BtVs #41-50

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #41 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #42 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #43
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #44 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #45 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #46
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #47 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #48 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #49
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #41

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #41
Little Monsters (Part 2 of 3)

By: Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe & Cliff Richards & Joe Pimentel
Cover by: Jeff Matsuda

After more than a year, Tara STILL doesn't feel like she's fitting into the Scooby Gang. The closer she gets to Willow, the more envious she is of the friendship between Will and Buffy and Xander. With all this jealousy in the air, is it any wonder there are little green monsters popping up all around?

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #42

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #42
Little Monsters (Part 3 of 3)

By: Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe & Cliff Richards & Joe Pimentel
Cover by: Jeff Matsuda

The Scoobies get attacked by more ugly, foul-smelling, creepy, little, green monsters. They seem to really hate Buffy, and the little buggers are becoming a bigger problem than anyone expected. It looks like one of Buffy's friends might be related to the menace, but how? And why? This issue marks a revelation for one of the Scoobies. Don't miss it. Scribes Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe continue to knock Buffy fans out with their evil genius, and Cliff Richards and Joe Pimentel have become THE favorite artists of Buffy fans just like you!

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #43

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #43
Death of Buffy (Part 1 of 3)

By: Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe & Cliff Richards & Joe Pimentel
Cover by: Brian Horton & Paul Lee

Buffy is dead. There's lots of emotions and tensions. The Scoobies begin to pick up the pieces, and they soon realize that Sunnydale is losing control of its population of nasties. Willow takes action, and it looks like the gang has a new leader. But how long can the group hold out after a pack of disgruntled lizard-demons arrives in Sunnydale gunning for the Slayer? This issue kicks off the Death of Buffy story-arc concocted by the evil minds of Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe. Cliff Richards and Joe Pimentel continue their critically acclaimed run on the coolest comic on the planet. Find out how the gang made the shocking decision to bring their friend back from the dead!

* Look for the one-shot tie-in to this series, Lost & Found!

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #44

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #44
Death of Buffy (Part 2 of 3)

By: Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe & Cliff Richards & Joe Pimentel
Cover by: Brian Horton & Paul Lee

The Death of Buffy story continues as Willow, Xander, and the gang attempt to fend off an encroaching invasion of black magic lizard wizards. They've come to Sunnydale to resurrect an old friend and to tear the Slayer's pretty little guts out. Unfortunately for them, Buffy and her guts are six feet under. Unfortunately for Buffy's pals, these reptiles are willing to settle for the guts of the Slayer's friends and family. Written by Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe, the dastardly duo who brought Buffy fans the False Memories and Out of the Woodwork storyline. Illustrated by Cliff Richards and Joe Pimentel, the artists who have become the favorite of Buffy fans all over the world.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #45

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #45
Death of Buffy (Part 3 of 3)

By: Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe & Cliff Richards & Joe Pimentel
Cover by: Brian Horton & Paul Lee

Buffy is dead. A horde of lizard-demons plan to resurrect their fallen leader and paint the town blood red. Can Buffy's friends face the threat without a Slayer to defend them? Willow finds that she can learn a great deal from these reptilian mystics. And if there's going to be one resurrection, why can't there be two? This is the slam-bang, "dang, I banged my fang!" conclusion to the Death of Buffy storyline, illustrated by the Cliff Richards & Joe Pimentel, and written by Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe, the conspirators who brought you False Memories, Out of the Woodwork, and the techno-delectable illustrated Buffy novel Creatures of Habit. Don't miss out on the excitement as Dark Horse lays the groundwork for Buffy's blockbuster 50th issue!

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #46

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #46
Withdrawal

By: Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe & Paul Lee
Cover by: Paul Lee

Buffy's finally back in the game, fully recovered from her recent trip to heaven. But someone else is back, too -- the sexy vamp D.J., Velatti (from the recent hit novel Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Creatures of Habit). She's out for revenge, and she's noticed that Willow's powerful addiction to magic is growing out of control. Check out the cosmic comic-book debut of the dopest D.J. diva, that will make more than your head spin... It's a hard-trance thriller brought to you by novelists Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe, featuring the tweaky visuals of guest artist Paul Lee, one half of the art team from the Buffy illustrated novel Creatures of Habit.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #47

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #47
Hellmouth to Mouth (Part 1 of 4)

By: Scott Lobdell & Cliff Richards
Cover by: Brian Horton & Paul Lee

New monthly writer Scott Lobdell (X-Men, High Roads) kicks off his debut arc on Buffy! Joining established Buffy artist Cliff Richards, Lobdell begins his run by wrapping up four years worth of stories, featuring many returning faces. This story, climaxing in issue fifty, paves the way for a whole new direction for the Buffy comics, giving everyone more bang for their buck.

Loose ends will be tied up. Secrets will be revealed.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #48

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #48
Hellmouth to Mouth (Part 2 of 4)

By: Scott Lobdell & Cliff Richards
Cover by: Brian Horton & Paul Lee

New writer Scott Lobdell continues to take Buffy in wild new directions -- straight into the pits of hell. Angel, Faith, Giles, and Oz continue their search for Buffy and the lost city of Sunnydale, while the Slayer learns that while killing vampires in Sunnydale made for a rough adolescence, trying to kill them in Hell is gonna be the death of her. Willow, still reeling from her recent relapse with black magic, finds herself more tempted than ever. Six long years of hell on earth wasn't enough to prepare the gang for this -- life in hell!

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #49

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #49
Hellmouth to Mouth (Part 3 of 4)

By: Scott Lobdell & Cliff Richards
Cover by: Brian Horton & Paul Lee

Continuing her journey through Hell, Buffy finally runs into the cavalry -- in the form of Angel, Faith, and Oz. Now it's up to this tensely reunited team to save the hordes of Hell, and return Sunnydale to the real world. Writer Scott Lobdell (X-Men, High Roads) is really heating things up in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Don't miss the wide-screen, big budget Buffy spectacular that you couldn't fit on your TV screen!

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #50

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #50
Hellmouth to Mouth (Part 4 of 4)

By: Scott Lobdell & Fabian Nicieza & Cliff Richards & Andi Watson
Cover by: Brian Horton & Paul Lee

Scott Lobdell wraps up his first apocalyptic run on Buffy with a special fiftieth issue, featuring more story pages, as well as two backup features: a prose story by Lobdell, with illustrations by Paul Lee; a short comic by Andi Watson; and a wraparound painted cover by regular cover artists Lee and Brian Horton. "Hellmouth to Mouth" concludes as Buffy finally rescues Xander and Dawn from the crew that's nearly destroyed Sunnydale -- The Scourge! They soon find that the only thing worse than the Scourge is their secret leader, revealed this issue! Buffy's not just fighting for her friends' and family's lives, she's fighting for a chance to live her own life, to be more than a fearless vampire hunter. Who better to have backing her up than former sadistic Slayer Faith and the vampire hunting vampire himself, Angel?!

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Links

Comic Book Guide to Buffy
Comic Book Guide to Buffy

 

Tales of the Slayers
Tales of the Slayers

 

Joss Whedon's Fray
Joss Whedon's Fray

 

Comic Monster Guide
The Monster Guide

 

Hellmouth Central
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