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'''''"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"''''' (or ''Buffy'' for short) is a comic book meta-series. Initially, titles in this meta-series were an extension of the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|TV series]], but later they became the official continuation of it.
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'''''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''''' is a comic book meta-series published by [[Dark Horse Comics]] in the course of twenty years (1998–2018). Initially, titles in this meta-series were a non-[[canon]] extension of the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|homonym TV show]], but it eventually introduced the official continuation of the series in the format of new seasons.
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In [[2019]], a new series was announced to be published by [[Boom! Studios]], reimagining the original story.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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The meta-series focused on the adventures of [[Buffy Summers]] and her [[Scooby Gang|closest friends and allies]] as they fought against vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness.
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The meta-series focused on the adventures of [[Buffy Summers]] and the [[Scooby Gang]] as they fought against [[vampire]]s, [[demon]]s, and other forces of darkness.
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==History==
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In [[1998]], Dark Horse Comics published its first ''Buffy'' comic story, ''[[MacGuffins]]''. The series was initially a non-canon extension of the television series, with little to no input from its writers. These comics were later retitled ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic]]'', to differentiate from the upcoming canon series. In [[2003]], the production for the ''Buffy'' meta-series halted, and Dark Horse started producing canonical works in other meta-series: ''[[Tales]]'' and ''[[Fray (series)|Fray]]''.
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In [[2007]], after a four year publishing hiatus, the first issue of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'', the canonical continuation of the TV series, was published. In [[2011]], ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]'' followed, then in [[2014]] with ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]'', and in [[2016]] with ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven]]''.
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In 2016, it also began the graphic novel miniseries ''[[Buffy: The High School Years]]'', set during the first season of the television show. The ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven]]'' began in the same year, followed in [[2018]] by the the final season, ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve]]''. The story wrapped up in its finale when it was revealed that the license for the ''Buffy'' comics was moving from Dark Horse after 20 years.
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Exceptionally, in 2018 [[Little, Brown Books for Young Readers]] published the first of a new graphic novel series, simply titled ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Little, Brown)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', introducing Buffy Summers with a new Scooby Gang acting in middle school.
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The [[20th Century Fox]]-owned publishing house [[Boom! Studios]] picked up the license of the comics rom Dark Horse, debuting in [[2019]] the homonym ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' series. It’s described as the original television show reimagined for the year of 2019, with the number of issues yet to be revealed.
   
 
==Stories==
  
==Stories==
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===Main series===
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==='''Main series'''===
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic]]'' (63 issues)
  
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Canon:
 
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'' (40 issues)
  
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'' (40 issues)
 
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]'' (25 issues)
  
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]'' (25 issues)
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]'' (30 issues)
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven]]'' (12 issues)
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve]]'' (4 issues)
   
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Other:
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===Mini-series===
  
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic]]'' (63 issues)
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*''[[Buffy: The High School Years]]'' (3 graphic novels)
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Little, Brown)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (Little, Brown)]] (ongoing)
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2019)]] (ongoing)
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==='''Spin-off series'''===
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Canon:
 
*''[[The Origin]]'' (3 issues)
  
*''[[The Origin]]'' (3 issues)
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*''[[Haunted]]'' (4 issues)
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*''[[Willow: Wonderland]]'' (5 issues)
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*''[[Oz]]'' (3 issues)
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*''[[Spike: A Dark Place]]'' (5 issues)
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*''[[Giles: Girl Blue]]'' (4 issues)
   
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Other:
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===One-shots===
  
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*''[[Angel: The Hollower]]'' (3 issues)
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*"[[Giles: Beyond the Pale]]"
  
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*''[[Oz (miniseries)|Oz]]'' (3 issues)
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*"[[Annual '99]]"
  
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*''[[Haunted (Buffy miniseries)|Haunted]]'' (4 issues)
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*"[[Chaos Bleeds (comic)|Chaos Bleeds]]"
  
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*''[[Willow & Tara: Wilderness]]'' (2 issues)
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*"[[Jonathan: Codename: Comrades]]"
  
