- ↳ Note: This article is about the comic book miniseries. For other uses, see Hellmouth.
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Hellmouth is a miniseries of the crossover event tying into the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel comic book series. It was written by Jordie Bellaire with Jeremy Lambert and illustrated by Eleonora Carlini and Marco Renna. The five issues were originally published from October 2019 to February 2020 by Boom! Studios.
Premise[]
Buffy and her Scooby Gang will have to muster all their strength as they deal with an open Hellmouth that threatens the lives of everyone they love in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, arrives in town to find his redemption by doing whatever it takes to close the Hellmouth… and no human, demon, or Slayer will stand in his way.[1]
Appearances[]
- Angel (5/5)
- Drusilla (5/5)
- Buffy Summers (5/5)
- Auginteegharekk (3/5)
- Hellmother (3/5)
- Anyanka (2/5)
- Cordelia Chase (2/5)
- Rupert Giles (2/5)
- Buffy Summers (Where All Paths Lead) (2/5)
- Jennifer Calendar (1/5)
- Eric (1/5)
- Alexander Harris (1/5)
- Alexander Harris (Universe 37) (1/5)
- Rose Martinez (1/5)
- Willow Rosenberg (1/5)
- Willow Rosenberg (Universe 37) (1/5)
- Spike (1/5)
- Buffy Summers (Universe 37) (1/5)
- Joyce Summers (1/5)
- Ulfreth (1/5)
- Robin Wood (1/5)
- Kendra Young (1/5)
Publications[]
Issues[]
| Cover | Title | Issue | Release date |
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Hellmouth, Part One | 1 | October 9, 2019 |
| Writers: Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert | Artist: Eleonora Carlini | ||
| Buffy and her Scooby Gang will have to muster all their strength as they deal with an open Hellmouth that threatens the lives of everyone they love in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, arrives in town to find his redemption by doing whatever it takes to close the Hellmouth… and no human, demon, or Slayer will stand in his way. | |||
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Hellmouth, Part Two | 2 | November 13, 2019 |
| Writers: Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert | Artist: Eleonora Carlini | ||
| Buffy and Angel must find a way to work together as the Hellmouth begins to open and evil spreads across Sunnydale. But can Angel keep his true identity a secret from Buffy, or will the Hellmouth force him to reveal the monster within? | |||
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Hellmouth, Part Three | 3 | December 11, 2019 |
| Writers: Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert | Artist: Eleonora Carlini | ||
| Angel and Buffy are on a mission to find the Mistress and close the Hellmouth — but will they turn on one another first? And is Drusilla the true evil behind the Hellmouth, or if there is another, even more powerful, that they should be worried about? Spoiler: there is. | |||
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Hellmouth, Part Four | 4 | January 15, 2020 |
| Writers: Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert | Artist: Eleonora Carlini | ||
| Buffy and Angel come face to face with the secret enemy behind the evil that has overwhelmed Sunnydale — but the deadliest secrets may be the ones they're hiding from each other! And nothing will ever be the same! | |||
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Hellmouth, Part Five | 5 | February 12, 2020 |
| Writers: Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert | Artists: Eleonora Carlini, Marco Renna | ||
| Angel and Buffy finally confront the enemy in the heart of the Hellmouth, but the journey has already taken its tolls. Beaten in body and spirit, they might not have enough power between them to save the world. With more allies than they know, Buffy and Angel will make their final stand… and not everyone will make it out alive. | |||
Collections[]
| Cover | Title | Issues | Release date |
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Hellmouth (paperback) | 1–5 | July 15, 2020 |
| Buffy and Angel meet face-to-face in the world-ending event hundreds of years in the making — the opening of the gates to the Hellmouth! Buffy and her Scooby Gang will have to muster all their strength as they deal with an open Hellmouth that threatens the lives of everyone they love in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, arrives in town to find his redemption by doing whatever it takes to close the Hellmouth... and no human, demon or Slayer will stand in his way. | |||
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Hellmouth (hardcover) | 1–5 | July 15, 2020 |
| Buffy and Angel meet face-to-face in the world-ending event hundreds of years in the making — the opening of the gates to the Hellmouth! Buffy and her Scooby Gang will have to muster all their strength as they deal with an open Hellmouth that threatens the lives of everyone they love in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, arrives in town to find his redemption by doing whatever it takes to close the Hellmouth... and no human, demon or Slayer will stand in his way. | |||
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Hellmouth Gift Set | 1–5, others | November 18, 2020 |
| Buffy and her Scooby Gang will have to muster all their strength as they deal with an open Hellmouth that threatens the lives of everyone they love in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, arrives in town to find his redemption by doing whatever it takes to close the Hellmouth... and no human, demon or Slayer will stand in his way. It's the historic first ever Buffy & Angel comic book event as our heroes meet face-to-face in the world-ending horror hundreds of years in the making — the opening of the gates to the Hellmouth! | |||
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Hellmouth Deluxe Edition | 1–5, others | September 21, 2021 |
| A deluxe hardcover edition collecting every issue of Hellmouth, the historic first-ever Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel comic book event. | |||
Behind the scenes[]
Production[]
- While there were other crossover events before in the Buffy and Angel comics, Hellmouth is the first miniseries that shares both titles.
International titles[]
- Czech: Pekelná brána (Hell Gate)
- French: La Bouche de L'Enfer (The Mouth of Hell)
- German: Hellmouth
- Italian: La Bocca dell'Inferno (The Mouth of Hell)