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While many comic books based on the television seriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer were published when the television show was on air they are not all consideredcanonical and often deal with characters who do not appear in the television series, most notably in theTales of the Slayers andTales of the Vampires mini-series.
The first series of books were published byDark Horse Comics between 1998 and 2004, originally in comic format but then gathered into volumes oftrade paperbacks. A small number of Buffy comics have not been included in trade paperbacks, such as the books entitled "Giles", "Jonathan", and "Reunion".
Following the television series finale, Dark Horse began releasing new books titled Season Eight, Nine, and Ten, and various spin-offs, which are written and/or supervised by creator Joss Whedon and officially recognized as canon to the show. In 2007, Dark Horse allowed the rights to produce the comics for Buffy's companion showAngel to lapse, and they were picked up for a short time byIDW Publishing, which released the canon seriesAngel: After the Fall among other non-canon titles. Dark Horse reacquired the rights in 2010 and went on to release the seriesAngel & Faith andAngel.
In 2018 it was announced after 20 years at Dark Horse Comics, the license for Buffy and all related material will transfer toBoom! Studios.[1] The first issue ofthe reboot series was released in January 2019.
Buffy comics have a long history, with comics produced during the lifetime of the run of the show generally considered "non-canonical", with notable exceptions written byJoss Whedon himself.Buffy comic books published during the period 2007–2018 told the "official" continuation ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer, with series creatorJoss Whedon acting as the primary writer and working with other writers from the television series writers room to continue Buffy's story.
In common with mostancillary media for TV shows such as novels and video games, storylines for the original Dark Horse comic books that aired during the original run of the show were "approved" by both Fox and Joss Whedon as part of a wider wave ofBuffy merchandise. Stories in the original issues 1–63 for example of theBuffy comics were published while the show was on air and purported to take place "between episode"s of theBuffy the Vampire Slayer TV series, but remained difficult to place definitively other than the season they are set in. However, plot elements or character details introduced within these stories would not be followed by episodes of the TV show. Other later storylines in this era of the comics attempted to fill in the gaps following character exits in the show (as with theOz comic) or during the time between seasons five and six (as withThe Death of Buffy) without introducing information that could be contradicted by the show's official storyline.
Buffy creator Joss Whedon distanced himself from these ancillary media written by authors,[2] on a number of occasions, saying:
Canon is key, as is continuity.. I believe there's a demarcation between the creation and ancillary creations by different people. I'm all for that stuff, just like fanfic, but I like to know what's there's an absolutely official story-so-far, especially when something changes mediums, which my stuff seems to do a lot.[3]
During this era, several "canonical"Buffy comics were also published with Whedon's close involvement. These began with Whedon writing the far-future comic bookFray (2001–2003) about a Slayer many generations after Buffy, which introduced plot elements that also appeared in the seventh season of the TV series. Whedon and other writers from the show also wrote for theTales of the Slayers andTales of the Vampires (2002–2004) anthology stories about past vampires and Slayers before Buffy's time.
In 2005,Dark Horse Comics and Joss Whedon announced[4] a newcanonical continuation of the television series in the form ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (2007–2011), which had plot elements in common with the canonicalAngel continuationsAngel: After the Fall (2007–2009) andSpike (2010–2011) fromIDW Comics, another publisher.Season Eight was followed bySeason Nine (2011–2013) and several other seasons, before culminating withBuffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve in 2018.
From 2019, theBuffy license was transferred toBOOM! Studios, which presided over its own run of explicitly non-canon stories set in analternative universe from 2019 to 2023.
These stories are first published byDark Horse comics, later most ofBuffy stories are collected in Buffy comic books.
