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{{ComicIssue
  
{{ComicIssue
 
| coverA = Buffy8cover.jpg
  
| coverA = Buffy8cover.jpg
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| released = October 22, 2014
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| released = October 22, [[2014]]
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| pages =
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| pages = 22
 
| series = [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]
  
| series = [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]
 
| number = 8
  
| number = 8
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| publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
  
| publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
 
| writer = [[Christos Gage]]
  
| writer = [[Christos Gage]]
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| penciller = [[Rebekah Isaacs]]<br />[[Richard Corben]]
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| penciller = [[Rebekah Isaacs]]<br>[[Richard Corben]]
 
| editor = [[Scott Allie]] & [[Sierra Hahn]]
  
| editor = [[Scott Allie]] & [[Sierra Hahn]]
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| coverart = [[Steve Morris]]<br />[[Rebekah Isaacs]]
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| coverart = [[Steve Morris]]<br>[[Rebekah Isaacs]] & [[Dan Jackson]]
 
| inker =
  
| inker =
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| colorist = [[Dan Jackson]]<br />[[Beth Corben Reed]] & [[Richard Corben]]
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| colorist = [[Dan Jackson]]<br>[[Beth Corben Reed]] & [[Richard Corben]]
 
| letterer = [[Richard Starkings]] & [[Jimmy Betancourt]]
  
| letterer = [[Richard Starkings]] & [[Jimmy Betancourt]]
 
| coverB = Buffy8covervariant.jpg
  
| coverB = Buffy8covervariant.jpg
 
| coverC = }}
  
| coverC = }}
   
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"'''Return to Sunnydale, Part One'''" was the eighth issue of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]'' comic book series.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is the eighth issue of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]'' comic book series. [[Joss Whedon]] is the executive producer.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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A [[Halloween (holiday)|Halloween]] issue spectacular takes [[Buffy]] and [[Scooby Gang|crew]] back to [[Sunnydale]] as they follow the stolen ''[[Vampyr]]'' book, finding a massive [[Magic|magical]] party at the [[Hellmouth]]—and a [[demon]] devouring revelers!<ref>http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/24-759/</ref>
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{{Empty section|date=January 2016}}
  
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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*This issue is a [[Halloween (holiday)|Halloween]] event; this had been previously commemorated only in episodes "[[Halloween]]", "[[Fear, Itself]]", "[[All the Way]]", and "[[Life of the Party]]". As Buffy recalls, this is the first celebration under the new [[Seed of Wonder]] (''[[The Core, Part Five]]'').
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*Buffy mentions the ''Vampyr'' book as the book Giles gave her when she was "a rookie Slayer" ("[[Welcome to the Hellmouth]]").
  
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*[[Xander]] mentions his betrayal from ''[[The Watcher]]''., and [[Dawn]] recalls he was already forgiven (''[[The Core, Part Five]]'').
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*The events following Tara's death are revisited in this issue:
  
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*Dawn reveals that since the supernatural became public (''[[Harmonic Divergence]]''), people go to [[Sunnydale]] on Halloween in "celebration of the occult at the town that proved its existence".
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**Buffy and Willow recall Warren's murder of [[Tara Maclay|Tara]] ("[[Seeing Red]]").
  
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*[[Spike]] is recognized as William the Bloody, a murderer and bad poet.
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**Willow reveals that she is still distrutful of Andrew to this point.
  
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*[[Andrew]] tells holo-[[Jonathan]] about his assassination in "[[Conversations with Dead People]]".
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**Willow performs black magic and briefly assumes her latent, "repressed" Dark Willow aspect.
  
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*[[Buffy]] refers to the ''[[Vampyr]]'' as the book Giles gave her when she was "a rookie [[Slayer]]" ("[[Welcome to the Hellmouth]]").
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**Jonathan's hologram appears for the first time.
  
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*[[Tara]]'s death ("[[Seeing Red]]") is revisited, with Buffy and [[Willow]] recalling her murder, and [[Andrew]] trying to resurrect her.
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**Willow reveals that Warren's family made him a funeral with his remains, after she seeemingly killed him ("[[Villains]]").
  
