Willow & Tara: Demonology Menagerie

The subject of this article is non-canonical. While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse.

Willow & Tara: Willow & Tara: Demonology Menagerie is a short story of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic comic book series.

Synopsis

Willow and Tara set a new high score for demon buttkicking!

Summary

Willow and Tara are practicing their summoning skills, but they aren't getting very far. Willow picks up Dawn's video game, but somehow she accidentally summons monsters from it. Willow and Tara uses magic to defeat them, but a boss-level monster appears. When they were unable to defeat it with magic, Willow pulls the batteries from the toy, and the monster disappears.

Continuity

• The events took place after "Buffy vs. Dracula," when Dawn is created, but before "The Replacement," when Willow developed her summoning spells ability.

Appearances

Individuals

• Willow Rosenberg
• Tara Maclay
• Dawn Summers (Only mentioned)

Organizations and Titles

• Witch

Species

• Human
• Demon

Death Count

None

Behind the Scenes

Trivia

• This short story was originally published in two parts in the Dark Horse Extra issues #47 and #48, a 4-page newspaper anthology with original comics featuring Dark Horse Comics' characters.
• The story was made free to read online at the Dark Horse website: link.

Pop Culture References

• Willow plays video game in a Game Boy console.

Collections

• "Willow & Tara"
• "Omnibus: Volume 6"
• "Buffy Classic 40: WannaBlessedBe / Demonology Menagerie"

Quotes