| IssueNo. | Title | Writers | Artists | Release date | Reprinted in |
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| 1 | "Wu-tang Fang" | Andi Watson |
| September 23, 1998 |
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| 2 | "Halloween" | Andi Watson |
| October 28, 1998 | |
| 3 | "Cold Turkey" | Andi Watson |
| November 25, 1998 | |
| 4 | "White Christmas" | Andi Watson |
| December 23, 1998 |
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| 5 | "Happy New Year" | Andi Watson |
| January 27, 1999 | |
| 6 | "New Kid on the Block" | Andi Watson &Dan Brereton |
| March 3, 1999 | |
| 7 | March 31, 1999 | ||||
| 8 | "The Final Cut" | Andi Watson |
| April 28, 1999 |
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| 9 | "Hey, Good Looking" (Bad Blood, parts 1–2) | Andi Watson |
| May 26, 1999 |
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| 10 | June 30, 1999 | ||||
| 11 | "A Boy Named Sue" (Bad Blood, part 3) | Andi Watson |
| July 28, 1999 | |
| 12 | "A Nice Girl Like You" (Food Chain, part 1) | Christopher Golden |
| August 18, 1999 |
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| 13 | "Love Sick Blues" | Andi Watson |
| September 29, 1999 |
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| 14 | October 27, 1999 | ||||
| 15 | "Lost Highway" | Andi Watson |
| November 24, 1999 | |
| 16 | "The Food Chain" (Food Chain, part 2) | Christopher Golden |
| December 5, 1999 |
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| 17 | "She's No Lady" | Andi Watson |
| January 26, 2000 |
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| 18 | February 23, 2000 | ||||
| 19 | "Old Friend" | Andi Watson |
| March 22, 2000 | |
| 20 | "Double Cross" (Food Chain, part 3) | Doug Petrie |
| April 26, 2000 |
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| 21 | "The Blood of Carthage" | Christopher Golden |
| May 31, 2000 |
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| 22 | June 28, 2000 | ||||
| 23 | July 26, 2000 | ||||
| 24 | August 30, 2000 | ||||
| 25 | September 27, 2000 | ||||
| 26 | "The Heart of a Slayer" | Chris Boal |
| October 25, 2000 |
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| 27 | November 29, 2000 | ||||
| 28 | "Cemetery of Lost Love" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| December 27, 2000 | |
| 29 | "Past Lives" (Parts 2 & 4, crossover withAngel series) | Christopher Golden &Tom Sniegoski |
| January 31, 2001 |
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| 30 | February 28, 2001 | ||||
| 31 | "Lost & Found" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| March 28, 2001 |
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| 32 | "Invasion" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| April 25, 2001 | |
| 33 | "Hive Mentality" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| May 23, 2001 | |
| 34 | "Out Of The Fire, Into The Hive" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| June 27, 2001 | |
| 35 | "False Memories" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| July 25, 2001 |
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| 36 | August 29, 2001 | ||||
| 37 | September 26, 2001 | ||||
| 38 | November 7, 2001 | ||||
| 39 | "Night of a Thousand Vampires" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| November 28, 2001 |
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| 40 | "Ugly Little Monsters" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| December 26, 2001 | |
| 41 | February 6, 2002 | ||||
| 42 | February 27, 2002 | ||||
| 43 | "The Death of Buffy" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe |
| April 10, 2002 |
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| 44 | May 1, 2002 | ||||
| 45 | June 5, 2002 | ||||
| 46 | "Withdrawal" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe | June 26, 2002 | ||
| 47 | "Hellmouth to Mouth" | Scott Lobdell &Fabian Nicieza |
| August 7, 2002 |
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| 48 | August 28, 2002 | ||||
| 49 | September 25, 2002 | ||||
| 50 | "Hellmouth to Mouth, Part 4" (Mall Rats) | October 30, 2002 |
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| 51 | "Broken Parts" | Scott Lobdell &Fabian Nicieza |
| November 27, 2002 |
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| 52 | "Full House" | December 26, 2002 | |||
| 53 | "Deuces Wild" | February 5, 2003 | |||
| 54 | "The Big Fold" | February 26, 2003 | |||
| 55 | "Dawn and Hoopy the Bear" | Paul Lee | March 26, 2003 |
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| 56 | "Slayer, Interrupted" | Scott Lobdell &Fabian Nicieza |
| April 30, 2003 | |
| 57 | May 28, 2003 | ||||
| 58 | June 25, 2003 | ||||
| 59 | July 23, 2003 | ||||
| 60 | "A Stake To The Heart" | Fabian Nicieza |
| August 27, 2003 |
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| 61 | September 24, 2003 | ||||
| 62 | October 22, 2003 | ||||
| 63 | November 26, 2003 |
| Title | Story | Writers | Artists | Release date | Reprinted in |
