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Art by <a href="/wiki/Jo_Chen" title="Jo Chen">Jo Chen</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Publication information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comics_publishing_companies" title="List of comics publishing companies">Publisher</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Schedule</th><td class="infobox-data">Monthly</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Format</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Limited_series_(comics)" title="Limited series (comics)">Limited series</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Horror_comics" title="Horror comics">Horror</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication date</th><td class="infobox-data">March 14, 2007 – January 19, 2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of issues</th><td class="infobox-data">40 (core series)<br />3 (one-shots)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main character(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Scooby Gang</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Creative team</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Brian_K._Vaughan" title="Brian K. Vaughan">Brian K. Vaughan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Brad_Meltzer" title="Brad Meltzer">Brad Meltzer</a><br /><i><a href="#Writers_and_story_arcs">and others</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">Penciller(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Karl_Moline" title="Karl Moline">Karl Moline</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">Inker(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Andy Owens</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Colorist" title="Colorist">Colorist(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(artist)" title="Dave Stewart (artist)">Dave Stewart</a><br />Michelle Madsen</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="#Collected_editions">Collected editions</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>The Long Way Home</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1593078226" title="Special:BookSources/1593078226">1593078226</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>No Future for You</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/159307963X" title="Special:BookSources/159307963X">159307963X</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>Wolves at the Gate</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595821651" title="Special:BookSources/1595821651">1595821651</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>Time of Your Life</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595823107" title="Special:BookSources/1595823107">1595823107</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>Predators and Prey</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595823425" title="Special:BookSources/1595823425">1595823425</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>Retreat</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595824154" title="Special:BookSources/1595824154">1595824154</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>Twilight</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595825584" title="Special:BookSources/1595825584">1595825584</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>Last Gleaming</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595826106" title="Special:BookSources/1595826106">1595826106</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> series published by <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a> from 2007 to 2011. It serves as a <a href="/wiki/Buffyverse_canon" title="Buffyverse canon">canonical</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> continuation of the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i>, and follows the events of that show's <a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_season_7" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7">final televised season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MTV_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTV-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is produced by <a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a>, who wrote or co-wrote three of the series arcs and several one-shot stories. The series was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Nine" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine">Season Nine</a></i> in 2011. </p><p><i>Season Eight</i> was originally supposed to consist of about 25 issues,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but eventually expanded to a 40-issue run. The series also spawned a handful of spin-off titles, including a <i><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_the_Vampires" class="mw-redirect" title="Tales of the Vampires">Tales of the Vampires</a></i> follow-up and <a href="/wiki/One-shot_(comics)" title="One-shot (comics)">one-shots</a> focusing on Willow and Riley.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The success of the series prompted <a href="/wiki/IDW_Publishing" title="IDW Publishing">IDW Publishing</a> and Whedon to publish a concurrent continuation of the <i><a href="/wiki/Angel_(1999_TV_series)" title="Angel (1999 TV series)">Angel</a></i> television series, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Angel:_After_the_Fall" title="Angel: After the Fall">Angel: After the Fall</a></i>, and a <i><a href="/wiki/Spike_(IDW_Publishing)" title="Spike (IDW Publishing)">Spike</a></i> comic book series, which bridges some aspects of continuity between <i>After the Fall</i> and <i>Season Eight</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Motion_comic" title="Motion comic">motion comic</a> version of the series debuted in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-motion_comics_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-motion_comics-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A year after the end of the television series, <a href="/wiki/Buffy_Summers" title="Buffy Summers">Buffy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xander_Harris" title="Xander Harris">Xander</a> now lead command-central, which is situated at a citadel in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. At their disposal are a wide array of psychics, seers, witches, and <a href="/wiki/Slayer_(Buffyverse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slayer (Buffyverse)">Slayers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with a vast amount of technology, revealed to be the result of Buffy robbing a <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Swiss</a> bank to acquire the funds.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#10_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are 1,800 Slayers worldwide according to Buffy, almost 500 of whom are working with the Scoobies, separated into 10 squads. Squads include <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wells" title="Andrew Wells">Andrew</a>'s in Southern <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Giles" title="Rupert Giles">Giles</a>' in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vi_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vi (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Vi</a>'s in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#16_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#16-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Robin_Wood_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Robin Wood (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Robin</a>'s in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#6_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#6-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and another led by <a href="/wiki/Rona_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rona (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Rona</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#11_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#11-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For Buffy's protection and because her name is feared worldwide, two decoys are put in place: <a href="/wiki/The_Girl_in_Question" title="The Girl in Question">one</a> partying in <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Chain_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Chain (Buffy comic)">one</a> on a mission in demonic caverns.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#5_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#5-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buffy now relies heavily on <a href="/wiki/Willow_Rosenberg" title="Willow Rosenberg">Willow</a>, whose character arc sees her under the tutelage of a powerful demon called Saga Vasuki.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#10_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BS8#15_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#15-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Saga Vasuki, Willow's power has grown phenomenally; for example, she can now fly and cast extremely complicated and large-scale spells.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the wake of <a href="/wiki/Sunnydale" title="Sunnydale">Sunnydale</a>'s destruction, elements within the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Government_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Government of the United States">U.S. government</a> view the expanded Slayers and the Scooby Gang as international terrorists and characterize Buffy as a "charismatic, uncompromising and completely destructive" leader. General Voll, a member of a mystically aware Initiative-like government project, describes fear of their resources, power, and ideology.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#1_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The government has teamed with Sunnydale survivor/powerful witch <a href="/wiki/Amy_Madison" title="Amy Madison">Amy Madison</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_episodes#Season_6_(2001_–_2002)" title="List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes">Season 6</a> villain <a href="/wiki/Warren_Mears" title="Warren Mears">Warren Mears</a> in the hopes of bringing Buffy down.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simultaneously, an evil <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> socialite Slayer called <a href="/wiki/Genevieve_Savidge" class="mw-redirect" title="Genevieve Savidge">Lady Genevieve Savidge</a> plots to usurp Buffy's place in the Slayer hierarchy,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#6_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#6-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a shrewd cabal of <a href="/wiki/Japanese_people" title="Japanese people">Japanese</a> vampires scheme to reverse the global activation of Potential Slayers in "Chosen".<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#12_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#12-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The appearances of these villains are connected to "<a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Twilight (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Twilight</a>", the enigmatic <a href="/wiki/Big_Bad" title="Big Bad">Big Bad</a> of the season, a masked person who views the expanded ranks of Slayers as a threat to humanity and wants to destroy them, and bring about an end to all magic on Earth.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#11_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#11-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It later transpires that like Amy and Warren, Buffy's ex-boyfriend <a href="/wiki/Riley_Finn" title="Riley Finn">Riley Finn</a> is also loyal to Twilight,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#19_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#19-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though Riley turns out to have been Buffy's <a href="/wiki/Double_agent" title="Double agent">double agent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#30_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#30-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Halfway through the season, ditzy vampire <a href="/wiki/Harmony_Kendall" title="Harmony Kendall">Harmony Kendall</a> rises to fame as a <a href="/wiki/Reality_television" title="Reality television">reality TV star</a> and ushers in a new pro-vampire, anti-Slayer world order.