Stay

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.

Stay

Publication

November 18, 2020

Length

22 pages

Willow #5

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The Thread	Last issue in the series.

Stay is the fifth and last issue of the Willow miniseries. Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Natacha Bustos, it was originally published on November 18, 2020 by Boom! Studios.

Synopsis[]

The evil forces behind the town of Abhainn think they've figured out how to defeat Willow. But Willow's survived Sunnydale, the Hellmouth AND high school — so her new enemies are in for the fight of their lives!^[1]

Continuity[]

Willow returns to Sunnydale, arriving in town in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14.
A vision of Xander reveals to Willow the significance of the crows around her, which she'll continue to see in issues #18 and #19.

Appearances[]

Individuals[]

Aelara
Cordelia Chase (Only in visions)
Rupert Giles (Only in visions)
Alexander Harris (Only in visions)
Willow Rosenberg
Buffy Summers (Only in visions)
Robin Wood (Only in visions)

Organizations and titles[]

Scooby Gang (Only in visions)
Slayer (Only in visions)
Watcher (Only in visions)
Witch

Species[]

Crow
Human
Wolf

Locations[]

Abhainn
- Aelara's residence (Only in visions)
- Jojo Diner (Only in visions)
Sunnydale (Only in visions)
- Sunnydale High School (Only in visions)

Behind the scenes[]

Distribution[]

Stay was ranked the 208th best selling comic issue in its published month, based on Comichron's retailer initial order sample for November 2020.^[2]