Once Bitten

↳ Note: This article is about the comic collection. For the non-fiction book, see Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Angel.

The subject of this article is of alternative canonicity.
While created as part of licensed material, it is not part of the original Buffyverse, but its own developed story.

Once Bitten

Publication

February 19, 2020

Length

128 pages

Format

Trade paperback

Series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) vol. 2

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Creative team

Once Bitten is the second volume of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer trade paperbacks, collecting issues five to eight of the comic book series. It was originally published on February 19, 2020, by Boom! Studios.

Synopsis[]

Buffy Summers — the Slayer, the Chosen One meant to save the world from the literal evil forces of hell — must save her friend Xander before he dies… and returns as a vampire. As Giles and Willow each take drastic measures to find a cure, Buffy faces off against a new enemy.^[1]

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The cover artwork is the same as in the issue Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8. It features Buffy and Angel dressed as herself and Pike in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film. The staked vampire was modeled after the character Edward from The Twilight Saga films.^[2]