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| "The Dust Waltz" | — | Dan Brereton |
| October 14, 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 2 |
| "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" | "Stinger" | Christopher Golden |
| July 21, 1999[a] | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 4 |
| "Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1999 Annual" | "Latest Craze" (Food Chain, part 5) | Christopher Golden andThomas E. Sniegoski |
| August 25, 1999 |
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| "Bad Dog" (Food Chain, part 4) | Douglas Petrie |
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| "Ring of Fire" | — | Doug Petrie |
| August 30, 2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 2 |
| "Giles" | "Beyond the Pale" | Christopher Golden andThomas E. Sniegoski |
| October 4, 2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 6 |
| "City of Despair" (Food Chain, part 8; crossover withAngel) | — | Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe |
| November 29, 2000 |
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| "Jonathan" | "Codename: Comrades" | Jane Espenson |
| January 3, 2001 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 6 |
| "Lover's Walk" | "One Small Promise" (Food Chain, part 7) | Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe |
| February 2001 |
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| "Punish Me With Kisses" (Food Chain, part 6) | Jamie S. Rich andChynna Clugston-Major |
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| "Who Made Who?" | Christopher Golden |
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| "Lost & Found"[b] | — | Fabian Nicieza |
| March 13, 2002 |
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| "Reunion" | — | Jane Espenson[5] |
| June 19, 2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 7 |
| "Angels We Have Seen on High" | — | Scott Lobdell andFabian Niecieza |
| November 2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 2 |
| "Chaos Bleeds" | — | Christopher Golden andTom Sniegoski |
| June 6, 2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 7 |
| Title | Story | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| "The Origin" | 3 episodes | Christopher Golden &Dan Brereton | Penciller(s):Joe Bennett Inker(s): Rick Ketcham Colorist(s):Jeromy Cox & Guy Major | January 13, 1999 February 10, 1999 March 24, 1999 | The Origin Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 1 |
| "Angel" | 3 episodes | Christopher Golden | Penciller(s): Hector Gomez Inker(s):Sandu Florea Colorist(s): Guy Major | May 12, 1999 June 9, 1999 March 24, 1999 | Angel: The Hollower Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 4 |
| "Haunted" | 4 episodes | Jane Espenson | Penciller(s): Cliff Richards Inker(s): Julio Ferreira Colorist(s):Jeromy Cox | December 19, 2001 January 16, 2002 February 20, 2002 March 20, 2002 | Haunted Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 5 |
| "Willow and Tara: WannaBlessedBe" | 1 episode | Amber Benson &Christopher Golden | Penciller(s):Terry Moore &Eric Powell Inker(s): HiFi Design Colorist(s): HiFi Design | April, 2001 | Willow and Tara Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 6 |
| "Willow and Tara: Wilderness" | 2 episodes | Amber Benson &Christopher Golden | Penciller(s): AJ & Klebs, Jr. Inker(s): Derek Fridolfs & Fabio Laguna Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen | July–September, 2002 | Willow and Tara Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 7 |
| "Spike and Dru" | "All's Fair" | James Marsters &Christopher Golden | Penciller(s):Ryan Sook &Eric Powell Inker(s): Drew Geraci Colorist(s): Guy Major | April 14, 1999 October 13, 1999 December 27, 2000 | Spike and Dru Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 1 |
| "The Queen of Hearts" "Paint the Town Red" | Spike and Dru Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 2 | ||||
| "Oz" | 3 episodes | Christopher Golden | Penciller(s): Logan Lubera Inker(s): Craig Yeun Colorist(s): HALO | July 18, 2001 August 15, 2001 September 19, 2001 | Oz Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 5 |
| Title | Story | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| "Prologue" | Joss Whedon | Penciller(s):Leinil Francis Yu Inker(s):Dexter Vines Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | February 20, 2002 | Tales of the Slayers Tales | |
| "Righteous" | Joss Whedon | Penciller(s):Tim Sale Inker(s):Tim Sale Colorist(s):Lee Loughridge | February 20, 2002 | ||
| "The Innocent" | Amber Benson | Penciller(s):Ted Naifeh Inker(s):Ted Naifeh Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | February 20, 2002 | ||
| "Presumption" | Jane Espenson | Penciller(s):P. Craig Russell Inker(s):P. Craig Russell Colorist(s): Lovern Kindzierski | February 20, 2002 | ||
| "The Glittering World" | David Fury | Penciller(s):Steve Lieber Inker(s):Steve Lieber Colorist(s):Steve Lieber | February 20, 2002 | ||
