Crimes Against Nature

Publication

August 30, 2017

Length

22 pages

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Crimes Against Nature is the tenth issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven comic book series. Joss Whedon is the executive producer.

Synopsis

Despite not knowing who their Big Bad is, Buffy and the Scoobies know where the fruits of his or her evil labors are — and they're going in to destroy those fruits… er, maybe. Hopefully, along the way, they'll figure out who — or what — is behind the plot to remove magic from the world in time to save magical beings everywhere!^[1]

Continuity

The Pandora Project is compared to the Initiative, the organization from season 4.
Faith reminds that, differently from Buffy, she and Spike have murdered people before: she killed the deputy mayor Allan Finch ("Bad Girls") and the vulcanologist Lester Worth ("Graduation Day, Part One"), while Spike was a human hunter himself.
Previously at Sav-Mor Motel (The Great Escape), the Scoobies are hiding now at Windsor Arms Hotel.
It's discovered that the Vice President of the United States is involved in the Pandora Project; he was shown with an energetic reaction to the San Francisco tsunami crisis, while President Malloy, not involved, had a more worried expression (The Spread of Their Evil).
Xander mentions they've seem that absence of magic makes Dawn fade away, which is shown in Buffy Season Nine.
Buffy considers having Dawn to open a portal to another dimension, an ability she gained through the Vampyr book in Own It, Part Five.

Appearances

Individuals

Rudy Diaz
Robert Dowling (Only mentioned)
Xander Harris
Faith Lehane
Malloy (Only mentioned)
Ophelia Reyes (Only mentioned)
Willow Rosenberg
Spike
Buffy Summers
Dawn Summers
Vice President of the United States
Joanna Wise (Only mentioned)
Vice President male bodyguard
Vice President female bodyguard
Financial Times reporter

Organization and Titles

Species

Human
Vampire
Cyborg
Wendigo (Only mentioned)

Locations

San Francisco
- Sutro Baths
- Hotel Luxe
Windsor Arms Motel
Sunnydale (Only mentioned)
Safe Zone (Only mentioned)
Area 51 (Only mentioned)
Canada (Only mentioned)
Montana (Only mentioned)

Weapons and Objects

Scythe

Rituals and Spells

Glamour
Veritas
Quietus
Spell of Forgetfulness

Death Count

Rudy Diaz, sacrificed by Spike.

Behind the Scenes

Production

The variant cover features a "deleted scene" from the issue, written by Christos Gage and art by Megan Levens.

Collections

"One Girl in All the World"

Pop Culture References

Xander compares the idea of kidnapping the president to "the wonky seasons of The West Wing," the political drama TV series.
The Vice President hastily confesses that the Area 51 is "heck of a story," a place largely focus of UFO conspiracy theories.
Xander quotes Martin Luther King, the minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
As the Vice President, Xander accuses the reporter of "fake news," which mocks American President Donald Trump's habit of indiscriminately declare "fake news."
The reporter is from Financial Times, an international daily newspaper with a special emphasis on business and economic news.

Other

Crimes Against Nature was among the 300 best selling comic issues in its publication month, with 10,050 sales in August 2017 at comic specialty stores.^[2]