BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: BAD BLOOD SC - (Andi Watson/Joe Bennett/Rick Ketcham) Buffy pursues a potential modeling career only to learn that beauty isn't just skin deep. Selke, the vampire Buffy thought was killed in a mausoleum fire, returns and convinces a plastic surgeon to find a solution to her “cosmetic” complaints. She's back, and she's out for blood. 88 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: CRASH TEST DEMONS SC - (Andi Watson/Cliff Richards/Joe Pimentel) Collects issues #9-11. As Sunnydale becomes an increasingly hazardous place to re-kill the undead, the ante is upped as Buffy confronts her old enemy Selke. And she's back with bad blood; a supernatural brew that can dramatically increase a vampire's powers. 80 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE DUST WALTZ SC - (Dan Brereton/Rick Ketcham/Laura Allred) Who are the mysterious sisters who have come to Sunnydale, and what are those nasty beasts that they have brought with them? It's Buffy's job as the slayer to find out, and do it but good. Of course, things can't help but be complicated -- one of the sister's has her sights on Angel. Balancing school books with the undead, Buffy takes the definition of awkward teen years to the extreme. Based on the popular television series. 80 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: RING OF FIRE SC - (Doug Petrie/Ryan Sook) Set in Season Two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the story begins just after Angel killed Jenny Calendar. Giles is a wreck, and Buffy's not much better, knowing the man she loves is a homicidal maniac. When the armor of a samurai demon is stolen from a cargo ship, a new battle is pitched to determine who will master the Ring of Fire. With Angel teamed with Spike and Dru, Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Kendra hardly stand a chance. 80 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: UNINVITED GUESTS SC - (Andi Watson/Dan Brereton/Hector Gomez/Sandu Florea) Collects Buffy #4-7. Follow Buffy as she battles ice imps, Puritans, hellhounds, and even a demon. 96 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: PALE REFLECTIONS SC - (Andi Watson/Doug Petrie/Cliff Richards/Joe Pimentel) Collects issues #17-19. The last rounds of the epic Buffy vs. Selke battle, and the conclusion of the Bad Blood story line. Includes the short story Killing Time from Dark Horse Presents. 88 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE BLOOD OF CARTHAGE SC – (Christopher Golden/Cliff Richards/Joe Pimentel) Collects issues #21-25. The gang is off to college and Buffy’s whole world is changing. How much education does a girl who’s destined to kill monsters her whole life really need? To quell her confusion, Buffy throws herself into Slaying with wild abandon and disastrous results. Her killing of Sunnydale’s answer to big foot may just bring about the rising of the demon Ky-Laag, and the end of the world. 128 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: AUTUMNAL SC – (Chris Boal, Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe/Cliff Richards/Joe Pimentel) Collects issues #26-28. Buffy is being stalked by a creature intent on killing her so that it can bring about the end of the world. So, what else is new? The only person who can save her is a Slayer who should have died a long time ago. If that’s not weird enough, what’s Buffy to make of a backpack full of maggots? How about a herd of rats that overrun the cafeteria? 80 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: PAST LIVES SC – (Christopher Golden & Tom Sniegoski/Christian Zanier/Cliff Richards) Collects Angel #15-16 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer #29-30. A huntress is stalking demons in L.A. Normally this would be a good thing, except she’s leaving survivors and telling them Angel sent her. Now Angel has an army of demons on his tail. Meanwhile, monsters are fleeing the carnage in L.A. and seeking refuge in Sunnydale, where they’re being dealt with by the Slayer. Buffy determines that she must go to Angel’s side to lend a hand; a decision that does not sit well with her vampire-hunting boyfriend, Riley. 96 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: OUT OF THE WOODWORK SC – (Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe/Cliff Richards/Joe Pimentel) Collects issues #31-34 and a newly colored short story from the DHP 2000 Annual. Also includes a special excerpt from a book on occult insects. In the midst of its hottest summer, the town of Sunnydale faces the worst infestation of insects anyone has ever seen. Innocent people have begun to transform into giant, demonic insects. Buffy and her friends have to find a way to stop the supernatural force that’s got everyone buzzing. 