| "Sonnenblume" | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Penciller(s): Mira Friedmann Inker(s): Mira Friedmann Colorist(s): Mira Friedmann | February 20, 2002 | ||
| "Nikki Goes Down!" | Doug Petrie | Penciller(s):Gene Colan Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | February 20, 2002 | ||
| "Tales" | Joss Whedon | Penciller(s):Karl Moline Inker(s): Andy Owens Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | February 20, 2002 | ||
| "Broken Bottle of Djinn" | Jane Espenson &Douglas Petrie | Penciller(s):Jeff Matsuda &Gene Colan Inker(s):Jeff Matsuda Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | October 16, 2002 | Tales | |
| "Drawing on Your Nightmares" (Multi-comic book) | "Dames" | Brett Matthews | Penciller(s):Sean Phillips Colorist(s):Sean Phillips | October, 2003 | Tales |
| "Tales of the Vampires Part 1" (Mini-series) | "The Problem with Vampires" | Drew Goddard | Penciller(s):Paul Lee Inker(s): Derek Fridolfs Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen | December 22, 2003 | Tales of the Vampires Tales |
| "Stacy" | Joss Whedon | Penciller(s):Cameron Stewart Inker(s): Derek Fridolfs Colorist(s):Chip Zdarsky | |||
| "Tales of the Vampires Part 2" (Mini-series) | "Spot the Vampire" | Jane Espenson | Penciller(s):Scott Morse Inker(s):Scott Morse Colorist(s):Scott Morse | January, 2004 | |
| "Jack" | Brett Matthews | Penciller(s): Vatche Mavlian Inker(s): Vatche Mavlian Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen | |||
| "Tales of the Vampires Part 3" (Mini-series) | "Father" | Jane Espenson | Penciller(s):Jason Alexander Inker(s):Jason Alexander Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen | February, 2004 | |
| "Antique" | Drew Goddard | Penciller(s): Ben Stenbeck Inker(s): Ben Stenbeck Colorist(s): Ben Stenbeck | |||
| "Tales of the Vampires Part 4" (Mini-series) | "Dust Bowl" | Jane Espenson | Penciller(s):Jeff Parker Inker(s):Jeff Parker Colorist(s):Jeff Parker | March, 2004 | |
| "Taking Care of Business" | Ben Edlund | Penciller(s):Ben Edlund Inker(s): Derek Fridolfs Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen | |||
| "Tales of the Vampires Part 5" (Mini-series) | "Some Like It Hot" | Sam Loeb | Penciller(s):Tim Sale Inker(s):Tim Sale Colorist(s):Tim Sale | April, 2004 | |
| "Numb" | Brett Matthews | Penciller(s): Cliff Richards Colorist(s): Michelle Madsen | |||
| # | Story | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1998 Annual | "MacGuffins" | J.L. Van Meter | Penciller(s):Luke Ross Inker(s): Rick Ketcham Colorist(s): Guy Major | August 26, 1998 | Remaining Sunlight Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 2 |
| #141 | "Hello Moon" | Dan Brereton &Christopher Golden | Penciller(s): Joe Bennett Inker(s): Jim Amash Colorist(s): Guy Major | March 17, 1999 | Bad Blood Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 4 |
| #141 | "Cursed" | Christopher Golden | Penciller(s): Hector Gomez Inker(s):Sandu Florea Colorist(s): Guy Major | March 17, 1999 | The Hollower Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 4 |
| #141 | "Dead Love" | Andi Watson | Penciller(s): David Perrin Inker(s):Sandu Florea Colorist(s): Guy Major | March 17, 1999 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 4 |
| #150 | "Killing Time" | Doug Petrie | Penciller(s): Cliff Richards Inker(s): Joe Pimentel Colorist(s): Guy Major | January 19, 2000 | Pale Reflections Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 5 |
| 2000 Annual | "Take Back the Night" | Tom Fassbender & Jim Pascoe | Penciller(s): Cliff Richards Inker(s): Joe Pimentel Colorist(s): Dave McCaig | June 21, 2000 | Out of the Woodwork Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 5 |
| MySpace #18 | "Harmony Bites" | Jane Espenson | Karl Moline | January 2009 | Predators and Prey |
| MySpace #19 | "Vampy Cat Play Friend" | Steven S. DeKnight | Camilla d'Errico | February 2009 | |
| MySpace #24 | "Always Darkest" | Joss Whedon | Jo Chen | July 2009 | Retreat |
| MySpace #25 | "Harmony Comes to the Nation" | Jane Espenson | Karl Moline | August 2009 | |
| MySpace #31 | "Carpe Noctem, Part One" | Jackie Kessler | Penciller(s):Paul Lee Inker(s):Paul Lee Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | February 1, 2010 | Tales |
| MySpace #32 | "Carpe Noctem, Part Two" | Jackie Kessler | Penciller(s):Paul Lee Inker(s):Paul Lee Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | March, 2010 |
| # | Story | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| #47–48 | "Demonology Menagerie" | Andi Watson | Penciller(s): Andi Watson Inker(s): Andi Watson Colorist(s): Andi Watson | May 8, 2002 June 5, 2002 | Willow and Tara Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 6 |
| #49–50 | "Rock 'N' Roll All Night (and Sleep Every Day)" | Jamie S. Rich &Chynna Clugston | Penciller(s):Chynna Clugston Colorist(s): Guy Major | July 17, 2002 August 7, 2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 7 |
| # | Story | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| Nov 21–27 | "Dance With Me" | Christopher Golden | Penciller(s): Hector Gomez Inker(s):Sandu Florea Colorist(s): Guy Major | November 17, 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 3 |
