- ↳ Note: This article is about the trade paperback. For the comic issue, see Predators and Prey.
"Predators and Prey" is the fifth volume of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight trade paperbacks, collecting issues twenty-one to twenty-five of the comic book series, as well as the short stories Harmony Bites and Vampy Cat Play Friend, and the promotional feature HARM.
Synopsis
Buffy’s world goes awry when former-classmate-turned-vampire Harmony Kendall lands her own reality TV show, Harmony Bites, bolstering bloodsucking fiends in the mainstream. Humans line up to have their blood consumed, and Slayers, through a series of missteps, misfortunes, and anti-Slayer propaganda driven by the mysterious Twilight, are forced into hiding.
In Germany, Faith and Giles discover a town where Slayers retreat from a world that has turned against them, only to find themselves in the arms of something far worse. A rogue-Slayer faction displaces an entire Italian village, living up to their tarnished reputation as power-hungry thieves. And finally, with the help of a would-be demon lover, Dawn addresses her unfaltering insecurities.[1]
Stories
- Harmonic Divergence
- Swell
- Predators and Prey
- Safe
- Living Doll
- Harmony Bites
- Vampy Cat Play Friend
- HARM
Appearances
- Buffy Summers (5/8)
- Alexander Harris (4/8)
- Harmony Kendall (4/8)
- Willow Rosenberg (3/8)
- Clem (2/8)
- Kennedy (2/8)
- Faith Lehane (2/8)
- Dawn Summers (2/8)
- Andrew Wells (2/8)
- Ayumi (1/8)
- Brigitta (1/8)
- Courtney (1/8)
- Simone Doffler (1/8)
- “Father” (1/8)
- Duncan Fillworthe (1/8)
- Rupert Giles (1/8)
- Gunyarr (1/8)
- Justin (1/8)
- Ken (1/8)
- Leah (1/8)
- Malita (1/8)
- Nisha (1/8)
- “Octobitch” (1/8)
- Rowena (1/8)
- Satsu (1/8)
- Soledad (1/8)
- “The Third” (Only in flashbacks)
- Violet (1/8) (Only in television)
Behind the scenes
Production
- Features cover gallery.
Distribution
- "Predators and Prey" was the best selling graphic novel of its publishing month, with 7,225 sales in September 2009 at comic specialty stores.[2]
International titles
- French: "Les Prédateurs" (The Predators)
- German: "Harmony Live!"
- Italian: "Predatori e Prede" (Predators and Prey)
- Spanish: "Cazadores y Presas" (Slayers and Prey)
- Turkish: "Avcılar ve Av — Canlı Bebek" (Predators and Prey — Living Doll)
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 5: Predators and Prey TPB". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--September 2009". ICv2, October 18, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2017.