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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 [[slayer|vampire slayer]]s tasked with defeating the forces of evil.
  
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 [[slayer|vampire slayer]]s tasked with defeating the forces of evil.
   
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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 Bad]]s, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of [[Sunnydale High School|Sunnydale High]] confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell.
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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 Bad]]s, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of [[Sunnydale High School|Sunnydale High]] confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell.
   
 
WELCOME BACK TO THE [[Hellmouth|HELLMOUTH]], FOR THE FIRST TIME!<ref>[https://shop.boom-studios.com/comics/detail/9178/ “Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 Main”]. ''[[Boom! Studios]]''. Retrieved December 18, 2018.</ref>
  
WELCOME BACK TO THE [[Hellmouth|HELLMOUTH]], FOR THE FIRST TIME!<ref>[https://shop.boom-studios.com/comics/detail/9178/ “Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 Main”]. ''[[Boom! Studios]]''. Retrieved December 18, 2018.</ref>
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==Continuity==
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This story is an alternative version of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', with no sense of continuity with previous materials. Some notable comparisons are:
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*This story takes place in 2019, as opposed to the debut of the TV series in 1997.
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*[[Buffy Summers (2019)|Buffy]] works in customer service as soon as she moves to [[Sunnydale]], as her original counterpart would do so only years later, at [[Helen's Kitchen]] ("[[Anne]]"), [[Doublemeat Palace (business)|Doublemeat Palace]] ("[[Doublemeat Palace]]"), and [[Pick Me Up]] (''[[Last Gleaming, Part Five]]'').
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*Buffy saves [[Willow Rosenberg (2019)|Willow]] and [[Alexander Harris (2019)|Xander]] from a vampire, revealing the reality of the supernatural to them, similarly to "[[Welcome to the Hellmouth]]".
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*Buffy has been training with [[Rupert Giles (2019)|Giles]] even before she befriended Willow and Xander. Originally, her encounter with them that motivates her to accept her role as the Slayer ("Welcome to the Hellmouth").
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*Anya works at a magic shop, as her original counterpart would do so years after meeting the [[Scooby Gang]] ("[[No Place Like Home]]").
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*Willow is a confident teenager, an effect of her having already came out while in high school, as opposed to only in college ("[[New Moon Rising]]").
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*Xander has @theXeppo as his username, a reference to when he is called “the Zeppo” of the Scooby Gang in episode "[[The Zeppo]]".
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*[[Drusilla (2019)|Drusilla]] arrives in Sunnydale within the first month after Buffy moves in, displaying no weakness from torture her original counterpart did ("[[School Hard]]").
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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==Death count==
  
==Death count==
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*Unidentified vampire, staked by Buffy Summers.
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*Unidentified first vampire, staked by Buffy Summers.
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*Unidentified vampire, melted by Anya Jenkins.
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*Unidentified second vampire, melted by Anya Jenkins.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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*Buffy, Willow, and Xander watch the film ''[[Wikipedia:Nosferatu|Nosferatu]]'' (1922).
  
*Buffy, Willow, and Xander watch the film ''[[Wikipedia:Nosferatu|Nosferatu]]'' (1922).
 
*Anya watches the ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' television series, notably directed by Joss Whedon.
  
*Anya watches the ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' television series, notably directed by Joss Whedon.
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*Xander’s username @theXeppo references actor [[Wikipedia:Zeppo Marx|Zeppo Marx]].
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==

Revision as of 08:08, 31 January 2019

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Welcome Back to the Hellmouth is the first issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) comic book series. Written by Jordie Bellaire and illustrated by Dan Mora, it was published on January 23, 2019 by Boom! Studios.

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![1]

Continuity

This story is an alternative version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with no sense of continuity with previous materials. Some notable comparisons are:

  • This story takes place in 2019, as opposed to the debut of the TV series in 1997.
  • Buffy works in customer service as soon as she moves to Sunnydale, as her original counterpart would do so only years later, at Helen's Kitchen ("Anne"), Doublemeat Palace ("Doublemeat Palace"), and Pick Me Up (Last Gleaming, Part Five).
  • Buffy saves Willow and Xander from a vampire, revealing the reality of the supernatural to them, similarly to "Welcome to the Hellmouth".
  • Buffy has been training with Giles even before she befriended Willow and Xander. Originally, her encounter with them that motivates her to accept her role as the Slayer ("Welcome to the Hellmouth").
  • Anya works at a magic shop, as her original counterpart would do so years after meeting the Scooby Gang ("No Place Like Home").
  • Willow is a confident teenager, an effect of her having already came out while in high school, as opposed to only in college ("New Moon Rising").
  • Xander has @theXeppo as his username, a reference to when he is called “the Zeppo” of the Scooby Gang in episode "The Zeppo".
  • Drusilla arrives in Sunnydale within the first month after Buffy moves in, displaying no weakness from torture her original counterpart did ("School Hard").

Appearances

Individuals

Organizations and titles

Species

Locations

Weapons and objects

  • Unidentified magic necklace
  • Stake
  • Witch Killer 3 (Only mentioned)

Death count

  • Unidentified first vampire, staked by Buffy Summers.
  • Unidentified second vampire, melted by Anya Jenkins.

Behind the scenes

Production

  • The issue’s title references the television series’ episode debut, "Welcome to the Hellmouth".
  • The Slayer prophecy included in the issue has been altered from the television series, replacing female pronouns for gender neutral “they”.
  • Xander’s groan “Grr, argh!” is a homage to the Mutant Enemy Productions logo, always present after the series’ episodes.
  • The new letters to the editor section debuts, titled “Sunnydale High Sentinel” in reference to the school newspaper of same name.
  • The back of these covers includes a quote from episode "Becoming, Part Two".

Distribution

  • Secret covers, limited to only 100 copies each, were randomly inserted into the print runs of the “Choose your side” variants. 198 out of the total 200 covers are signed by the Dan Panosian, while two are signed by Joss Whedon.[2]
  • In January 17, Boom Studios announced a second printing for this issue, as it had sold out still at the distributor level, a week before it had even started to go on sale in stores.[3]

Collections

  • “Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 1”

Pop culture references

  • Xander jokes about the existence of the Batboy, a fictional creature from American supermarket tabloids.
  • Buffy, Willow, and Xander watch the film Nosferatu (1922).
  • Anya watches the Firefly television series, notably directed by Joss Whedon.
  • Xander’s username @theXeppo references actor Zeppo Marx.

Gallery

Additional covers

Cover artwork

Preview

References

  1. ↑ “Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 Main”. Boom! Studios. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Rich Johnston, “Joss Whedon has Signed Secret Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1 Variant Covers, in Store Today”. Bleeding Cool, January 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ “Boom! Studios Announces Second Printing of Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1”. Boom! Studios, January 17, 2019.
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