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Introduction

  • Buffy comics. These were published by Dark Horse, originally in comic format but then gathered into volumes of trade paperbacks. They were published from 1998 until 2004. A small number of Buffy comics have not been included in trade paperbacks. These include the comics: Giles, Jonathan, and Reunion. The cover art of the individual comic covers can be found here. Dark Horse, under the guidance of Joss Whedon, reinstated the series in 2007 as a canonical continuation of the series.
  • Angel comics. Dark Horse published two Angel comic series. The first was halted after 17 issues while the second series lasted only four issues. Since June 2005, IDW have published mini-series and one shots.
  • Tales of the Vampires trade paperback stories. This comprises an anthology of short stories written by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, and other writers of the Buffy TV shows. Each story tells the tale of one or more Buffyverse vampires.
  • Tales of the Slayers trade paperback stories. This is an anthology of short stories written by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, and others. Like the prose short stories, each of these surrounds a different slayer from the past.
  • Unofficial parody. There has been a sexually explicit satirical graphic novel, Boffy the Vampire Layer, which is not officially licensed as Buffy merchandise by 20th Century Fox. It was published by Eros Graphic Albums in 2002.

Canonical issues

Buffy comics are not usually considered by fans as canonical. However, unlike fan fiction, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as official Buffy merchandise.

Dark Horse Comics

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998-2003) #1-63

"Wu-tang Fang", issue #1

"Halloween", issue #2

"Cold Turkey", issue #3

"White Christmas", issue #4

"Happy New Year", issue #5

"New Kid on the Block", issue #6-7

"The Final Cut", issue #8

"Hey, Good Looking" (Bad Blood, part 1-2), issue #9-10

"A Boy Named Sue" (Bad Blood, part 3), issue #11

"A Nice Girl Like You", issue 12#

  • Writer(s): Christopher Golden
  • Penciller(s): Christian Zanier
  • Inker(s): Andy Owens
  • Colorist(s): Guy Major
  • Reprinted in: Food Chain as "Food Chain" (Part 1)

"Love Sick Blues" (Bad Blood, part 4-5), issue #13-14

"Lost Highway" (Bad Blood, part 6), issue #15

"The Food Chain", issue #16

  • Writer(s): Christopher Golden
  • Penciller(s): Christian Zanier, Marvin Mariano and Draxhall Jump
  • Inker(s): Jason Minor, Andy Owens and Curtis P. Arnold
  • Colorist(s): Guy Major
  • First Published: December 1999
  • Reprinted in: Food Chain as "The Food Chain" (Part 2)

"She's No Lady" (Bad Blood, part 7-8), issue #17-18

"Old Friend" (Bad Blood, part 9), issue #19

"Double Cross", issue #20

"The Blood of Carthage", issue #21-25

"The Heart of a Slayer", issue #26-27

"Cemetery of Lost Love", issue #28

"Past Lives, part 2 & 4" (Angel crossover), issue #29-30

"Lost And Found", issue #31

  • Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
  • Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
  • Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
  • Colorist(s): Dave McCaig
  • First Published: March 2001
  • Reprinted in: Out of the Woodwork and Buffy the vampire slayer Omnibus 6

"Invasion", issue #32

"Hive Mentality", issue #33

"Out Of The Fire, Into The Hive", issue #34

"False Memories", issue #35-38

  • Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
  • Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
  • Inker(s): Joe Pimentel and Will Conrad
  • Colorist(s): Dave McCaig
  • First Published: July-October 2001
  1. Reprinted in: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus 6

"Night of a Thousand Vampires", issue #39

"Ugly Little Monsters", issue #40-42

"The Death of Buffy", issue #43-45

"Withdrawal", issue #46

  • Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
  • Penciller(s): Paul Lee
  • Inker(s): Paul Lee
  • Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen
  • First published: June 2002
  • Reprinted in: The Death of Buffy

"Hellmouth to Mouth", issue #47-50

"Viva Las Buffy!", issue #51-54

"Dawn and Hoopy the Bear", issue #55

"Slayer Interrupted", issue #56-59

"A Stake To The Heart", issue #60-63

Buffy Specials (1999-2003)

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1/2"

Limited Wizard Magazine edition with COA, story often referred to as "Stinger"

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Annual 1999"

Contains two stories: The latest craze / Bad dogs

"Lover’s Walk"

"Giles"

"Jonathan"

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel: City of Despair", issue #1/2

"Lost & Found"

  • Writer(s): ?
  • Penciller(s): ?
  • Inker(s): ?