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#21_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#21-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under attack from Twilight and other demons as well as militaries across the world, the various Slayer squads (including Faith) reconvene in retreat from their enemy. Because Twilight can now track the group through their use of magic, Buffy and her friends relocate to <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a> to learn from <a href="/wiki/Oz_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Oz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Oz</a> how to suppress magical natures for witches and Slayers alike. Giles and Buffy are both concerned with the extent to which they rely on Willow, worried she may go overboard again as in Season Six;<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#26_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#26-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buffy's fears are in part justified by her visit to the future (a crossover with the Whedon miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Fray_(comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fray (comic)">Fray</a></i>) where she was forced to kill a future Dark Willow.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#19_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#19-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the fray with Twilight, in which many Slayers were killed, Buffy developed abilities similar to those of Twilight. </p><p>A subplot involves the repercussions of <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Summers" title="Dawn Summers">Dawn</a>'s college relationship with a boy named Kenny (described as a "thricewise"), whom she cheated on, losing her virginity to his roommate.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#10_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consequently, Dawn has been cursed with mystical transformations: first into a giant,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#1_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then a centaur,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#16_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#16-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and finally a living doll until she apologizes to Kenny and breaks the spell.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#25_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#25-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the core group, Buffy is for a time romantically drawn to another woman: a Slayer named <a href="/wiki/Satsu_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Satsu (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Satsu</a>, and Xander to Slayer <a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_characters#Renée" class="mw-redirect" title="List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters">Renée</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#12_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#12-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willow's relationship with the core group is more estranged, while she protectively withholds <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Kennedy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Kennedy</a> from her friends.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#10_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kennedy is unaware of the sexual aspect of Willow's relationship with Saga Vasuki.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#19_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#19-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Giles" title="Rupert Giles">Giles</a> and Buffy, at odds, stop speaking with one another. Giles works with <a href="/wiki/Faith_Lehane" class="mw-redirect" title="Faith Lehane">Faith</a> to prevent more Slayers from going rogue.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#9_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#9-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Buffy comes to feel that her only compatible mate is Xander, and is upset to learn that he truly loves Dawn,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#32_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#32-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> she and Angel succumb to their desires for one another upon their reunion,<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#33_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#33-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though the extent to which they were in control of their actions is uncertain.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#35_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#35-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the series' penultimate arc, Twilight is revealed to be Buffy's former lover, <a href="/wiki/Angel_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Angel</a>. Angel attempts to explain that his Twilight persona was used to unify the anti-Slayer movement, thus limiting the potential destruction they could have caused working independently.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#33_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#33-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His secondary goal was to push Buffy's development so that the two of them could reunite romantically and ascend to a higher plane of existence, itself called Twilight.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#34_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#34-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, whatever magical effect Angel was under seemed to wane after Buffy realised she was needed back on Earth to assist her friends as demons poured in from other dimensions to destroy the old universe. At the last moment, Buffy's other love, <a href="/wiki/Spike_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Spike</a>, arrives in a futuristic ship to announce he has a solution to the problem at hand.<sup id="cite_ref-BS8#35_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS8#35-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the final arc, "<a href="/wiki/Last_Gleaming" title="Last Gleaming">Last Gleaming</a>", Spike's information leads them to the source both of magic and of Twilight's power, a mystical "seed" buried beneath Sunnydale. Giles plans to destroy it, but Twilight possesses Angel and compels him to kill Giles by snapping his neck. Distraught, Buffy smashes the seed herself. Twilight is stopped but magic is also removed from the universe. Though Slayers and vampires retain their powers, witches for example are left entirely powerless. Subsequently, Willow breaks up with Kennedy and Faith inherits Giles' estate and attempts to begin Angel's rehabilitation. A pariah in the community of Slayers and former witches, Buffy moves to San Francisco where she lives as a houseguest at Dawn and Xander's apartment, and resumes her former duties as Slayer: patrolling at night for vampires. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writers_and_story_arcs">Writers and story arcs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Writers and story arcs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> serves as "executive producer" for the series across every issue, giving his other writers notes on characterization, continuity and his overall concept as he would when overseeing <i>Buffy</i> as a television series. Whedon wrote the first story arc ("<a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home</a>", #1–4), the fourth ("<a href="/wiki/Time_of_Your_Life_(Buffy_comic)" title="Time of Your Life (Buffy comic)">Time of Your Life</a>", #16–19), the final story arc ("<a href="/wiki/Last_Gleaming" title="Last Gleaming">Last Gleaming</a>", #36–40), and several intermediary one-shot stories (<a href="/wiki/The_Chain_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Chain (Buffy comic)">#5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anywhere_but_Here_(Buffy_comic)" title="Anywhere but Here (Buffy comic)">#10</a>, <a href="/wiki/A_Beautiful_Sunset" title="A Beautiful Sunset">#11</a>, "Willow", and #31). Comic and television writer <a href="/wiki/Brian_K._Vaughan" title="Brian K. Vaughan">Brian K. Vaughan</a> became the first guest writer on the series, writing the second story arc "<a href="/wiki/No_Future_for_You" title="No Future for You">No Future for You</a>" (#6–9). While Vaughan was not a "Buffyverse" staff member, he was a fan of both series (particularly the character of Faith) and Joss Whedon himself was a fan of Vaughan's <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Runaways_(comics)" title="Runaways (comics)">Runaways</a></i>, on which he served as writer during the period Vaughan wrote "No Future for You." Former <i>Buffy</i> and <i>Angel</i> writer <a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a> wrote the series' third arc, "<a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate</a>" (#12–15). Goddard first became a <i>Buffy</i> writer in its final season, starting with the episode "<a href="/wiki/Selfless_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Selfless (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Selfless</a>" and finishing with the <i>Angel</i> episode "<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_in_Question" title="The Girl in Question">The Girl in Question</a>", which itself obliquely hints at the life of <i>Buffy</i> post-season seven. Goddard went on to become a writer for the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Cloverfield" title="Cloverfield">Cloverfield</a></i> and acclaimed American dramas <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_(2004_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lost (2004 TV series)">Lost</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Alias_(TV_series)" title="Alias (TV series)">Alias</a></i> (all working alongside producer <a href="/wiki/J._J._Abrams" title="J. J. Abrams">J. J. Abrams</a>) while also penning the story "Antique" for canonical <i>Buffy</i> comic book <i><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_the_Vampires" class="mw-redirect" title="Tales of the Vampires">Tales of the Vampires</a></i>, which he references in "Wolves at the Gate". </p><p>Film, comics and television writer-producer <a href="/wiki/Jeph_Loeb" title="Jeph Loeb">Jeph Loeb</a> wrote issue #20 of the series ("<a href="/wiki/After_These_Messages..._We%27ll_Be_Right_Back!" title="After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!">After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!</a>". Loeb had previously been involved with Whedon in the conception of <i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Animated_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffy the Animated Series">Buffy the Animated Series</a></i>, which never came to be. Following Loeb are Buffyverse alumni <a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doug_Petrie" title="Doug Petrie">Doug Petrie</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Petrie_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Petrie-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Drew_Z._Greenberg" title="Drew Z. Greenberg">Drew Z. Greenberg</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Steven_S._DeKnight" title="Steven S. DeKnight">Steven S. DeKnight</a> as well as comic book writer <a href="/wiki/Jim_Krueger" title="Jim Krueger">Jim Krueger</a>, who each wrote an issue between issues #21 and #25 ("<a href="/wiki/Predators_and_Prey" title="Predators and Prey">Predators and Prey</a>"), which is a single arc told from a number of different perspectives. These one-shots follow the perspectives of <a href="/wiki/Harmony_Kendall" title="Harmony Kendall">Harmony</a> (#21, Espenson), Satsu/Kennedy (#22, DeKnight), Buffy/Andrew (#23, Greenberg), Giles/Faith (#24, Krueger) and a Xander/Dawn issue which will also reveal more about Twilight (#25, Petrie).