Click on the covers to see them full size. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #21 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #22 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #23 Buffy the Vampire Slayer #24 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #25 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #26 Buffy the Vampire Slayer #27 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #28 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #29 Previous | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #30 | Next Buffy the Vampire Slayer #21 Harmonic Divergence By: Jane Espenson & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty Television writer Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica) returns to Buffy the Vampire Slayer in Season Eight. Espenson is the first of five acclaimed writers that tackle this groundbreaking story arc--where Buffy fans are introduced to a new world where vampires are in and Slayers are out. Cue Harmony, the bubblegum cheerleader from Sunnydale High whose ambitions include blood sucking and stardom. Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #22 Swell By: Steven S. DeKnight & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty Vampires are the hottest thing around -- forget hipsters; being a bloodsucking fiend is where's it's at! Slayers must take the good fight underground if they're to avoid any bad press from the general public. When Kennedy is sent to Japan to evaluate Satsu's efforts as team leader, they are taken by surprise by some fierce furry creatures who want to do nothing more than destroy Buffy (surprise!), while Twilight remains the captain of the anti-Slayer ship. Steven S. DeKnight (Angel, Smallville, Dollhouse) teams with series artist Georges Jeanty in "Swell." Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #23 Predators and Prey By: Drew Z. Greenberg & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty It's Buffy--and Andrew--on a mission in Italy . . . together! Awkward? Yes! Since Harmony's television stunt, the ensuing of general vampire-love from the masses, and the destruction of the Scotland base, operations at Slayer headquarters have been somewhat strained. Rogue Slayers--Simone and her gang--have not been helping Slayer-civilian relations with their attacks against the military, bank robbing, and occasional snitching at Hot Topic. Now, Andrew has a lead on how to gain intel on Simone's plans . . . but he has to go to Italy--now! With Xander and Willow busy holding together their Slayer legions Buffy seems to be the only one with an open schedule to act as Andrew's backup. Hours of travel . . . just Buffy and Andrew . . . Really? Drew Z. Greenberg, veteran of the Buffy TV show as well as Dexter and Smallville, and current writer on The Clone Wars, teams with series artist Georges Jeanty and executive producer Joss Whedon? Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #24 Safe By: Jim Krueger & Cliff Richards Covers by: Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty Faith. Giles. Let's catch up! In a one-shot issue, Krueger fleshes out the go-to girl for dirty deeds, Faith, and her new partner, Giles. After her last thankless escapade, where she put a stop to Buffy-hunting Slayer and kindred spirit Lady Gigi, Faith decided that though she's determined to be finished with bloodshed, she's not ready to leave misguided Slayers (like Gigi) with nowhere to turn. Fast-forward to the present . . . bloodshed still abounds, and the Faith-and-Giles team is still finding out what it really means to help those chosen to slay . . . Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #25 Living Doll By: Doug Petrie & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty Doug Petrie, formerly a writer and director on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series, joins Buffy Season Eight with "Living Doll." The spell little Dawnie got whacked with by the Thricewise demon she angered just keeps . . . evolving. First, she's a giant; then, she's a centaur; now, she's a . . . what?! Buffy, ever busy saving the world, will finally have to take action regarding her little sis when Dawn's mysterious disappearance makes it a priority. At least, she better be in some sort of danger, or Buffy's going to kick her butt for wasting precious time acting like an attention-seeking teen -- which is what Dawn is, after all. Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #26 Retreat By: Jane Espenson & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty Team Buffy has become all about sneaky in a world where Slayers are now feared and hated, and vampires would rank at the top of a popularity poll. All hands are on deck as Scotland's brand-newest Slayer headquarters comes under attack; but, when things get more than a little fried, Buffy has to punt. There are yaks. Series artist Georges Jeanty, writer Jane Espenson, and executive producer Joss Whedon present Buffy on the defensive in "Retreat." Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #27 Retreat By: Jane Espenson & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty Slayers are out. Vampires are in. Mysterious big bad Twilight has just become a bigger bad -- he can zero in on Team Buffy and her army of Slayers by tracking their use of magic. But Buffy and her allies have taken their submarine -- yes, Buffy picked up one of those... they're a necessary piece of equip--straight to the only person she knows with an inside track on suppressing magic: the werewolf Oz. In the yak-filled mountains of Tibet, Oz has found his peace and formed a new life. The butter tea flows freely at the reunion, where -- among other fun reunion-y things -- Buffy learns that suppressing her demon side could be the biggest risk of all... Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #28 Retreat By: Jane Espenson & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty This month revisit Team Buffy and her army of Slayers at Oz's temple in the mountains of Tibet. Among the yaks, the Slayers and Wiccan troops attempt to suppress dangerous Magicks through meditation and hard labor. Buffy embraces this new lifestyle, but not everyone is convinced that leaving Magicks behind will solve any problems: among them, a resistant Willow, a doubtful Andrew, and a concerned Giles. For Buffy, the world has not been so peaceful... so honest... so full of feeling... in a long time -- too bad it's not going to stay that way! Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #29 Retreat By: Jane Espenson & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Michelle Madsen & Georges Jeanty Oz’s temple in the Tibetan mountains is no longer a safe retreat for Buffy and her troops. Discovered by Twilight’s magical agent, Amy, and bereft of their own magic, the army is preparing for a human war with guns, grenades, missiles . . . and MANPADS -- it’s not a laughing matter. People are about to die. But even without her own magic, Buffy is still a Slayer -- the Slayer -- and she has to lead the way to victory. Or at least . . . live to fight another day. Back to the Top Buffy the Vampire Slayer #30 Retreat By: Jane Espenson & Georges Jeanty Covers by: Adam Hughes & Georges Jeanty The war between Twilight's minions and Buffy's army rages in the Tibetan mountains. Bereft of their magic, the girls -- Wiccans and Slayers -- face an epic battle in which they have no hope of victory. Buffy has already done the retreat thing once, plus also put herself and her army into hiding . . . What can she do now that there is no magic to help them escape from another losing battle? Series artist Georges Jeanty, acclaimed television writer Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica), and Executive Producer Joss Whedon conclude Season Eight's biggest story yet! Back to the Top

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