"Creatures of Habit" (TPB)

  • Writer(s): ?
  • Penciller(s): ?
  • Inker(s): ?

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Reunion"

  • Writer(s): Jane Espenson
  • Art: Paul Lee, Brian Horton, Ryan Sook, Chunna Clugston-Major, Randy Green, Rick Ketcham and Eric Powell
  • Colours: Guy Major

"Chaos Bleeds"

  • Writer(s): Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski
  • Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
  • Inker(s): Will Conrad

"The Dust Waltz" (TPB)

"Ring of Fire" (TPB)

"Supernatural Defense Kit"

"Dark Horse is putting together a special book and keepsake package for "die-hard" Buffy fans." This package contains a hard back reprint of The Final Cut and 3 gadgets (Cross, Ring and some (Holy) Water)

  • First published: February 2000

Buffy Mini-series (?-?)

"The Origin", issue #1-3

"Angel", issue #1-3

"Haunted", issue #1-4

"Willow and Tara: WannaBlessedBe"

Takes place during Buffy the Vampire Slayer's fifth season.

"Willow and Tara: Wilderness", issue #1-2

Takes place during Buffy the Vampire Slayer's sixth season.

"Spike and Dru", issue #1-3

"Oz", issue #1-3

Dark Horse Presents (1998-?)

"Dark Horse Presents 1998 Annual"

Contains one Buffy the Vampire Slayer related story: MacGuffins

"Dark Horse Presents #141"

"Dark Horse Presents #150: DHP2K"

Contains one Buffy the Vampire Slayer related story: Killing Time

"Dark Horse Presents Annual 2000: Girls Rule!"

  • Writer(s): ?
  • Penciller(s): ?
  • Inker(s): ?

"Dark Horse Extra", issue #26

  • Writer(s): ?
  • Penciller(s): ?
  • Inker(s): ?

"Dark Horse Extra", issue #49-50

  • Writer(s): ?
  • Penciller(s): ?
  • Inker(s): ?

"Reveal! #1" (TPB)

  • Writer(s): ?
  • Penciller(s): ?
  • Inker(s): ?

Tales of The Slayers (2001)

"Tales of the Slayers" (TPB)

A collection of stories about several Vampire Slayers in past and future. For details follow link.

"Tales of The Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn"

  • Story: Jane Espenson and Douglas Petrie
  • Art: Jeff Matsuda and Gene Colan
  • Colors: Dave Stewart
  • Letters: Pat Brousseau for Blambot

Tales of The Vampires (2004) #1-5

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight (2007-ongoing) #1-ongoing

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight

See also:

Fray (comics)

Angel (comics)

Chronology

Ancient

These tales take place from ancient times up until 1900.

Buffyverse stories - Ancient - 1900 Buffyverse location, time
(if known)
Tales of the Slayers: Prologue Ancient
Follows the prehistoric first Slayer, as she is rejected by her village and instructed to fight alone.
Tales of the Slayers: Righteous England, approx 1400.
A Slayer operating within a walled medieval town during a period of witch-hunts.
Tales of the Slayers: The Innocent France, 1789
Claudine is the Slayer during the French Revolution.
Tales of the Vampires: Some Like it Hot Europe, early 19th Century
A vampire seeks fun in the sun through some unusual surgery.
Tales of the Slayers: Presumption England, 1813
Elizabeth Weston has to operate in the English upper-class society of 1813.
Tales of the Vampires: Jack London, November 1888
Another crime is reported to the police. Inspector Whitcomb is on Jack's case but holds a secret of his own.
'Tales of the Vampires' framing story England, late 19th Century
Young Watcher's are taught at a Watcher's academy, about vampires by hearing tales from a vampire captor, Roche.
Tales of the Slayers: The Glittering World Sunnydale, late 19th century
The American West and a Navajo Slayer.

Modern

These Buffyverse tales take place from 1900-1995.

Buffyverse stories: 1901 – 1995 Location, time
(if known)
Tales of the Vampires: Father 1922 onwards
The tale of a long relationship between a vampire and his human son told over the lifespan of the latter.
Tales of the Vampires: Dames Las Vegas, 1930s
A noirish tale in which a gambling vampire meets his match while scouting casinos.
Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #2 Hollywood, 1930s
Bela Lugosi gives a live performance whilst a feud between Spike and Dracula ensues.
Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: All's Fair 1933
Spike and Dru are at the World's Fair.
Tales of the Vampires: Dust Bowl USA, 1933
Young Joe Cooper trying to work a barren field that rain hasn't touched.
Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1937 (2nd half) New York 1937
A poor Slayer named Rachel O'Connor must deal with a powerful spirit.
Tales of the Slayers: Sonnenblume Germany, 1938
A young WWII-era German Slayer, Anni Sonnenblume, learns who the true monsters are.
Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #3 World War II
Darla has been made a prisoner of the Third Reich.
Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #4 Italy, 1950s
Spike discovers Drusilla is being charmed away from him by a mysterious other.