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jane Espenson returned for a five-issue arc involving the character of Oz for issues #26–30, titled "<a href="/wiki/Retreat_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Retreat (Buffy comic)">Retreat</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also wrote a one-shot about Riley. Joss Whedon returned to write two one-shots, "Willow: Goddesses and Monsters" and issue #31, "Turbulence". <a href="/wiki/Brad_Meltzer" title="Brad Meltzer">Brad Meltzer</a>, author of several <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list"><i>New York Times</i> best-selling</a> books and later both <i><a href="/wiki/Identity_Crisis_(DC_Comics)" title="Identity Crisis (DC Comics)">Identity Crisis</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League" title="Justice League">Justice League</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a> wrote the penultimate story arc of <i>Season Eight</i>, "<a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_comic)" title="Twilight (Buffy comic)">Twilight</a>", which is issues #32–35. Whedon himself resumes authorship for the final five issues (#36–40, "Last Gleaming") of the series, bringing <i>Season Eight</i> to an end.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Presents" title="Dark Horse Presents">Dark Horse Presents</a></i> has also offered several short, canonical side stories to the mix. "Harmony Bites" by Espenson and Moline is a fictional episode of Harmony Kendall's television series, tying into issue #21. "Vampy Cat Play Friend" is a fictional television commercial tying in with issue #22, written by Steven S. DeKnight and illustrated by Camilla d'Errico. Joss Whedon teamed up with Jo Chen to produce "Always Darkest", a depiction of Buffy's terrible nightmares, and Espenson teamed up with Moline again to produce "Harmony Comes to the Nation", a fictional interview for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Colbert_Report" title="The Colbert Report">The Colbert Report</a></i> where Harmony lays out her ambitions, both tying in with Jane Espenson's "Retreat" arc. Jackie Kessler wrote "Tales of the Vampires: Carpe Noctem", a two-part ministory with the previously unseen characters Ash and Cyn, about the consequences of Harmony Kendall's television series from a vampire's point of view. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication">Publication</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Publication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Issues">Issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th>Issue #</th> <th>Release date </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e32636;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home, Part I</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td style="text-align:center;">March 14, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Buffy_Summers" title="Buffy Summers">Buffy Summers</a> leads a squad of <a href="/wiki/Slayer_(Buffyverse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slayer (Buffyverse)">Slayers</a> in Scotland with the help of her friend <a href="/wiki/Xander_Harris" title="Xander Harris">Xander Harris</a> and her sister-turned-giant <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Summers" title="Dawn Summers">Dawn</a>. Meanwhile, a government installation investigates the demolished town of <a href="/wiki/Sunnydale" title="Sunnydale">Sunnydale</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e32636;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home, Part II</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td style="text-align:center;">April 4, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">The government recruits <a href="/wiki/Amy_Madison" title="Amy Madison">Amy Madison</a> as their operative to dispatch Buffy. She travels to Scotland, unleashes an army of zombies on the castle, and binds Buffy in a sleep that can only be broken by a true love's kiss. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e32636;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home, Part III</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td style="text-align:center;">May 2, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Still bound in a sleep, Buffy explores her dreamspace with <a href="/wiki/Ethan_Rayne" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethan Rayne">Ethan Rayne</a>. <a href="/wiki/Willow_Rosenberg" title="Willow Rosenberg">Willow Rosenberg</a> comes to the Slayers' aid in a battle against Amy and her army of zombies. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e32636;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home, Part IV</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td style="text-align:center;">June 6, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Amy kidnaps Willow and presents her to a skinless <a href="/wiki/Warren_Mears" title="Warren Mears">Warren Mears</a>. Xander and some practicing witches attempt to create a portal to send Buffy and <a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_characters#Satsu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters">Satsu</a> to Willow's rescue. A U.S. government general warns Buffy of "Twilight", the end of magic. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e32636;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Chain_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Chain (Buffy comic)">The Chain</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">5</td> <td style="text-align:center;">July 25, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Lee_(comics)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Lee (comics) (page does not exist)">Paul Lee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">A young woman reveals how she went from being a high school student to being Buffy's decoy. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#5d8aa8;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/No_Future_for_You" title="No Future for You">No Future for You, Part I</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">6</td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 5, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brian_K._Vaughan" title="Brian K. Vaughan">Brian K. Vaughan</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">In Cleveland, <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Giles" title="Rupert Giles">Rupert Giles</a> recruits <a href="/wiki/Faith_Lehane" class="mw-redirect" title="Faith Lehane">Faith</a> to assassinate <a href="/wiki/Genevieve_Savidge" class="mw-redirect" title="Genevieve Savidge">Lady Genevieve Savidge</a>: a rogue Slayer who threatens to destroy the world. Meanwhile, in Scotland, Buffy admits to Xander her worry of "Twilight". </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#5d8aa8;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/No_Future_for_You" title="No Future for You">No Future for You, Part II</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">7</td> <td style="text-align:center;">October 3, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Brian K. Vaughan</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Faith infiltrates Lady Genevieve Savidge's estate only to discover an amicable connection with her. Willow questions Dawn on her newly giant stature. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#5d8aa8;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/No_Future_for_You" title="No Future for You">No Future for You, Part III</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">8</td> <td style="text-align:center;">November 7, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Brian K. Vaughan</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Faith finds herself torn when Lady Genevieve reveals her plan to kill Buffy. Matters get worse, when Genevieve's mentor Roden kidnaps Buffy and brings her face to face with Faith. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#5d8aa8;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/No_Future_for_You" title="No Future for You">No Future for You, Part IV</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">9</td> <td style="text-align:center;">December 5, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Brian K. Vaughan</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Faith and Lady Genevieve engage in battle to the death. Buffy and Giles' relationship is further strained when she questions him about Faith's mission. Meanwhile, a mysterious character named <a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Twilight (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Twilight</a> meets with a U.S. government agent to discuss the events with Faith and Genevieve. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#5d8aa8;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Anywhere_but_Here_(Buffy_comic)" title="Anywhere but Here (Buffy comic)">Anywhere but Here</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">10</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 2, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Cliff Richards </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">A Minder named Robin welcomes Buffy and Willow to Tichajt who presents to them the past, present, and future, revealing kept secrets between the best friends. Dawn embarrassingly reveals to Xander that she did not sleep with her boyfriend like most suspect, but instead slept with his college roommate. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#cadfb4;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/A_Beautiful_Sunset" title="A Beautiful Sunset">A Beautiful Sunset</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">11</td> <td style="text-align:center;">February 6, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy invites <a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_characters#Satsu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters">Satsu</a> to dust a group of vampires at a graveyard. There, Buffy declares to her that she knows Satsu planted the true love's kiss on her when she was bound in sleep. Suddenly, Twilight attacks both of the girls and introduces to Buffy his malicious plan to destroy all of the Slayers. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#cadfb4;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate, Part I</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">12</td> <td style="text-align:center;">March 5, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Just when Xander, <a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_characters#Renée" class="mw-redirect" title="List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters">Renée</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wells" title="Andrew Wells">Andrew</a>, Willow, and Dawn all walk in on Buffy and Satsu naked in bed, a group of Japanese vampires breach the castle walls and successfully steal the Scythe. In need for assistance to defeat the vampires, Xander seeks an old friend, <a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Buffyverse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dracula (Buffyverse)">Dracula</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#cadfb4;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate, Part II</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">13</td> <td style="text-align:center;">April 2, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Drew Goddard</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">When confronted by Xander about the Japanese vampires, Dracula realizes the group has stolen his unique powers, and commits to help out of pride. Meanwhile, Buffy is preparing an all-out assault against the vampires, who have been spotted in Tokyo by the slayer Aiko. The vampires spot Aiko's surveillance and set an ambush: the female vampire Kumiko uses the Scythe to magically revert Aiko into a regular, helpless girl, and the vampire leader Toru then kills her. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#cadfb4;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate, Part III</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">14</td> <td style="text-align:center;">May 7, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Drew Goddard</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy and her team arrive in Japan to find Aiko's corpse strung up with a welcome message written in her blood. They meet up with Xander, Renée, and Dracula, who teaches Willow a spell to contain the desolidifying vampires. With Giant Dawn as a distraction, the team assaults the vampires' lair, only to discover that it's a trap as Toru appears behind them and impales Renée on the scythe. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#cadfb4;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate, Part IV</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">15</td> <td style="text-align:center;">June 4, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Drew Goddard</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Dracula sends Willow to perform the spell to destroy the vampires' special powers. No longer invincible, the Slayers charge and attack all of the vampires. Dawn is confronted by a <a href="/wiki/Mecha" title="Mecha">mecha</a> version of herself. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#915c83;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Time_of_Your_Life_(Buffy_comic)" title="Time of Your Life (Buffy comic)">Time of Your Life, Part I</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">16</td> <td style="text-align:center;">July 2, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Moline" title="Karl Moline">Karl Moline</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">When Buffy and Willow reunite with <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Kennedy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Kennedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vi_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vi (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Vi</a> to unlock the secrets of the Scythe, Buffy finds herself transported into the future of Slayer <a href="/wiki/Melaka_Fray" title="Melaka Fray">Melaka Fray</a>. In Scotland, Dawn transforms into a <a href="/wiki/Centaur" title="Centaur">centaur</a> and the castle is hit by a rocket sent by Amy and Warren. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#915c83;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Time_of_Your_Life_(Buffy_comic)" title="Time of Your Life (Buffy comic)">Time of Your Life, Part II</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">17</td> <td style="text-align:center;">August 6, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Karl Moline </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">After a shaky introduction, Buffy and Fray must join forces in order to discover the purpose of their meeting. Elsewhere in Haddyn, Fray's twin brother vampire Harth has teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Willow_Rosenberg#Dark_Willow" title="Willow Rosenberg">Dark Willow</a> to affect time. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#915c83;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Time_of_Your_Life_(Buffy_comic)" title="Time of Your Life (Buffy comic)">Time of Your Life, Part III</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">18</td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 3, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Karl Moline </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Xander and Dawn escape from the siege and enter deep in the forest, only to then encounter mystical tree creatures. In the future, Dark Willow convinces Fray to immobilize Buffy in order to save the world. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#915c83;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Time_of_Your_Life_(Buffy_comic)" title="Time of Your Life (Buffy comic)">Time of Your Life, Part IV</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">19</td> <td style="text-align:center;">November 26, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Karl Moline </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">When a portal temporarily opens between the timelines, Buffy rushes to get back to the present. However, Dark Willow and Fray will make sure she does otherwise. Meanwhile, in the present, <a href="/wiki/Riley_Finn" title="Riley Finn">Riley Finn</a> shows allegiance to Twilight. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#915c83;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/After_These_Messages..._We%27ll_Be_Right_Back!" title="After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!">After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">20</td> <td style="text-align:center;">December 17, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jeph_Loeb" title="Jeph Loeb">Jeph Loeb</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty, Eric Wight </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy wakes up and finds herself back in her 16-year-old body, conflicted with her Slayer duties when <a href="/wiki/Cordelia_Chase" title="Cordelia Chase">Cordelia Chase</a> hosts a house party. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#399;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Predators_and_Prey#Harmonic_Divergence_(Issue#21)" title="Predators and Prey">Harmonic Divergence</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">21</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 7, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Kendall" title="Harmony Kendall">Harmony</a> sets a contract with <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> to produce a reality television show, presenting vampires as helpless victims. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#399;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Predators_and_Prey#Swell_(Issue#22)" title="Predators and Prey">Swell</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">22</td> <td style="text-align:center;">February 4, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steven_S._DeKnight" title="Steven S. DeKnight">Steven S. DeKnight</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">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. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#399;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Predators_and_Prey#Predators_and_Prey_(Issue#23)" title="Predators and Prey">Predators and Prey</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">23</td> <td style="text-align:center;">March 4, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Drew_Z._Greenberg" title="Drew Z. Greenberg">Drew Z. Greenberg</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy and Andrew embark on a trip to take down the rogue slayer Simone while the rest of the world still feels hatred toward the slayer population. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#399;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Predators_and_Prey#Safe_(Issue#24)" title="Predators and Prey">Safe</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">24</td> <td style="text-align:center;">April 1, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Krueger" title="Jim Krueger">Jim Krueger</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Cliff Richards </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Faith and Giles encounter a runaway Slayer named Courtney. The three investigate The Slayer Sanctuary and its tie to the town of Hanselstadt. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#399;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Predators_and_Prey#Living_Doll_(Issue#25)" title="Predators and Prey">Living Doll</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">25</td> <td style="text-align:center;">May 6, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Petrie" title="Doug Petrie">Doug Petrie</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy will finally have to take action regarding her little sister when Dawn's mysterious disappearance makes it a priority. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#796878;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Retreat_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Retreat (Buffy comic)">Retreat, Part I</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">26</td> <td style="text-align:center;">July 1, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Jane Espenson</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Old friends such as Faith, Andrew, and Satsu are forced to return to Buffy's HQ, who are much the same as them under siege from Twilight's forces, humans and demons. Defenses fall as the Scottish castle comes under attack. The group learns Twilight is able to track them through their use of magic, forcing the team to retreat to Tibet to learn how to suppress magic from <a href="/wiki/Oz_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Oz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Oz</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#796878;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Retreat_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Retreat (Buffy comic)">Retreat, Part II</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">27</td> <td style="text-align:center;">August 5, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Jane Espenson</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Upon arriving in Tibet, the group is filled in on what has happened to Oz since season 4 when he departed Sunnydale. Also, Twilight uses every technological and mystical way to locate the Slayers since they mysteriously vanished from his radar. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#796878;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Retreat_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Retreat (Buffy comic)">Retreat, Part III</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">28</td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 2, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Jane Espenson</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy and her group of Slayers use hard labor and meditation to suppress their inherent magic in order to remain hidden from Twilight. Meanwhile, Andrew uses his videocamera to seek out and expose a spy amongst them—but it may be too late. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#796878;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Retreat_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Retreat (Buffy comic)">Retreat, Part IV</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">29</td> <td style="text-align:center;">October 7, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Jane Espenson</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Having been discovered by Twilight and his army, the Slayer Organization prepare to do battle with human weapons in order to survive to fight another day. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#796878;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Retreat_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Retreat (Buffy comic)">Retreat, Part V</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">30</td> <td style="text-align:center;">November 4, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Jane Espenson</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">The epic battle between the Slayers and Twilight's armies comes to a halt when three giant Goddesses rise from the ground and rain destruction on them. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#fc0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_comic)" title="Twilight (Buffy comic)">Turbulence</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">31</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 13, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy admits her attraction to Xander and reveals she's inexplicably inherited superpowers that can defeat the Goddesses. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#fc0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_comic)" title="Twilight (Buffy comic)">Twilight, Chapter One: Buffy Has F#©$ing Superpowers</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">32</td> <td style="text-align:center;">February 3, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brad_Meltzer" title="Brad Meltzer">Brad Meltzer</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy and Xander test the limits of her new superpowers; Willow suspects they originate from the dead Slayers. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#fc0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_comic)" title="Twilight (Buffy comic)">Twilight, Chapter Two: The Master Plan</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">33</td> <td style="text-align:center;">March 3, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Brad Meltzer</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy discovers that Twilight is in fact her ex-boyfriend, <a href="/wiki/Angel_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Angel</a>. Giles begins to explain the prophecy. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#fc0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_comic)" title="Twilight (Buffy comic)">Twilight, Chapter Three: Them F#©%ing (Plus the True History of the Universe)</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">34</td> <td style="text-align:center;">April 7, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Brad Meltzer</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Giles explains that the Slayer and the vampire are a part of a prophecy about the formation of a new dimension. Meanwhile, Buffy and Angel find themselves having sex and awaking in just such a place. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#fc0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_comic)" title="Twilight (Buffy comic)">Twilight, The Final Chapter: The Power of Love</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">35</td> <td style="text-align:center;">May 5, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Brad Meltzer</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Buffy and Angel choose to return to Earth to assist their friends as the old universe is invaded by extra-dimensional demons. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e56024;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Gleaming" title="Last Gleaming">Last Gleaming, Part I</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">36</td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 1, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">The revelation that Angel is Twilight breeds dissension among Buffy and her allies, just as Spike returns </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e56024;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Gleaming" title="Last Gleaming">Last Gleaming, Part II</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">37</td> <td style="text-align:center;">October 6, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Allie" title="Scott Allie">Scott Allie</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Spike informs Buffy that in order to destroy the Twilight realm, she must break the source of magic—a seed buried deep in Sunnydale. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e56024;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Gleaming" title="Last Gleaming">Last Gleaming, Part III</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">38</td> <td style="text-align:center;">November 3, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon and Scott Allie</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">As Slayers all over the world engage in a mass battle against demon armies from other dimensions, Buffy and a select few get a hold of the Seed. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e56024;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Gleaming" title="Last Gleaming">Last Gleaming, Part IV</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">39</td> <td style="text-align:center;">December 1, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon and Scott Allie</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Angel stops Giles' attempt at destroying the Seed by snapping his neck. Mortified, Buffy breaks it and collapses into tears as the world is relieved of all magic, including Willow's abilities. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e56024;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Gleaming" title="Last Gleaming">Last Gleaming, Part V</a>"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">40</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 19, 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Writer:</b> Joss Whedon</td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Georges Jeanty </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Months after the battle, Buffy is waitressing in San Francisco, living at Xander and Dawn's apartment. Simone kills the Military General and hunts for Buffy next. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="One-shots">One-shots</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: One-shots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th>Release date </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#399;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Tales of the Vampires: The Thrill"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">June 3, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Becky_Cloonan" title="Becky Cloonan">Becky Cloonan</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Vasilis Lolos </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">In a small town in New Hampshire, a young man named Jacob befriends a reckless gang of vampires who enjoy drinking his blood. Jacob craves the high and the easy escape from the monotony of his life that this "bloodletting" provides. A mysterious character named May appears, who can help Jacob leave those high-school days behind, unless his friend Alexia doesn't stop her first. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#fc0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Willow: Goddesses and Monsters"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">December 23, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Karl Moline </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">Following the demise of Sunnydale, Willow went on a walkabout where she met a very sultry, extremely powerful serpent lady who seems to be the key to unraveling the mysteries of what Willow is, and will become. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:#e56024;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Riley: Commitment through Distance, Virtue through Sin"</td> <td style="text-align:center;">August 18, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Writer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a></td> <td><b>Penciller:</b> Karl Moline </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">In the midst of the battle, Buffy's former flame, the demon-fighting soldier Riley Finn, seemingly in league with Twilight, was revealed as a double agent working for the Slayer army. Now Espenson and artist Karl Moline (Fray, Willow) uncover the secrets of Riley's recruitment by Buffy, his infiltration of Twilight's inner circle, and what's become of him and his superspy wife, Sam. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trade_paperbacks">Trade paperbacks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Trade paperbacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The issues were collected together into <a href="/wiki/Trade_paperback_(comics)" title="Trade paperback (comics)">trade paperbacks</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="30">#</th> <th width="275">Title</th> <th width="125">Publisher</th> <th width="45">Year</th> <th width="125">ISBN</th> <th width="240">Reprints </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><b>1</b></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home</a></b></i></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;"><a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;">October 24, 2007</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1593078226" title="Special:BookSources/1593078226">1593078226</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;" rowspan="2"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#ffffff; width:240px; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#ffffff; font-size:100%;">Collects</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#ffffff; text-align:left;"> <p>The reprinted material is, in whole or in part, from:<br /> </p> <ul><li><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i> #1–5<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#fff; width:98%; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#fff; font-size:100%;"><span style="padding-left:5.5em;"> </span>Credits and full notes</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <table style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:left; background:#fff;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Writer(s)</th><td> <a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Penciller(s)</th><td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a></li> <li>Paul Lee</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">A hardcover edition was also published at the same time.</td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><b>2</b></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/No_Future_for_You" title="No Future for You">No Future for You</a></b></i></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;">Dark Horse Comics</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;">May 21, 2008</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/159307963X" title="Special:BookSources/159307963X">159307963X</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#efefef; width:240px; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef; font-size:100%;">Collects</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"> <p>The reprinted material is, in whole or in part, from:<br /> </p> <ul><li><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i> #6–10<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#efefef; width:98%; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef; font-size:100%;"><span style="padding-left:5.5em;"> </span>Credits and full notes</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <table style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:left; background:#efefef;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Writer(s)</th><td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_K._Vaughan" title="Brian K. Vaughan">Brian K. Vaughan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Penciller(s)</th><td> <li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a></li> <li>Cliff Richards</li></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><b>3</b></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate</a></b></i></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;">Dark Horse Comics</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;">November 11, 2008</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595821651" title="Special:BookSources/1595821651">1595821651</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;" rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#ffffff; width:240px; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#ffffff; font-size:100%;">Collects</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#ffffff; text-align:left;"> <p>The