- Oz (Buffy comic)
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This article is about the comic. For the novel, see Oz: Into the Wild (Buffy novel).
Oz 
Trade paperback coverPublication information Publisher Dark Horse Comics Format Full color, 32 pg (per issue) Publication date July 18 – September 19, 2001 Number of issues 3 Creative team Writer(s) Christopher Golden Penciller(s) Logan Lubera
Valentine De Landro
Herb AponInker(s) Craig Yeung Colorist(s) Percy Melbye
Helen Bach
HALOCreator(s) Joss Whedon Oz is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series about the character Daniel "Oz" Osbourne.
This story is generally considered not part of the official Buffyverse canon.
Contents
Story synopsis
Oz left Sunnydale in search of his own nature, he travels to the Far East. Oz goes across the globe in search of a secret monastery where he might learn to find inner peace. When he arrives, he discovers that a number of the monks have been kidnapped by a demon-race. Oz must rescue the monks and overcome a terrible demon.
The story is set in Buffy season 4, after "Wild at Heart". Takes place after Blood of Carthage, and before Giles.
Publication
Issues
Title Issue # Release Date Oz Part I 1 July 18, 2001 Daniel Osbourne (Oz), was a friend to the slayer, victim of the werewolf curse. Oz has left his home in search of peace within himself. He travels to Tibet looking for a monk called Shantou, who might be able to teach him to control the darkness within himself. With the help of a Chinese demon-girl, Oz finds Shantou in a situation of peril. Oz Part II 2 August 15, 2001 With the help of the wise Tibetan Monk, Shantou and the beautiful Chinese demon-girl, Oz hopes to gain control over his wolf nature. The weeks draw nearer to the next full moon, and Oz gets ready to face himself. Meanwhile dark forces are on the move, and Oz must prepare to face them. Oz Part III 3 September 19, 2001 Oz and his new companions challenge a crazy demon overlord and a large number of various supernatural nasties. The showdown could change Oz forever. Trade paperback
The series was collected into a trade paperback published May 15, 2002, which included a sketchbook section featuring the work of cover artist John Totleben and series artist Logan Lubera.
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:
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