaka Fray. In Scotland, Dawn transforms into a centaur and the castle is hit by a rocket sent by Amy and Warren. | |||||
| "Time of Your Life, Part II" | 17 | August 6, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Karl Moline | ||||
| After a shaky introduction, Buffy and Fray must join forces in order to discover the purpose of their meeting. Elsewhere in Haddyn, Fray's twin brother vampire Harth has teamed up with Dark Willow to affect time. | |||||
| "Time of Your Life, Part III" | 18 | September 3, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Karl Moline | ||||
| Xander and Dawn escape from the siege and enter deep in the forest, only to then encounter mystical tree creatures. In the future, Dark Willow convinces Fray to immobilize Buffy in order to save the world. | |||||
| "Time of Your Life, Part IV" | 19 | November 26, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Karl Moline | ||||
| When a portal temporarily opens between the timelines, Buffy rushes to get back to the present. However, Dark Willow and Fray will make sure she does otherwise. Meanwhile in the present, Riley Finn shows allegiance to Twilight. | |||||
| "After These Messages ... We'll Be Right Back!" | 20 | December 17, 2008 | |||
| Writer: Jeph Loeb | Penciller: Georges Jeanty, Eric Wight | ||||
| Buffy wakes up and finds herself back in her 16 year old body, conflicted with her Slayer duties when Cordelia Chase hosts a house party. | |||||
| "Harmonic Divergence" | 21 | January 7, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Harmony sets a contract with MTV to produce a reality television show, presenting vampires as helpless victims. | |||||
| "Swell" | 22 | February 4, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Steven S. DeKnight | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| When Kennedy is sent to Japan to evaluate Satsu's efforts as team leader, they are taken by surprise by some fierce furry creatures who want to do nothing more than destroy Buffy. | |||||
| "Predators and Prey" | 23 | March 4, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Buffy and Andrew embark on a trip to take down the rogue slayer Simone whilst the rest of the world still feels hatred toward the slayer population. | |||||
| "Safe" | 24 | April 1, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Krueger Jim Krueger | Penciller: Cliff Richards | ||||
| Faith and Giles encounter a runaway Slayer named Courtney. The three investigate The Slayer Sanctuary and its tie to the town of Hanselstadt. | |||||
| "Living Doll" | 25 | May 6, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Doug Petrie | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Buffy, ever busy saving the world, will finally have to take action regarding her little sis when Dawn's mysterious disappearance makes it a priority. | |||||
| "Retreat, Part I" | 26 | July 1, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Old friends such as Faith, Andrew and Satsu are forced to return to Buffy's HQ, who are much the same as them under siege from Twilight's forces, humans and demons. Defenses fall as the Scottish castle comes under attack. The group learns Twilight is able to track them through their use of magic, forcing the team to retreat to Tibet to learn how to suppress magic from Oz. | |||||
| "Retreat, Part II" | 27 | August 5, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Upon arriving in Tibet, the group is filled in on what has happened to Oz since season 4 when he departed Sunnydale. Also, Twilight uses every technological and mystical way to locate the Slayers since they mysteriously vanished from his radar. | |||||
| "Retreat, Part III" | 28 | September 2, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Buffy and her group of Slayers use hard labor and meditation to suppress their inherent magic in order to remain hidden from Twilight. Meanwhile, Andrew uses his videocamera to seek out and expose a spy amongst them-but it may be too late. | |||||
| "Retreat, Part IV" | 29 | October 7, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Having been discovered by Twilight and his army, the Slayer Organization prepare to do battle with human weapons in order to survive to fight another day. | |||||
| "Retreat, Part V" | 30 | November 4, 2009 | |||
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| The epic battle between the Slayers and Twilight's army rages in the Tibetan mountains. Without their magic, how will the Slayers hope to be victorious? | |||||
| "Turbulence" | 31 | January 13, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Without powers the Slayers are unable to keep up the fight against missile fire, grenade launchers, and tanks. It would seem that all is lost, and Buffy -- all alone -- must make her last stand on a battlefield covered in the bodies of friends and foes. | |||||
| "Twilight, Part I" | 32 | February 3, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Brad Meltzer | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Faster than a speeding -- you know. More powerful than a -- yeah, one of those. Able to leap tall . . . castles in a single bound. Still working on that x-ray-vision thing. In the aftermath of battle with Twilight's army, Buffy has developed a host of new powers, but when will the other shoe drop, and will it be a cute shoe, or an ugly one? Still reeling from the losses of war, Willow goes looking for missing allies and discovers a horrifying truth about several of the Slayer army's recent ordeals. | |||||
