In Pieces on the Ground, Part Two is the twenty-second issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten comic book series. Written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Rebekah Isaacs, it was originally published on December 23, 2015, by Dark Horse Comics.
Synopsis[]
- Willow's loyalties to Buffy are questioned when she makes a decision behind the Slayer's backā¦ Are the besties growing apart? Also unknown to Buffy, Spike has a conversation with an old friend that leads him to question the patterns of his relationship with Buffy.[1]
Summary[]
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Continuity[]
- Theo Daniels was last seen in Guarded, Part Three.
- Willow is formally dressed, like Giles recommended her in Freaky Giles Day.
- Willow remembers the events of magic cyberterrorism from Guarded, Part One.
- The war room shows the flying centipedes attack seen in In Pieces on the Ground, Part One.
- After being first mentioned since New Rules, Part Five, the second formation of the Magic Council appears.
- Dylan and Spike talk about when they met each other in Spike: Into the Light.
- Dylan mentions Harmony's appearances on TV and the vampire craze (Harmonic Divergence).
- Dylan watched on the TV Spike fighting Maloker, which happened in New Rules, Part Five.
- Willow first mentioned Buffy introduced her to Theo in Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) and finally passes the job interviews.
- Buffy recollects the military attack in Tibet (Retreat, Part Four).
- Buffy says she worked with three of her exes the past few months, which includes Dowling (arranged a date in Welcome to the Team, Part One, worked in Triggers), Angel (dated from "Halloween" to "The Prom," worked in Old Demons, Part One to Three), and Satsu (dated in Wolves at the Gate, Part One to Four and worked in In Pieces on the Ground, Part One).
- Buffy mentions Willow and Aluwyn's end of relationship in Love Dares You, Part Three.
- Buffy says Willow is never home; busy with her job, she haven't appeared in two issues: Triggers and In Pieces on the Ground, Part One.
- Buffy mentions she and Willow being best friends for a long time, which began in "Welcome to the Hellmouth."
- Buffy lists beating evil boyfriends (Angel in "Becoming, Part Two"), evil goddesses (Glory in "The Gift"), and the First Evil ("Chosen").
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Aluwyn (Only mentioned)
- Angel (Only mentioned)
- Brahma (Only in flashbacks)
- D'Hoffryn (Only in flashbacks)
- Theo Daniels (Only in flashbacks)
- Robert Dowling (Only mentioned)
- Riley Finn (Only mentioned)
- Rupert Giles (Only mentioned)
- Alexander Harris (Only mentioned)
- Keiko (Only in flashbacks)
- Harmony Kendall (Only mentioned)
- Kennedy (Only in video)
- Maloker (Only mentioned)
- Matango (Only in flashbacks)
- Mistress (Only mentioned)
- Monarch (Only in flashbacks)
- Quiet Man (Only in flashbacks)
- Willow Rosenberg
- Saabira (Only mentioned)
- Satsu (Only mentioned)
- Sculptor (Only mentioned)
- Soul Glutton (Only mentioned)
- Spike
- Lake Stevens
- Buffy Summers
- Dawn Summers (Only mentioned)
- Dylan Turner
- Andrew Wells (Only mentioned)
- Unidentified demon (Into the Light) (Only mentioned)
Organization and titles[]
- Daniels Technologies
- Deepscan (Only in video)
- Magic Council (Only in flashbacks)
- Scooby Gang
- Slayer
- Slayer Organization (Only mentioned)
- Unified Supernatural Combatant Command
- United States Armed Forces
- Watcher (Only mentioned)
- Witch
- Wolfram & Hart (Only mentioned)
- Xander and Spike's cats
Species[]
- Demon
- Flying brain
- Flying centipede (Only in video)
- Lower being (Only in flashbacks)
- Fae (Only in flashbacks)
- Human
- Old One (Only mentioned)
- Vampire
Events[]
- Vampire craze (Only mentioned)
Locations[]
- Pisa, Italy (Only in video)
- Tibet (Only mentioned)
- United States
- Daniels Technologies Corporate Headquarters
- Montana
- San Francisco
Objects[]
- TinCan (Only mentioned)
Death count[]
- The three flying brains, shot by the military.
Behind the scenes[]
Production[]
- Keiko is an homage to the horror series characters Kayako Saeki and Sadako Yamamura. Curiously, Sarah Michelle Gellar starred in the movie The Grudge from Kayako's franchise.
- The Quiet Man resembles the Cenobites from the Hellraiser film series.
Distribution[]
- In Pieces on the Ground, Part Two was the 174th best-selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 13,497 physical sales in December 2015 at comic specialty stores.[2]
Collections[]
Pop culture references[]
- Daniels Technologies has a cafeteria rated by the Michelin Guide.
- Buffy says she assumed Theo was "into social networks, mobile games, and candy unicorn farms," likely referencing the Fairy Farm app.
- Saabira lived under the Taliban, the fundamentalist political movement waging war within Afghanistan.
Gallery[]
Covers[]
Main cover
Variant cover
Cover artwork[]
Steve Morris
Rebekah Isaacs
Preview[]
References[]
- ā "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #22." Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on September 5, 2017ā.
- ā "Top 300 Comics--December 2015." ICv2, January 11, 2016.