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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 focuses on the adventures of Buffy Summers and the Scooby Gang, as they fight 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 the show's 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 from 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.

Stories

Main series

Canon:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (40 issues)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine (25 issues)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten (30 issues)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven (12 issues)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve (4 issues)

Other:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic (63 issues)
Buffy: The High School Years (3 graphic novels)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Little, Brown) (2 graphic novels)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) (ongoing)

Spin-off series

Canon:

The Origin (3 issues)
Willow: Wonderland (5 issues)
Spike: A Dark Place (5 issues)
Giles: Girl Blue (4 issues)

Other:

Angel: The Hollower (3 issues)
Oz (3 issues)
Haunted (4 issues)
Willow & Tara: Wilderness (2 issues)
Hellmouth (5 issues)
Willow (5 issues)

One-shots

Canon:

Other:

Shorts

Canon:

Other:

"MacGuffins"
"Dance with Me"
"Hello Moon"
"Cursed"
"Dead Love"
"Play with Fire"
"Killing Time"
"Take Back the Night"
"City of Despair"
"One Small Promise"
"Punish Me with Kisses"
"Spike and Dru: Who Made Who?"
"Rock 'n' Roll All Night (and Sleep Every Day)"
"Haunted"
"Willow & Tara: Demonology Menagerie"
"Mall Rats"
"Angels We Have Seen on High"
"No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here"
"Frenemies"

Collections

Trade paperbacks

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven:

Giles: Girl Blue

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve:

The Reckoning

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019):

High School Is Hell
Once Bitten
From Beneath You
Frenemies
The Biggest Bad
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 6

Hellmouth (paperback)
Hellmouth (hardcover)
Hellmouth Gift Set
Chosen Ones
Willow

Omnibuses

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight:

Hardcovers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine:

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

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten:

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

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven Library Edition

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve Library Edition

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019):

High School Is Hell Deluxe Edition

Legacy edition

Miscellaneous

Slay the Critics (letters to the editor)
Creatures of Habit (illustrated novel)
"The First Time" (prose short story)
Panel to Panel (coffee table book)
"HARM" (advertisement feature)
Panel to Panel: Seasons 8 & 9 (coffee table book)
Sunnydale High Sentinel (letters to the editor)

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+[[File:Buffy.png|220x220px|right|The current Buffy logo.]]
 '''''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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 ==Synopsis==
-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.
+The meta-series focuses on the adventures of [[Buffy Summers]] and the [[Scooby Gang]], as they fight against [[vampire]]s, [[demon]]s, 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 (series)|Fray]]''.
+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 the show's 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]]''.
 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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 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.
-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.
+The [[20th Century Fox]]-owned publishing house [[Boom! Studios]] picked up the license of the comics from 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.
 ==Stories==
-==='''Main series'''===
+===Main series===
 Canon:
 *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'' (40 issues)
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 *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic]]'' (63 issues)
 *''[[Buffy: The High School Years]]'' (3 graphic novels)
-*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Little, Brown)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (Little, Brown)]] (ongoing)
+*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Little, Brown)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (Little, Brown)]] (2 graphic novels)
 *[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2019)]] (ongoing)
-==='''Spin-off series'''===
+===Spin-off series===
 Canon:
 *''[[The Origin]]'' (3 issues)
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 *''[[Willow & Tara: Wilderness]]'' (2 issues)
 *''[[Hellmouth (miniseries)|Hellmouth]]'' (5 issues)
+*''[[Willow (miniseries)|Willow]]'' (5 issues)
-==='''One-shots'''===
+===One-shots===
 Canon:
 *''[[The Ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift]]''
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 *''[[Giles: Beyond the Pale]]''
 *''[[Jonathan: Codename: Comrades]]''
-*''[[Lover's Walk (comic)|Lover's Walk]]''
+*''[[Lover's Walk]]''
-*''[[WannaBlessedBe]]''
+*''[[Willow & Tara: WannaBlessedBe]]''
 *''[[Lost and Found (one-shot)|Lost and Found]]''
 *''[[Reunion (comic)|Reunion]]''
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 *''[[Every Generation]]''
-==='''Shorts'''===
+===Shorts===
 Canon:
 *"[[Harmony Bites (comic)|Harmony Bites]]"
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 *"[[Punish Me with Kisses]]"
 *"[[Spike and Dru: Who Made Who?]]"
-*"[[Rock 'N' Roll All Night (and Sleep Every Day)]]"
+*"[[Rock 'n' Roll All Night (and Sleep Every Day)]]"
 *"[[Haunted (Prologue)|Haunted]]"
 *"[[Willow & Tara: Demonology Menagerie]]"
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 ==Collections==
-==='''Trade paperbacks'''===
+===Trade paperbacks===
 ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic'':
 #''[[The Remaining Sunlight]]''
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 #''[[Welcome to the Team]]''
 #''[[The Core]]''
+*''[[Buffyverse Sampler]]''
 *''Spike: [[A Dark Place]]''
 *''Willow: [[Wonderland]]''
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 ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2019):
 #''[[High School Is Hell]]''
+#''[[Once Bitten]]''
-#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019), Volume 2|Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 2]]''
 #''[[From Beneath You]]''
+#''[[Frenemies (TPB)|Frenemies]]''
+#''[[The Biggest Bad]]''
+#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 6]]''
 *''[[Hellmouth (TPB)|Hellmouth]]'' (paperback)
 *''[[Hellmouth (HC)|Hellmouth]]'' (hardcover)
+*''[[Hellmouth Gift Set]]''
+*''[[Chosen Ones (TPB)|Chosen Ones]]''
+*''[[Willow (miniseries)|Willow]]''
-==='''Omnibuses'''===
+===Omnibuses===
 ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic'':
-#''[[Omnibus: Volume 1]]''
+#''[[Omnibus, Volume 1]]''
-#''[[Omnibus: Volume 2]]''
+#''[[Omnibus, Volume 2]]''
-#''[[Omnibus: Volume 3]]''
+#''[[Omnibus, Volume 3]]''
-#''[[Omnibus: Volume 4]]''
+#''[[Omnibus, Volume 4]]''
-#''[[Omnibus: Volume 5]]''
+#''[[Omnibus, Volume 5]]''
-#''[[Omnibus: Volume 6]]''
+#''[[Omnibus, Volume 6]]''
-#''[[Omnibus: Volume 7]]''
+#''[[Omnibus, Volume 7]]''
 ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'':
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 #''[[Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 2]]''
-==='''Hardcovers'''===
+===Hardcovers===
 ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'':
 #''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 1]]''
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 ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven'':
-#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven Library Edition]]''
+*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven Library Edition]]''
+''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve'':
-==='''Legacy edition'''===
+*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve Library Edition]]''
+''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2019):
+#''[[High School Is Hell Deluxe Edition]]''
+===Legacy edition===
 #''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 1]]''
 #''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 2]]''
+#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 3]]''
+#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 4]]''
+#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 5]]''
 ==Miscellaneous==
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 ==See also==
+*[[Crossover comics]]
 *[[Tales|''Tales'' meta-series]]
 *[[Fray (series)|''Fray'' series]]