The Comic Book Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer

NEWS POSTED December 22, 2009

Buffy Season Eight: Willow One-Shot Available This Week
Joss Whedon and his Fray co-creator Karl Moline reunite for this special one-shot! Buffyfest discusses with editor Scott Allie about Season Eight and reveals a new page from the Willow One-Shot.

Newsarama has posted preview pages for Buffy Season Eight #31.

Tom Lenk who played Andrew on Buffy signed Buffy Season Eight #23 for charity. Benefits go to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Angel: Only Human #5 Available This Week
Broken and bleeding, Illyria makes one last attempt to defeat her old 'pet' Baticus in a battle for the ages, while Gunn takes a last stand against the remaining Scourge demons. But it's the gruesome scene he finds in the barn that may change everything he thought he knew.

Comics Continuum has posted a six page preview of the issue.

Angel: Last Angel in Hell Annual #1 Available This Week
When L.A. went to Hell in After the Fall, so did thousands of screenwriters, one of whom wrote a movie based on Angel's experiences there. The first-ever Angel Annual presents an adaptation of Angel's travails, Hollywood-style, in Angel: Last Angel in Hell: The Official Movie Adaptation.

Comics Continuum has posted a six page preview of the issue.

Angel #31 Solicitation
Written by Bill Willingham, Bill Williams, art by Brian Denham, David Messina, covers by Jenny Frison and David Messina. While Connor tries to get his devoted army of demon soldiers under control, a new player steps up, and Illyria decides not to take Angel's continued absence lying down. Meanwhile, Eddie Hope finds out that being a force for justice has some major consequences. Available March 2010.

Click Here to view Jenny Frisson's cover.

Angel: A Hole in the World #4 Solicitation
By Scott Tipton and Elena Casagrande. After recovering her full powers, Illyria sets out to reclaim her position as ruler of the world, seeking her vast army that exists between our plain of existence and has been awaiting her return. Meanwhile, Wesley discovers Gunn's horrifying role in Fred's death and enacts his own kind of justice. Available March 2010.

Click Here to view Elena Casagrande's cover.

Angel Special: Lorne Solicitation
Written, art and cover by John Byrne.The world is in peril (again!), and only the most unlikely member of Angel's entourage is able to save the day. A special book-length tribute to the late Andy Hallett and his character, Lorne, presented by writer-artist John Byrne. Available in March.

Click Here to view John Byrne's cover.

NEWS POSTED December 16, 2009

Angel #28 Available Today
Click Here to view a preview. Click Here to view a variant cover by Brian Denham. Click Here to read a review/recap of the issue. Bill Willingham is interviewed about his Angelverse debut at Buffyfest.

Bill Williams (who writes the backup Angel strip is interviewed at League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen.

New Angel Editor Mariah Huehner is interviewed at Buffyfest regarding what's coming up for the Angel monthly and Spike monthly.

Buffy Season Eight #33 "Twilight" Solicitation
Acclaimed novelist and comics writer Brad Meltzer continues his pivotal story arc! The Slayer army has suffered heavy losses throughout Season Eight and faced all kinds of threats new and old, but the one mystery connecting it all has been the identity of the Big Bad: Twilight. In this issue, Buffy finally confronts Twilight one on one, setting the stage for Twilight’s unmasking in Buffy #34!

Click Here to view Jo Chen's cover. Click Here to view Georges Jeanty's cover. Available March 03 2010.

Buffy Season Eight News
Buffy Season Eight made MTV's List of 2009's Best Comics for "Best Licensed Series.".

Jo Chen's cover for Buffy Season Eight #25 ranked number 4 on Complex Magazine's 50 Best Comic Book Covers of 2009.

Brad Meltzer discusses Buffy Season Eight at MTV Splash Page, which reveals two preview pages for Buffy Season Eight #32.

Georges Jeanty is interviewed by Buffy Boards Q/A style, where he reveals a tidbit about Twilight.

Angel Comic Tribute to Andy Hallett/Lorne's Swan Song
Chris Ryall announced on his blog that IDW will be releasing an Andy Hallett/Lorne tribute comic by John Byrne. This comic will act as a final send-off for Lorne who will no longer be used in main Angel continuity after this.

Andy Hallett was best known for playing the part of Lorne in the television series Angel. He died from congestive heart failure on March 29, 2009.

Felicia Day's The Guild #1 (of 3)
Internet phenomenon The Guild comes to comics, courtesy of series creator, writer, and star Felicia Day (Buffy's Vi, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)! Chronicling the hilarious on- and offline lives of a group of Internet role-playing gamers, the Knights of Good, The Guild has become a cult hit and is the winner of numerous awards from SXSW, YouTube, Yahoo, and the Streamys. Now Day brings the wit and heart of the show to this three-issue miniseries. Click Here to view Georges Jeanty's cover. Available March 24 2010.

