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Happy New Year is the fifth issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic series. Written by Andi Watson and illustrated by Hector Gomez, it was originally published on January 27, 1999, by Dark Horse Comics.
Synopsis[]
This New Year's Eve is going to be one to remember for the town of Sunnydale. When a cursed Puritan rolls into town, looking to break a hex placed on him centuries before, trouble follows: in the form of a giant Hellhound! Mania and mayhem ensue! Continue the adventures of the hit television show every month from Dark Horse Comics.[1]
Summary[]
- This article needs a plot summary.
Continuity[]
- As this story takes place at New Year's Eve, it takes place after the Christmas episode "Amends" and before the return to school in "Gingerbread."
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Cordelia Chase
- Nathaniel Filmer
- Robert Filmer (Only mentioned)
- Rupert Giles
- Alexander Harris
- Ben Johnson (Only in flashbacks)
- Mariana Johnson (Only in flashbacks)
- Mangus
- Daniel Osbourne
- Willow Rosenberg
- Buffy Summers
Organizations and titles[]
- Dingoes Ate My Baby
- Scooby Gang
- Slayer
- Witch (Only in flashbacks)
Species[]
Events[]
- New Year's Eve
Locations[]
- New England (Only in flashbacks)
- Sunnydale
Objects[]
- De Praesigis Daemonum
- Dictionaire Inferal
- Witch Trials of the New World
- Witchcraft and Demonology: The Idiot's Guide to Alchemy
Rituals and spells[]
- Black-dog curse (Only mentioned)
- Hellhound curse (Only in flashbacks)
Death count[]
- Mariana and Ben Johnson, burnt at the stake for witchcraft (in flashback).
- Nathaniel Filmer and Mangus, fell from a church tower.
Behind the scenes[]
Production[]
- The photo cover features a promotional still taken from episode "Welcome to the Hellmouth."
- Differently from other representations, at this point the comic issues had vampires able to transform into green creatures with red eyes, pointy ears, a wide mouth, and long teeth.
- The Bronze differs in its appearance as well in the comics at this point; as the "Bronze Club," it has a consistent façade of two large statues.
Distribution[]
- Happy New Year was the 37th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 48,288 sales in January 1999 at comic specialty stores.[2]
Collections[]
- Uninvited Guests
- Omnibus, Volume 3
- Classic 17: Happy New Year
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 1
Pop culture references[]
- Buffy says "American werewolf in Sunnydale" in a reference to the movie An American Werewolf in London (1981).
- Xander mentions the romance writer Jackie Collins.
- Giles owns a copy of the book Malleus Maleficarum (1486).
- Xander mentions the reality television series When Animals Attack!.
Goofs[]
- Sunnydale is mistakenly written as "Sunnyvale" in some dialogues.
Gallery[]
Covers[]
Main cover
Photo cover
Cover artwork[]
Randy Green
Original picture
Preview[]
References[]
- ↑ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5." Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "January 1999 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops." Comichron. Retrieved on August 28, 2018.