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*''[[Hellmouth (miniseries)|Hellmouth]]'' (5 issues)
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*"[[Lost and Found (one shot)|Lost and Found]]"
  
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*"[[Lover's Walk]]"
  
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*"[[Reunion (comic)|Reunion]]"
  
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*"[[Ring of Fire]]"
  
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*"[[The Dust Waltz]]"
  
   
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===Shorts===
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==='''One-shots'''===
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Canon:
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*''[[The Ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift]]''
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*''[[Willow: Goddesses and Monsters]]''
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*''[[Riley: Commitment Through Distance, Virtue Through Sin]]''
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Other:
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*''[[The Dust Waltz]]''
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*''[[Rogues Gallery]]''
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*''[[Ring of Fire]]''
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*''[[Spike and Dru: Paint the Town Red]]''
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*''[[Stinger]]''
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*''[[The Latest Craze]]''
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*''[[Bad Dog]]''
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*''[[Spike and Dru: The Queen of Hearts]]''
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*''[[Spike and Dru: All's Fair]]''
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*''[[Giles: Beyond the Pale]]''
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*''[[Jonathan: Codename: Comrades]]''
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*''[[Lover's Walk (comic)|Lover's Walk]]''
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*''[[WannaBlessedBe]]''
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*''[[Lost and Found (one-shot)|Lost and Found]]''
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*''[[Reunion (comic)|Reunion]]''
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*''[[Chaos Bleeds (comic)|Chaos Bleeds]]''
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*''[[Chosen Ones]]''
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*''[[Every Generation]]''
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==='''Shorts'''===
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Canon:
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*"[[Harmony Bites (comic)|Harmony Bites]]"
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*"[[Vampy Cat Play Friend]]"
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*"[[Always Darkest]]"
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*"[[Harmony Comes to the Nation]]"
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*"[[Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles]]"
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*"[[In Space No One Can Hear You Slay]]"
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*"[[Love vs. Life]]"
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*"[[Where Are They Now?]]"
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Other:
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*"[[MacGuffins]]"
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*"[[Dance with Me]]"
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*"[[Hello Moon]]"
 
*"[[Cursed (comic)|Cursed]]"
  
*"[[Cursed (comic)|Cursed]]"
 
*"[[Dead Love]]"
  
*"[[Dead Love]]"
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*"[[Hello Moon]]"
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*"[[Play with Fire]]"
 
*"[[Killing Time]]"
  
*"[[Killing Time]]"
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*"[[Stinger]]"
  
 
*"[[Take Back the Night]]"
  
