Buffy the Vampire Slayer



Buffy the Vampire Slayer is published by Dark Horse Comics. The cover price is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer #39: 02 Dec 2010

Current Issue

 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer #40: 19 Jan 2011

Next Issue

 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9: Freefall #1: 14 Sep 2011

Status
Season 9 will start up in September 2011.

Main Characters

 * Buffy Anne Summers - The senior vampire slayer. WikiPedia

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #40
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #6
Giles recruits former rogue Slayer Faith to travel to England to kill an evil rogue Slayer who is part of the British aristocracy.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, vol. 1 - WorldCat - ISBN 159307784X


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, vol. 2 - WorldCat - ISBN 1593078269


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, vol. 3 - WorldCat - ISBN 1593078854


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, vol. 4 - WorldCat - ISBN 1593079680


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, vol. 5 - WorldCat - ISBN 1595822259


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, vol. 6 - WorldCat - ISBN 1595822429


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, vol. 7 - WorldCat - ISBN 159582331X


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home - Collects #1-5. "Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers-newly legion-have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not everything's fun and firearms, as an old enemy reappears and Dawn experiences some serious growing pains. Meanwhile, one of the 'Buffy' decoy slayers is going through major pain of her own." - WorldCat - ISBN 1593078226


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vol. 2: No Future for You - Collects #6-10. "When a rogue debutant Slayer begins to use her power for evil, Giles is forced to recruit the rebellious Faith, who isn’t exactly known for her good deeds. Giles offers Faith a clean slate if she can stop this snooty Slayer from wreaking total havoc—that is, if Buffy doesn’t beat her to it." - WorldCat - ISBN 159307963X


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vol. 3: Wolves at the Gate - Collects #11-15? "Vampires that, at will, can transform into wolves, panthers, insects, or fog invade the Slayer base of operations in northern Scotland, and not only walk away unscathed, but in possession of Buffy’s scythe, the symbol of Slayer power worldwide. Buffy and the Slayer legion travel to Tokyo in order to learn more about their dangerous new foes, as Xander journeys to Transylvania to solicit the only person they’ve ever known to possess such power: Dracula." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595821651


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vol. 4: Time of Your Life - Collects #16-20? "Willow and Buffy head to New York City to unlock the secrets of Buffy's mysterious scythe, when something goes terribly awry. Buffy is propelled into a dystopian future where there's only one Slayer -- Fray, the title character of Joss Whedon's 2001 series, the first comic he ever wrote. Their uneasy alliance falls apart, leading to the death of a major character from the TV series, while back in the twenty-first century, the Scotland base falls prey to a mystical bomb courtesy of the Biggest Bad-Twilight." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595823107


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vol. 5: Predators and Prey - Collects #21-25, plus short stories from MySpace Dark Horse Presents. "Buffy's world goes awry when former-classmate-turned-vampire Harmony Kendall lands her own reality TV show, Harmony Bites, bolstering bloodsucking fiends in the mainstream. Humans line up to have their blood consumed, and Slayers, through a series of missteps, misfortunes, and anti-Slayer propaganda driven by the mysterious Twilight, are forced into hiding. In Germany, Faith and Giles discover a town where Slayers retreat from a world that has turned against them, only to find themselves in the arms of something far worse. A rogue-Slayer faction displaces an entire Italian village, living up to their tarnished reputation as power-hungry thieves. And finally, with the help of a would-be demon lover, Dawn addresses her unfaltering insecurities." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595823425


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vol. 6: Retreat - Collects #26-30. "Now that it’s the world against Slayers, Buffy must find a way to return the status quo to... status quo—and keep her girls alive long enough to do it! Enter Oz, the only person/werewolf Buffy knows who is down with the suppression of magic, and can take the Slayer army off of Twilight’s magic-specific radar. With Oz’s assistance, the Slayers and Wiccans try to become 'normal' through meditation and hard labor—although, not everyone sees the advantage of being magicless, namely, Willow, Giles, and Andrew. And they could be right. After all, is a peaceful life for a Slayer even possible?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1595824154


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vol. 7: Twilight - Collects #31-35 & the Willow one-shot. "In the aftermath of the battle with Twilight’s army, Buffy has developed a host of new powers, but when will the other shoe drop, and will it be a cute shoe, or an ugly one? Still reeling from the losses of war, Willow goes looking for missing allies, and discovers a horrifying truth about several of the Slayer army’s recent ordeals." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595825584


 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vol. 8: Last Gleaming - Collects #36-40 & the Riley one-shot. "Angel is back, and it’s tearing the Scoobies apart, testing the limits of their friendship. But Twilight’s unmasking is only the beginning, and Buffy must still face the ultimate betrayal." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595826106

History
This series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics takes place after the end of the television series. It is considered 'canon' and is often referred to as Season 8.

