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'''''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''''' (or ''Buffy'' for short) is a comic book meta-series published by [[Dark Horse Comics]]. 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|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.
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Other meta-series in the [[Buffyverse]] are the ''[[Angel comics|Angel]]'', ''[[Fray (series)|Fray]]'', ''[[Tales]]'', and ''[[Spike comics|Spike]]'' comics, some of them involving [[crossover comics|crossover]] events with ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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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.
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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.
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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 the show's writers. These comics were later renamed ''[[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''.
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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 from Dark Horse, debuting in [[2019]] the homonym ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' series. Described as the original television show reimagined for the year of 2019, the series was complete with 34 issues. After its conclusion, Boom! Studios announced the new series ''[[The Vampire Slayer]]'', another series taking place in an alternative universe.
   
 
==Stories==
  
==Stories==
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==='''Main Series'''===
  
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====Canon====
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===Main series===
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Canon:
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*[[Buffy: The High School Years|''Buffy: The High School Years'']] (3 graphic novels)
  
 
*''[[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)
 
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]'' (30 issues)
  
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]'' (30 issues)
 
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven]]'' (12 issues)
  
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven]]'' (12 issues)
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve]]'' (4 issues)
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====Non-Canon====
  
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Other:
 
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic]]'' (63 issues)
  
*''[[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)]] (2 graphic novels)
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2019)]] (34 issues)
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*''[[The Vampire Slayer]]'' (16 issues)
   
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==='''Mini-Series'''===
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===Spin-off series===
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====Canon====
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Canon:
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*"[[The Origin]]" (3 issues)
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*''[[The Origin]]'' (3 issues)
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*"[[Willow: Wonderland|Willow: Wonderland]]" (5 issues) <small>(under ''Season Nine'' series)</small>
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*''[[Willow: Wonderland]]'' (5 issues)
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*"[[Spike: A Dark Place]]" (5 issues) <small>(under ''Season Nine'' series)</small>
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*''[[Spike: A Dark Place]]'' (5 issues)
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*"[[Giles (miniseries)|Giles]]" (4 issues) <small>(under [[Season Eleven]] series)</small>
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*''[[Giles: Girl Blue]]'' (4 issues)
   
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Other:
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====Non-Canon====
  
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*"[[Spike & Dru]]" (3 issues)
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*''[[Angel: The Hollower]]'' (3 issues)
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*"[[Angel: The Hollower]]" (3 issues)
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*''[[Oz (miniseries)|Oz]]'' (3 issues)
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*"[[Oz (comic)|Oz]]" (3 issues)
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*''[[Haunted (Buffy miniseries)|Haunted]]'' (4 issues)
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*"[[Haunted (Buffy comic)|Haunted]]" (4 issues)
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*''[[Willow & Tara: Wilderness]]'' (2 issues)
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*"[[Willow & Tara: Wilderness|Willow & Tara: Wilderness]]" (2 issues)
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*''[[Hellmouth (miniseries)|Hellmouth]]'' (5 issues)
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*''[[Willow (miniseries)|Willow]]'' (5 issues)
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*[[Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer (2021)|''Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer'' (2021)]] (4 issues)
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*[[Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer (2023)|''Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer'' (2023)]] (5 issues)
   
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==='''One-Shots'''===
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===One-shots===
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====Canon====
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Canon:
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*''[[The Ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift]]''
 
*''[[Willow: Goddesses and Monsters]]''
  
*''[[Willow: Goddesses and Monsters]]''
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*''[[The Thrill]]'' <small>(crossover between Season Eight and ''[[Tales]] ''meta-series)</small>
  
 
*''[[Riley: Commitment Through Distance, Virtue Through Sin]]''
  
*''[[Riley: Commitment Through Distance, Virtue Through Sin]]''
   
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Other:
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====Non-Canon====
  
 
*''[[The Dust Waltz]]''
  
*''[[The Dust Waltz]]''
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*"[[Ring of Fire]]"
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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]]''
 
*''[[Giles: Beyond the Pale]]''
  