BS1

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 1 (from spring 1996 up until spring 1997).

Buffyverse stories: Spring 1996 - Spring 1997 Location, time
(if known)
Buffy graphic novel: The Origin Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy is called whilst a student in L.A.
Buffy graphic novel: Viva Las Buffy Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy runs away to Las Vegas with Pike.
Buffy graphic novel: Slayer Interrupted Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy battles sanity in an institution.
Buffy graphic novel: A Stake to the Heart Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy arrives in Sunnydale.

BS2

These tales take place during Buffy Season 2, (from autumn 1997 up until spring 1998).

Buffyverse stories Location, time
(if known)
Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1997 Sunnydale, 1997
A powerful spirit is released from a locker at Sunnydale High. Buffy and Willow end up transporting it back to 1937.
Tales of the Vampires: The Problem with Vampires Sunnydale, 1997
Spike and Drusilla leave Prague amongst chaos.
Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: The Queen of Hearts Sunnydale, 1997
Spike and Dru are travelling to Sunnydale, but first stop off at St. Louis.
Buffy graphic novel: Dust Waltz Sunnydale, 1997
Two mysterious sisters, Lilith and Lamia, arrive in Sunnydale
Buffy graphic novel: Ring of Fire Sunnydale, 1998
The armor of a samurai demon is taken from a cargo ship, as a fight begins for master of the 'ring of fire'. Giles continues to try to cope without Jenny, and Kendra visits.
Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: Paint the Town Red Sunnydale, spring 1998
Spike is irritated by Drusilla's passion for Angelus. Their relationship comes to a heated end.

BS3

These tales take place during Buffy Season 3 (from autumn 1997 up until spring 1998).

Buffyverse stories Location, time
(if known)
Buffy graphic novel: Play With Fire Sunnydale, 1998
A fight involving Xander's at school is broken up by a huge scorpion. A new range of dolls turn out to be demonic.
Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: Who Made Who
First appeared in Lovers Walk comic
Sunnydale, 1998
Spike and Dru are a newly made up couple in Brazil.
Buffy graphic novel: Remaining Sunlight Sunnydale, 1998
It's holiday season for Buffy.
Tales of the Vampires: Numb
(During Amends)
Sunnydale, Christmas, 1998
Angel tries to control his evil side.
Buffy graphic novel: Uninvited Guests Sunnydale, 1999
Buffy battles Puritans, ice imps, hellhounds, and a demon.
Buffy comic: The Final Cut Sunnydale, 1999
A film crew arrives at Sunnydale to film a horror movie about vampires.
Buffy graphic novel: Bad Blood Sunnydale, 1999
Buffy and the vampire Selke consider the importance of 'looks'.
Buffy comic: Food Chain
(mini-stories take place in Buffy Seasons 3 and 4)
Sunnydale, 1999
Buffy deals with High school delinquents, out of control crazes, and other obstacles.
Buffy graphic novel: Crash Test Demons Sunnydale, 1999
Buffy balances driving and slaying.
Buffy graphic novel: Pale Reflections Sunnydale, 1999
Buffy vs. the vampire, Selke.
Buffy graphic novel: Angel: The Hollower Sunnydale, 1999
Angel faces an old enemy who hollws out vampires.
Buffy comic: Double Cross Sunnydale, spring, 1999
As Angel drives to L.A. demonic forces hope to exploit the separation of Buffy and Angel.

BS4/AS1

These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy Season 4, and Angel Season 1 (from autumn 1999 up until spring 2000).

