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Cover to Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is published by Boom! Studios. The cover price is $4.99.

Publication Dates[]

Last Issue[]

The Vampire Slayer #15: 21 Jun 2023

Current Issue[]

The Vampire Slayer #16: 19 Jul 2023

Next Issue[]

none scheduled

Status[]

A new series, The Vampire Slayer, started April 2022.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

  • Buffy Anne Summers - The senior vampire slayer. WikiPedia

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Minor Characters[]

Other Characters/Places/Things[]

Recent Storylines[]

The Vampire Slayer #16[]

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.

The Vampire Slayer #15[]

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Buffy: The Lost Summer #1[]

The Vampire Slayer #13[]

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The Vampire Slayer #11[]

The Vampire Slayer #10[]

The Vampire Slayer #9[]

The Vampire Slayer #8[]

The Vampire Slayer #7[]

The Vampire Slayer #6[]

The Vampire Slayer #5[]

The Vampire Slayer #4[]

Buffy '97 #1[]

The Vampire Slayer #3[]

The Vampire Slayer #2[]

25 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer[]

The Vampire Slayer #1[]

Buffy The Vampire Slayer's 25th Anniversary Special #1[]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tea Time #1[]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Faith #1[]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #19[]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Every Generation #1[]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #11[]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen Ones #1[]

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Welcome to the Whedonverse FCBD Special #1: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Firefly[]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1[]

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Past Storylines[]

Season 12: The Reckoning[]

Season 11: Giles[]

Season 11[]

Season 10[]

Season 9[]

Season 8[]

Collections[]

Trade Paperbacks[]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 1 - Collects Season 8 #1-20 & the Willow one-shot. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781630089412
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus: Season 8, Volume 2 - Collects Season 8 #21-40, the Riley one-shot, and short stories from Dark Horse Presents. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781630089429


  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home - Collects Season 8 #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 Season 8 #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 Season 8 #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 Season 8 #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 Season 8 #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 Season 8 #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 Season 8 #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 Season 8 #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
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 9, vol. 1: Freefall - Collects Season 9 #1-5. "Buffy has left her best friend, Willow, powerless, and brought an end to a millennia-long tradition of superpowered girls. By day, Buffy is a twenty-something waitress with no real direction, and even though magic is gone, she’s still a vampire Slayer by night. Bigger problem? Vampires are becoming an epidemic… of zompires!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1595829229
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 9, vol. 2: On Your Own - Collects Season 9 #6-10. "With the Scooby gang on the skids, Buffy finds herself increasingly alone. When faced with some tough decisions grounded in 'real world' problems (i.e., not the slaying of pesky demons), Buffy is determined to make her own choices, but that doesn’t mean she won't need a little handholding along the way. Cue Spike, compelled to stand by his best friend in her moment of need. Together they'll tackle the increasing zompire population and a rogue Slayer out for blood." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595829903
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 9, vol. 3: Guarded - Collects Season 9 #11-15. "In a bold move to give disenfranchised Slayers a meaningful societal role (with pay), Kennedy recruits Buffy to act as bodyguard for high-profile clientele. But unlike the other recruits, Buffy struggles to abandon her Slaying instincts and looks for demony threats where none lie (much to Kennedy's dismay). So it's only natural that her first job is to protect a tech mogul who just so happens to be running from demon assassins!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1616550996
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 9, vol. 4: Welcome to the Team - Collects Season 9 #16-20. "Buffy is unwillingly recruited by the demon Illyria and a mystical council to take down the Siphon—for good. He is on the loose again, and a danger to all remnants of magic! Meanwhile, back home the loss of magic has begun to affect those closest to Buffy." - WorldCat - ISBN 1616551666
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 9, vol. 5: The Core - Collects Season 9 #21-25. "When Dawn falls ill, it’s up to best friends Buffy, Xander, and Willow to join forces and find a supernatural cure in a world sorely lacking magic. The trio must fight their way into the Deeper Well, the former home of Illyria and other ancient gods known as the Old Ones, where they hope to jump-start magic back into existence." - WorldCat - ISBN 1616552549
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 10, vol. 1: New Rules - Collects Season 10 #1-5. "While slaying a hoard of zompires, Buffy and her pals are shocked to discover a new kind of vampire: harder to kill, able to transform and walk in the light of day—like Dracula … The rules of magic are literally being rewritten…" - WorldCat - ISBN 1616554908
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 10, vol. 2: I Wish - Collects Season 10 #6-10. "Buffy and her crew get their fight on against the new vampires and take a trip to Sunnydale, where Andrew is up to his good/bad/old tricks again. And everyone is tempted by what the new rules of magic can do for them … just like the Big Bads who have come knocking on Buffy's door!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1616556005
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 10, vol. 3: Love Dares You - Collects Season 10 #11-15. "The romantic scene for Buffy and friends amps up in unexpected ways. But personal lives are soon put aside to deal with demons, both real and intangible. Spike struggles with vivid dreams of murder, and Buffy journeys into his mind, discovering the terrifying new face of evil." - WorldCat - ISBN 9781616557584
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 10, vol. 4: Old Demons - Collects Season 10 #16-20. "Buffy needs serious backup. With an ultimate Big Bad, Archaeus, connected to so many from the Slayer's past, she's calling in reinforcements-and saying to hell with the awkward consequences. As the gang get closer to Archaeus, the extent of his plans and their connection to the new rules of magic are revealed." - WorldCat - ISBN 9781616558024
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 10, vol. 5: Pieces On the Ground - Collects Season 10 #21-25. "Demon invasions wreak havoc worldwide when an interdimensional portal lands in the wrong hands. As new threats pour into the streets, Buffy and her closest allies find their paths diverging: Willow gets a serious job, Xander and Ghost Anya grow perilously close, Andrew is tempted by evil, and Buffy and Spike continue to work at making their relationship, well, work." - WorldCat - ISBN 9781616559441
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 10, vol. 6: Own It - Collects Season 10 #26-30. "As Buffy tries to bring the team together, insecurities plague her relationship with Spike. To make matters worse, a new Big Bad makes a move to capture the Vampyr book!" - WorldCat - ISBN 9781506700342
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 11, vol. 1: The Spread of Their Evil… - Collects Season 11 #1-6. "When a tsunami and an enormous dragon devastate San Francisco, folks connected to the supernatural are blamed for causing the catastrophe and soon have restrictions placed on them in the name of safety. Buffy must choose sides, find a way for herself and her friends to survive, determine how the disaster happened, and not lose who she is in the process." - WorldCat - ISBN 9781506702742
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 11, vol. 2: One Girl in All the World - Collects Season 11 #7-12. "Buffy and the Scooby team … stand up for all witches and demons to thwart a conspiracy against magic and the supernatural. Their mission is less than simple: manufacture a great escape from the Safe Zone camp and follow the obscure trail of the Big Bad to its end. Extraordinarily, the trail seems to lead higher and higher in the ranks of the US government." - WorldCat - ISBN 9781506702926
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 11: Giles—Girl Blue - Collects Season 11: Giles #1-4. "Rupert Giles returns to high school! But this time—as a grown man living in a teenage body—Giles will be a student instead of a teacher. At an inner-city LA-area school, when a mystical influence is detected and teachers start to go missing, Giles enrolls to investigate. What he finds is more than vampires and demons … something unusual and frightening is happening here. If Giles can get through one day as a student, he'll have a chance to find out who, what, and where—but high school is still hell, y'all." - WorldCat - ISBN 9781506707433
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 12: The Reckoning - Season 12: The Reckoning #1-4. "Angel brings news of an amassing evil force—Wolfram & Hart, a legion of demons, and Harth, vampire from the future—to Buffy and her crew. Realizing this fight will be more than they can handle alone, the gang travels to the future to recruit the Slayer Fray—Harth’s twin sister—and learn of their dismal fate should they fail in the ultimate battle with Harth and his legion. He is after the power of the Slayers … this is the reckoning … and it could be the end of Buffy, Fray, and all the Slayers, forever." - WorldCat - ISBN 9781506709154


