NEWS
POSTED APRIL 17,
2007 |
 Joss Whedon Comic News
The long delayed Astonishing X-Men #21 will finally reach stores Apil 25, 2007. Here's how Marvel describes the issue: "Ord and his people of Breakworld lead the charge to take down the X-Men and S.W.O.R.D. And when this fight's over… Not everyone is coming back!" Buy Now
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #3 and Joss Whedon's Runaways #26 come out in stores May 02, 2007! Click
Here to order the issues at TFAW. |
Solicitation for Spike: Shadow Puppets #2
The evil puppets of Smile Time are back and taking over Japan and Spike is going to bring them down. All that stands in his way are thousands of puppet ninjas. Fists will fly, cotton will spill. But Smile Time isn't going down that easy... and by the end of the issue, Spike's going to have more in common with the evil puppets than he thought possible. That's right, Spike goes through the big change, courtesy of the Spike: Asylum team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru! Hits stores in July 2007! |
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POSTED APRIL 14,
2007 |
Buffy #3 Variant Cover Revealed
 TFAW has posted the Georges Jeanty alternative cover for issue 3. Click
Here to pre-order the issue which comes out May 02, 2007.
In other news, Diamond released their monthly Direct Market Sales Charts and Market Share report for titles that went on sale in March 2007, which saw the first issue of Buffy Season Eight came in at number 9. Buffy’s Top Ten finish may be the first non-Marvel or DC title to finish in the Top Ten in several years, and it headlined a relatively strong 10 titles from “other” publishers in the Top 100. |
Buffy Dark Horse/MySpace Contest News
Dark Horse has posted the essays from four of the runners up in the "Buffy Is My Life" contest on their MySpace blog. Very touching stories all. Click
Here to read them. |
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POSTED APRIL 9,
2007 |
 EXCLUSIVE Interview with Georges Jeanty!
Yes, we've been promising for months now, October 2006 to be exact that we would be publishing an exclusive interview with Buffy artist Georges Jeanty. That day has finally arrived! Click
Here to reroute to our in-depth interview with the man! Learn more about him at his personal website, KabaLounge.com |
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POSTED APRIL 7,
2007 |
The Making of Buffy Season 8 #3
Check out the making of Buffy the Vampire Slayer #3. From pencils to inks, and colors to lettering . . . it's all Here!
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 2
 The second volume of the Buffy omnibus series collects many of the best Buffy comics to see print. As we follow the newly chosen Slayer from Los Angeles to Sunnydale and through her parents’ divorce—with Dawn in tow—the souled vampire Angel makes his first appearance and the not-so-souled Spike and Drusilla cleave a bloody path toward the West Coast. This collection includes the critically acclaimed graphic novel Ring of Fire and the miniseries A Stake to the Heart, and reflects the Season One to Season Three timeline of the cult-hit TV series. On sale Sept 12 2007. |
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POSTED APRIL 5,
2007 |
 Site Updates: Who's Who?
Major updates to the 'BtVS: Who's Who?' biography section, with revised graphics and Season Eight biographies for Buffy, Xander, Dawn and Amy. Click
Here to redirect to the biographies. |
 Spike: Shadow Puppets News
Angel fans think of one thing when they hear "Smile Time," and it's not about how much they like children's TV programming. No, they think about the lil' Angel puppet, and that feeling is about to carry over to Spike when Spike: Shadow Puppets #2 hits shops in July. Click
Here to view David Messina's earlier version of the cover to the third issue. |
Winners Of Buffy Contest Announced
Dark Horse and MySpace.com partnered to present a contest calling for short essays about how Buffy the Vampire Slayer has affected fans' lives. Joss Whedon has just picked the best of these essays! Find out who they are here! |
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POSTED APRIL 4,
2007 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 Out Today
 Dark Horse released an exclusive semi-serious interview with Joss himself. Click
Here to read it.
PopCultureShock has released a 4-page preview of Buffy Season 8 #2. Buy It Now at TFAW!
Buffy Season 8 made Wired Magazine's Playlist, debuting at number 5 on their 'What's Wired This Month.'