1. Compilations of most of the material listed above:
2. Compilations of all of the material listed above:
The series serves as acanonical[6] continuation of the television seriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer, and follows the events of that show'sfinal televised season.[7] It is produced byJoss Whedon, who wrote or co-wrote three of the series arcs and several one-shot stories. The series was followed bySeason Nine in 2011.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–4 | "The Long Way Home" (4 episodes) | Joss Whedon | Georges Jeanty | March 14, 2007 April 4, 2007 May 2, 2007 June 6, 2007 | The Long Way Home |
| 5 | "The Chain" | Joss Whedon | Paul Lee | July 25, 2007 | |
| 6–9 | "No Future for You" (4 episodes) | Brian K. Vaughan | Georges Jeanty | September 5, 2007 October 3, 2007 November 7, 2007 December 5, 2007 | No Future for You |
| 10 | "Anywhere but Here" | Joss Whedon | Cliff Richards | January 2, 2008 | |
| 11 | "A Beautiful Sunset" | Joss Whedon | Georges Jeanty | February 6, 2008 | Wolves at the Gate |
| 12–15 | "Wolves at the Gate" (4 episodes) | Drew Goddard | Georges Jeanty | March 5, 2008 April 2, 2008 May 7, 2008 June 4, 2008 | |
| 16–19 | "Time of Your Life" (4 episodes) | Joss Whedon | Karl Moline | July 2, 2008 August 6, 2008 September 3, 2008 November 26, 2008 | Time of Your Life |
| 20 | "After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!" | Jeph Loeb | Georges Jeanty &Eric Wight | December 17, 2008 | |
| 21 | "Harmonic Divergence" | Jane Espenson | Georges Jeanty | January 7, 2009 | Predators and Prey |
| 22 | "Swell" | Steven S. DeKnight | Georges Jeanty | February 4, 2009 | |
| 23 | "Predators and Prey" | Drew Z. Greenberg | Georges Jeanty | March 4, 2009 | |
| 24 | "Safe" | Jim Krueger | Cliff Richards | April 1, 2009 | |
| 25 | "Living Doll" | Doug Petrie | Georges Jeanty | May 6, 2009 | |
| 26–30 | "Retreat" (5 episodes) | Jane Espenson | Georges Jeanty | July 1, 2009 August 5, 2009 September 2, 2009 October 7, 2009 November 4, 2009 | Retreat |
| 31 | "Turbulence" | Joss Whedon | Georges Jeanty | January 13, 2010 | Twilight |
| 32–35 | "Twilight" (4 episodes) | Brad Meltzer | Georges Jeanty | February 3, 2010 March 3, 2010 April 7, 2010 May 5, 2010 | |
| 36–40 | "Last Gleaming" (5 episodes) | Joss Whedon &Scott Allie | Georges Jeanty | September 1, 2010 October 6, 2010 November 3, 2010 December 1, 2010 January 19, 2011 | Last Gleaming |
| Title | Story | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| "Tales of the Vampires" | "The Thrill" | Becky Cloonan | Penciller(s):Vasilis Lolos Inker(s):Vasilis Lolos Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | June 3, 2009 | Tales |
| "Willow" | "Goddesses and Monsters" | Joss Whedon | Penciller(s):Karl Moline Inker(s):Karl Moline Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | December 23, 2009 | Twilight |
| "Riley" | "Commitment through Distance, Virtue through Sin" | Jane Espenson | Penciller(s):Karl Moline Inker(s):Karl Moline Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | August 18, 2010 | Last Gleaming |
WhenBuffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight was finished,Dark Horse Comics decided to publish a new comic season of Buffy. They also decided to follow up the seriesAngel: After the Fall with the publication ofAngel & Faith as a part ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine afterIDW Publishing lost the license to Angel and it went to Dark Horse Comics.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–4 | "Freefall" (4 episodes) | Joss Whedon &Andrew Chambliss | Georges Jeanty | September 14, 2011 October 12, 2011 November 9, 2011 December 14, 2011 | Freefall |
| 5 | "Slayer, Interrupted" | Andrew Chambliss | Karl Moline | January 11, 2012 | |
| 6–7 | "On Your Own" (2 episodes) | Andrew Chambliss | Georges Jeanty | February 8, 2012 March 14, 2012 | On Your Own |
| 8–10 | "Apart (of Me)" (3 episodes) | Andrew Chambliss &Scott Allie | Cliff Richards | April 11, 2012 May 9, 2012 June 13, 2012 | |
| 11–13 | "Guarded" (3 episodes) | Andrew Chambliss | Georges Jeanty | July 11, 2012 August 8, 2012 September 12, 2012 | Guarded |
| 14–15 | "Billy the Vampire Slayer" (2 episodes) | Jane Espenson &Drew Z. Greenberg | Karl Moline & Ben Dewey | October 10, 2012 November 14, 2012 | |
| 16–19 | "Welcome to the Team" (4 episodes) | Andrew Chambliss | Georges Jeanty | December 12, 2012 January 9, 2013 February 13, 2013 March 13, 2013 | Welcome to the Team |
| 20 | "The Watcher" | Andrew Chambliss | Karl Moline | April 10, 2013 | |
| 21–25 | "The Core" (5 episodes) | Andrew Chambliss | Georges Jeanty | May 8, 2013 June 12, 2013 July 10, 2013 August 14, 2013 September 11, 2013 | The Core |
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–4 | "Live Through This" (4 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | August 31, 2011 September 28, 2011 October 26, 2011 November 30, 2011 | Live Through This |
