Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part Four

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.

Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part Four

Publication

April 17, 2019

Length

22 pages

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) #4

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Cover artist(s)

Matthew Taylor (main)
Kevin Wada (spotlight)
Feifei Ruan (chosen one)
Paul Mann (episode)
Miguel Mercado (sides)
Jenny Frison (incentives)

Colorist(s)

Raúl Angulo

Letterer(s)

Ed Dukeshire

Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part Four is the fourth issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) comic book series. Written by Jordie Bellaire and illustrated by Dan Mora, it was published by Boom! Studios on April 17, 2019.

Synopsis

The reimagining of Joss Whedon’s groundbreaking series reaches the game-changing final chapter of the first arc as Buffy and the Scooby Gang (the name was Xander’s idea, he’s workshopping it, it probably won’t stick) delve deeper into the heart of Sunnydale’s underbelly — and make a shocking discovery about the true nature of the Hellmouth. There’s no turning back for anyone on Team Slayer in this absolutely mind-blowing issue that fans can’t afford to miss.^[1]

Continuity

Cordelia is crowned the homecoming queen; in the original series, she and Buffy lose to a tie between the other two candidates ("Homecoming").
Xander asks about Buffy's still missing phone, which was taken by Drusilla in their previous encounter in Part Three.
Differently from the original series, The Bronze is revealed not as a club, but a movie theater.
Buffy and Robin have their first date, as he had expressed interest in her in Part Two.
Major original characters Angel and Jenny debut in the series.

Appearances

Individuals

Species

Demon (Only mentioned)
Human
Vampire

Events

Homecoming

Locations

Sunnydale
- 1630 Revello Drive
- Sunnydale Cemetery
  - Spike's crypt
- Sunnydale High School
  - Sunnydale High School library
- Sunnydale Mall
- The Bronze (Only mentioned)

Weapons and objects

Stake
Tiger Woman: Wrath of the Beast (Only mentioned)

Death count

Unidentified vampire, beheaded by Buffy Summers.
Dozens of vampires, slayed by Buffy, Willow, and Xander (only mentioned).

Behind the scenes

Production

In order to surprise the debut of Angel in this issue, it was released a bogus cover of Matthew Taylor’s that had replaced his face with Spike’s.
Feifei Ruan’s “Chosen One” variant cover introduces an unidentified Slayer, active in China during the Tang dynasty.
Paul Mann’s variant cover homages Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Once More, with Feeling". The artwork was previously used as the cover for the homonyms LP record.