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↳ Note: This article is about the comic. For the reality television show, see Harmony Bites.

Harmony Bites is a short story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic book series. It was written by Jane Espenson and illustrated by Karl Moline.

Summary

After the introduction of an episode of her show, Harmony Bites, Harmony interviewed for a bartending job at the House of Blues. When the interview was over, Harmony was confronted outside by a vampire named Justin, whom she had sired four months prior. Resentful of his new status of undead and unable to tan, he attempted to stake Harmony with a piece of whitewashed picket fence. Harmony was able to reverse the attack and dusted Justin.

After the dusting, Harmony called Clem for a ride home. Although he was in the middle of a date with a fellow Loose-Skinned demon who had recently undergone plastic surgery, he came to pick Harmony up. After dropping off Clem’s date, the two went out on the town where they began to argue about the way Harmony treated people. A message from MTV invited viewers to text their thoughts on who was right, Harmony or Clem. Harmony then drove Clem’s car back home and Clem waited for a bus ride. Both shared their thoughts on how they would settle the matter, with Harmony deciding to just kill Clem.

When she arrived home, she laid in wait to drain him while Clem spent his time on the bus knitting a sweater. Clem later arrived to a darkened apartment where Harmony attempted to bite him, only resulting in her getting a mouthful of knitted sweater. The two laughed at the situation and resolved their differences. Harmony got the job as a bartender at the House of Blues, only to have invited a bunch of Slayers for her first night.

Continuity

The story is an episode of Harmony Bites reality show, debuted in issue Harmonic Divergence.
Clem had declared in "Life Serial" he found tight skin unbearable, but now dates a Loose-Skinned demon who had tighten her skin. In In Perfect Harmony, Clem eventually notices he has internalized Western beauty standards.

Appearances

Individuals

Organizations and titles

Harmony Bites
Slayer

Species

Locations

West Hollywood, California

Weapons and objects

Stake

Death count

Justin, staked by Harmony Kendall.

Behind the scenes

Production

Harmony Bites was originally published in digital comic anthology MySpace/Dark Horse Presents #18.