| 5 | "In Perfect Harmony" | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | December 28, 2011 | |
| 6–9 | "Daddy Issues" (4 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | January 25, 2012 February 29, 2012 March 28, 2012 April 25, 2012 | Daddy Issues |
| 10 | "Women of a Certain Age" | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | May 30, 2012 | |
| 11–14 | "Family Reunion" (4 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | June 27, 2012 July 25, 2012 August 29, 2012 September 26, 2012 | Family Reunion |
| 15 | "The Hero of His Own Story" | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | October 31, 2012 | |
| 16–19 | "Death and Consequences" (4 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | November 28, 2012 December 19, 2012 January 30, 2013 February 27, 2013 | Death and Consequences |
| 20 | "Spike and Faith" | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | March 27, 2013 | |
| 21–25 | "What You Want, Not What You Need" (5 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | April 24, 2013 May 29, 2013 June 26, 2013 July 31, 2013 August 28, 2013 | What You Want, Not What You Need |
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–5 | "A Dark Place" (5 episodes) | Victor Gischler | Paul Lee | August 22, 2012 September 19, 2012 October 24, 2012 November 21, 2012 January 23, 2013 | Spike: A Dark Place |
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–5 | "Wonderland" (5 episodes) | Jeff Parker | Brian Ching | November 7, 2012 December 5, 2012 January 2, 2013 February 6, 2013 March 6, 2013 | Willow: Wonderland |
Season Ten is a Buffy comic series published afterBuffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–5 | "New Rules" (5 episodes) | Christos Gage &Nicholas Brendon | Rebekah Isaacs | March 19, 2014 April 23, 2014 May 21, 2014 June 18, 2014 July 23, 2014 | New Rules |
| 6–7 | "I Wish" (2 episodes) | Christos Gage &Nicholas Brendon | Karl Moline & Cliff Richards | August 20, 2014 September 17, 2014 | I Wish |
| 8–9 | "Return To Sunnydale" (2 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs &Richard Corben | October 22, 2014 November 19, 2014 | |
| 10 | "Day Off (or Harmony In My Head)" | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | December 24, 2014 | |
| 11–13 | "Love Dares You" (3 episodes) | Christos Gage &Nicholas Brendon | Megan Levens | January 21, 2015 February 18, 2015 March 18, 2015 | Love Dares You |
| 14–15 | "Relationship Status: Complicated" (2 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | April 22, 2015 May 20, 2015 | |
| 16–18 | "Old Demons" (3 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | June 17, 2015 July 22, 2015 August 19, 2015 | Old Demons |
| 19 | "Freaky Giles Day" | Christos Gage &Nicholas Brendon | Rebekah Isaacs | September 23, 2015 | |
| 20 | "Triggers" | Christos Gage | Megan Levens | October 21, 2015 | |
| 21–25 | "In Pieces on the Ground" (5 episodes) | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs & Megan Levens | November 18, 2015 December 23, 2015 January 20, 2016 February 17, 2016 March 23, 2016 | Pieces on the Ground |
| 26 | "Home Sweet Hell" | Christos Gage | Rebekah Isaacs | April 20, 2016 | Own It |
| 27 | "The Centre Cannot Hold" | May 18, 2016 | |||
| 28 | "Taking Ownership" | June 22, 2016 | |||
| 29 | "Own It, Part Dört" | July 20, 2016 | |||
| 30 | "Own It, Part Beş" | August 24, 2016 |
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–4 | "Where the River Meets the Sea" (4 episodes) | Victor Gischler | Will Conrad | April 2, 2014 May 7, 2014 June 4, 2014 July 2, 2014 | Where the River Meets the Sea |
| 5 | "Old Habits" | Derlis Santacruz | August 6, 2014 | ||
| 6–10 | "Lost & Found" (5 episodes) | Will Conrad | September 3, 2014 October 1, 2014 November 5, 2014 December 3, 2014 January 7, 2015 | Lost and Found | |
| 11–14 | "United" (4 episodes) | Will Conrad | February 4, 2015 March 4, 2015 April 1, 2015 May 6, 2015 | United | |
| 15 | "Fight or Flight" | Kel McDonald | Cliff Richards | June 3, 2015 | |
| 16–18 | "Those Who Can't Teach" (3 episodes) | Victor Gischler | Cliff Richards | July 1, 2015 August 5, 2015September 2, 2015 | A Little More Than Kin |
| 19–20 | "A Little More Than Kin" (2 episodes) | Victor Gischler | Will Conrad | October 7, 2015 November 4, 2015 | |
| 21–25 | "A Tale of Two Families" (5 episodes) | Victor Gischler | Will Conrad | December 2, 2015 January 6, 2016 February 3, 2016 March 2, 2016 April 6, 2016 | A Tale Of Two Families |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven is the sequel to theSeason Ten comic book series, acanonical continuation of the television seriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy & Angel consist of only 12 issues per series, a much shorter run than the previous seasons, while the miniseries, Giles, runs for 4 issues. The series was published byDark Horse Comics and began on November 23, 2016.[8]
The series was concluded withSeason Twelve which began on June 20, 2018 and concluded on September 19, 2018.
