Buffyverse comics

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Cover to Buffy the vampire Slayer #58 and collected in Slayer Interrupted

See also: Buffy comics and Angel comics

[edit] 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.

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 Whedonverse 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.

[edit] Canonical issues

Main article: Buffyverse canon

The vast majority of comics featured in this list are not part of Buffyverse canon. That means they are not considered as official Buffyverse reality, but are stories from the writers' imaginations. However, all of these stories have been licensed as official Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel merchandise. Furthermore the overall concept for each Buffyverse story had to be accepted by Joss Whedon (or his office), who did not want these stories to venture too far from his original intentions. A few of the comics were written by members of Mutant Enemy Productions including Joss Whedon.

[edit] Chronology

[edit] Ancient

These tales take place from ancient times up until 1900.

Image	Buffyverse stories - Ancient - 1900 (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	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.

[edit] Modern

These Buffyverse tales take place from 1900-1995.

Image	Buffyverse stories: 1901 – 1995 (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	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.

[edit] BS1

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

Image	Buffyverse stories: Spring 1996 - Spring 1997 (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	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.

[edit] BS2

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

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	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.

[edit] BS3

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

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	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 comic: Bad Dog (mini-story from Food Chain, canon because by Doug Petrie)	Sunnydale, 1999
	It's that time of the month for Oz, but the wolf escapes from the library.

	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 (by Doug Petrie)	Sunnydale, spring, 1999
	As Angel drives to L.A. demonic forces hope to exploit the separation of Buffy and Angel.

[edit] BS4/AS1

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

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	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 (canon since by Jane Espenson)	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.

[edit] BS5/AS2

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

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Buffy graphic novel: Haunted (canon since by Jane Espenson)	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 friendship 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.

[edit] BS6/AS3

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

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	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: Note from the Underground	Sunnydale, 2001
	Angel breaks Faith out of jail and the two of them travel to Sunnydale to help control chaos there.

	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.

[edit] BS7/AS4

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

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	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.

[edit] AS5

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

Image	Buffyverse stories: Spring 2003 – 2004 (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	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 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.

	A5.18 Connor: Spotlight	2004
	Connor faces up to his conflicting memories.

[edit] Future

These Buffyverse tales take place after Angel Season 5.

Image	Buffyverse stories - Distant future (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Buffyverse location, time (if known)
	Angel comics: Spike: Asylum	2002/2003/2004/2005?
	Spike battles 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.

	Graphic novel: Fray	New York, 26th-century
	Been centuries since the last Slayer was called. Demons were banished from the Earth in the 21st century.

	Tales of the Slayers graphic novel story: Tales	New York, 26th-century
	Fray discovers a former Watcher’s sanctuary and records of her Slayer forebears.

[edit] New/Upcoming comics

These comics are still upcoming else have been released for no more than a few months.

Issue 1 cover of Buffy Volume II. Art by Jo Chen.

[edit] Angel

Angel graphic novel: Spike vs Dracula

Angel comic: Asylum

Angel comic: Masks

Angel comic: Auld Lang Syne

[edit] Buffy

Joss Whedon has also stated that a canonical Buffy comic series will be released.^[1] This series will be an official continuation of the original television show's story and will serve as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8". They will proably tie in to a Spike movie if that project is greenlit. The comics will be released from March 2007 onwards^[2], with art by Georges Jeanty and covers by Jo Chen.

Blair Marnell announced on his 'All the Rage' column some things he had heard about the series in July 2006:

"I’ve heard a few things about the forthcoming Buffy season eight comics. As Whedon himself noted a few weeks ago, the first mini is going to be four issues and he is also laying out the story for the rest of the season. I’ve been told that the storyline is roughly 20 issues, spread across multiple miniseries and that Whedon will be recruiting some of his former Buffy writers to handle the bulk of the writing chores, though Whedon may return to write the “season finale” himself."^[3]

[edit] Comics by writer

[edit] Key

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

[edit] List

Amber Benson - The Innocent, Willow & Tara (w/)

Chris Boal, - Autumnal (w/)

Dan Brereton - Dust Waltz, Uninvited Guests (w/)

Chynna Clugston-Major - Food Chain (w/)

Peter David - Spike: Old Times, Illyria: Spotlight, Spike vs Dracula

Ben Edlund - Taking Care of Business

Jane Espenson - Presumption, Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1997, Father, Dust Bowl, Spot the Vampire, Jonathan, Haunted, Reunion

Jay Faerber - Connor: Spotlight

Tom Fassbender - Out of the Woodwork (w/), Food Chain (w/), Ugly Little Monsters (w/), Autumnal (w/), False Memories (w/),Death of Buffy (w/), Creatures of Habit (w/)

David Fury - The Glittering World

Drew Goddard - The Problem with Vampires, Antique

Christopher Golden - Earthly Possessions (w/), Strange Bedfellows, Hunting Ground (w/), Strange Bedfellows (w/), Past Lives (w/), Willow & Tara (w/), Oz, Giles (w/), Spike & Dru (w/), The Origin, Blood of Carthage, Food Chain (w/), , Play With Fire, Angel: The Hollower, Chaos Bleeds comic prequel (w/)

