List of Buffyverse comics

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

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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

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Joe Bennett
* Inker(s): Rick Ketcham
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: September 1998
* Reprinted in: Remaining Sunlight, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 3

"Halloween", issue #2

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Joe Bennett
* Inker(s): Rick Ketcham
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: October 1998
* Reprinted in: Remaining Sunlight, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 3

"Gold Turkey", issue #3

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Joe Bennett
* Inker(s): Rick Ketcham
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: November 1998
* Reprinted in: Remaining Sunlight, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 3

"White Christmas", issue #4

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Hector Gomez
* Inker(s): Sandu Florea
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: December 1998
* Reprinted in: Uninvited Guests, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 3

"Happy New Year", issue #5

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Hector Gomez
* Inker(s): Sandu Florea
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: January 1999
* Reprinted in: Uninvited Guests, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 3

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

* Writer(s): Andi Watson and Dan Brereton
* Penciller(s): Hector Gomez
* Inker(s): Sandu Florea
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: February/March 1999
* Reprinted in: Uninvited Guests, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 3

="The Final Cut", issue #8=

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Jason Pearson and Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: April 1999
* Reprinted in: Supernatural Defense Kit, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 3

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

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Joe Bennett
* Inker(s): Rick Ketcham
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: May/June 1999
* Reprinted in: Bad Blood, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 4

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

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Joe Bennett
* Inker(s): Rick Ketcham
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: July 1999
* Reprinted in: Bad Blood, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 4

"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

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: September/October 1999
* Reprinted in: Crash Test Demons, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 4

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

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: November 1999
* Reprinted in: Crash Test Demons, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 4

"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

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: January/February 2000
* Reprinted in: Pale Reflections, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 4

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

* Writer(s): Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: March 2000
* Reprinted in: Pale Reflections, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 4

"Double Cross", issue #20

* Writer(s): Doug Petrie
* Penciller(s): Jason Minor
* Inker(s): Curtis Arnold
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First Published: April 2000
* Reprinted in: Food Chain

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

* Writer(s): Christopher Golden
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: May-September 2000
* Reprinted in: The Blood of Carthage, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 5

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

* Writer(s): Chris Boal
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: October/November 2000
* Reprinted in: Autumnal, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 5

"Cemetery of Lost Love", issue #28

* Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: December 2000
* Reprinted in: Autumnal, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 5

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

* Writer(s): Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards and Christian Zanier
* Inker(s): Joe Pimental
* Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
* First published: January/February 2001
* Reprinted in: Past Lives

"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

"Invasion", issue #32

* Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Dave McCaig
* First Published: April 2001
* Reprinted in: Out of the Woodwork

"Hive Mentality", issue #33

* Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Dave McCaig
* First Published: May 2001
* Reprinted in: Out of the Woodwork

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

* Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Dave McCaig
* First Published: June 2001
* Reprinted in: Out of the Woodwork

"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-November 2001

"Night of a Thousand Vampires", issue #39

* Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel and Will Conrad
* Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon
* First published: November 2001
* Reprinted in: Ugly Little Monsters

"Ugly Little Monsters", issue #40-42

* Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel and Will Conrad
* Colorist(s): Dave McCaig
* First published: December 2001-February 2002
* Reprinted in: Ugly Little Monsters

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

* Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel and Will Conrad
* Colorist(s): Dave McCaig
* First published: March 2002-May 2002
* Reprinted in: The Death of Buffy

"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

* Writer(s): Dcott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Will Conrad
* Colorist(s): Dave McCaig

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

* Writer(s): Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Will Conrad
* Colorist(s): Dave McCaig

"Dawn and Hoopy the Bear", issue #55

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

"Slayer Interrupted", issue #56-59

* Writer(s): Scott Labdell and Fabian Nicieza
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Will Conrad
* Colorist(s): Dave McCaig

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

* Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Will Conrad
* Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen

"Buffy Specials" (1999-2003)

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1/2"

Limited Wizard Magazine edition with COA, story often referred to as "Stinger"
* Writer(s): ?
* Penciller(s): ?
* Inker(s): ?

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Annual 1999"

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

"Lover’s Walk"

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

"Giles"

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

"Jonathan"

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

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

* Writer(s): Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Andy Owens
* Reprinted in: Food Chain

"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)

* Writer(s): Dan Brereton
* Penciller(s): Hector Gomez
* Inker(s): Sandu Florea
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: October 1998
* Reprinted in: Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 2

="Ring of Fire" (TPB)=

* Writer(s): Doug Petrie
* Penciller(s): Ryan Sook
* Inker(s): Tim Goodyear and Ryan Sook
* Colorist(s): Dave Stewart
* First published: August 2000
* Reprinted in: Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 2

"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

* Adapted from Joss Whedon's original screenplay.
* Writer(s): Christopher Golden, Dan Brereton
* Penciller(s): Joe Bennett
* Inker(s): Rick Ketcham
* Colorist(s): Jeromy Cox and Guy Major
* First published: January-March 1999
* Reprinted in: The Origin, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 1