*''[[Giles: Beyond the Pale]]''
 
*''[[Jonathan: Codename: Comrades]]''
  
*''[[Jonathan: Codename: Comrades]]''
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*"[[Lover's Walk (comic)|Lover's Walk]]"
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*''[[Lover's Walk]]''
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*''[[WannaBlessedBe]]''
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*''[[Willow & Tara: WannaBlessedBe]]''
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*''[[Lost and Found (one shot)|Lost and Found]]''
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*''[[Lost and Found (one-shot)|Lost and Found]]''
 
*''[[Reunion (comic)|Reunion]]''
  
*''[[Reunion (comic)|Reunion]]''
 
*''[[Chaos Bleeds (comic)|Chaos Bleeds]]''
  
*''[[Chaos Bleeds (comic)|Chaos Bleeds]]''
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*''[[Chosen Ones]]''
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*''[[Every Generation]]''
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*''[[Faith (comic)|Faith]]''
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*''[[Tea Time]]''
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*''[[We Are the Slayer: Epilogue]]''
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*''[[Buffy '97]]''
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*''[[Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer Special]]''
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*''[[The Lost Summer]]''
   
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==='''Shorts'''===
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===Shorts===
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====Canon====
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Canon:
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*"[[Harmony Bites (comic)|Harmony Bites]]"
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*''[[Always Darkest]]''
  
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*"[[Vampy Cat Play Friend]]"
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*''[[Carpe Noctem, Part One]]'' <small>(under both ''Tales'' meta-series and ''Season Eight'')</small>
  
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*"[[Always Darkest]]"
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*''[[Carpe Noctem, Part Two]]'' <small>(under both ''Tales'' meta-series and ''Season Eight'')</small>
  
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*''[[Harmony Bites]]''
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*"[[Harmony Comes to the Nation]]"
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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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*''[[Vampy Cat Play Friend]]''
  
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*"[[Love vs. Life]]"
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*''[[Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles]]''
  
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*"[[Where Are They Now?]]"
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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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*''[[No Need to Fear, the Slayer is Here]]'' <small>(under the ''[[Buffy: The High School Years]]'' series)</small>
  
   
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*''[[MacGuffins]]''
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*"[[MacGuffins]]"
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*''[[Dance With Me]]''
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*"[[Dance with Me]]"
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*''[[Rogues Gallery]]''
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*"[[Hello Moon]]"
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*"[[Cursed (comic)|Cursed]]"
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*''[[Hello Moon]]''
  
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*"[[Dead Love]]"
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*''[[Cursed (comic)|Cursed]]''
  
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*''[[Dead Love]]''
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*"[[Play with Fire]]"
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*''[[Play with Fire]]''
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*"[[Killing Time]]"
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*"[[Take Back the Night]]"
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*''[[Stinger]]''
  
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*''[[The Latest Craze]]''
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*"[[City of Despair]]"
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*''[[Bad Dog]]''
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*"[[One Small Promise]]"
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*"[[Punish Me with Kisses]]"
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*''[[Killing Time]]''
  
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*''[[Take Back the Night]]''
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*"[[Spike and Dru: Who Made Who?]]"
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*"[[Spike in "Rock 'n' Roll All Night (and Sleep Every Day)"|Spike in 'Rock 'n' Roll All Night (and Sleep Every Day)']]"
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*''[[City of Despair]]''
  
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*"[[Haunted (Prologue)|Haunted]]"
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*''[[One Small Promise]]''
  
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*"[[Willow & Tara: Demonology Menagerie]]"
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*''[[Punish Me With Kisses]]''
  
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*''[[Who Made Who?]]''
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*"[[Mall Rats]]"
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*"[[Angels We Have Seen on High]]"
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*''[[Haunted (Dark Horse Extra comic)|Haunted (Prologue)]]''
  
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*"[[No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here]]"
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*''[[Demonology Menagerie]]'' <small>(parts 1 and 2)</small>
  
