Full House

The subject of this article is non-canonical. While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse.

Viva Las Buffy! Act 2: Full House is the fifty-second issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic comic book series. Written by Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza, and illustrated by Cliff Richards, it was originally published on December 26, 2002 by Dark Horse Comics.

Synopsis

"Viva Las Buffy"! Before Buffy ever arrived in Sunnydale, she did a little stint in Vegas. Not exactly doing what we have her pictured here, but we couldn't resist...

Frightened and confused by her new-found powers as the Slayer, Buffy has picked up and left her mom and little sister behind. Hiding out in Sin City is no way to avoid trouble, though, especially when the city's gentle citizens are being terrorized by just a few of the many bodies buried without headstones in Vegas's seedier strips. Perfect for Christmas!^[1]

Continuity

• This story takes place after The Origin, Part Three but before "Welcome to the Hellmouth".

Appearances

Individuals

• Angel
• Willem Bryardale
• Rupert Giles
• Pike
• Gwendolyn Post
• Buffy Summers
• Quentin Travers
• Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

Organizations and titles

• Slayer
• Watcher
• Watchers Council

Species

• Human
• Vampire

Locations

• Las Vegas, USA
  • Golden Touch Casino
• London, England
  • Watchers Council headquarters

Weapons and objects

• Stake

Death count

• Unidentified man, killed by vampires.
• Two vampires, killed by Buffy.

Behind the scenes

Distribution

• Full House was the 126th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 15,701 sales in December 2002 at comic specialty stores.^[2]

Collections

• "Viva Las Buffy!"
• "Omnibus: Volume 1"
• "Classic 3: Viva Las Buffy!"

Pop culture references

• Pike compares his dressing with "Kurt Cobain impersonating Wayne Newton".
• Pike refers to evangelical Southern Baptist pastor Jerry Falwell (1933–2007).

References