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*[[Jonathan Levinson|Jonathan]]'s hologram appears for the first time.
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**It is revealed that Andrew is trying to ressurrect Tara.
  
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*The [[Scooby Gang]] returns to [[Sunnydale]] for the first time after the events from [[Last Gleaming, Part Four|''Last Gleaming, Part Four'']].
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**It is seen on large cover, the grave of Warren Mears
  
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*The gang return to Sunnydale for the first time after the events from '[[Last Gleaming, Part Four]]'.
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*Buffy and Spike recalls never having a conclusion about Warren after arriving in Sunnydale during the Twilight crisis (''[[Last Gleaming, Part One]]''), but correctly suspect he died with the [[end of magic]] (''[[Last Gleaming, Part Five]]'').
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*Willow exhibits her "Dark Willow" side and recalls not being repressed anymore, as seen in "[[Willow: Wonderland]]".
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*Willow reveals that [[Warren]]'s family made him a funeral with his skin, after she seemingly killed him in "[[Villains]]".
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*Bufy and Spike discuss about their relationship before his soul ("[[Grave]]"), after she was resurrected by by Willow ("[[Bargaining, Part One]]"); he also tries to mention the attempt rape in "[[Seeing Red]]".
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
   
 
===Individuals===
  
===Individuals===
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* [[Buffy Summers]]
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*[[Buffy Summers]]
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* [[Xander Harris]]
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*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
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* [[Willow Rosenberg]]
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*[[Xander Harris]]
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* [[Rupert Giles]]
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*[[Rupert Giles]]
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* [[Dawn Summers]]
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*[[Spike]]
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* [[Spike]]
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*[[Dawn Summers]]
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* [[Andrew Wells]]
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*[[Andrew Wells]]
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* [[Jonathan Levinson]]
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*[[Jonathan Levinson]]
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* [[Soul Glutton]]
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*[[Soul Glutton]]
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*[[Aztec Slayer]] {{FBO}}
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* [[Soul Glutton's partner]] <small>(only in flashback)</small>
  
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* [[Soul Glutton's child]] <small>(only in flashback)</small>
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*[[Soul Glutton's partner]] {{FBO}}
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*[[Soul Glutton's child]] {{FBO}}
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* [[Aztec Slayer]] <small>(only in flashback)</small>
  
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* [[Angel]] <small>(only mentioned)</small>
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*[[Angel]] {{Om}}
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* [[Warren Mears]] <small>(only mentioned)</small>
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*[[Warren Mears]] {{Om}}
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* [[Tara Maclay]] <small>(only mentioned)</small>
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*[[Tara Maclay]] {{Om}}
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===Organizations and Titles===
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*[[Scooby Gang]]
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*[[Slayer]]
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*[[Witch]]
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*[[The Trio]] {{Om}}
   
 
===Species===
  
===Species===
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* [[Human]]
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*[[Human]]
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* [[Slayer]]
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*[[Vampire]]
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* [[Vampire]]
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*[[Demon]]
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* [[Soul Glutton (species)]]
  
   
 
===Locations===
  
===Locations===
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*[[San Francisco]], California
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*[[San Francisco]], USA
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**Xander and Spike's appartment
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**[[Xander and Spike's apartment]]
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*[[Sunnydale]], California
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*[[Sunnydale]], USA
 
**The Trio secret hideout #69
  
**The Trio secret hideout #69
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**[[Spike's Crypt]]
   
 
===Weapons and Objects===
  
===Weapons and Objects===
 
*''[[Vampyr]]''
  
*''[[Vampyr]]''
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* [[Scythe]]
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*[[Scythe]]
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* [[Sword]]
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*[[Sword]]
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* [[Aztec Slayer's sword]]
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*[[Aztec Slayer's sword]]
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* [[Soul Glutton's trident|Soul Glutton's&nbsp;trident]]
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*[[Soul Glutton's trident|Soul Glutton's&nbsp;trident]]
   