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*''[[Mall Rats]]''
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*"[[Frenemies]]"
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*"[[Conversations with (Vexing) Dead People]]"
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*''[[Angels We Have Seen on High]]''
  
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*"[[Aughie and Camazotz in: Birthday Brew]]"
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*"[[Wondrous and Surprising Magic]]"
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*"[[Is This What I Wanted]]"
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*"[[Mirrors Don't Lie]]"
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*"[[Trust the Process]]"
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*"[[25 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]"
   
 
==Collections==
  
==Collections==
   
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==='''Trade Paperbacks'''===
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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 (TPB)|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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*''[[Buffyverse Sampler]]''
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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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#''[[The Biggest Bad]]''
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#''[[Secrets of the Slayer]]''
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#''[[The World Without Shrimp]]''
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#''[[A Rainbow upon Her Head]]''
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#''[[Forget Me Not]]''
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#''[[We Are the Slayer]]''
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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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*''[[Willow (miniseries)|Willow]]''
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*''[[Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer (TPB)|Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer]]''
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*''[[Buffy '97 (TPB)|Buffy '97]]''
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''The Vampire Slayer'':
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#''[[The Vampire Slayer, Volume 1]]''
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#''[[The Vampire Slayer, Volume 2]]''
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#''[[The Vampire Slayer, Volume 3]]''
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#''[[The Vampire Slayer, Volume 4]]''
   
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===Omnibuses===
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====''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic''====
  
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic'':
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*Volume 1: "[[The Remaining Sunlight]]"
  
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#''[[Omnibus, Volume 1]]''
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*Volume 2: "[[Uninvited Guests]]"
  
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#''[[Omnibus, Volume 2]]''
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*Volume 3: "[[Bad Blood]]"
  
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#''[[Omnibus, Volume 3]]''
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*Volume 4: "[[Crash Test Demons]]"
  
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#''[[Omnibus, Volume 4]]''
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*Volume 5: "[[Pale Reflections]]"
  
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#''[[Omnibus, Volume 5]]''
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*Volume 6: "[[The Blood of Carthage]]"
  
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#''[[Omnibus, Volume 6]]''
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*Volume 7: "[[Food Chain]]"
  
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#''[[Omnibus, Volume 7]]''
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*Volume 8: "[[Past Lives]]"
  
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*Volume 9: "[[Autumnal (Buffy comic)|Autumnal]]"
  
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*Volume 10: "[[Out of the Woodwork]]"
  
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*Volume 11: "[[False Memories]]"
  
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*Volume 12: "[[Ugly Little Monsters]]"
  
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*Volume 13: "[[Haunted (Buffy comic)|Haunted]]"
  
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*Volume 14: "[[The Death of Buffy]]"
  
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*Volume 15: "[[Note from the Underground]]"
  
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*Volume 16: "[[Viva Las Buffy!]]"
  
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*Volume 17: "[[Slayer, Interrupted (2003)|Slayer, Interrupted]]"
  
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*Volume 18: "[[A Stake to the Heart]]"
  
   
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====''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic'' Mini-Series====
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'':
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#''[[Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 1]]''
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*"[[The Origin]]"
 
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#''[[Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 2]]''
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*"[[Spike & Dru]]"
 
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*"[[Angel: The Hollower]]"
  
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*"[[Oz (comic)|Oz]]"
  
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*"[[Haunted (Buffy comic)|Haunted]]"
  
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*"[[Willow & Tara: Wilderness]]"
  
   
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===Hardcovers===
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====''Buffy Season Eight''====
  
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'':
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*"[[The Long Way Home]]"
  
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#''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 1]]''
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*"[[No Future for You]]"
  
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#''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 2]]''
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*"[[Wolves at the Gate]]"
  
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#''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 3]]''
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*"[[Time of Your Life]]"
  
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#''[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 4]]''
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*"[[Predators and Prey (TPB)|Predators and Prey]]"
  
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*"[[Retreat]]"
  
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*"[[Twilight (story arc)|Twilight]]"
  
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*"[[Last Gleaming]]"
  
   
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====''Buffy Season Nine''====
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine'':
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#''[[Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 1]]''
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*"[[Freefall]]"
  
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#''[[Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 2]]''
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*"[[On Your Own]]"
  
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#''[[Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 3]]''
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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 Season Ten''====
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten'':
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#''[[Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 1]]''
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*"[[New Rules]]"
  
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#''[[Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 2]]''
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*"[[I Wish]]"
  
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#''[[Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 3]]''
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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 Season Eleven''====
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven'':
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*''[[Season Eleven Library Edition]]''
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*"[[The Spread of Their Evil...]]"
  