Las Vegas Weekly released an overview of the first two issues of Buffy season 8. Click
Here to read it. |
Joss Whedon' Runaways #25 Out Today
 Joss gives Wizard the ABCs of his career in anticipation of his stint on Runaways which begins today with #25. Click
Here to read it. |
Angel Scriptbook Vol. 2 TPB Out Today
 This collection offers five scripts of some of the very best Angel episodes pulled from its five-season run, including "Smile Time," "Not Fade Away," as well as "I Will Remember you," "You're Welcome," "Conviction," and "In The Dark," which were never published as comic book scriptbooks. Each complete shooting script includes original illustrations inspired by the episodes by artist Jeff Johnson. Buy this book now at TFAW.com. |
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POSTED MARCH 26,
2007 |
Exclusive: Scrapped Buffy Comic Storyline
 During Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza's run on the original Buffy comic series, one of their storylines was axed by Joss Whedon because it was too similar to Season Seven of the show. We caught up with Scott Lobdell to find out more information...
"Essentially, I pitched the one thing you could do in a comic that you couldn't do in the show -- have the Hellmouth swallow Sunnydale! Since that was the whole crux of the lead up of Season 7 -- my original story had to be nipped. No harm, no foul! As it is, it all worked out in the end! The Buffy Inside the Asylum story -- the one that filled in the gaps of that classic episode -- was one of the funnest books I've written in the last five years!"
If given another round at the Buffy comic, Lobdell said that he has "always wanted to do an Initiative series. I love, love, love the idea behind Riley and the Initiative! If Buffy was Bogart the reluctant freedom fighter in Casablanca, than Riley had the potential to be James Bond on a world stage!" |
Buffy Season Eight Will Go For 50+ Issues
Scott Allie has revealed more about Buffy Season 8 to Newsarama. New tidbits include:
*Buffy #1 has been the biggest selling single issue in Dark Horse history.
*The issue count for Buffy Season Eight has risen to 50, but could go even higher.
*The comic series will initially be called “Season Eight” but there is a subtitle that will be added after issue #6.
*Joss has written the first five issues of the series and will write issue #10, then issues #16 to #20. Issues #6 through #9 will be written by Vaughan. Drew Goddard, a writer for the show, will write issues #11 through #14. Issue #15 will be a stand-alone story written by an author to be announced. |
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POSTED MARCH 24,
2007 |
Exclusive Peak at Re-Colored Buffy Cover
 Georges Jeanty has given us an exclusive first look at the re-colored Buffy #4 variant cover. Click
Here to view it.
In other Buffy news: Scott Allie has revealed to us that Dark Horse's will soon be reveal the 'Making Of A Comic' for Buffy #2, which is a step by step process of how this comic is put together--from script to pencils, coloring and beyond.
Buffy cover artists from #43-63, Brian Horton and Paul Lee are returning to do cover work for the reissues. |
Site News
After getting tons of requests from viewers of this site, we've finally put up a 'Buffy: Trade Paperbacks' section on our site, which lists all the tpbs that collected the Buffy monthly, specials, and one-shots, along with credits and details of which issues each contains. |
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POSTED MARCH 20,
2007 |
Spike: Shadow Puppets News
 At Wizard World: Los Angeles, Franco Urro's cover for the third issue of Spike: Shadow Puppets was revealed. Click
Here to view the image in full size. Series writer Brian Lych also revealed more about the upcoming mini-series which begins in June.
*Spike has a whole secret life that will be revealed in the first issue.
*Several 'Angel' characters will make cameo appearances in the story .
*Spike won't be the only one who gets turned into a puppet.
*Brian is also working on a third Spike mini-series, which will see him living with a bunch of "bland" Irish brothers. |
 Solicitation
for Runaways
#27
“DEAD END KIDS” Has there always been a “Runaways?” No. Then what does the cover mean? You’re going to have to read it to find out, True Believers. Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan bring you more twists and turns as the Runaways go somewhere they’ve never been before. Part 3 (of 6)! Out June 2007.
Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men #21 has been pushed back to May 02 2007. |
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POSTED MARCH 18,
2007 |
 UPDATE: Buffy #2 Alternative Cover in Color
Previously we gave an exclusive look at Georges Jeanty's pencils for the alternative second cover of Buffy Season 8. Now Dark Horse has released the cover in full color on its website. Click
Here to view the image in full size. Buy Buffy #2 at TFAW
In other news, Wizard Magazine has given a "water-cooler" review of Buffy #1. Click
Here to read it.
In site news, we've added an Affiliates section to our site. E-mail us to join. |
 Exclusive Interview with Former Buffy Comic Writer
We caught up with Jim Pascoe, who co-wrote BtVS #28 and 31-46, and in his own words now explains why he departed the series and what he’s been up to since. Read More... |
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POSTED MARCH 16,
2007 |
Dark Horse Announces Second Printing of  Buffy #1 Season 8!