Buffyverse stories Location, time
(if known)
Angel comic: Doyle: Spotlight L.A. 1999
The Powers That Be decide to entrust Allan Francis Doyle, a troubled half-human, half-Brachen demon, with the task of receiving visions from them.
Buffy graphic novel: Blood of Carthage Sunnydale, 1999
Buffy slays Sunnydale's version of Bigfoot with far-reaching unexpected, and unwated results.
Angel graphic novel: Surrogates L.A. 1999
Angel, Cordy and Doyle face a demonic fertility clinic.
Angel comic: Strange Bedfellows story, The Changeling Wife L.A. 1999
Angel attempts to help a woman who is trapped in an abusive marriage.
Buffy graphic novel: Oz Sunnydale, 1999
Oz leaves Sunnydale in search of himself.
Angel graphic novel: Earthly Possessions L.A. 1999
Angel attempts to drive a demon out of a possessed lawyer.
Angel graphic novel: Hunting Ground L.A., 2000
A murderer is leaving corpses across L.A. sewers. Kate suspects Angel has been getting hungry.
Angel comic: Strange Bedfellows/Love for sale L.A., 2000
A Californian congressman is robbed and killed by a non-human prostitute.
Buffy comic: Giles Sunnydale, 2000
The Watcher, Michaela Tomasi, notifies Giles of the death of his former mentor, Archie Lassiter. Giles is drawn back to England.
Buffy comic: Jonathan Sunnydale, 2000
Jonathan has just performed a spell making him the superstar of Sunnydale.
Buffy/Angel graphic novel: Past Lives Sunnydale, L.A., 2000
A huntress is tracking demons in L.A. and leaves them alive to scare Angel. The Scooby Gang come to L.A.
Buffy graphic novel: Out of the Woodwork Sunnydale, 2000
Sunnydale becomes infested with creepy crawlies.
Angel comic: Cordelia special L.A., 2000
Cordelia and Dennis guard valuable demonic items stashed in Cordy's apartment.

BS5/AS2

These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy Season 5, and Angel Season 2 (from autumn 2000 up until spring 2001).

Buffyverse stories Location, time
(if known)
Buffy graphic novel: Haunted Sunnydale, 2000
Faith tells Angel a story that takes place immediately after she was put into a coma. It seems the ghost of Sunnydale's former Mayor, Richard Wilkins, wanted some revenge.
Buffy graphic novel: False Memories Sunnydale, 2000
Dawn goes missing. Her disappearance seems to be linked to the former Slayer Yuki Makumura.
Buffy Graphic novel story: Willow & Tara: Wannablessedbe Sunnydale, 2000
The envy of a girl toward Willow and Tara's relationship becomes dangerous.
Angel graphic novel: Long Night's Journey L.A., 2000
Angel is looking for a kidnapped child and stumbles upon huge powerful forces of evil. He must fight some of the most threatening monsters around.
Buffy graphic novel: Autumnal Sunnydale, 2000
Buffy needs the help of a long-dead slayer to conquer a something hunting her down.
Angel graphic novel: Autumnal L.A., 2000
Angel looks in an abandoned amusement park to find and rescue a young girl from a gang of kidnappers.
Buffy graphic novel: Ugly Little Monsters Sunnydale, 2001
Scoobies battle small smelly green creatures.
Buffy comic: 'Chaos Bleeds' comic prequel Sunnydale, 2001
The walls between reality are 'bleeding' into each other as people from Buffy's past descend onto a chaotic Sunnydale.
Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy: Lost & Found’ Sunnydale, 2001
The Scoobie's emotional states have been unbalanced and a demon begins feeding from those emotions.
Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy Sunnydale, 2001
Willow takes lead but soon Sunnydale is under attack from disgruntled lizard-demons.

BS6/AS3

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 6, and Angel Season 3 (from autumn 2001 up until spring 2002).

Buffyverse stories Location, time
(if known)
Buffy comic: Reunion Sunnydale, 2001
Xander, Anya and Dawn imagine what happened when Buffy and Angel met up.
Buffy graphic novel Willow & Tara: Wilderness Sunnydale, 2001
Willow, Tara, and Dawn become involved in mystery after coming across a plot of cursed earth near the Pacific Coast Highway.
Buffy graphic novel: Creatures of Habit Sunnydale, 2001
A new clubbing experience is emerging in Sunnydale. DJs are mixing up music, drugs, and blood.
Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy: Withdrawal Sunnydale, 2001
Buffy's has returned from the grave but the D.J. vampire Velatti has also returned and seeks revenge.
Angel comic: Spike: Old Times L.A., 2002
Spike bumps into Halfrek by chance in L.A.
Buffy graphic novel: Note from the Underground Sunnydale, Spring 2002
Angel breaks Faith out of jail and the two of them travel to Sunnydale to help control chaos there.

BS7/AS4

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 7, and Angel Season 4 (from autumn 2002 up until spring 2003).

