Spike



Spike is published by IDW.

Last Issue

 * Spike: Asylum #4: 20 Dec 2006

Current Issue

 * Spike: Asylum #5: 07 Feb 2007

Next Issues

 * Spike: Shadow Puppets #1: Jun 2007

Status
Series of mini-series & one-shots.

Main Characters

 * Spike/William (the Bloody)/William Pratt - A former poet who was turned into a vampire. Smart, violent and dangerous, he killed two Slayers before gaining a soul in the early 21st century. Spike (Buffyverse)


 * Darla - Spike's grandsire. Darla (Buffyverse)


 * Drusila - Spike's sire and lover. Drusila (Buffyverse)


 * Dracula - The world's most famous vampire.

Spike: Asylum #5
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.

Hardcovers

 * Spike: Premiere Edition - Collects the one-shots Old Times, Old Wounds, and Lost & Found and the miniseries Spike vs. Dracula and Spike: Asylum. - (forthcoming, June 2007)

Paperbacks

 * Spike TPB - Collects the one-shots Old Times, Old Wounds, and Lost & Found. - WorldCat - ISBN 1600100309


 * Spike vs. Dracula - Collects Spike vs. Dracula #1-5. - WorldCat - ISBN 1600100120


 * Spike: Asylum - Collects the Spike: Asylum miniseries. "When the Monahan Family asks Spike to find their daughter Ruby, he accepts. The problem? Ruby's a half-demon and has been checked into the Mosaic Wellness Center, a rehab facility for vampires, demons, and other creatures of the night. The solution -- Spike checks himself in as a patient. But there's another, slightly bigger problem -- the hundreds of super-powered, supernatural patients at Mosaic know Spike, and want him dead. If the therapy doesn't kill him, the other patients will." - (forthcoming, May 2007)

History
Based on the character from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Creative Team
Spike created by: Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt

Publishing History
Three one-shots were published in 2005 & 2006, followed by the mini-series Spike vs. Dracula & Spike: Asylum in 2006.

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Spike: Asylum TPB: May 2007
 * Spike: Premiere Edition HC: Jun 2007
 * Spike: Shadow Puppets #1: Jun 2007
 * Spike: Shadow Puppets #2: Jul 2007

News & Features

 * 26 Apr 2007 - IDWeek: Brian Lynch Talks Spike and Angel
 * 18 Mar 2007 - WWLA: Brian Lynch Talks Spike: Shadow Puppets
 * 27 Sep 2006 - Brian Lynch Brings Sanity To The Supernatural Spike: Asylum

Links

 * IDW Publishing - Publisher's Website
 * Spike (Buffyverse)