| "Twilight, Part II" | 33 | March 3, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Brad Meltzer | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| The Slayer army has suffered heavy losses throughout Season Eight and faced all kinds of threats new and old, but the one mystery connecting it all has been the identity of the Big Bad: Twilight. In this issue, Buffy finally confronts Twilight one on one, setting the stage for Twilight’s unmasking in Buffy #34. | |||||
| "Twilight, Part III" | 34 | April 7, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Brad Meltzer | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Twilight has been unmasked! Buildings fall, oceans churn, and the earth moves as titans come together in a bizarre twist! [12]. | |||||
| "Twilight, Part IV" | 35 | May 5, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Brad Meltzer | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| The conclusion of the "Twilight" story arc. | |||||
| "Last Gleaming, Part I" | 36 | September 1, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| The Big Bad-Twilight finally stands revealed, and it's tearing the Scoobies apart, testing the limits of their friendship. Seems like a perfect time for Spike to come back. Joss Whedon writes the final five issues of Buffy Season 8, taking his greatest characters to places only he can take them! Teamed with series artist Georges Jeanty, Joss counts down to the biggest Buffy final ever-and it starts right here! | |||||
| "Last Gleaming, Part II" | 37 | October 6, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Spike and Buffy are finally reunited (*sigh*) and lucky him-he's discovered the source of all her problems, and it's not Angel. Now Buffy must revisit the place where love was indiscriminate, the Scoobies were formed, and Hell's mouth was closed for good. Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty launch readers into the finale of Buffy Season Eight, promising more adventure, twists, and turns. Bonds are tested, lives altered, and oh!-the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. | |||||
| "Last Gleaming, Part III" | 38 | November 3, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| While Super Buffy is fighting side by side with Spike in Sunnydale, Angel is on the other side of the world fighting demons of his own. As Twilight he was given a clear mission in regard to Buffy--help her reach the next plane, together create a new world, and end all suffering. But Buffy doesn't play by the rules, and this "higher plane" and a lifetime of happiness with Angel wasn't gonna cut it--not if she had to sacrifice her family to keep it. And now Angel has to answer for his failings as Twilight--willingly or not. Back in Sunnydale everyone is fighting for their lives against a horde of demons, and someone close to Buffy joins forces with a villain from the past to strive for a common goal--protect the seed. The finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight is in full effect, and you won't want to miss a single beat of Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty's fateful conclusion years in the making. | |||||
| "Last Gleaming, Part IV" | 39 | December 01, 2010 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| It's war, and there will be casualties not soon forgotten as Buffy faces her most fearsome enemy. Buffy creator Joss Whedon and series artist Georges Jeanty join forces for the most emotional issue to date as they approach the finale of Season Eight. | |||||
| "Last Gleaming, Part V" | 40 | January 19, 2011 | |||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Georges Jeanty | ||||
| Season Eight has at last brought Buffy the long way home, and betrayal comes in the shape of the closest, most unexpected individual of all. Reeling from their losses, the Scoobies will never be the same again. | |||||
One-shots
| Title | Release date | ||||
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Vampires - "The Thrill" | June 3, 2009 | ||||
| Writer: Becky Cloonan | Penciller: Vasilis Lolos | ||||
| In a small town in Massachusetts, a young man named Jacob befriends a reckless gang of vampires who enjoy drinking his blood. Jacob craves the high and the easy escape from the monotony of his life that this "bloodletting" provides. Enter the mysterious and sultry May, who can help Jacob leave those high-school days behind – that is, if his friend Alexia doesn't stop her first. | |||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow - "Goddesses and Monsters" | December 23, 2009 | ||||
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Penciller: Karl Moline | ||||
| Following the demise of Sunnydale, Willow went on a walkabout where she met a very sultry, extremely powerful serpent lady who seems to be the key to unraveling the mysteries of what Willow is, and will become. | |||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley | August 18, 2010 | ||||
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Penciller: Karl Moline | ||||
| In the midst of a battle, Buffy's former flame and demon fighting soldier Riley Finn, seemingly in league with Twilight, was revealed as a double agent for the Slayer Army. Now we uncover the secrets of Riley’s recruitment by Buffy, his infiltration of Twilight’s inner circle, and what’s become of he and his superspy wife Sam. | |||||
Collected editions
The issues are available collected together into the following trade paperbacks:
- Volume 1: "The Long Way Home" I-IV and "The Chain".
- Volume 2: "No Future For You" I-IV and "Anywhere But Here".
- Volume 3: "A Beautiful Sunset" and "Wolves At The Gate" I-V.
- Volume 4: "Time Of Your Life" I-IV and "After These Messages . . . We'll Be Right Back"".
- Volume 5: Harmonic Divergence", "Swell", "Predators And Prey", "Safe" and "Living Doll".
- Volume 6: "Retreat" I-V
- Volume 7: "Turbulence", "Twilight" I-IV and "Willow - Goddesses And Monsters"
Writers
- 1-5 Joss Whedon
- 6-9 Brian K. Vaughan
- 10-11 Joss Whedon
- 12-15 Drew Goddard
- 16-19 Joss Whedon
- 20 Jeph Loeb[13]
- 21-25 A combination of Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie, Drew Greenberg, Steve DeKnight, and Jim Krueger
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Vampires Becky Cloonan
- 26-30 Jane Espenson
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow Joss Whedon
- 31 Joss Whedon
- 32-35 Brad Meltzer
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley Jane Espenson
- 36-40 Joss Whedon[14]
Cover gallery
Issues
The Long Way Home
Part I
Part I
The Long Way Home
Part II
Part II
The Long Way Home
Part III
Part III
The Long Way Home
Part IV
Part IV
No Future for You
Part I
Part I
No Future for You
Part II
Part II
No Future for You
Part III
Part III
No Future for You
Part IV
Part IV
Wolves at the Gate
Part I
Part I
Wolves at the Gate
Part II
Part II
Wolves at the Gate
Part III
Part III
Wolves at the Gate
Part IV
Part IV
Time of Your Life
Part I
Part I
Time of Your Life
Part II
Part II
Time of Your Life
Part III
Part III
Time of Your Life
Part IV
Part IV
After These Messages... We’ll be right back!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Vampires
Retreat
Part I
Part I
Retreat
Part II
Part II
Retreat
Part III
Part III
Retreat
Part IV
Part IV
Retreat
Part V
Part V
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow
Twilight
Part I
Part I
Twilight
Part II
Part II
Twilight
Part III
Part III
Twilight
Part IV
Part IV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley
Last Gleaming Part III
Collections
"Retreat"
"Twilight"
References
- ↑ Re-Buffed: New Comic Book Series Resurrects Vampire Slayer
- ↑ Buffy Season 8
- ↑ Dark Horse Comics > Preview > Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1
- ↑ News > Interviews > Interview with Buffy creator Joss Whedon 3/26/07
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scott Allie discusses Buffy #1 and the future of Season 8
- ↑ Adopting the Hollywood Model for Comic Books, Producers and All
- ↑ Interview with Scott Allie, Stakes and Salvation
- ↑ BRIAN LYNCH ON ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL
- ↑ \Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 DVD Details, ShockTilYouDrop.com, July 24, 2010
- ↑ Buffy Season 8 Previews
- ↑ Joss Whedon - Season Eight: Part 2
- ↑ http://forum.slayalive.com/index.cgi?board=twilight&action=display&thread=10166&page=1
- ↑ SCOTT ALLIE BREAKS DOWN BUFFY’S BIG DAY (OR NIGHT?)
- ↑ JOSS WHEDON: BUFFY #12 AND THE WHOLE SERIES