 
==Death Count==
  
==Death Count==
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* Several humans, killed by the [[Soul Glutton]]
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*Several humans, killed by the [[Soul Glutton]].
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==Behind the Scenes==
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===Trivia===
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*This issue was announced as a “starting point,” highlighted by [[Dark Horse Comics]] as "the perfect place for new readers to jump on to continuity arcs."
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*[[Steve Morris]] main cover is a wrap-around; the back reveals [[The Soul Glutton]] and three gravestones: [[Buffy]]'s, [[Rupert Giles|Giles]]'s, and [[Warren]]'s.
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*[[Rebekah Isaacs]]'s variant cover mistakenly features Harmony and Clem, who would only appear in issue ''[[Day Off (or Harmony in My Head)]]''; a subscript was then included: "This scene is not accurate depiction of the events in this issue of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. There is no prom, and there may or may not be a battle for the prom queen’s crown…"
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*Artist Richard Corben and colorist Beth Corben Reed guests for [[The Soul Glutton]] tale's pages.
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*[[Willow]] refers to the [[Scooby Gang]] adventures with "as we call it, 'Wednesday," in reference to the weekday comics are published. This is similar to [[Buffy]]'s quote "[[Dawn]]'s in trouble, must be Tuesday" from "[[Once More with Feeling]]".
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===Collections===
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* "[[I Wish]]"
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===Pop Culture References===
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*Buffy mentions reality show series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives The Real Housewives].
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*Dawn mentions the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man Burning Man] annual gathering.
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*An unknown [[Sunnydale]] attendee mentions the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla Godzilla] monster.
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*Jonathan mentions science fiction franchise [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_(franchise) ''The Matrix''].
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*Andrew mentions Loki making Silver Surfer fight Thor, from comics issue [[marvel database:Silver_Surfer_Vol_1_4|''Silver Surver'' #4 (1969)]].
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*Willow compares The Soul Glutton to the character [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu].
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==Gallery==
   
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==Galleries==
  
 
===Cover Artwork===
  
===Cover Artwork===
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<gallery>
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<gallery>B10-08-00a.jpg</gallery><gallery widths="120">
  
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B10-08-00b.png|<center>Steve Morris main cover</center>
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B10-08-01b.jpg|<center>Rebekah Isaacs variant</center>
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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===Preview===
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<gallery>
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 008-003.jpg
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 008-004.jpg
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 008-005.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references />
   
 
[[Category:Buffy comics]]
  
[[Category:Buffy comics]]

Revision as of 01:03, 19 September 2017

Return to Sunnydale, Part One is the eighth issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten comic book series. Joss Whedon is the executive producer.

Synopsis

A Halloween issue spectacular takes Buffy and crew back to Sunnydale as they follow the stolen Vampyr book, finding a massive magical party at the Hellmouth—and a demon devouring revelers![1]

Continuity

Appearances

Individuals

Organizations and Titles

Species

Locations

Weapons and Objects

Death Count

Behind the Scenes

Trivia

  • This issue was announced as a “starting point,” highlighted by Dark Horse Comics as "the perfect place for new readers to jump on to continuity arcs."
  • Steve Morris main cover is a wrap-around; the back reveals The Soul Glutton and three gravestones: Buffy's, Giles's, and Warren's.
  • Rebekah Isaacs's variant cover mistakenly features Harmony and Clem, who would only appear in issue Day Off (or Harmony in My Head); a subscript was then included: "This scene is not accurate depiction of the events in this issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There is no prom, and there may or may not be a battle for the prom queen’s crown…"
  • Artist Richard Corben and colorist Beth Corben Reed guests for The Soul Glutton tale's pages.
  • Willow refers to the Scooby Gang adventures with "as we call it, 'Wednesday," in reference to the weekday comics are published. This is similar to Buffy's quote "Dawn's in trouble, must be Tuesday" from "Once More with Feeling".

Collections

Pop Culture References

  • Buffy mentions reality show series The Real Housewives.
  • Dawn mentions the Burning Man annual gathering.
  • An unknown Sunnydale attendee mentions the Godzilla monster.
  • Jonathan mentions science fiction franchise The Matrix.
  • Andrew mentions Loki making Silver Surfer fight Thor, from comics issue Silver Surver #4 (1969).
  • Willow compares The Soul Glutton to the character Cthulhu.

Gallery

Cover Artwork

Preview

References

  1. ↑ http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/24-759/
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