112 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: OZ SC – (Christopher Golden/Logan Lubera) When Oz left Sunnydale to search for a way to control his werewolf nature, he found what he needed in the Far East. Now that untold story is revealed. Oz travels to a secret monastery to find inner peace. But when he gets there, he finds that many of the monks have been kidnapped by a race of demons. Includes the three-issue mini-series plus new pages, and a sketchbook section featuring the work of cover artist John Totleben and series artist Logan Lubera. 80 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: FALSE MEMORIES SC – (Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe/Cliff Richards/Joe Pimentel) Collects issues #35-38. Buffy and the gang all have memories connected to Dawn, and only Buffy and Giles know they’re not real. But there are still a lot of unanswered questions as to how Dawn came into Buffy’s life, and where these memories come from. Now, Dawn has vanished, and the Scooby gang has no clue where to find her. 96 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: UGLY LITTLE MONSTERS SC - (Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe/Cliff Richards/Joe Pimentel) Collects the four-issue story, plus the Night of a Thousand Vampires one-shot. Buffy's mom is dead, the emotions of Buffy and her friends are running high. With everybody preoccupied with grief, anger, guilt, and regret the fight against the forces of darkness doesn't seem that crucial. Somebody should have told that to the swarm of angry, deformed, green demon-children that are tearing apart Buffy's house. 104 pp.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE DEATH OF BUFFY SC – (Fabian Nicieza/Tom Fassbender/Jim Pascoe/Cliff Richards) Buffy is dead and her friends are trying to get on with their lives. Between them, there is enough anger, frustration, loss, guilt, and tragedy to resurrect an ancient demon. If that’s not bad enough, a horde of demonic reptilian sorcerers plan to resurrect their fallen comrade and paint the town blood red. 120 pp.
FRAY: FUTURE SLAYER SC – (Joss Whedon/Karl Moline/Andy Owens) Hundreds of years in the future, Manhattan has become a deadly slum, run by mutant crime-lords and disinterested cops. Stuck in the middle is a young girl who thought she had no future, but learns she has a great destiny. In a world so poisoned that it doesn’t notice the monsters on its streets, how can a street kid like Fray unite a fallen city against a demonic plot to consume mankind? 216 pp.
This second volume of our Buffy omnibus series collects many of the best Buffy comics to see print. As we follow the newly chosen Slayer from Los Angeles to Sunnydale and through her parents' divorce-with Dawn in tow-the souled vampire Angel makes his first appearance and the not-so-souled Spike and Drusilla cleave a bloody path toward the West Coast. This collection includes the critically acclaimed graphic novel Ring of Fire and the miniseries A Stake to the Heart, and reflects the Season One to Season Three timeline of the cult-hit TV series. A fitting companion to Joss Whedon's comics-based relaunch of the show.
[SCOTT LOBDELL (W), FABIAN NICIEZA (W), CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN (W), DOUG PETRIE (W), JAMES MARSTERS (W),]
The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning-The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon's original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly chosen Slayer's road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, Sunnydale, the Scoobies, and an English librarian lead the way into Season One continuity. Plus, The Goon creator Eric Powell provides pencils to "All's Fair," featuring Spike and Drusilla at the 1933 World's Fair. The smash TV hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer led to nearly a decade of comics at Dark Horse-including multiple specials, one-shots, and guest miniseries. This omnibus series is the ultimate compilation of the Buffy comics Dark Horse has published, and runs along the TV series' timeline. A fitting companion to Whedon's comics-based relaunch of the show. [Joss Whedon (W), Fabian Nicieza (W), Christopher Golden (W), Dan Brereton (W), Scott Lobdell (W), Pa]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, captivating cult phenomenon and one of the most critically acclaimed TV series of the last decade, burst into the comics realm in August of 1998. Nearly every year since, the rich thematic material of good vs. evil, Slayer vs. vampire, friendship vs. isolation, and black vs. the new black has been explored at Dark Horse in over a hundred different issues-and by the biggest luminaries in the business. The stunning visuals unachievable on a small-screen budget have come to life, realized by Chris Bachalo, J. Scott Campbell, Jeff Matsuda, Mike Mignola, Terry Moore, Eric Powell, Cliff Richards, Tim Sale, and Ryan Sook, among others. Take a look back at the most dynamic and memorable line art and paintings from the first ten years of the Slayer in comics. Featuring the best Buffy art to be found anywhere in comics. . cherry-picked from the Slayer's first decade at Dark Horse!