Following the book's release yesterday, Dark Horse will be going back to print on thefirst issue of Buffy Season 8. Dark Horse announced that orders exceeded the initial printing of over 100,000 copies!
The upcoming second printing will feature a full bleed version of the breathtaking Jo Chen cover, with some of the design elements removed for a cleaner, and more stripped down look. This new version will be arriving in stores with an on sale date of March 28, just a week before the release of issue #2. |
Angel Season 6 News
IDW Publishing appears to be moving their Angel property in a new direction, as Joss Whedon announced that has been in talks with Spike: Asylum writer Brian Lynch about doing a season 6 of Angel that would be a canon, post-"Not Fade Away" story. |
Solicitation for Spike: Shadow Puppets #1
 Angel once put a stop to an evil children's show, but not before being turned into a puppet during his fight. Now, fresh out of the Asylum, it's Spike's turn! Writer Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru (Spike: Asylum) reunite for a miniseries that sees Spike and Lorne heading off to Japan to stop the latest Japanese kids' show... Smile Time! Will they become "puppetized" themselves? And along the way, find themselves in a fight with hundreds of ninja-puppets, reuniting with fellow Asylum inmates, and be at extreme odds with one other? We're not telling (but, um, yes)! |
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POSTED MARCH 14,
2007 |
Happy 8th Birthday Comic Book Guide!
 8 Years. Wow. I can't believe I've been running this site for that long. We've evolved from a basic one page site that had a bunch of scans from the first 20 issues of Buffy, into a comprehensive encylopedia for loyal and new Buffy fans who love the comic just as much as they did the television show. We're not the only ones celebrating our birthday this week: March 10 was the 10th anniversary of the show! I can't think of a better present on our site's birthday than the premiere of Buffy Season 8, which comes out stores today! Thanks to anyone who's ever stopped by this site or added us a buddy on MySpace. You can make our day and send some birthday love our way via e-mail. |
Solicitation for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4
 Buffy's back in action, thanks to a kiss of true love, but Willow's another story entirely -- their capture of Amy the witch opened up a magical trap door, and now the Wiccan is in the belly of the beast. To make matters worse, she's at the mercy of someone truly bent on revenge, and he's been waiting for this for a long time. |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel News
 Today also sees the release of the concluding chapter to the Angel: Auld Lang Syne mini-series.
Final advanced reviews of Buffy #1 have come in from IGN, Windyharbor.com and Ain't It Cool News, along with commentary of 10 years of Buffy.
iFMagazine has posted an interview with Dark Horse Horror editor, Scott Allie, to get him to reveal more details about Season 8. Click
Here to read. |
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POSTED MARCH 04,
2007 |
Buffy #2 Alternative Cover Revealed
 Click
Here to view a larger version of Georges Jeanty's pencilled cover.
In other news: The Buffy Omnibus will run approximately seven volumes. The Buffy Omnibuses will collect all of the non-Whedon Buffy comics in chronological order, beginning this summer. The second volume will be released next winter.
In October, Dark Horse will release Buffy: Panel to Panel. This deluxe trade paperback will collect the best of the paintings and line art from the Dark Horse comics, which have run over 100 issues to date. |
 Joss Whedon News
In anticipation of Joss' upcoming gig on Marvel Comics' Runaways, Wizard Magazine offers 5 hints to help everyone get ready to read it. Read More...
An interview with Joss and Jane Espenson has been published by the L.A. Times, where Joss has revealed that the upcoming Serenity mini-series will begin this September. Click Here to read the article. |
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POSTED MARCH 02,
2007 |
Buffy March Madness!
To celebrate the release of Buffy Season 8 #1 (March 14), Dark Horse is holding a new contest for fans to enter to win cool prize packages! Click
Here to register for the contest.
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 Slay Ride
Joss Whedon has assembled an squad of all-star slayers to stake his claim on Buffy's 'Season 8' comic series. Wizard Magazine has the lowdown on Joss along with Brian K. Vaughan and Jeph Loeb, along their thoughts on the show, the big bads, and their upcoming arcs on the comic. Click here to read. Read more.
In other news: Joss announced in an interview with IGN, that writer Jim Krueger of Justice and Earth X may possibly be joining the Season 8 writing staff. Click
Here to read the full interview.
Another advanced review of Buffy #1 has been released by Fractal Matters. Click
Here if you feel like getting spoiled. |
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