- Out of the Woodwork (Buffy comic)
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"Out of the Woodwork" 
Cover of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Out of the Woodwork (2002), trade paperback collected edition.Publisher Dark Horse Comics Publication date March – June 2001 Genre Action/adventure, horror
Based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Vampires in comicsTitle(s) Buffy the Vampire Slayer #31-34 Creative team Writer(s) Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe Penciller(s) Cliff Richards Inker(s) Joe Pimentel Colorist(s) Dave McCaig With respect to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise The material covered in this article is a continuity issue in the canon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. "Out of the Woodwork" is a comic book storyline based on the Buffy television series and published in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #31-34 by Dark Horse Comics. It was later reprinted in a trade paperback collected edition.
Contents
Story description
General synopsis
During one of Sunnydale's hottest summer, the town is suffering from a severe infestation of insects anyone. Strangely, some people are starting to transform into huge demonic insects. Buffy and company must stop this.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #31
- Comic title: Lost and Found
A Sunnydale alleyway becomes the center of some weird happenings. Buffy and her friends try and find out. Meanwhile Giles has a new girlfriend, but the Scoobies suspect she can't be trusted.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #32
- Comic title: Invasion
The Scooby Gang cope with a ghost in an alleyway and an infestation of really angry insects. Whoever is responsible remains hidden to the gang. Giles seems unusually upbeat thanks to the company of his new woman.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #33
- Comic title: Hive Mentality
Giles' new lady-friend is has gone missing and may have been taken by bugmen. Willow and Tara read a dusty volume called Demonic Entomology to try and solve Sunnydale's insect problem. Giles is worried that he might lose another lover yet must rely on Buffy to defeat the insect-threat.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #34
- Comic title: Out of the Fire, Into the Hive
Buffy and her friends discover the secret behind the Sunnydale infestation. Meanwhile the bug hunt to an end as Buffy challenges a crazy scientist, lots of nasty bugs, and their Queen.
Continuity
- Supposed to be set in Buffy season 4.
- Takes place after Past Lives, and before False Memories.
Canonical issues
Buffy comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. However, unlike fan fiction, overviews summarizing 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 officially Buffy merchandise.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics All's Fair • The Origin • Viva Las Buffy! • Slayer, Interrupted • A Stake to the Heart • The Queen of Hearts • Dust Waltz • Ring of Fire • Paint the Town Red • Play with Fire • The Remaining Sunlight • Uninvited Guests • The Final Cut • Bad Blood • Crash Test Demons • Pale Reflections • Angel: The Hollower • Double Cross • The Blood of Carthage • Oz • Giles • Jonathan • Past Lives • Out of the Woodwork • Haunted • False Memories • Willow & Tara: Wannablessedbe • Autumnal • Ugly Little Monsters • 'Chaos Bleeds' comic prequel • Lost & Found • The Death of Buffy • Reunion • Wilderness • Note from the Underground • Creatures of Habit • Withdrawal • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season NineSee also: List of Buffyverse comicsCategories:- Buffy comics storylines
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