The Vampire Slayer No. 1

The subject of this article is of alternative canonicity. While created as part of licensed material, it is not part of the original Buffyverse, but its own developed story.

The Vampire Slayer No. 1
Publication	April 20, 2022
Length	22 pages
The Vampire Slayer #1
Next →	The Vampire Slayer No. 2
Publisher	Boom! Studios
Writer(s)	Sarah Gailey
Penciller(s)	Michael Shelfer
Editor(s)	Elizabeth Brei
Cover artist(s)	Goñi Montes Francesco Francavilla Bex Glendining Christian Ward Michael del Mundo
Colorist(s)	Valentina Pinto Riccardo Giardina (assists)
Letterer(s)	Ed Dukeshire

The Vampire Slayer No. 1 is the first issue of The Vampire Slayer comic book series. Written by Sarah Gailey and illustrated by Michael Shelfer, it was originally published on April 20, 2022, by Boom! Studios.

Synopsis

After years of fighting against the forces of evil, Buffy Summers finds herself succumbing to the burden of bearing the Slayer mantle.

To help his Slayer, Rupert Giles is willing to risk a return to chaos magic, and with Willow's help, they attempt a spell to remove the trauma from Buffy's psyche.

The effects backfire though, and leave Buffy unable to remember her past, or her purpose!

With Sunnydale under attack, a new Slayer must rise to protect it, while Buffy's friends race against the clock to restore her true self.

Summary

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Continuity

• The story "Trust the Process" serves as a prologue for this series, which takes places in the universe 37 seen in Hellmouth, Part Five and Buffy the Vampire Slayer No. 31.

Appearances

Individuals

• Alexander Harris
• Rupert Giles
• Willow Rosenberg
• Scylla the Pinching Duke
• Buffy Summers

Organizations and titles

• Scooby Gang
• Slayer
• Watcher
• Witch

Species

• Higher being
• Human

Locations

• Universe 37
  • Sunnydale
    • Transmogrification Emporium
    • Light Beers Away (Only mentioned)

Objects

• Amulet of Chromile
• Crustacea Demonica

Behind the scenes

Distribution

• The Vampire Slayer No. 1 was ranked the 39th best-selling comic issue in its published month, with estimated 18,605 sales for April 2022 at comic specialty stores.

Collections

• The Vampire Slayer, Volume One

Pop culture references

• Buffy telling the town, "Honey, I Grew the Crab," a reference to the movie franchise Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
• Buffy calls Scylla "Lucy Claw-less," a pun with the actress' name Lucy Lawless.

Gallery

Covers

Main cover

Blood red foil variant

25 Years of Buffy variant

Variant cover

Variant cover

Variant cover

Unlockable variant

2nd printing

Cover artwork

Goñi Montes

Goñi Montes

Francesco Francavilla

Bex Glendining

Christian Ward

Mike del Mundo

Preview