Spike



Spike is published by IDW.

Last Issue

 * Spike: Shadow Puppets #3: 15 Aug 2007

Current Issue

 * Spike: Shadow Puppets #4: 03 Oct 2007

Next Issues

 * Spike: After the Fall #1: Jul 2008

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: Shadow Puppets #4
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." - WorldCat - ISBN 1600100619


 * Spike: Shadow Puppets - Collects the Spike: Shadow Puppets miniseries. "Angel once put a stop to an evil children's show, but not before being turned into a puppet during his fight. Now, fresh out of the Asylum, it's Spike's turn! This collection... sees Spike and Lorne heading off to Japan to stop the latest Japanese kids' show... Smile Time! Will they become 'puppetized' themselves? And along the way, find themselves in a fight with hundreds of ninja-puppets, reuniting with fellow Asylum inmates, and be at extreme odds with one other?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1600101127 - (forthcoming, December 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: Premiere Edition HC: Jun 2007
 * Spike: Shadow Puppets TPB: Dec 2007
 * Spike: After the Fall #1: Jul 2008
 * Spike: After the Fall #2: Aug 2008

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)