| Title | Issue # | Release date | |||
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| "Part I: The Spread of Their Evil" | 1 | November 23, 2016 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs | ||||
| "Part II: In Time of Crisis" | 2 | December 21, 2016 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs | ||||
| "Part III: A House Divided" | 3 | January 25, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs | ||||
| "Part IV: Desperate Times" | 4 | February 15, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller:Georges Jeanty | ||||
| "Part V: Desperate Measures" | 5 | March 22, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller:Georges Jeanty | ||||
| "Part VI: Back to the Wall" | 6 | April 19, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs | ||||
| "Part VII: Disempowered" | 7 | May 24, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs | ||||
| "Part VIII: Ordinary People" | 8 | June 21, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs | ||||
| "Part IX: The Great Escape" | 9 | July 19, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller:Georges Jeanty | ||||
| "Part X: Crimes Against Nature" | 10 | August 30, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Megan Levens | ||||
| "Part XI: Revelations" | 11 | September 27, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs | ||||
| "Part XII: One Girl In All The World" | 12 | October 25, 2017 | |||
| Writer:Christos Gage | Penciller: Rebekah Isaacs | ||||
| Volume | Title | Issues collected | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Spread of Their Evil" | Season Eleven #1–6 | August 2, 2017[9] | 978-1506702742 |
| 2 | "One Girl in All the World" | Season Eleven #7–12 | February 7, 2018 | 978-1506702926 |
| Title | Issue # | Release date | |||
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| "Out of the Past - Part I" | 1 | January 18, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Geraldo Borges | ||||
| "Out of the Past - Part II" | 2 | February 15, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Geraldo Borges | ||||
| "Out of the Past - Part III" | 3 | March 19, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Geraldo Borges | ||||
| "Out of the Past - Part IV" | 4 | April 19, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Geraldo Borges | ||||
| "Time and Tide - Part I" | 5 | May 24, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Ze Carlos | ||||
| "Time and Tide - Part II" | 6 | June 21, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Ze Carlos | ||||
| "Time and Tide - Part III" | 7 | July 19, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Ze Carlos | ||||
| "Time and Tide - Part IV" | 8 | August 30, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Ze Carlos | ||||
| "Dark Reflections - Part I" | 9 | September 27, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Geraldo Borges | ||||
| "Dark Reflections - Part II" | 10 | October 25, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: [[Geraldo Borges | ||||
| "Dark Reflections - Part III" | 11 | November 22, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Geraldo Borges | ||||
| "Dark Reflections - Part IV" | 12 | December 20, 2017 | |||
| Writer: Corinna Bechko | Penciller: Geraldo Borges | ||||
| Volume | Title | Issues collected | Release date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Out of the Past" | Out of the Past (1–4) | August 9, 2017[10] | 978-1506703466 | |
| 2 | "Time and Tide" | Time and Tide (5–8) | January 3, 2018 | 978-1506703473 | |
| 3 | "Dark Reflections" | Dark Reflections (9–12) | April 4, 2018 | 978-1506703879 | |
| Title | Issue # | Release date | |||
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| Girl Blue, Part I | 1 | February 28, 2018 | |||
| Writer:Joss Whedon &Erika Alexander | Penciller: Jon Lam | ||||
| Girl Blue, Part II | 2 | March 28, 2018 | |||
| Writer:Joss Whedon &Erika Alexander | Penciller: Jon Lam | ||||
| Girl Blue, Part III: You Can't Be Told | 3 | April 25, 2018 | |||
| Writer:Joss Whedon &Erika Alexander | Penciller: Jon Lam | ||||
| Girl Blue, Part IV | 4 | May 23, 2018 | |||
| Writer:Joss Whedon &Erika Alexander | Penciller: Jon Lam | ||||
| Volume | Title | Issues collected | Release date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Girl Blue" | Girl Blue (1–4) | September 5, 2018 | 978-1506707433 | |
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–4 | "The Reckoning" (4 episodes) | Christos Gage & Joss Whedon | Georges Jeanty | June 20, 2018 July 18, 2018 August 22, 2018 September 19, 2018 | The Reckoning |
Fray is an eight-issuecomic booklimited series, a futuristic spin-off of the television seriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer. Written byBuffy creatorJoss Whedon, the series follows aSlayer namedMelaka Fray, a chosen one in a time wherevampires (called "lurks") are returning to the slums of New York City, and the rich-poor divide is even greater. Volume one is drawn byKarl Moline (pencils) andAndy Owens (inks).
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Big City Girl" | Joss Whedon | Penciller(s):Karl Moline Inker(s): Andy Owens Colorist(s):Dave Stewart | June 6, 2001 | Fray:Future Slayer |
| 2 | "The Calling" | July 4, 2001 | |||
| 3 | "Ready, Steady ..." | August 1, 2001 | |||
| 4 | "Out of the Past" | October 17, 2001 | |||
| 5 | "The Worst of It" | November 5, 2001 | |||
| 6 | "Alarums" | March 27, 2002 | |||
| 7 | "The Gateway" | April 23, 2003 | |||
| 8 | "All Hell" | August 26, 2003 |
In 2019, a newBuffy the Vampire Slayer comic book series was released byBoom! Studios; this version of the series is areboot with no continuity to the television series or previous comics. Despite being set in an alternate modern-day continuity, the likenesses of the series' actors are still used to represent their respective characters.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–4 | High School is Hell (4 episodes) | Jordie Bellaire | Dan Mora | January 9, 2019 February 13, 2019 March 13, 2019 April 17, 2019 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: High School is Hell |