NEWS POSTED December 09, 2009

Angel: A Hole in the World #1 Available Today
By Scott Tipton, Elena Casagrande. IDW's series of adaptations of landmark Angel episodes continues with 'A Hole in the World,' one of the series' most heartbreaking episodes! Adapting both 'A Hole in the World' and 'Shells,' this five-issue miniseries tells the tragic tale of how Illyria came to fight alongside Angel, and at what terrible cost.

IDW reported that the West Coast's delivery of the book is delayed until December 16 2009.

Buffy Season Eight News
Scott Allie discussed the Buffy Obama spoof cover with Comic Book Resources. He reported that the Obama variant will not be for sale.

NEWS POSTED December 02, 2009

Joss Whedon Wizard News
Looking back at comics, creators and events that impacted the last 10 years, the Wizard Magazine #219 "Decade Issue" celebrated Joss Whedon as one of the voices that shaped the decade, Buffy Season Eight as one of the 10 most important comics of the 2000s, and Joss Whedon and John Cassaday as one of the 10 blockbuster creative pairings.

Cassaday also provided a brand new Astonishing X-Men art pin-up for the magazine's cover.

Buffy Season Eight News
The cover for Buffy Season Eight #33 revealing series villain Twilight is actually that of President Barack Obama was posted by CBR News.

A five page preview of the Willow one shot comic has been released by Newsarama. Available December 23.

Georges Jeanty has participated in another Q/A interview with our affiliate SlayAlive for Buffy Season Eight#30.

Astonishing X-Men: Gifted Ep 2 Available Now
Based on the acclaimed story by superstars Joss Whedon (Buffy) and John Cassaday (Captain America), the X-Men are faced with a mysterious new villain and a possible cure for the mutant gene! The acclaimed "Gifted" storyline continues on Hulu.

John Cassaday and Neal Adams gives Comic Book Resources a behind the scenes look at how the comic was animated.

NEWS POSTED November 26, 2009 - Happy Thanksgiving

Angel #30 Solicitation
By Bill Willingham and Brian Denham. Things are not going so well for either our famously intrepid hero or his "merry" band of assistant heroes. Spike and Gunn finds themselves committing rooftop shenanigans, Connor is in over his head back at the office, and Angel is starting to wonder if anyone is going to find him before he dies of boredom. And just what is Connor "chosen" for, anyway? Available February 2010.

Click Here to view David Messina's cover. Artist Brian Denham discusses his work in this video.

Angel: A Hole in the World #3 Solicitation
By Scott Tipton and Elena Casagrande. Continuing the harrowing story of one of the Angelverse's most controversial characters, Fred continues to be gutted from the inside out as Angel and Spike discover that the cost of saving her might be more than they can sacrifice. Available February.

Click Here to view Elena Casagrande's cover.

Angel: Only Human TP Solicitation
By Scott Lobdell and David Messina. Now that the Fall is over, Illyria and Gunn are trying to get back on the straight and narrow. But having tasted their truly darker sides, is there any way to really come back from trying to end existence? Maybe a road trip will help. But visiting Fred's folks brings up more than just memories as the Scourge makes an appearance, along with an old enemy of Illyria's who's looking for a little payback... Available February 2010.

Buffy Season Eight News
Brad Meltzer jumps into the Buffyverse, discussing with Comic Book Resources how he came to write the Season Eight arc 'Twilight' and what to expect.

NEWS POSTED November 17, 2009

Dr. Horrible One-Shot Available This Week
From the Joss Whedon-helmed webmovie Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog comes the origin story of the next greatest supervillain of all time . . . DR. HORRIBLE! Fans of Joss Whedon and the smash-hit musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog will not want to miss this! Click Here for more information.

Zach Whedon discusses the one-shot in an interview with Newsarama and MTV Splash.

Buffy Season Eight #32: "Twilight" Solicitation
Faster than a speeding -- you know. More powerful than a -- yeah, one of those. Able to leap tall . . . castles in a single bound. Still working on that x-ray-vision thing. In the aftermath of battle with Twilight's army, Buffy has developed a host of new powers, but when will the other shoe drop, and will it be a cute shoe, or an ugly one? Still reeling from the losses of war, Willow goes looking for missing allies and discovers a horrifying truth about several of the Slayer army's recent ordeals. Available February 03, 2010.

Click Here to view Jo Chen's cover.

Angel: Only Human #4 Available This Week
By Scott Lobdell and David Messina. Unlike Illyria, this Old One is in its original form… and the resulting battle between the two former lovers stretches from one end of Texas to the other! Ever wonder just how powerful Illyria is when she doesn't have to worry about Angel or Spike or Wesley whispering sweet restraint in her ear? Gunn turns to the only help he can find to help Illyria defeat the Old One: a very familiar... scarecrow?

Newsarama has posted a four page preview.

Franco Urru Angel Project Revealed