Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Part One

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Publication	January 23, 2019
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) #1
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Publisher	Boom! Studios
Writer(s)	Jordie Bellaire
Penciller(s)	Dan Mora
Cover artist(s)	Matthew Taylor (main) Kevin Wada (variant) Royal Dunlap (virgin) Becca Carey (preorder) Jen Bartel (incentives) Miguel Mercado (variants) Kaiti Infante (rares)

The first issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) comic book series is of unknown title. It will be written by Jordie Bellaire and illustrated by Dan Mora.

Synopsis

Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon. This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil.

But her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as Eisner Award-Nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-Winner Dan Mora (Saban's Go Go Power Rangers) bring Buffy into a new era with new challenges, new friends... and a few enemies you might already recognize. But the more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang faces brand new Big Bads, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell.

WELCOME BACK TO THE HELLMOUTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Appearances

Individuals

• Alexander Harris
• Willow Rosenberg
• Buffy Summers

Organizations and titles

• Scooby Gang
• Slayer

Species

• Human
• Vampire

Locations

• Tunaverse

Weapons and objects

• Stake

Death count

• Unidentified vampire, staked by Buffy Summers.

Behind the scenes

Production

• There's a total of ten covers for this issue: Matthew Taylor’s main cover, Kevin Wada’s variant, a virgin variant by Royal Dunlap, one preorder exclusive by Becca Carey, an incentive cover and an ink variant by Jen Bartel, two variants both by Miguel Mercado, and two rare variants by Kaiti Infante.

Collections

• “Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 1”

Gallery

Cover artwork

Matthew Taylor main cover

Kevin Wada variant

Royal Dunlap virgin variant

Becca Carey for preorder

Jen Bartel incentive

Jen Bartel ink incentive

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Miguel Mercado “slayer” variant

Miguel Mercado “vamp” variant

Kaiti Infante rare variant

Kaiti Infante rare variant

Preview