reprinted material is, in whole or in part, from:<br /> </p> <ul><li><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i> #11–15</li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#fff; width:98%; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#fff; font-size:100%;"><span style="padding-left:5.5em;"> </span>Credits and full notes</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <table style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:left; background:#fff;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Writer(s)</th><td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Penciller(s)</th><td> <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><b>4</b></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Time_of_Your_Life_(Buffy_comic)" title="Time of Your Life (Buffy comic)">Time of Your Life</a></b></i></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;">Dark Horse Comics</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;">May 6, 2009</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595823107" title="Special:BookSources/1595823107">1595823107</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#efefef; width:240px; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef; font-size:100%;">Collects</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"> <p>The reprinted material is, in whole or in part, from:<br /> </p> <ul><li><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i> #16–20</li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#efefef; width:98%; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef; font-size:100%;"><span style="padding-left:5.5em;"> </span>Credits and full notes</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <table style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:left; background:#efefef;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Writer(s)</th><td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeph_Loeb" title="Jeph Loeb">Jeph Loeb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Penciller(s)</th><td> <li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Moline" title="Karl Moline">Karl Moline</a></li></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><b>5</b></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Predators_and_Prey" title="Predators and Prey">Predators and Prey</a></b></i></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;">Dark Horse Comics</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;">September 30, 2009</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595823425" title="Special:BookSources/1595823425">1595823425</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;" rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#ffffff; width:240px; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#ffffff; font-size:100%;">Collects</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#ffffff; text-align:left;"> <p>The reprinted material is, in whole or in part, from:<br /> </p> <ul><li><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i> #21–25 and the short stories "Harmony Bites" and "Vampy Cat Play Friend" from MySpace Dark Horse Presents!</li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#fff; width:98%; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#fff; font-size:100%;"><span style="padding-left:5.5em;"> </span>Credits and full notes</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <table style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:left; background:#fff;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Writer(s)</th><td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_S._DeKnight" title="Steven S. DeKnight">Steven S. DeKnight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Z._Greenberg" title="Drew Z. Greenberg">Drew Z. Greenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Krueger" title="Jim Krueger">Jim Krueger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Petrie" title="Doug Petrie">Doug Petrie</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Penciller(s)</th><td> <li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a></li> <li>Cliff Richards</li></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><b>6</b></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Retreat_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Retreat (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Retreat</a></b></i></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;">Dark Horse Comics</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;">February 25, 2010</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595824154" title="Special:BookSources/1595824154">1595824154</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#efefef; width:240px; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef; font-size:100%;">Collects</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"> <p>The reprinted material is, in whole or in part, from:<br /> </p> <ul><li><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i> #26–30 and the short stories "Always Darkest" and "Harmony Comes to the Nation" from MySpace Dark Horse Presents!</li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#efefef; width:98%; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef; font-size:100%;"><span style="padding-left:5.5em;"> </span>Credits and full notes</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <table style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:left; background:#efefef;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Writer(s)</th><td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Penciller(s)</th><td> <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><b>7</b></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Buffy_comic)" title="Twilight (Buffy comic)">Twilight</a></b></i></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;">Dark Horse Comics</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;">October 6, 2010</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#ffffff;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595825584" title="Special:BookSources/1595825584">1595825584</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;" rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#ffffff; width:240px; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#ffffff; font-size:100%;">Collects</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#ffffff; text-align:left;"> <p>The reprinted material is, in whole or in part, from:<br /> </p> <ul><li><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i> #31–35 and the Willow one-shot.</li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#fff; width:98%; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#fff; font-size:100%;"><span style="padding-left:5.5em;"> </span>Credits and full notes</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#fff; text-align:left;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <table style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:left; background:#fff;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Writer(s)</th><td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Meltzer" title="Brad Meltzer">Brad Meltzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Penciller(s)</th><td> <li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Moline" title="Karl Moline">Karl Moline</a></li></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><b>8</b></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Last_Gleaming" title="Last Gleaming">Last Gleaming</a></b></i></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;">Dark Horse Comics</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;">June 1, 2011</td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1595826106" title="Special:BookSources/1595826106">1595826106</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;" rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#efefef; width:240px; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef; font-size:100%;">Collects</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"> <p>The reprinted material is, in whole or in part, from:<br /> </p> <ul><li><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i> #36–40 and the Riley one-shot.</li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#efefef;" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#efefef; width:98%; vertical-align:middle;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef; font-size:100%;"><span style="padding-left:5.5em;"> </span>Credits and full notes</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <table style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:left; background:#efefef;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Writer(s)</th><td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Allie" title="Scott Allie">Scott Allie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; width:0">Penciller(s)</th><td> <li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Moline" title="Karl Moline">Karl Moline</a></li></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><small><b>Note:</b> The full title of all volumes listed here start with "<i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight: </i>".</small> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Library_editions">Library editions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Library editions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series has been collected into four deluxe, oversized, hardcover editions under the title "Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Library Edition", each containing ten issues and extra features.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th>Release Date</th> <th>Publisher</th> <th>Writers</th> <th>Contains </th></tr> <tr> <td>Volume 1</td> <td>May 30, 2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brian_K._Vaughan" title="Brian K. Vaughan">Brian K. Vaughan</a></td> <td>Season 8 issues 1–10, "Always Darkest", covers gallery, sketches gallery. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Volume 2</td> <td>September 12, 2012</td> <td>Dark Horse Comics</td> <td>Joss Whedon, <a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jeph_Loeb" title="Jeph Loeb">Jeph Loeb</a></td> <td>Season 8 issues 11–20, Willow: Goddesses and Monsters, covers gallery, sketches gallery. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Volume 3</td> <td>January 8, 2013</td> <td>Dark Horse Comics</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_S._DeKnight" title="Steven S. DeKnight">Steven S. DeKnight</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drew_Z._Greenberg" title="Drew Z. Greenberg">Drew Z. Greenberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Krueger" title="Jim Krueger">Jim Krueger</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Petrie" title="Doug Petrie">Doug Petrie</a></td> <td>Season 8 issues 21–30, covers gallery, sketches gallery. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Volume 4</td> <td>March 20, 2013</td> <td>Dark Horse Comics</td> <td>Joss Whedon, <a href="/wiki/Brad_Meltzer" title="Brad Meltzer">Brad Meltzer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Allie" title="Scott Allie">Scott Allie</a></td> <td>Season 8 issues 31–40; Riley: Commitment through Distance, Virtue through Sin; covers gallery, sketches gallery. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Motion_comics">Motion comics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Motion comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fox Home Entertainment produced <a href="/wiki/Motion_comic" title="Motion comic">motion comics</a> based on the first 19 issues of <i>Season Eight</i>. The first motion comic was released on <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Video_on_Demand" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon Video on Demand">Amazon Video on Demand</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a> on July 19, 2010, with new motion comics being released every Monday.