"Angel", issue #1-3

* Writer(s): Christopher Golden
* Penciller(s): Hector Gomez
* Inker(s): Sandu Florea
* First Published: May-July 1999

"Haunted", issue #1-4

* Writer(s): Jane Espenson
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Julio Ferreira
* Colorist(s): Jeromy Cox
* First published: December 2001-March 2002
* Reprinted in: Haunted, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 5

"Willow and Tara: WannaBlessedBe"

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

* Writer(s): Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
* Penciller(s): Terry Moore with Eric Powell
* Inker(s): Hifi Design
* Reprinted in: Willow & Tara

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

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

* Writer(s): Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
* Penciller(s): AJ and Klebs, Jr.
* Inker(s): Derek Fridolfs and Fabio Laguna
* Reprinted in: Willow & Tara

"Spike and Dru", issue #1-3

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

"Oz", issue #1-3

* Writer(s): Christopher Golden
* Penciller(s): Logan Lubera
* Inker(s): Craig Yeun
* Colorist(s): Halo
* First published: July-September 2001
* Reprinted in: Oz, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 5

"Dark Horse Presents" (1998-?)

"Dark Horse Presents 1998 Annual"

Contains one Buffy the Vampire Slayer related story: MacGuffins
* Writer(s): J.L. Van Meter
* Penciller(s): Luke Ross
* Inker(s): Rick Ketcham
* Colorist(s) (only reprints): Guy Major
* First published: August 1998
* Reprinted in: Remaining Sunlight, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 2

"Dark Horse Presents #141"

* Writer(s): Dan Brereton, Christopher Golden, Andi Watson
* Penciller(s): Joe Bennett, Hector Gomez, David Perrin
* Inker(s): Jim Amash, Sandu Florea
* Colorist(s) (only reprints): Guy Major
* First published: March 1999
* Reprinted in (Hello Moon): Bad Blood, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 4

"Dark Horse Presents #150: DHP2K"

Contains one Buffy the Vampire Slayer related story: Killing Time
* Writer(s): Doug Petrie
* Penciller(s): Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Joe Pimentel
* Colorist(s): Guy Major
* First published: January 2000
* Reprinted in: Pale Reflections, Buffy tVS Omnibus Vol. 5

"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.
* Writer(s): Joss Whedon, Amber Benson, Jane Espenson, David Fury, Rebecca Rand Kirshner, Doug Petrie
* Artist(s): Leinil Francis Yu, Dexter Vines, Tim Sale, Ted Naifeh, P. Craig Russell, Steve Lieber, Mira Friedmann, Gene Colan, Karl Moline, Andy Owens
* Colorist(s): Dave Stewart, Lee Loughridge, Lovern Kindzierski, Matthew Hollingsworth, Mira Friedmann
* First published: November 2001

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* 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

* Writer(s): Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard, Jane Espenson, Scott Morse, Drew Goddard, Alex Sanchez, Sam Loeb, Brett Matthews
* Penciller(s): Alex Sanchez, Paul Lee, Cameron Stewart, Jason Alexander, Ben Stenbeck, Tim Sale, Cliff Richards
* Inker(s): Derek Fridolfs, Paul Lee, Cameron Stewart
* Colorist(s): Michelle Madson
* First published: December 2003-April 2004
* Reprinted in: Tales of the Vampires

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

See also:

Fray (comics)

Angel (comics)

Chronology

Ancient

These tales take place from ancient times up until 1900.

BS2

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

BS5/AS2

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

AS5

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

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.cite web |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122899 |title=SDCC '07: IDW PANEL REPORT |accessdate=2007-07-28|work=Newsarama] cite web |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=123012 |title=SDCC '07: BRIAN LYNCH ON ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL |accessdate=2007-07-30|work=Newsarama] "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. [ [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/021108whedon2.html JOSS WHEDON Q&A (part 2) : COMICS ] ]

Comics by writer

Key

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

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 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 - "

*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", "", "Chaos Bleeds" comic prequel (w/)

*Dan Jolley - "

*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 - '

*Jeff Mariotte - "The Curse, Old Friends,

*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 - ", , "

*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"

Footnotes

Links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/ecomics/ "BBC Cult Television - Buffy ecomics"] A number of Buffy comics are available free online from the BBC.
* [http://buffycomics.hellmouthcentral.com/ The Unofficial Comic Book Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer]

eason 8 Buffy comics

* [http://whedonesque.com/comments/8735 "Whedonesque.com" - Whedon announces he will be writing Buffy comics in December 2005]
* [http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/11519999044950.htm "Silverbulletcomicbooks.com" - All the Rage (July 2006)]
* [http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0607/05/georgesjeanty.htm "ComicsContinuum.com" - Georges Jeanty talks Buffy]
* [http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0609/18/index.htm "ComicsContinuum.com" - Dark Horse says Buffy comics due in March 2007]
* [http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/07/the_new_buffy_c.html "Popwatch.ew.com" - First Look: The new 'Buffy' comic]
* [http://www.dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1485 Panels from Buffy Season 8 at "DreadCentral.com"]