| 5–8 | Once Bitten (4 episodes) | David López | June 5, 2019 July 3, 2019 August 7, 2019 September 4, 2019 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once Bitten | |
| 9–12 | From Beneath You (4 episodes) | November 13, 2019 December 4, 2019 January 1, 2020 February 5, 2020 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: From Beneath You | ||
| 13–16 | Frenemies (4 episodes) | Rosemary Valero-O'Connell | March 4, 2020 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Frenemies | |
| Julian López with Moisés Hildalgo | May 20, 2020 | ||||
| Ramon Bachs | July 1, 2020 August 5, 2020 | ||||
| 17–20 | The Biggest Bad (4 episodes) | Jordie Bellaire & Jeremy Lambert | David López | September 2, 2020 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Biggest Bad |
| Ramon Bachs | October 7, 2020 November 4, 2020 | ||||
| 21–22 | Secrets of the Slayer (2 episodes) | Andrés Genolet | January 6, 2021 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Secrets of the Slayer | |
| Ramon Bachs | February 3, 2021 | ||||
| 23–26 | The World Without Shrimp (4 episodes) | March 3, 2021 April 7, 2021 May 5, 2021 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The World Without Shrimp | ||
| Jeremy Lambert | Marianna Ignazzi | June 2, 2021 | |||
| 27–28 | A Rainbow upon Her Head (2 episodes) | Carmelo Zagaria | July 7, 2021 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Rainbow upon Her Head | |
| Valentina Pinti | August 4, 2021 | ||||
| 29–32 | Forget Me Not (4 episodes) | Marianna Ignazzi | September 1, 2021 October 6, 2021 November 17, 2021 December 1, 2021 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Forget Me Not | |
| 33–34 | We Are the Slayer (2 episodes) | Valentina Pinti | January 5, 2022 February 2, 2022 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: We Are the Slayer |
| Title | Story | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| "Chosen Ones" (one-shot) | "The Mission" | Mairghread Scott | Ornella Savarese | August 28, 2019 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen Ones |
| "The Eating of Men" | Celia Lowenthal | ||||
| "Behind the Mask" | Alexa Sharpe | ||||
| "Every Generation" (one-shot) | "Where All Paths Lead" | Nilah Magruder | Lauren Knight | June 3, 2020 | |
| "The Hilot of 1910" | Morgan Beem | Morgan Beem and Lauren Garcia | |||
| "The Sisters of Angelus" | Caitlin Yarsky | ||||
| "Faith" (one-shot) | Jeremy Lambert | Eleonora Carlini | February 24, 2021 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Secrets of the Slayer | |
| "Tea Time" (one-shot) | Mirka Andolfo | Siya Oum | June 30, 2021 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Rainbow upon Her Head | |
| "The 25th Anniversary" (one-shot) | "We Are The Slayer: Epilogue" | Jeremy Lambert | Claudia Balboni | March 30, 2022 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: We Are The Slayer |
| "Wondrous and Surprising" | Lilah Sturges | Claire Roe | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Buffy '97 | ||
| "Is This What I Wanted" | Danny Lore | Marianna Ignazzi | |||
| "Mirrors Don't Lie" | Casey Gilly | Bayleigh Underwood | |||
| "Trust the Process" | Sarah Gailey | Carlos Olivares | The Vampire Slayer: Volume 1 | ||
| "Buffy '97" (one-shot) | Jeremy Lambert | Marianna Ignazzi | June 29, 2022 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Buffy '97 | |
| "The Last Vampire Slayer: Special" (one-shot) | Casey Gilly | Joe Jaro Maria Keane Lea Caballero | March 1, 2023 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summers | |
| "The Lost Summer" (one-shot) | Lauren Knight | May 3, 2023 | |||
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1 | "You Don't Have to Go Home" | Mariko Tamaki | Natacha Bustos | June 10, 2020 | Willow |
| 2 | "Belong" | August 12, 2020 | |||
| 3 | "The Best Bean" | September 9, 2020 | |||
| 4 | "The Thread" | October 14, 2020 | |||
| 5 | "Stay" | November 18, 2020 |
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–5 | "Hellmouth" (5 episodes) | Jordie Bellaire & Jeremy Lambert | Eleonora Carlini | October 9, 2019 November 13, 2019 December 11, 2019 January 8, 2020 February 12, 2020 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hellmouth |
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1–4 | "The Last Vampire Slayer Vol. 1" | Casey Gilly | Joe Jaro | December 8, 2021 January 12, 2022 February 9, 2022 March 9, 2022 | Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer |
| 1-5 | "The Last Vampire Slayer Vol. 2" | Casey Gilly | Oriol Roig | August 2, 2023 September 6, 2023 October 4, 2023 November 1, 2023 December 6, 2023 |
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Release Date | Reprinted in |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Sarah Gailey | Michael Shelfer | April 20, 2022 | The Vampire Slayer: Volume 1 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Sonia Liao | May 25, 2022 | ||
| 3 | Episode 3 | Michael Shelfer | June 29, 2022 | ||
| 4 | Episode 4 | Puste | July 27, 2022 | ||
| 5 | Episode 5 | Sonia Liao | August 31, 2022 | The Vampire Slayer: Volume 2 | |
| 6 | Episode 6 | September 28, 2022 | |||
| 7 | Episode 7 | Claudia Balboni | October 26, 2022 | ||
| 8 | Episode 8 | November 23, 2022 | |||
| 9 | Episode 9 | Hannah Templer | December 21, 2022 | The Vampire Slayer: Volume 3 | |
| 10 | Episode 10 | January 18, 2023 | |||
| 11 | Episode 11 | February 15, 2023 | |||
| 12 | Episode 12 | March 15, 2023 | |||
| 13 | Episode 13 | Kath Lobo | April 19, 2023 | The Vampire Slayer: Volume 4 | |
| 14 | Episode 14 | May 17, 2023 | |||
| 15 | Episode 15 | June 21, 2023 | |||
| 16 | Episode 16 | July 19, 2023 |
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