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"Play with Fire" (formerly published as "Playing with Fire") is a short story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic comic book series. Written by Christopher Golden and illustrated by Hector Gomez, it was originally published from May 5 to October 6, 1999, by Dark Horse Comics.
Synopsis[]
Buffy Summers has a mission in life: save the (relatively) innocent denizens of Sunnydale from the forces of evil. Sounds kinda hard, doesn't it? Well, Buffy makes it look easy![1]
Summary[]
- This article needs a plot summary.
Continuity[]
- This story is established as taking place during Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3.
- Giles talks about Willow's initiation on spells, which she first performed in "Becoming, Part Two".
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Rituals and spells[]
Death count[]
- An unidentified vampire, staked by Rupert Giles.
- An unidentified vampire, staked by Buffy Summers.
- Five unidentified vampires, staked by Bryan.
Behind the scenes[]
Production[]
- It was originally published, under the title "Playing with Fire," in six parts in the comic anthology Dark Horse Extra issues #11–16.
- The complete story was available at Dark Horse Comics website as an animation feature.[1]
- Differently from other representations, at this point the comic issues had vampires able to transform into green creatures with red eyes, pointy ears, a wide mouth, and long teeth. Although, this seems more like an artistic choice, not having direct consequence to the stories.
Collections[]
- Omnibus, Volume 3
- Classic 19: Food Chain, Part One / Play with Fire
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 1 (parts 1–3)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 2 (parts 4–6)
Pop culture references[]
- Buffy compares Giles and Willow with the hosts of the morning talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Playing with Fire." Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on April 5, 2018.