*"[[Take Back the Night]]"
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*"[[City of Despair]]"
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*"[[One Small Promise]]"
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*"[[Punish Me with Kisses]]"
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*"[[Spike and Dru: Who Made Who?]]"
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*"[[Rock 'N' Roll All Night (and Sleep Every Day)]]"
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*"[[Haunted (Prologue)|Haunted]]"
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*"[[Willow & Tara: Demonology Menagerie]]"
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*"[[Mall Rats]]"
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*"[[Angels We Have Seen on High]]"
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*"[[No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here]]"
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*"[[Frenemies]]"
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==Collections==
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==='''Trade paperbacks'''===
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic'':
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#''[[The Remaining Sunlight]]''
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#''[[Uninvited Guests]]''
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#''[[Bad Blood]]''
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#''[[Crash Test Demons]]''
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#''[[Pale Reflections]]''
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#''[[The Blood of Carthage]]''
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#''[[Food Chain]]''
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#''[[Past Lives]]''
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#''[[Autumnal (Buffy)|Autumnal]]''
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#''[[Out of the Woodwork]]''
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#''[[False Memories]]''
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#''[[Ugly Little Monsters]]''
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#''[[The Death of Buffy]]''
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#''[[Note from the Underground]]''
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#''[[Viva Las Buffy!]]''
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#''[[Slayer, Interrupted (TPB)|Slayer, Interrupted]]''
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#''[[A Stake to the Heart]]''
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*''[[The Origin (TPB)|The Origin]]''
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*''[[Spike and Dru]]''
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*''Angel: [[The Hollower]]''
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*''[[Oz (TPB)|Oz]]''
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*''[[Haunted (TPB)|Haunted]]''
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*''[[Willow & Tara]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'':
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#''[[The Long Way Home]]''
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#''[[No Future for You]]''
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#''[[Wolves at the Gate]]''
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#''[[Time of Your Life]]''
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#''[[Predators and Prey (TPB)|Predators and Prey]]''
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#''[[Retreat]]''
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#''[[Twilight (TPB)|Twilight]]''
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#''[[Last Gleaming]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine'':
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#''[[Freefall]]''
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#''[[On Your Own]]''
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#''[[Guarded]]''
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#''[[Welcome to the Team]]''
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#''[[The Core]]''
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*''Spike: [[A Dark Place]]''
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*''Willow: [[Wonderland]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten'':
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#''[[New Rules]]''
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#''[[I Wish]]''
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#''[[Love Dares You]]''
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#''[[Old Demons]]''
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#''[[In Pieces on the Ground]]''
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#''[[Own It]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven'':
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#''[[The Spread of Their Evil...]]''
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#''[[One Girl in All the World (TPB)|One Girl in All the World]]''
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*''Giles: [[Girl Blue]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve'':
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*''[[The Reckoning (TPB)|The Reckoning]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2019):
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#''[[High School Is Hell]]''
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#''[[Once Bitten]]''
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#''[[From Beneath You]]''
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#''[[Frenemies (TPB)|Frenemies]]''
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*''[[Hellmouth (TPB)|Hellmouth]]'' (paperback)
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*''[[Hellmouth (HC)|Hellmouth]]'' (hardcover)
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*''[[Hellmouth Gift Set]]''
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*''[[Chosen Ones (TPB)|Chosen Ones]]''
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==='''Omnibuses'''===
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic'':
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#''[[Omnibus: Volume 1]]''
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#''[[Omnibus: Volume 2]]''
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#''[[Omnibus: Volume 3]]''
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#''[[Omnibus: Volume 4]]''
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#''[[Omnibus: Volume 5]]''
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#''[[Omnibus: Volume 6]]''
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#''[[Omnibus: Volume 7]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'':
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#''[[Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 1]]''
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#''[[Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 2]]''
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==='''Hardcovers'''===
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'':
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#''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 1]]''
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#''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 2]]''
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#''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 3]]''
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#''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 4]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine'':
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 1]]''
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 2]]''
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 3]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten'':
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 1]]''
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 2]]''
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 3]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven'':
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven Library Edition]]''
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve'':
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve Library Edition]]''
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==='''Legacy edition'''===
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 1]]''
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 2]]''
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 3]]''
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==Miscellaneous==
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*''[[Slay the Critics]]'' <small>(letters to the editor)</small>
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*''[[Creatures of Habit]]'' <small>(illustrated novel)</small>
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*"[[The First Time]]" <small>(prose short story)</small>
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*''[[Panel to Panel]]'' <small>(coffee table book)</small>
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*"[[HARM]]" <small>(advertisement feature)</small>
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*''[[Panel to Panel: Seasons 8 & 9]]'' <small>(coffee table book)</small>
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*''[[Sunnydale High Sentinel]]'' <small>(letters to the editor)</small>
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==See also==
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*[[Crossover comics]]
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*[[Tales|''Tales'' meta-series]]
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*[[Fray (series)|''Fray'' series]]
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*[[Angel comics|''Angel'' comics]]
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*[[Spike comics|''Spike'' comics]]
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[[fr:Buffy contre les vampires (comics)]]
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[[nl:Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics]]
   
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==Behind the scenes==
  
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Dark Horse Comics published its first ''Buffy'' graphic in 1998 ("[[Dust Waltz]]"). The initial stories a non-canon extension of the television series with little to no input from its writers (this series was later retitled Classic). In 2003 production on the ''Buffy'' meta-series halted and Dark Horse started producing canonical works in other meta-series (''[[Tales of the Slayers]]'', ''[[Tales of the Vampires]]'', and ''[[Fray]]''). In 2007, after a four year publishing hiatus, the first issue of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'', the canonical continuation of the TV series was published. In 2011 ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]'' followed.
  
