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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.
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Synopsis[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Main series[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Canon:
- The Ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift
- Willow: Goddesses and Monsters
- Riley: Commitment Through Distance, Virtue Through Sin
Other:
- The Dust Waltz
- Rogues Gallery
- Ring of Fire
- Spike and Dru: Paint the Town Red
- Stinger
- The Latest Craze
- Bad Dog
- Spike and Dru: The Queen of Hearts
- Spike and Dru: All's Fair
- Giles: Beyond the Pale
- Jonathan: Codename: Comrades
- Lover's Walk
- Willow & Tara: WannaBlessedBe
- Lost and Found
- Reunion
- Chaos Bleeds
- Chosen Ones
- Every Generation
Shorts[edit | edit source]
Canon:
- "Harmony Bites"
- "Vampy Cat Play Friend"
- "Always Darkest"
- "Harmony Comes to the Nation"
- "Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles"
- "In Space No One Can Hear You Slay"
- "Love vs. Life"
- "Where Are They Now?"
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[edit | edit source]
Trade paperbacks[edit | edit source]
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
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 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 the Vampire Slayer Season Nine:
- Buffyverse Sampler
- Spike: A Dark Place
- Willow: Wonderland
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven:
- Giles: Girl Blue
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019):
- High School Is Hell
- Once Bitten
- From Beneath You
- Frenemies
- The Biggest Bad
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 6
- The World Without Shrimp
- Hellmouth (paperback)
- Hellmouth (hardcover)
- Hellmouth Gift Set
- Chosen Ones
- Willow
Omnibuses[edit | edit source]
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 the Vampire Slayer Season Eight:
Hardcovers[edit | edit source]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 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 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 Twelve:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019):
Legacy edition[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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)