Dan Jolley - Gunn: Spotlight

Rebecca Rand Kirshner - Sonnenblume

Paul Lee - Hoopy the Bear

Scott Lobdell - Note from the Underground, Viva Las Buffy (w/), Slayer Interrupted (w/)

Sam Loeb - Some Like it Hot

Brian Lynch - Spike: Asylum

Jeff Mariotte - The Curse, Old Friends, Doyle: Spotlight

James Marsters - Spike & Dru (w/)

Brett Matthews - Jack, Dames, Numb

Fabian Nicieza - Death of Buffy (w/), Viva Las Buffy (w/), Slayer Interrupted (w/), A Stake to the Heart

Jim Pascoe - Out of the Woodwork (w/), Food Chain (w/), Ugly Little Monsters (w/), Autumnal (w/), False Memories (w/), Death of Buffy (w/), Creatures of Habit (w/)

Doug Petrie - Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1937, Ring of Fire, Double Cross, Bad Dog

Jamie S. Rich - Food Chain (w/)

Thomas E. Sniegoski - Earthly Possessions (w/), Strange Bedfellows (w/), Hunting Ground (w/), Past Lives (w/), Giles (w/), Chaos Bleeds comic prequel (w/)

Scott Tipton - Spike: Old Wounds, Spike: Lost and Found, Wesley: Spotlight

Andi Watson - Remaining Sunlight, Uninvited Guests (w/), The Final Cut, Bad Blood, Crash Test Demons, Pale Reflections

Joss Whedon - Prologue, Righteous, Tales, Tales of the Vampires, Stacey, Long Night's Journey, Fray

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Links

BBC Cult Television - Buffy ecomics A number of Buffy comics are available free online from the BBC.
The Unofficial Comic Book Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[edit] Season 8 Buffy comics

Buffy comics

Buffy comics in order of Buffyverse chronology

Angel comics

Comics in order of Buffyverse chronology

Comics with unknown/varying chronology

Spike vs Dracula #1-5 | Masks | Auld Lang Syne

Buffyverse & related topics
Main	Canon \| Index Chronology: Ancient \| Modern \| BS1 \| BS2 \| BS3 \| BS4/AS1 \| BS5/AS2 \| BS6/AS3 \| BS7/AS4 \| AS5 \| Future \| Flashbacks
Buffy	Characters (main) \| Characters (minor) \| Episodes \| Plot \| Quotes Comics \| DVDs \| Film \| Novels \| Pilot (unaired)
Angel	Characters (main) \| Characters (minor) \| Episodes \| Plot \| Quotes Comics \| Corrupt (unaired) \| DVDs \| Novels \| Pitch tape
Expanded Uni.	Comics \| Fray \| Novels \| Slayer timeline \| Tales of Slayer (prose) \| Tales of Slayers \| Tales of Vampires \| Video Games New: Auld Lang Syne \| Asylum \| Bad Bargain \| Blackout \| Deathless \| Go Ask Malice \| Masks \| Portal Through Time \| Spike vs Dracula
Auxiliary	Academia \| Cast & crew \| Fan made productions \| Rare promos \| Unofficial parodies \| Undeveloped productions Buffy Animated \| Card Game \| Guidebooks \| Magazines \| RPGs \| Spike movie \| Toys
Powers	Angel Investigations \| Circle of the Black Thorn \| Order of Aurelius \| The First Evil \| The Initiative \| Monsters \| Old Ones \| The Powers That Be \| Ra-Tet \| Scooby Gang \| Senior Partners \| Watchers' Council \| Wolfram & Hart
People	Adam \| Amy \| Andrew \| Angel \| Anya \| Buffy \| Caleb \| Connor \| Cordelia \| Dawn \| Darla \| Doyle \| Drusilla \| Faith \| Fred \| Giles \| Glory \| Gunn \| Harmony \| Holtz \| Illyria \| Jasmine \| Jenny \| Joyce \| Jonathan \| Kate \| Lilah \| Lindsey \| Lorne \| Master \| Mayor \| Oz \| Prof. Walsh \| Riley \| Spike \| Tara \| Warren \| Wesley \| Willow \| Xander
Places	L.A. \| Sunnydale Bronze \| Caritas \| Hellmouth \| Hyperion \| Library \| Magic Box \| Pylea \| Sunnydale High
Music	Complete Tracklist \| Use of Music in Buffy & Angel Buffy album \| Dingoes Ate My Baby \| Film \| Radio Sunnydale \| Live Fast, Die Never \| Once More, with Feeling
Key Terminology	"Demon" \| "Slayer" \| "Vampire" \| "Watcher" \| "Werewolf" \| "Witch" "Child of Senior Partners" \| Shanshu \| Sunnydale Syndrome \| Tro-Clon

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