[Various]
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. Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to Dark Horse in this direct follow-up to season seven of the smash-hit TV series. The bestselling and critically acclaimed issues 1-5 are collected here for the first time, as are their covers by Jo Chen and Georges Jeanty. Collecting the first five issues of Season Eight. Only available in comics!
[Joss Whedon (W), Georges Jeanty (A), Andy Owens (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)]
The third volume of our Buffy omnibus series follows the gang through harrowing trials and tribulations-slaying vampires, going to high school, and young love. Angel has lost his soul and found it again, Xander and Cordelia kiss and make up, and Willow and Oz confront his inner beast. With so much romance in the air it seems only natural that we would catch up with Spike and Dru in the short story "Who Made Who". We meet the twisted duo in Brazil following a brutal break-up involving Dru's sire and former love interest, Angelus. Collecting the Buffy stories "Play with Fire," "Spike and Dru," and issues #1-#8 of the original Buffy series. [ANDI WATSON (W), CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN (W), DAN BRERETON (W), TOM SNIEGOSKI (W), HECTOR GOMEZ (P), ERIC]
Volume Four of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus series concludes Buffy's high school career, wrapping up Season Three of the show's storyline. Collected in this volume are: The complete "Bad Blood," saga written by Andi Watson (Clubbing), the first attempt at making a "season" of the comics, where Buffy battles a sultry vampire who hungers for a lot more than blood; the first comics work by Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series writer Doug Petrie, and critically acclaimed artists Eric Powell (The Goon), Ryan Sook (Star Wars: Rebellion), and Cliff Richards (Buffy Season Eight #10), whose stories follow the Scoobies through their final year at Sunnydale High; and includes the first Angel miniseries, The Hollower, written by acclaimed Buffy novelist, Christopher Golden (Baltimore: or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire) This volume collects Buffy issues #9-11, 13-15, 17-20, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Bad Dog, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike and Dru, Who Made Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: The Hollower. [Various]
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. Georges Jeanty (The American Way) remains at the top of his game as series artist, and Whedon continues as Executive Producer in this direct follow-up to Season Seven of the smash-hit TV series. Collecting issue #6-10 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series. On sale June 4. [Brian K. Vaughan (W), Joss Whedon (W), Georges Jeanty (P), Cliff Richards (P), Andy Owens (I), Dave]
Volume Five of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus series begins immediately after Season Three, after Sunnydale High has gone up in flames. Buffy is plagued by dreams of fellow Slayer Faith, who now lies in a comma. Jane Espenson, the celebrated writer from the Buffy TV show, writes the powerful Faith story Haunted. And as summer comes to an end, Buffy and Willow begin their first year of college in The Blood of Carthage, in a story written by acclaimed Buffy novelist Christopher Golden. Meanwhile Buffy embarks on a new romance with Riley Finn, and Willow and Oz's relationship comes to an end in Golden's Oz: Into the Wild. This volume also features work by Buffy Season Eight contributors Cliff Richards and Paul Lee and Brian Horton. Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blood of Carthage, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Autumnal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz "Into the Wild," DHP 2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Take Back the Night," DHP #150: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Killing Time" [Christopher Golden (W), Jane Espensen (W), Tom Fassbender (W), Doug Petrie (W), Chris Boal (W), Clif]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the latest in a long tradition of young women who've been trained to give their lives in the war against vampires. We've gotten glimpses of these other women over the years on T.V., in comics, and in books. Now for the first time, the writers from the television series, including the show's creator, Joss Whedon, and one of its stars, Amber ""Tara"" Benson, present the tales of these girls, with the help of comics' greatest artists. Gene Colan, co-creator of Marvel's Blade and Tomb of Dracula, returns to Dark Horse for the story of a young girl in 1970s New York, battling vampires. Tim Sale, artist of recent epics Batman: The Long Halloween and Superman for All Seasons teams with Joss Whedon for a grim tale of a medieval slayer. American comics legend P. Craig Russell (Dr. Strange, The Ring of the Nibelung) and international rising star Mira Friedmann (Actus Tragicus) also join the stellar lineup. [JOSS WHEDON, TIM SALE, GENE COLAN, P. CRAIG RUSSELL, and others]
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. [Joss Whedon (W), Drew Goddard (W), Georges Jeanty (A), Andy Owens (A), Jo Chen (Cover), and Michelle]
