No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here

The canonicity of this article's subject remains dubious. Though it doesn't contradict official continuity, it has not been referenced in any confirmed canonical material.

"No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here" is a short story from the Buffy: The High School Years comic book series. Written by Kel McDonald and illustrated by Yishan Li, it was originally published on May 6, 2017, by Dark Horse Comics.

Synopsis[]

Sixteen-year-old Buffy is still learning her trade, and sometimes battles with demons and bad luck can erode a girls confidence — and her ability to have high-school fun… #SlayerStruggleIsReal.^[1]

Summary[]

This article needs a plot summary.

Continuity[]

The events of this series are established as taking place during season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Appearances[]

Individuals[]

Titles and organizations[]

Slayer

Species[]

Locations[]

Sunnydale
- Capes R Us comic book store
- Sunnydale Cemetery

Objects[]

Stake

Death count[]

Two vampires, slayed by Buffy.

Behind the scenes[]

Production[]

This story was originally published for Free Comic Book Day 2017: All Ages,^[1] also available for reading at Dark Horse Digital.
Xander hands a X-Men comic to Buffy, but the cover illustration is from Buffy Season 10 trade paperback Own It. Buffy Season 11's first issue can be also seen in the comic store.
Xander's guess that Buffy would like Shadowcat is a reference to the known fact that Joss Whedon was inspired by her when creating Buffy.^[2]

Collections[]

Season Twelve Library Edition

Pop culture references[]

There are various comic covers, posters, and shirts from Dark Horse Comics titles, such as Hellboy, Predator, Aliens, Serenity, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Legend of Zelda, Crime Does Not Pay, Bounty, Astrid, Ghost, Fight Club 2, The Rook, etc.
Rini likes the manga Sailor Moon.
The gaming room's poster announces Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon, with discarded cards from the first.
Xander says that Buffy would like the character Shadowcat from X-Men.