Buffyverse stories Location, time
(if known)
Tales of the Vampires: Stacey USA, 2002
A young teenage vampire named Stacy explains how, whilst human, she was enchanted by the idea of magic.
Tales of the Vampires: Spot the Vampire New York, 2002
A vampire is amongst the people in a 1950's-looking department store.
Tales of the Vampires: Taking Care of Business USA, 2002
A vampire from the 15th century was formerly an inquisitor has gone mad.

AS5

These Buffyverse tales take place around Angel Season 5 (from spring 2003 up until spring 2004).

Buffyverse stories: Spring 2003 – 2004 Location, time
(if known)
Tales of the Vampires: Antique Europe, 2003
Vlad Dracula has entranced Xander.
Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #5 L.A., 2003
Dracula arrives at the Wolfram and Hart branch at Los Angeles and is surprised to meet a non-corporeal Spike.
Angel comic: Wesley: Spotlight L.A., 2003/4
Wesley must make a decision regarding his affections for Fred and deal with any ramifications.
Angel comic: Spike: Old Wounds L.A., 2003
Spike is the subject of an investigation.
Angel comic: Spike: Lost and Found L.A., 2003/4
A vampire is preying on citizens of L.A. in broad daylight.
Angel comics: Spike: Shadow Puppets Japan, 2004
Spike and Lorne go to Japan to investigate puppets.
Angel comic: Gunn: Spotlight L.A., 2003/4
Gunn's naive cousin ends up in L.A. having run away from his home in Ohio.
Angel comic: Illyria: Spotlight L.A., 2003/4
Illyria tries to further understand humanity by studying the vessel whom it now occupies.
Angel comic: Connor: Spotlight 2004
Connor faces up to his conflicting memories.

BS8

These Buffyverse tales take place after Angel Season 5.

Buffyverse stories: 2004 onwards
(canon = bold, non-canon = italic)
Location, time
(if known)
Angel comics: Spike: Asylum 2002/2003/2004/2005?
Spike battles for sanity at an unspecified point in his life.
Angel graphic novel: The Curse Romania, 2004
Angel goes to Romania in a search to remove his Curse.
Angel graphic novel: Old Friends L.A., 2004
Angel returns to L.A. and meets old friends and foes.
Angel comics: Auld Lang Syne 2004/2005?
Angel has returned to his work in Los Angeles, tracking down a mysterious cult and trying to solve a kidnapping. Trouble ensues when he bumps into familiar faces he wouldn't expect to.
Buffy Season 8 comics: The Long Way Home Scotland, Italy, Sunnydale ruins, elsewhere - late 2004/early 2005
A year and a half since the events of Chosen, and the Scoobies - now branded terrorists, have greatly expanded their operations.
Buffy Season 8 comics:The Chain ???
The first standalone comic in which tells the story of one of Buffy's decoys.
Buffy Season 8 comics: No Future for You England- late 2004/early 2005
Giles recruits Faith for a mission relating to a rogue Slayer.
Buffy Season 8 comics: Anywhere but Here Scotland - late 2004/early 2005
Buffy and Willow meet a demon who reveals a dim future, forcing the two to reflect on their past.
Buffy Season 8 comics: A Beautiful Sunset Scotland - late 2004/early 2005
Buffy comes face to face with the new Big Bad

Future

These Buffyverse tales take place an unspecified time in the future ("some hundreds of years"[1])

Fray stories
(canon = bold, non-canon = italic)
Location, time
(if known)
Fray Far future
Fray discovers that she is a slayer, and faces up to the consequences of that

New/Upcoming comics

Angel

Angel: After the Fall is a comic book series published by IDW Publishing. Written by Brian Lynch and plotted by Joss Whedon, the series is set to be a canonical continuation of the Angel television series, and follows the events of that show's final televised season.[2][3] Angel: After the Fall sees heroic vampire Angel coping with the apocalyptic aftermath of the television series after he took over and subsequently betrayed the demonic lawfirm Wolfram & Hart; the city of Los Angeles, and the people Angel has sworn to protect, have since been sent to hell by Wolfram & Hart as a result of his actions. The first issue was released on 21 November 2007.

Buffy

The first issue of Joss Whedon's Buffy season eight was released on March 14 2007 with the issue #1, "The Long Way Home", part 1.

Joss Whedon has stated that he already has plans for season nine.[4]

Comics by writer

Key

(w/) = Collaboration with another writer (or other writers).

List

Footnotes

External links

Season 8 Buffy comics


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