Glutton for Punishment

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Glutton for Punishment

Publication

October 19, 2016

Length

80 pages

Buffy: The High School Years #2

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Glutton for Punishment is the second graphic novel of the Buffy: The High School Years comic book series. Written by Kel McDonald and illustrated by Yishan Li, it was originally published on October 19, 2016, by Dark Horse Comics.

Synopsis[]

If you're cheatin', you're eaten!

When Buffy and Xander sign up for Home Ec, assuming it will be an extra-credit cakewalk, they aren't aware that the teacher is a ravenous tiger demon in disguise! When he's found to be kidnapping his top students and forcing them to cook for him, Buffy must rescue her fellow students — and give the tiger demon his just desserts!

Set during Season 1 of the television series.^[1]

Summary[]

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Continuity[]

Robert Flutie is the Sunnydale High School principal, making this story previous to his death in "The Pack."
Giles describes Ms. Miller as "very fair"; indeed, she'll help Cordelia with her paper in the episode "Out of Mind, Out of Sight."

Appearances[]

Individuals[]

Blake
Matthew Erwin
Robert Flutie
Rupert Giles
Alexander Harris
Maria
Ms. Miller
Willow Rosenberg
Buffy Summers
Joyce Summers (Only mentioned)
Unidentified baker

Organizations and titles[]

Species[]

Locations[]

Sunnydale
- Fry the Tiger Café
- Just Desserts
- Hellmouth (Only mentioned)
- Sunnydale Cemetery
- Sunnydale High School
  - Sunnydale High School library

Objects[]

Stake

Death count[]

One vampire, staked by Buffy.
Mr. Blake, slayed by Buffy.

Behind the scenes[]

Production[]

Kel McDonald describes the inspiration for this issue as from "a folktale where a tiger pretends to be human so it can get a human bride to make him tasty human food."^[2]

Distribution[]

Glutton for Punishment was the twentieth best selling graphic novel in its publication month, with 2,951 sales in October 2016 at comic specialty stores.^[3]

Pop culture references[]

Xander mentions the cookery reality TV show Hell's Kitchen.
Willow mentions Disneyland.
Buffy compares herself to Betty Crocker, a fictional character used in advertising campaigns for food and recipes.
Xander mentions fictional superhero Superman, and his planet's element, Krypton.
Buffy calls the tiger spirit "Tony" in reference to Tony the Tiger advertising cartoon mascot.
Xander mentions Meow Mix cat food.

Goofs[]

The mention of the TV show Hell's Kitchen may be considered a mistake, since this story takes place during the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in 1996, and the reality show would first air only in 2004.