Hardcovers[]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 8 Library Edition, vol. 1 - Collects Season 8 #1-10. - WorldCat - ISBN 1595828885
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 8 Library Edition, vol. 2 - Collects Season 8 #11-20. - WorldCat - ISBN 1595829350
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 8 Library Edition, vol. 3 - Collects Season 8 #21-30. - WorldCat - ISBN 1595829784
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 8 Library Edition, vol. 4 - Collects Season 8 #31-40 plus the Riley one-shot. - WorldCat - ISBN 1616551275
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 9 Library Edition, vol. 2 - Collects Season 9 #11-15, plus Willow #1-5 - WorldCat - ISBN 9781616557164
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 12 Library Edition, vol. 1 - Collects Season 12 #1-4, plus Giles: Girl Blue #1-4. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781684155941
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: High School Is Hell Deluxe Edition - Collects vol. 2 #1-12, plus Welcome to the Whedonverse #1 & Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen Ones #1. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781684155354
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hellmouth Deluxe Edition - Collects vol. 2 #8-12, plus Hellmouth #1-5 & Angel #5-8. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781684157679

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.

Leftover Useful Information[]

Creative Team[]

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.

Season 9[]

Freefall[]

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

Season 10[]

Writer: Christos Gage. Artist: Rebekah Issacs. Covers: Steve Morris.

Season 11[]

Writer: Christos Gage. Artists: Georges Jeanty & Dexter Vines. Covers: Steve Morris.

Season 12[]

Writers: Joss Whedon & Christos Gage. Artist: Georges Jeanty.

Boom! series[]

Writer: Jordie Bellaire. Artist (#1-4): Dan Mora. Artist (#5+): David Lopez.

Publishing History[]

  • Volume 1: #1-63, 1998-2003.
  • Season 8: #1-40, 2007-2011.
  • Season 9: #1-25, 2011-2013.
  • Season 10: #1-30, 2014-2016.
  • Season 11: #1-12, 2016-2017.
  • Season 12: #1-4, 2018.
  • Volume 2: #1-34, 2019-2022
  • The Vampire Slayer: #1- , 2022-present

Future Publication Dates[]

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

The Vampire Slayer, vol. 3 TP: 16 Aug 2023

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