Season 8
Writers:
 * 1-5 Joss Whedon
 * 6-9 Brian K. Vaughan
 * 10-11 Joss Whedon
 * 12-15 Drew Goddard
 * 16-19 Joss Whedon
 * 20 Jeph Loeb
 * 21 Jane Espenson
 * 22 Steven S. DeKnight
 * 23 Drew Z. Greenberg
 * 24 Jim Krueger
 * 25 Doug Petrie
 * 26-30 Jane Espenson
 * 31 Joss Whedon
 * 32-35 Brad Meltzer
 * 36-40 Joss Whedon & Scott Allie

Artist/Covers: Georges Jeanty.

Covers: Jo Chen.

Freefall
Writers: Joss Whedon & Andrew Chambliss. Artists: Georges Jeanty & Dexter Vines. Covers: Steve Morris & Jo Chen.

Publishing History

 * Season 8 published 2007-2011.


 * Season 9 published starting in 2011.


 * Dark Horse published a previous non-cannonical Buffy series for 63 issues from 1998–2003, along with numerous mini-series and one-shots.

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution.

Future Publication Dates

 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9: Freefall #1: 14 Sep 2011
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9: #2: 12 Oct 2011

News & Features

 * 19 Jan 2011 - Joss Whedon talks about the end of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 comic, and the future of Season 9
 * 03 Dec 2010 - Georges Jeanty On Driving the Final Stake Through Buffy
 * 09 Apr 2010 - Behind Buffy Season 8: "The Sex Issue"
 * 18 Nov 2009 - Brad Meltzer Leaps Into the Buffyverse
 * 11 Oct 2009 - BCC: Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Panel
 * 18 Aug 2009 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Crosses Over with The Colbert Report
 * 01 Jul 2009 - From Vikings to Vampires: Catching Up with Vasilis Lolos
 * 03 Jun 2009 - Meltzer Talks Book of Lies & Buffy
 * 13 May 2009 - Buffy Meet Becky: Indy Creator Takes Stab @ Vampire Slayer
 * 25 Feb 2009 - Scott Allie @ NYCC 2009: Buffy The Vampire Slayer (video)
 * 19 Feb 2009 - Jim Krueger Slays Vampires Buffy-Style
 * 06 Feb 2009 - NYCC: Becky Cloonan on Buffy and Pixu
 * 09 Jan 2009 - Jane Espenson: Buffy, Harmony and...Anderson Cooper?
 * 16 Dec 2008 - Loeb Talks Buffy, Confirms New Ultimates
 * 09 Oct 2008 - Loeb Sinks His Teeth Into Buffy
 * 18 Apr 2008 - NYCC: Into the Fray - Hahn talks new Buffy arc
 * 26 Mar 2008 - Moline Returns to the Fray in Buffy: Season 8
 * 25 Mar 2008 - Three Writers are Drawn by the Allure of Comics (audio)
 * 25 Mar 2008 - Interview: Georges Jeanty Artist of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8
 * 20 Mar 2008 - Interviews with the Vampires: Dark Horse Editors talk Buffy and Blood+
 * 06 Mar 2008 - Buffy's Romp: Marketing Ploy or Part of the Plot?
 * 06 Mar 2008 - Scott Allie Breaks Down Buffy’s Big Day (Or Night?) - SPOILERS!
 * 06 Mar 2008 - Joss Whedon: Buffy #12 and the Whole Series
 * 05 Mar 2008 - Experimenting in Bed When Not After Vampires
 * 23 Oct 2007 - Buffy Season 8—the Shape of Things to Come?
 * 06 Sep 2007 - Joss Whedon & Brian K. Vaughan Talk Buffy
 * 30 Aug 2007 - BKV: When Buffy Met Brian
 * 23 Aug 2007 - Brian K. Vaughan has Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * 23 Aug 2007 - Talking Faith & Buffy with Brian K. Vaughan
 * 06 Aug 2007 - SDCC: Dark Horse Presents: Joss Whedon
 * 30 Jul 2007 - CCI XTRA: Joss Whedon on Buffy and Beyond
 * 25 Jun 2007 - Paul Lee & Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * 12 Apr 2007 - Genius, but faster: Whedon runs with Buffy
 * 23 Mar 2007 - Journey Into Comics: Scott Allie Talks Buffy Power at Dark Horse
 * 04 Mar 2007 - Buffy creator Joss Whedon has the heroine returning for a comics-style Season 8
 * 15 Feb 2007 - Slaying Alive: Whedon talks Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * 06 Feb 2007 - Joss Whedon - Embracing the Comics Life
 * 22 Nov 2006 - Vampire Slaying Never Stops: Whedon Confirms Buffy Season 8 Comic Book

Links

 * Dark Horse Comics - Publisher's Website
 * The Comic Book Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer