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Revision as of 04:50, 11 November 2018
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (or Buffy for short) 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 it was also published a graphic novel from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, "New School Nightmare", which introduced 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, debuting in 2019 the homonym Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. It’s described as the original television show reimagined for the year of 2019, and the number of issues are yet to be revealed.
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)
Non-canon:
Miniseries
Canon:
- "The Origin" (3 issues)
- "Willow: Wonderland" (5 issues)
- "Spike: A Dark Place" (5 issues)
- "Buffy: The High School Years" (3 graphic novels)
- "Giles: Girl Blue" (4 issues)
Non-canon:
- "Angel: The Hollower" (3 issues)
- "Oz" (3 issues)
- "Haunted" (4 issues)
- "Willow & Tara: Wilderness" (2 issues)
One-shots
Canon:
- "The Ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift"
- Willow: Goddesses and Monsters
- Riley: Commitment Through Distance, Virtue Through Sin
Non-canon:
- "The Dust Waltz"
- "Ring of Fire"
- Spike and Dru: Paint the Town Red
- Spike and Dru: The Queen of Hearts
- Spike and Dru: All's Fair
- Giles: Beyond the Pale
- Jonathan: Codename: Comrades
- "Lover’s Walk"
- WannaBlessedBe
- Lost and Found
- Reunion
- Chaos Bleeds
- "New School Nightmare"
Shorts
Canon:
- Always Darkest
- Harmony Bites
- Harmony Comes to the Nation
- Vampy Cat Play Friend
- Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles
- In Space No One Can Hear You Slay
- Love vs. Life
- Where Are They Now?
- No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here
Non-canon:
- MacGuffins
- Dance With Me
- Rogues Gallery
- Hello Moon
- Cursed
- Dead Love
- Play with Fire
- Stinger
- The Latest Craze
- Bad Dog
- 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 (Prologue)
- Demonology Menagerie
- Mall Rats
- Angels We Have Seen on High
Collections
Trade paperbacks
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic:
- "The Remaining Sunlight"
- "Uninvited Guests"
- "Bad Blood"
- "Crash Test Demons"
- "Pale Reflections"
- "The Blood of Carthage"
- "Food Chain"
- "Past Lives"
- "Autumnal"
- "Out of the Woodwork"
- "False Memories"
- "Ugly Little Monsters"
- "The Death of Buffy"
- "Note from the Underground"
- "Viva Las Buffy!"
- "Slayer, Interrupted"
- "A Stake to the Heart"
- "The Origin"
- "Spike and Dru"
- "Angel: The Hollower"
- "Oz"
- "Haunted"
- "Willow & Tara"
Buffy Season Eight:
- "The Long Way Home"
- "No Future for You"
- "Wolves at the Gate"
- "Time of Your Life"
- "Predators and Prey"
- "Retreat"
- "Twilight"
- "Last Gleaming"
Buffy Season Nine:
- "Freefall"
- "On Your Own"
- "Guarded"
- "Welcome to the Team"
- "The Core"
- "Spike: A Dark Place"
- "Willow: Wonderland"
Buffy Season Ten:
- "New Rules"
- "I Wish"
- "Love Dares You"
- "Old Demons"
- "In Pieces on the Ground"
- "Own It"
Buffy Season Eleven:
- "Giles: Girl Blue"
“Buffy Season Twelve”:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019):
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 1"
Omnibuses
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic:
- "Omnibus: Volume 1"
- "Omnibus: Volume 2"
- "Omnibus: Volume 3"
- "Omnibus: Volume 4"
- "Omnibus: Volume 5"
- "Omnibus: Volume 6"
- "Omnibus: Volume 7"
Buffy Season Eight:
Hardcovers
Buffy Season Eight:
- "Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 1"
- "Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 2"
- "Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 3"
- "Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 4"
Buffy Season Nine:
- "Buffy Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 1"
- "Buffy Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 2"
- "Buffy Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 3"
Buffy Season Ten:
- "Buffy Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 1"
- "Buffy Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 2"
- "Buffy Season Ten Library Edition, Volume 3"
Related publications
- “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)
- “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Adult Coloring Book” (coloring book)
- “Big Bads & Monsters Adult Coloring Book” (coloring book)