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The Best Bean is the third issue of the Willow miniseries. Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Natacha Bustos, it was originally published on September 9, 2020 by Boom! Studios.
Synopsis[]
Willow investigates the town of Abhainn and its magical residents. As she begins to learn magic from other witches, it only proves how perfect the town is. So perfect that no one seems to want to leave. No one ever wants to leave...[1]
Continuity[]
- The events of this story take place after Willow tells Buffy she's leaving Sunnydale, in Hellmouth, Part Five.
- Willow compares how warmly the locals are treating her with their indifference in Belong.
- Willow shares with Aelara the memory of when Xander was becoming a vampire, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #6. They talk about Willow sharing half of her soul with him (issue #7) and when Xander giving it back (issue #12).
- Willow and a girl stare at each other, the same who had been running from something in You Don't Have to Go Home.
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Aelara
- Alexander Harris (Only in visions)
- Willow Rosenberg
Organizations and titles[]
Species[]
Locations[]
- Abhainn
- Aelara's residence
- Abhainn inn
- Sunnydale (Only in visions)
- Hellmouth (Only mentioned)
- Rupert Giles's apartment (Only in visions)
Objects[]
- Soul (Only mentioned)
Behind the scenes[]
Distribution[]
- The Best Bean was ranked the 171st best selling comic issue in its published month, with an estimative of 8,400 to 10,800 sales in September 2020 at comic specialty stores.[2]
Collections[]
Pop culture references[]
- Willow describes feeling like a spinning top that's about to stop spinning, but she adds that it's not a reference to the movie Inception (2010), in which a spinning top is used as a totem to test one's reality.
Gallery[]
Covers[]
Cover artwork[]
References[]
- ↑ "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW #3 CVR A MAIN". Previews World. Retrieved on June 19, 2020.
- ↑ "September 2020 Comics Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. Retrieved on October 28, 2020.