 
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a comic book meta-series published by Dark Horse Comics in the course of twenty years (1998–2018). Initially, titles in this meta-series were a non-canon extension of the homonym TV show, but it eventually introduced the official continuation of the series in the format of new seasons.

In 2019, a new series was announced to be published by Boom! Studios, reimagining the original story.

Synopsis

The meta-series focused on the adventures of Buffy Summers and the Scooby Gang as they fought against vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness.

History

In 1998, Dark Horse Comics published its first Buffy comic story, MacGuffins. The series was initially a non-canon extension of the television series, with little to no input from its writers. These comics were later retitled Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic, to differentiate from the upcoming canon series. In 2003, the production for the Buffy meta-series halted, and Dark Horse started producing canonical works in other meta-series: Tales and Fray.

In 2007, after a four year publishing hiatus, the first issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, the canonical continuation of the TV series, was published. In 2011, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine followed, then in 2014 with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten, and in 2016 with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven.

In 2016, it also began the graphic novel miniseries Buffy: The High School Years, set during the first season of the television show. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven began in the same year, followed in 2018 by the the final season, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve. The story wrapped up in its finale when it was revealed that the license for the Buffy comics was moving from Dark Horse after 20 years.

Exceptionally, in 2018 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers published the first of a new graphic novel series, simply titled Buffy the Vampire Slayer, introducing Buffy Summers with a new Scooby Gang acting in middle school.

The 20th Century Fox-owned publishing house Boom! Studios picked up the license of the comics rom Dark Horse, debuting in 2019 the homonym Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. It’s described as the original television show reimagined for the year of 2019, with the number of issues yet to be revealed.

Stories

Main series

Canon:

Other:

Spin-off series

Canon:

Other:

One-shots

Canon:

Other:

Shorts

Canon:

Other:

Collections

Trade paperbacks

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic:

  1. The Remaining Sunlight
  2. Uninvited Guests
  3. Bad Blood
  4. Crash Test Demons
  5. Pale Reflections
  6. The Blood of Carthage
  7. Food Chain
  8. Past Lives
  9. Autumnal
  10. Out of the Woodwork
  11. False Memories
  12. Ugly Little Monsters
  13. The Death of Buffy
  14. Note from the Underground
  15. Viva Las Buffy!
  16. Slayer, Interrupted
  17. A Stake to the Heart

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight:

  1. The Long Way Home
  2. No Future for You
  3. Wolves at the Gate
  4. Time of Your Life
  5. Predators and Prey
  6. Retreat
  7. Twilight
  8. Last Gleaming

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine:

  1. Freefall
  2. On Your Own
  3. Guarded
  4. Welcome to the Team
  5. The Core

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten:

  1. New Rules
  2. I Wish
  3. Love Dares You
  4. Old Demons
  5. In Pieces on the Ground
  6. Own It

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven:

  1. The Spread of Their Evil...
  2. One Girl in All the World

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019):

  1. High School Is Hell
  2. Once Bitten
  3. From Beneath You
  4. Frenemies

Omnibuses

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic:

  1. Omnibus: Volume 1
  2. Omnibus: Volume 2
  3. Omnibus: Volume 3
  4. Omnibus: Volume 4
  5. Omnibus: Volume 5
  6. Omnibus: Volume 6
  7. Omnibus: Volume 7

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight:

  1. Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 1
  2. Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 2

Hardcovers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight:

  1. Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 1
  2. Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 2
  3. Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 3
  4. Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 4

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine:

  1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 1
  2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 2
  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 3

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten:

  1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 1
  2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 2
  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 3

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven:

  1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven Library Edition

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve:

  1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve Library Edition

Legacy edition

  1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 1
  2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 2
  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 3

Miscellaneous

See also

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