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+{{DisambigLink
-'''''Harmony Bites''''' is a supplemental e-comic tie-in to Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight issue # 21, ''[[Predators and Prey|Harmonic Divergence]]'', featured in MySpace/Dark Horse Presents # 18, in which [[Harmony Kendall]] becomse a reality tv star after bitting [[Andy Dick]].
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+|common      = reality television show
+|link        = Harmony Bites}}
+{{ComicStory
+|title     = Harmony Bites
+|titleart  = harmonybites.jpg
+|released  = January, [[2009]]
+|pages     = 8
+|series    = ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]''
+|publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
+|writer    = [[Jane Espenson]]
+|penciller = [[Karl Moline]]
+|colorist  = [[Michelle Madsen]]
+|inker     = [[Andy Owens]]
+|editor    = [[Scott Allie]]
+|letterer  = [[Richard Starkings]] &<br />[[ComiCraft]]’s [[Jimmy Betancourt]]
+}}
+'''''Harmony Bites''''' is a short story of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'' comic book series. It was written by [[Jane Espenson]] and illustrated by [[Karl Moline]].
-==Plot==
-''Do you know me?''
+==Summary==
-The comic starts with Harmony introducing an episode of her show, Harmony Bites, and picks up with her interviewing for a bartending job at the House of Blues. When the interview is over Harmony is confronted outside by a vampire named Justin, whom she had sired four months prior. Resentful of his new status of undead and un-tanable he attempts to stake Harmony with a piece of whitewash picket fence. Harmony is able to reverse the attack and dusts Justin. After the dusting Harmony calls Clem, who is in the middle of a date with a fellow loose skinned demon who has had plastic surgery, for a ride home. After dropping off Clem’s date, the two go out on the town where they begin to argue about the way Harmony treats people. The issue cuts to a faux message from MTV to text in the readers thoughts on who is right, Harmony or Clem. After the “break” Harmony is seen driving Clem’s car back home and Clem waiting for a bus ride with the two sharing their thoughts on how they will settle the matter, Harmony decides just to kill Clem. When she gets home she lays in wait to drain him and Clem spends his time on the bus knitting a sweater. Clem later arrives to a darkened apartment where Harmony attempts to bite him only resulting in her getting a mouthful of knitted sweater. The two laugh at the situation and resolve their differences. The issues ends with Harmony getting her job as a bartender at the House of Blues, only to have invited a bunch of slayers for her first night.
+After the introduction of an episode of her show, ''[[Harmony Bites]]'', Harmony interviewed for a bartending job at the House of Blues. When the interview was over, Harmony was confronted outside by a [[vampire]] named [[Justin (Harmony Bites)|Justin]], whom she had sired four months prior. Resentful of his new status of [[undead]] and unable to tan, he attempted to stake Harmony with a piece of whitewashed picket fence. Harmony was able to reverse the attack and dusted Justin.
+After the dusting, Harmony called [[Clem]] for a ride home. Although he was in the middle of a date with a fellow [[Loose-Skinned demon]] who had recently undergone plastic surgery, he came to pick Harmony up. After dropping off Clem’s date, the two went out on the town where they began to argue about the way Harmony treated people. A message from MTV invited viewers to text their thoughts on who was right, Harmony or Clem. Harmony then drove Clem’s car back home and Clem waited for a bus ride. Both shared their thoughts on how they would settle the matter, with Harmony deciding to just kill Clem.
-==Production==
-===Writing and artwork===
-Written by [[Jane Espenson]] and pencils by [[Karl Moline]].
+When she arrived home, she laid in wait to drain him while Clem spent his time on the bus knitting a sweater. Clem later arrived to a darkened apartment where Harmony attempted to bite him, only resulting in her getting a mouthful of knitted sweater. The two laughed at the situation and resolved their differences. Harmony got the job as a bartender at the House of Blues, only to have invited a bunch of [[Slayer]]s for her first night.
-==Canonical issues==
-:See also: [[canon]]
+==Continuity==
-This series has been described as 'canon' by both Whedon and various commentators. As the creator of ''Buffy'', Joss Whedon's association with Buffyverse story is often linked to how canonical the various stories are. Since Whedon is writing this story, it will be seen as a continuation of the official continuity established by ''Buffy'' and ''Angel''.
+*The story is an episode of ''Harmony Bites'' reality show, debuted in issue ''[[Harmonic Divergence]]''.
+*Clem had declared in "[[Life Serial]]" he found tight skin unbearable, but now dates a Loose-Skinned demon who had tighten her skin. In ''[[In Perfect Harmony]]'', Clem eventually notices he has internalized Western beauty standards.
+==Appearances==
-This may mean it contradicts information given in the previously released non-canonical ''[[Queen of the Slayers]]'', and ''[[Dark Congress]]'', which are described as being set in an unofficial "parallel continuity".
+===Individuals===
+*[[Brigitta]]
+*[[Clem]]
+*[[Justin (Harmony Bites)|Justin]]
+*[[Harmony Kendall]]
+*[[Queen Puffles]]
+===Organizations and titles===
+*''[[Harmony Bites]]''
+*[[Slayer]]
+===Species===
+*Dog
+*[[Loose-Skinned demon]]
+*[[Vampire]]
+===Locations===
+*West Hollywood, California
+===Weapons and objects===
+*[[Stake]]
+==Death count==
+*Justin, staked by Harmony Kendall.
+==Behind the scenes==
-== Dramatis personae ==
+===Production===
-* [[Harmony Kendall]]
+*''Harmony Bites'' was originally published in digital comic anthology ''MySpace/Dark Horse Presents'' #18.
-* [[Clem]]
-* [[Justin (Harmony Bites)|Justin]]
-* "[[Tight Girl]]"
-==Timing==
+===Collections===
+*"[[Predators and Prey (TPB)|Predators and Prey]]"
-''Harmony Bites'' is an episode of Harmony's reality TV show, ''Harmony Bites'' set sometime during or after the events of Harmonic Divergence.
+*"[https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/16-033/ MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 3]"
+*"[[Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 3]]"
+*"[[Buffy Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 2]]"
+===Pop culture references===
+*Harmony gets to bartend at a [[Wikipedia:House of Blues|House of Blues]] restaurant.
+*Harmony eats at a [[Wikipedia:Pinkberry|Pinkberry]] restaurant.
+===International titles===
-== Links ==
+*'''French:''' ''Harmony a Mord'' (Harmony Has Bite)
-''[http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=18&storynum=2 Harmony Bites]'', the E-comic in Myspace and Dark Horse Presents issue # 18
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+[[Category:Buffy comics]]
 [[Category:Season Eight]]