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*"[[One Girl in All the World]]"
  
   
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve'':
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==='''Omnibus'''===
  
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*''[[Season Twelve Library Edition]]''
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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 Season Eight''====
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''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2019):
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*''[[High School Is Hell Deluxe Edition]]''
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*[[Buffy Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 1]]
  
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*''[[Hellmouth Deluxe Edition]]''
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*[[Buffy Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 2]]
  
   
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==='''Hardcover'''===
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===Legacy edition===
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*[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 1]]
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 1]]''
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*[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 2]]
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 2]]''
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*[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 3]]
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 3]]''
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*[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 4]]
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 4]]''
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*[[Buffy Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 1]]
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 5]]''
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*[[Buffy Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 2]]
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#''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 6]]''
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*[[Buffy Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 3]]
  
   
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==Other==
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==Miscellaneous==
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*"[[Creatures of Habit]]" <small>(illustrated novel)</small>
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*''[[Slay the Critics]]'' <small>(letters to the editor)</small>
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*''[[Creatures of Habit]]'' <small>(illustrated novel)</small>
 
*"[[The First Time]]" <small>(prose short story)</small>
  
*"[[The First Time]]" <small>(prose short story)</small>
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*"[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Panel to Panel|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'': Panel to Panel]]" <small>(coffee table book)</small>
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*''[[Panel to Panel]]'' <small>(artbook)</small>
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*"[[HARM]]" <small>(advertisement feature)</small>
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*"[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Panel to Panel - Seasons 8 & 9|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'': Panel to Panel - Seasons 8 & 9]]" <small>(coffee table book)</small>
  
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*"[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Adult Coloring Book|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' Adult Coloring Book]]" <small>(coloring book)</small>
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*''[[Panel to Panel: Seasons 8 & 9]]'' <small>(artbook)</small>
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*''[[Sunnydale High Sentinel]]'' <small>(letters to the editor)</small>
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*"[[Big Bads & Monsters Adult Coloring Book|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' Adult Coloring Book: Big Bads & Monsters]]" <small>(coloring book)</small>
  
   
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' comics}}
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==Behind the Scenes==
  
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*[[Dark Horse Comics]] published its first ''Buffy'' comic story in [[1998]]: "[[Dust Waltz]]". The initial stories were a non-[[canon]] extension of the television series, with little to no input from its writers. This series was later retitled Classic, to differentiate from the upcoming canon series.
  
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*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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↳ Note: This article is about the meta-series. For other uses, see Buffy.
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 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.

Other meta-series in the Buffyverse are the Angel, Fray, Tales, and Spike comics, some of them involving crossover events with Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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 renamed 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. Described as the original television show reimagined for the year of 2019, the series was complete with 34 issues. After its conclusion, Boom! Studios announced the new series The Vampire Slayer, another series taking place in an alternative universe.

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
  5. The Biggest Bad
  6. Secrets of the Slayer
  7. The World Without Shrimp
  8. A Rainbow upon Her Head
  9. Forget Me Not
  10. We Are the Slayer

The Vampire Slayer:

  1. The Vampire Slayer, Volume 1
  2. The Vampire Slayer, Volume 2
  3. The Vampire Slayer, Volume 3
  4. The Vampire Slayer, Volume 4

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. Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 1
  2. Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 2
  3. Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 3

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten:

  1. Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 1
  2. Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 2
  3. Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 3

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019):

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
  4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 4
  5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 5
  6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 6

Miscellaneous

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