The Vampire Slayer No. 9

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. 9
Publication	December 21, 2022
Length	22 pages
The Vampire Slayer #9
← Previous	The Vampire Slayer No. 8
Next →	The Vampire Slayer No. 10
Publisher	Boom! Studios
Writer(s)	Sarah Gailey
Penciller(s)	Hannah Templer
Editor(s)	Elizabeth Brei
Cover artist(s)	Sebastian Fiumara Nicole Goux Stephanie Pepper
Colorist(s)	Valentina Pinto Riccardo Giardina (assists)
Letterer(s)	Ed Dukeshire

The Vampire Slayer No. 9 is the ninth issue of The Vampire Slayer comic book series. Written by Sarah Gailey and illustrated by Hannah Templer, it was originally published on December 21, 2022, by Boom! Studios.

Synopsis

While Xander gets ready for a monstrous confrontation, he finds a new one in his relationship as well... a fight that could mean the end in more ways than one.

But Willow and Faith are one step ahead of Xander, and winning without magic seems unlikely.

Will Willow push herself to a place she may not be able to return from?

Summary

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Continuity

• Giles mentions a "hyena incident" in relation to Xander. In the original timeline, Xander was temporarily trans-possessed by a hyena spirit ("The Pack").

Appearances

Individuals

• Rupert Giles
• Alexander Harris
• Hungrus the Slayer Eater
• Faith Lehane
• Willow Rosenberg
• Spike
• Buffy Summers
• Tony (Only mentioned)

Organizations and titles

• Scooby Gang
• Slayer
• Watcher
• Witch

Species

• Demon (Only mentioned)
• Human
• Vampire

Locations

• Universe 37
  • Sunnydale
    • Alexander Harris' apartment (Only mentioned)
    • Sunnydale Park

Behind the scenes

Collections

• The Vampire Slayer, Volume Three

Gallery

Covers

Main cover

Variant cover

Variant cover

25 Years of Buffy variant

Variant cover

Cover artwork

Sebastian Fiumara

Nicole Goux

Stephanie Pepper