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One Girl in All the World is the twelfth and final issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven comic book series. Written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Rebekah Isaacs, it was originally published on October 25, 2017, by Dark Horse Comics.
Synopsis[]
- In the season finale, with the lives of both humans and magical beings hanging in the balance, the battle between Buffy — once again the Chosen One — and the Big Bad comes to its zenith… And the world will never be the same![1]
Summary[]
Willow observes with surprise the agonizing Shenlong while Joanna Wise steals his power. Spike jumps at Wise as Buffy hits the machine with the Scythe. Hidden, Xander and Dawn hold Faith back from joining the fight, reminding her she already helped by giving Buffy her Slayer powers. Wise throws Spike aside and declares she already had enough of the dragon's power. A fallen Spike dares her to kill him, and Buffy jumps to shield him with her Scythe from the magical attack. Faith runs to take Spike with her, who became heavily burned. Willow joins the fight, but she is not enough against Wise after spending so much energy fighting the dragon.
Buffy asks Willow if she remembers how they wanted to get their power back after having it drained, and Willow, surprised, flies away with a smile. Wise threatens to find Willow after defeating Buffy, to whom she directs her attacks again. Buffy shields herself with the Scythe, but one side of her body becomes heavily burned. Wise throws the Scythe aside and takes Buffy in her hands, aiming a final attack at her. Buffy looks at her side and uses all her effort to kick Wise, who releases her. Wise looks behind her to see the Shenlong face-to-face. She declares she won't give up her power, and Buffy kicks Wise into the dragon's mouth. Devouring Wise, the Shenlong snaps his mouth, and the Scoobies watch as it flies away.
Days later, in Buffy, Willow, and Dawn's apartment, the Scoobies watch the battle being broadcast on TV. Buffy, sporting her new undercut hairstyle, praises Xander and Dawn for filming Wise acting as a villain without showing any of the Scoobies' faces. On TV, President Malloy assures that everyone involved in the treason will be punished and announces his administration is reviewing all policies regarding the supernatural under the supervision of those who exposed the conspiracy: Riley and Samantha Finn.
Xander complains about them not getting due credit, but Dawn argues that was their plan and they did not want to be in prison. As Buffy helps Spike drink a cup of blood with his bandaged hands, he says they also did not want normal people to like them suddenly; the supernatural has returned to the shadows, which is how he feels it should be. Dawn explains things are different from before because the world knows about the supernatural, and Xander says it is going to take some adjustment.
Upstairs, Willow gives back the magic she had taken from her Wicca students. She is uncertain about teaching again and being persecuted, but they argue it is not a reason to stop being who they are and who they want to be. Willow sets the date for their next meeting as they leave the apartment, and she finds Jordan and her Slayer squad at the door. Willow calls for Buffy, and Jordan explains they don't want to fight; they don't even have their Slayer strength and have figured Buffy has it now. She heard Faith used her powers to save some kids last night and asks what they have to do for Buffy to give it back.
Spike and Willow are hostile towards Jordan, and Buffy argues the time she lost her powers was good for her. Jordan accepts Buffy already shared her power once and wouldn't do that again after what the Slayers did to her. Buffy says she shared because she did not want the burden of being the only one with the power, but being a Slayer is an important part of her life. Buffy says the Slayers will answer to her if they misuse their power. Buffy and Willow hold the Scythe together and share the Slayer power back with them. The Slayers leave, and, weakened, Buffy says the power was too much and wouldn't be right to keep it after healing herself. Spike asks if she did the right thing sharing the mantle of the world's protector, and Buffy says it can be scary and stressful, but also wonderful. Hugging Willow and Spike, she adds it's why they got them.
A few nights later, the Scoobies have a barbecue on their building's terrace. Giles has returned and asks Faith to tell him more about the techno-mystical hybrid. Dawn helps Xander with the food. Spike complains about Harmony still being famous, and Willow tells Buffy she understands Calliope not returning to the Wicca meetings. Spike teases Xander's cooking abilities, and Willow goes to discuss the point of the meat. Once alone, Buffy tells Spike she did not forget: she loves him too. They smile and kiss, quietly enjoying the moonlight with their friends.
Continuity[]
- Harmony and Clem are in Paris, as Spike explained in A House Divided. Harmony had mentioned she always wanted to go to France in the episode "The Harsh Light of Day."
- Harmony and Clem first hear about the Shenlong's attack, which happened in issue The Spread of Their Evil.
- Buffy has a new hairstyle due to an attack in battle, as she had before against Simone Doffler (The Core, Part Five).
- Buffy feeds Spike a cup of blood through a straw, as she had done in the episode "Something Blue."
- Willow returns the magic to her Wicca students after absorbing it in Back to the Wall.
- Jordan mentions Buffy sharing the Slayer power to multiple Potential Slayers ("Chosen").
- Willow recalls her experience with a high level of power and it causing her to go "a little nuts," in reference to her magic addiction in season 6.
- The Scooby Gang resumes the interrupted barbecue from The Spread of Their Evil.
- Giles returns after leaving in A House Divided and tells Faith his adventures from the Giles: Girl Blue spin-off.
- The supernatural have returned to shadows; with the exception of Harmony, this reverts to the dynamics from before Harmonic Divergence with the difference of the world still knowing about the supernatural.
- Xander uses a Vampy Cat spatula, the demonic character from Swell.
- Buffy tells Spike she loves him for the first time since his death ("Chosen"). She does so mentioning she "didn't forget" in reference to him interrupting her declaration in Disempowered to ask: "Tell me when we see each other again."
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Clement
- Riley Finn
- Samantha Finn
- Rupert Giles
- Alexander Harris
- Jordan
- Harmony Kendall
- Faith Lehane
- Malloy
- Shenlong
- Spike
- Calliope Strachan (Only mentioned)
- Buffy Summers
- Dawn Summers
- Willow Rosenberg
- Vicki
- Joanna Wise
Organization and titles[]
Species[]
Locations[]
- Paris
- Safe Zone (Only mentioned)
- San Francisco
Objects[]
Death count[]
- Joanna Wise, eaten by the Shenlong.
Behind the scenes[]
Production[]
- The variant cover features a "deleted scene" from the issue written by Christos Gage.
- This issue's title is a reference to the original Slayer prophecy: "Into every generation, there is a chosen one. One girl in all the world. She alone will wield the strength and skill to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. To stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. She is the Slayer." This choice echoes in the title of this season's first issue, The Spread of Their Evil.
Distribution[]
- One Girl in All the World was the 188th best selling comic issues in its publication month, with 9,816 sales in October 2017 at comic specialty stores.[2]
Collections[]
Pop culture references[]
- Spike mentions Harmony got cast by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the composer, lyricist, playwright, and actor best known for creating and starring in Broadway musicals.
Gallery[]
Covers[]
Cover artwork[]
Preview[]
References[]
- ↑ "Buffy Season 11 #12." Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on October 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Top 300 Comics Actual--October 2017." ICv2, November 13, 2017.