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The Devil You Know, Part Three: The Thundering Hooves of Death is the third issue of the Spike: The Devil You Know comic book miniseries. Written by Bill Williams and illustrated by Chris Cross with Jose Beroy, it was originally published on August 18, 2010, by IDW Publishing.
Synopsis[]
Reluctant teammates Spike and Eddie Hope are having a hell of time getting information out of the demon world about their newest nemesis and her agenda. They're also having a hard time not strangling each other. But a high stakes card game, some new Hellmouth problems, and a really big killer demon, could force them to have to get along in a hurry.[1]
Summary[]
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Continuity[]
- The story is set between the story arcs in Immortality for Dummies and Crown Prince Syndrome.
- Spike says the casino used to be called Jenoff's until something happened to Jenoff, referring to the events from the episode "Double or Nothing."
- The Duchess lists Angel having sex with a Slayer, which happened in "Surprise."
- The Duchess heard that Angel sent his son to a hell dimension to toughen him up. In "Sleep Tight," Connor is kidnapped and taken to Quor'toth, where he grew up and was harshly trained ("A New World").
- The Duchess intends to restore the Circle of the Black Thorn, destroyed in "Not Fade Away." The group will be active again in Own It, Part Two.
- A flashback shows Spike, Angel, Drusilla, Darla, and Tansy acting together in Europe. It takes placed sometime after Spike's siring in 1880 ("Fool for Love") and Angel ensoulment in 1898 ("Becoming, Part One").
- Spike mentions playing cards for kittens, referring to kitten poker games he used to play ("Life Serial").
- Spike and Eddie fight Grappler demons, the same species Sahjhan had working for him in the episodes "Quickening," Lullaby," and "Dad."
- Spike exemplifies the effects of a Hellmouth mentioning a student becoming capable of creating a transformation potion ("Beauty and the Beasts") and nightmares becoming a problem ("Nightmares").
- Spike mentions closing Sunnydale's Hellmouth ("Chosen").
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Angel (Only in flashbacks)
- Beryl
- Connor (Only mentioned)
- Peter Clarner (Only mentioned)
- Darla (Only in flashbacks)
- Drusilla (Only in flashbacks)
- Duchess
- Tansy Fry
- Jenoff (Only mentioned)
- Har'ann
- Eddie Hope
- Jaq
- Andrea Richmond
- Sam'rskell
- Sebassis (Only mentioned)
- Spike
- Buffy Summers (Only mentioned)
- Duchess's slave
- Sahrvin Clan leader (Only mentioned)
Organizations and titles[]
- Circle of the Black Thorn (Only mentioned)
- Devil
- Fell Brethren (Only mentioned)
- Sahrvin Clan (Only mentioned)
- Senior Partners (Only mentioned)
- Slayer (Only mentioned)
- Whirlwind (Only in flashbacks)
- Wolfram & Hart (Only mentioned)
Species[]
Events[]
- Fall of Los Angeles (Only mentioned)
Locations[]
- Earth
- Europe (Only in flashbacks)
- Los Angeles
- Sunnydale (Only mentioned)
- Hellmouth (Only mentioned)
- Quor'toth (Only mentioned)
Objects[]
- Kitten poker (Only mentioned)
- Pete's formula (Only mentioned)
- Stake
Behind the scenes[]
Collections[]
Pop culture references[]
- Spike refers to Pete's formula as a "Mister Hyde potion," referring to the transformation serum from the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Goofs[]
- Jenoff's name is written in Spike's speech as "Genoff."
Gallery[]
Covers[]
Regular cover
Incentive virgin cover
References[]
- ↑ Spike: The Devil You Know #3. IDW Publishing. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017.