In Pieces on the Ground, Part One is the twenty-first issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten comic book series. Written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Rebekah Isaacs, it was originally published on November 18, 2015, by Dark Horse Comics.
Synopsis[]
Demon invasions are becoming a worldwide threat, and Buffy is tasked with convincing the vampire community that they should help fight the invasions. But to win them over, Buffy and Spike have to triumph in one-on-one battles with the finest vampires around — and Harmony is organizing the event![1]
Summary[]
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Continuity[]
- Graham Miller is seen for the very first time since he left Sunnydale in "Into the Woods."
- Buffy blames herself for letting the Mistress, the Sculptor, and the Soul Glutton get the Restless Door, which happened in Old Demons, Part Three.
- Satsu reappears for the first time since Last Gleaming, Part One.
- Spike recollects meeting Satsu while dealing with the Seed of Wonder; they were both in his ship in Twilight, Part Four and Last Gleaming, Part One.
- Buffy acts awkward by Satsu's presence due to their brief relationship in Wolves at the Gate, Part One and Four.
- Spike expresses interest in listening to Buffy and Satsu's past sexual encounters, which he revealed knowing about from Xander in Love Dares You, Part Two.
- Buffy recollects the military declaring Slayers as terrorists (The Long Way Home, Part One) and eventually directly attacking the Slayer Organization (Retreat, Part Four).
- Satsu mentions Angel's role in Slayers' deaths during the Twilight crisis (Last Gleaming, Part One) and reveals she is aware that Buffy have forgiven him and he recently visited to the United States (Old Demons, Part Three).
- Satsu mentions Riley's work as a double agent for Buffy against the Twilight Group, as revealed in Retreat, Part Five.
- Satsu recollects the deaths of Slayers and soldiers in the Tibet battle (Retreat, Part Four to Turbulence).
- Harmony, Vicki, and Clem reunite with Buffy and Spike, last seen each other in Day Off (or Harmony in My Head).
- Spike and Harmony discuss the events from Day Off (or Harmony in My Head), when she bashed him on the head to rob the Vampyr book and made unicorns real.
- Harmony's pair of dogs from Harmonic Divergence make an appearance.
- Clem introduces Buffy as from Sunnydale, but she was born in Los Angeles ("Welcome to the Hellmouth") and lives in San Francisco. Understandably, her formative years and events as a Slayer were in Sunnydale ("Welcome to the Hellmouth" to "Chosen"), justifying the allusion to the city.
- Harmony recalls the time Spike made her role-play as Buffy, seen in "Crush."
- Harmony points out his two past love interests, Drusilla and Cecily Addams ("Fool for Love").
- Vicki suggests to Buffy that what happened to Angel — becoming evil ("Surprise") then being stabbed and sent him to hell by Buffy ("Becoming, Part Two") — may happen with Spike.
- Spike is reunited with Dylan after meeting each other in Spike: Into the Light. She was last seen looking for him in I Wish, Part Two.
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Cecily Addams (Only mentioned)
- Angel (Only mentioned)
- Clement
- Chuck (Only voice)
- D'Hoffryn (Only mentioned)
- Drusilla (Only mentioned)
- Riley Finn (Only mentioned)
- Rupert Giles
- Golgotha
- Harmony Kendall
- Graham Miller (Only in video)
- Mistress (Only mentioned)
- Satsu
- Sculptor (Only mentioned)
- Soul Glutton (Only mentioned)
- Spike
- Buffy Summers
- Dylan Turner
- Vicki
- Gigantic horned gorilla (Only in video)
Organization and titles[]
- Harmony Kendall's dogs
- Magic Council (Only mentioned)
- Slayer
- United States Armed Forces
- Xander and Spike's cats
Species[]
- Demon
- Flying centipede (Only in video)
- Ice demon (Only mentioned)
- Lower being (Only mentioned)
- Human
- Unicorn
- Vampire
Events[]
Locations[]
- Buenos Aires, Argentina (Only in video)
- Hellmouth (Only mentioned)
- Las Vegas, USA
- Ontario, Canada (Only mentioned)
- Pisa, Italy (Only in video)
- San Francisco, USA
- Sunnydale, USA (Only mentioned)
- Tibet (Only mentioned)
Objects[]
- Blood
- mʔ
- Restless Door (Only mentioned)
- Seed of Wonder (Only mentioned)
Death count[]
- Three hundred people, killed by the flying centipedes (only mentioned).
- The gigantic horned gorilla, defeated by the U.S./Argentinian Air Force (only mentioned).
- Golgotha, staked by Buffy Summers.
Behind the scenes[]
Production[]
- This is the first issue by new editor Freddye Miller.
- According to Christos Gage, the gigantic horned gorilla is a homage to the movie The Cabin in the Woods, directed by Joss Whedon, in which features a deceased creature with same appearance also in Buenos Aires.[2]
- The flying centipedes attack the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
- Harmony's portrait for the VampCon is based on Jo Chen's cover for Harmonic Divergence.
Collections[]
Pop culture references[]
- Vicki calls Satsu's helicopter Airwolf in reference to the 80s TV series.
- Buffy compares the trial by combat with the ones in the TV series Game of Thrones.
- Spike refers to George R. R. Martin's "slow writing" due to his long interval between his A Song of Ice and Fire novels.
- Vicki quotes "blood and circuses" in reference to the Roman phrase "bread and circuses."
- Buffy wears a top from Rag & Bone fashion label.
Gallery[]
Covers[]
Main cover
Variant cover
Cover artwork[]
Steve Morris cover
Rebekah Isaacs variant
Preview[]
References[]
- ↑ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #21." Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Christos Gage, "no the giant ape is an homage to Cabin In The Woods." Twitter, October 27, 2015.