<sup id="cite_ref-motion_comics_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-motion_comics-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Region-1 Blu-ray and DVD of the motion comic series was released on January 4, 2011, and includes limited edition Jo Chen packaging and a collectible reprint of Dark Horse Comic's first book in the series.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Region-2 DVD was released on October 3, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Initial reaction to <i>Season Eight</i> was generally positive, despite the switch in medium leading to comparison between the television series and the comic. Mathew Springer of The Comicbloc described the series as "very good ... and slightly strange." He praised Whedon's writing in the opening issue, claiming, "The humor, pop culture references and spot-on quirky characterizations are all on vibrant display," and looked forward to the direction the book was going in. However, he admitted that it was hard for him to accept the comic as canon, claiming "there’s something subtly undermining this effort simply because it’s a comic book and not on television."<sup id="cite_ref-ComicBloc1_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ComicBloc1-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Stoddard of Comix Nexus also approached the series "with some trepidation, unsure of whether there would be more great stories that really needed to be told, and wondering whether the magic of TV could be replicated in the medium of comics."<sup id="cite_ref-ComicsNexus8_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ComicsNexus8-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/TV_Squad" class="mw-redirect" title="TV Squad">TV Squad</a>'s Keith McDuffee expressed that reading <i>Buffy</i> as a comic book after seeing it on television for seven years was strange,<sup id="cite_ref-TVSEarlyLook_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVSEarlyLook-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the new format was a good thing because, "You don't have ugly casting problems and the special effects budget isn't a concern at all."<sup id="cite_ref-TVS1_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVS1-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a later review, he reaffirmed this opinion, stating, "Thank God for a medium that lets creativity go completely wild without budget worries."<sup id="cite_ref-TVS3_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVS3-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Georges Jeanty's artwork received praise for being dynamic and true to the characters, rather than trying to appear photo-realistic. According to Mathew Springer, "He brings these people to life not as drawings of actors and actresses, but as fully realized comic book characters in their own right."<sup id="cite_ref-ComicBloc1_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ComicBloc1-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Stoddard complimented Whedon's choice of Jeanty for the book, saying, "His layouts and storytelling are clear, he handles the action sequences pretty well, and the character likenesses are excellent, retaining a sense of artistic individuality, rather than simply generating portraits or rehashing television stills."<sup id="cite_ref-ComicsNexus8_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ComicsNexus8-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Keith McDuffee criticized Jeanty's work, feeling, "The cover images...are amazingly detailed and truly capture what we remember of the characters, but the inside pages have a bit to be desired."<sup id="cite_ref-TVS3_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVS3-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Richard George of <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> described Jeanty's work as bringing "a mixture of real life practicality and zany cartoons," but warned readers not to compare it to the "immaculate" covers by Jo Chen, explaining, "Do not expect the art inside to be what it is on the outside, and don't hold one against the other. Both styles have their place."<sup id="cite_ref-IGNAdvanced_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNAdvanced-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reaction_from_original_cast">Reaction from original cast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Reaction from original cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Multiple cast members have commented on the appearances of the characters they originated for the TV series in the Season 8 comics. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Michelle_Gellar" title="Sarah Michelle Gellar">Sarah Michelle Gellar</a>, who portrayed Buffy, was first informed of Buffy's lesbian experiences by <a href="/wiki/Seth_Green" title="Seth Green">Seth Green</a>, who played <a href="/wiki/Oz_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Oz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Oz</a>, in an on-camera interview, and expressed surprise and approval of the development.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Brendon" title="Nicholas Brendon">Nicholas Brendon</a>, who portrayed Xander, mentioned the events of issue #12 in the <a href="/wiki/Paley_Center_for_Media" title="Paley Center for Media">Paley Center for Media</a> <i>Buffy</i> cast reunion held March 20, 2008, to the obvious surprise of <a href="/wiki/James_Marsters" title="James Marsters">James Marsters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Michelle_Gellar" title="Sarah Michelle Gellar">Sarah Michelle Gellar</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ign_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ign-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> later commenting, "He's looking good, rocking the eye patch in charge of 500 chicks. That is the one thing that Xander would be completely blown away about — being in charge of 500 slayers. Xander wasn't in charge of himself in the show!"<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Head" title="Anthony Head">Anthony Stewart Head</a>, who played Rupert Giles, said, "I've seen bits of it and I'd love to see more because it's so cool. It's Joss — and I love Joss's writing. I haven’t had a lot of time but I must get the whole season and check it out."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Anne_Allen" title="Elizabeth Anne Allen">Elizabeth Anne Allen</a>, who portrayed Amy, described the series as "awesome," saying, "[Season Six/Seven] was fun.... but I really would have loved to play Amy in Season 8. She is much darker."<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Group</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Award</th> <th>Work</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Comic_Distributors" title="Diamond Comic Distributors">Diamond Comic Distributors</a> </td> <td>2007 </td> <td>Comic Book of the Year, under $3.00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">Issue #1</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Diamond Comic Distributors </td> <td>2007 </td> <td>Licensed Comic of the Year </td> <td>Issue #1 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eisner_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Eisner Award">Eisner Award</a> </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>Best Continuing Series </td> <td> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eisner Award </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>Best New Series </td> <td> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Kids%27_Choice_Awards" title="Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards">Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards</a> </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>Best Book </td> <td> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated<sup id="cite_ref-diamond08_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diamond08-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Diamond Comic Distributors </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>Licensed Comic Book of the Year </td> <td>Issue #12 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won<sup id="cite_ref-diamond08_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diamond08-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/GLAAD_Media_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="GLAAD Media Awards">GLAAD Media Awards</a> 20th Annual </td> <td>2009 </td> <td>Outstanding Comic Book </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate</a>" </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wizard_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Wizard Magazine">Wizard Magazine</a> Fan Awards 2009 (#211 Platinum Edition) </td> <td>2009 </td> <td>Favorite Licensed Comic and Favorite Heroine </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffy_Summers" title="Buffy Summers">Buffy Summers</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wizard Magazine </td> <td>2009 </td> <td>Top 100 Graphic Novels of the Wizard Magazine Era </td> <td>"Wolves at the Gate" </td> <td>Placed #67 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/18-892/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-8-Library-Edition-Volume-1-HC">"BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8 LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 1 HC"</a>. <i>Dark Horse Comics</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Dark+Horse+Comics&rft.atitle=BUFFY+THE+VAMPIRE+SLAYER+SEASON+8+LIBRARY+EDITION+VOLUME+1+HC&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darkhorse.com%2FBooks%2F18-892%2FBuffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-8-Library-Edition-Volume-1-HC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABuffy+the+Vampire+Slayer+Season+Eight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRudolph2006" class="citation web cs1">Rudolph, Ileane (December 7, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tvguide.com/news/Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-35722.aspx">"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Is Back: The Complete Joss Whedon Q&A"</a>. <i>TV Guide</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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"<a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 1 (March 2007). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#10-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#10_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#10_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#10_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#10_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Cliff Richards (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/Anywhere_but_Here_(Buffy_comic)" title="Anywhere but Here (Buffy comic)">Anywhere but Here</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 1 (January 2008). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#2-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#2_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#2_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 1 (April 2007). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#3-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BS8#3_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/The_Long_Way_Home_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)">The Long Way Home</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 3 (May 2007). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#16-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#16_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#16_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Karl_Moline" title="Karl Moline">Karl Moline</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). 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"<a href="/wiki/A_Beautiful_Sunset" title="A Beautiful Sunset">A Beautiful Sunset</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 11 (February 2008). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#5-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BS8#5_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Lee_(comics)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Lee (comics) (page does not exist)">Paul Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/The_Chain_(Buffy_comic)" title="The Chain (Buffy comic)">The Chain</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 1 (July 2007). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#15-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BS8#15_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 15 (June 2008). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#12-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#12_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#12_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 12 (March 2008). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#19-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#19_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#19_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BS8#19_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Karl_Moline" title="Karl Moline">Karl Moline</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/Time_of_Your_Life_(Buffy_comic)" title="Time of Your Life (Buffy comic)">Time of Your Life</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 19 (November 2008). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#30-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BS8#30_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/Retreat_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Retreat (Buffy comic)">Retreat</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 30 (November 2009). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#21-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BS8#21_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "<a href="/wiki/Predators_and_Prey" title="Predators and Prey">Harmonic Divergence</a>" <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</i>, no. 21 (January 2009). <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BS8#26-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BS8#26_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Espenson" title="Jane Espenson">Jane Espenson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Georges_Jeanty" title="Georges Jeanty">Georges Jeanty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Owen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Owen (page does not exist)">Andy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). 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Studios</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_novels" title="List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels">Novels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Angel_(1999_TV_series)" title="Angel (1999 TV series)">Angel</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Angel_episodes" title="List of Angel episodes">Episodes</a></li> <li>Seasons <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angel_season_1" title="Angel season 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_season_2" title="Angel season 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_season_3" title="Angel season 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_season_4" title="Angel season 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_season_5" title="Angel season 5">5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Angel_comics" title="List of Angel comics">Comics</a> 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<li><a href="/wiki/Cordelia_Chase" title="Cordelia Chase">Cordelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rupert_Giles" title="Rupert Giles">Giles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Angel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Kendall" title="Harmony Kendall">Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Spike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oz_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Oz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Oz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anya_Jenkins" title="Anya Jenkins">Anya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wesley_Wyndam-Pryce" title="Wesley Wyndam-Pryce">Wesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riley_Finn" title="Riley Finn">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Maclay" title="Tara Maclay">Tara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Summers" title="Dawn Summers">Dawn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Francis_Doyle" title="Allen Francis Doyle">Doyle</a></li> <li><a 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title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000 video game)"><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> (2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(2002_video_game)" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002 video game)"><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> (2002)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer:_Wrath_of_the_Darkhul_King" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King">Wrath of the Darkhul King</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer:_Chaos_Bleeds" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds">Chaos Bleeds</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Buffy_studies" title="Buffy studies"><i>Buffy</i> studies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_and_Philosophy" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffering_the_Vampire_Slayer" title="Buffering the Vampire Slayer"><i>Buffering the Vampire Slayer</i> podcast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unofficial_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_productions" title="Unofficial Buffy the Vampire Slayer productions">Fan productions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_in_popular_culture" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer in popular culture">In popular culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whedonverse_(comics)" title="Whedonverse (comics)">Whedonverse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whedonesque.com" title="Whedonesque.com">Whedonesque.com</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon_filmography" title="Joss Whedon filmography">Filmography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon%27s_unrealized_projects" title="Joss Whedon's unrealized projects">Unrealized projects</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Angel_(1999_TV_series)" title="Angel (1999 TV series)">Angel</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)" title="Firefly (TV series)">Firefly</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dollhouse_(TV_series)" title="Dollhouse (TV series)">Dollhouse</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D." title="Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.">Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nevers" title="The Nevers">The Nevers</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Written</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(film)" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Toy_Story" title="Toy Story">Toy Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alien_Resurrection" title="Alien Resurrection">Alien Resurrection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Titan_A.E." title="Titan A.E.">Titan A.E.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Lost_Empire" title="Atlantis: The Lost Empire">Atlantis: The Lost Empire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cabin_in_the_Woods" title="The Cabin in the Woods">The Cabin in the Woods</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Your_Eyes_(2014_film)" title="In Your Eyes (2014 film)">In Your Eyes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_(film)" title="Justice League (film)">Justice League</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Production_of_Justice_League_(film)" title="Production of Justice League (film)">production</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Directed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Serenity_(2005_film)" title="Serenity (2005 film)">Serenity</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(2012_film)" title="The Avengers (2012 film)">The Avengers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing_(2012_film)" title="Much Ado About Nothing (2012 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Vampires</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Serenity_(comics)" title="Serenity (comics)">Serenity</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Serenity:_Those_Left_Behind" title="Serenity: Those Left Behind">Those Left Behind</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Serenity:_Better_Days" title="Serenity: Better Days">Better Days</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_comics" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i> <ul><li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Season 8</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Nine" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine">Season 9</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Ten" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten">Season 10</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Twelve" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve">Season 12: The Reckoning</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Angel_comics" title="List of Angel comics"><i>Angel</i></a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Angel:_After_the_Fall" title="Angel: After the Fall">After the Fall</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Astonishing_X-Men" title="Astonishing X-Men">Astonishing X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Runaways_(comics)" title="Runaways (comics)">Runaways</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sugarshock!" title="Sugarshock!">Sugarshock!</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Created</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abigail_Brand" title="Abigail Brand">Abigail Brand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armor_(Marvel_Comics_character)" title="Armor (Marvel Comics character)">Armor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blindfold_(comics)" title="Blindfold (comics)">Blindfold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danger_Room#Sentience" title="Danger Room">Danger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavita_Rao" title="Kavita Rao">Kavita Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klara_Prast" title="Klara Prast">Klara Prast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ord_(comics)" title="Ord (comics)">Ord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tildie_Soames" title="Tildie Soames">Tildie Soames</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Web</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Horrible%27s_Sing-Along_Blog" title="Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog">Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Whedon" title="John Whedon">John Whedon</a> (grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Whedon" title="Tom Whedon">Tom Whedon</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jed_Whedon" title="Jed Whedon">Jed Whedon</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zack_Whedon" title="Zack Whedon">Zack Whedon</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurissa_Tancharoen" title="Maurissa Tancharoen">Maurissa Tancharoen</a> (sister-in-law)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bellwether_Pictures" title="Bellwether Pictures">Bellwether Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutant_Enemy_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Mutant Enemy Productions">Mutant Enemy Productions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whedonesque.com" title="Whedonesque.com">Whedonesque.com</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whedonverse_(comics)" title="Whedonverse (comics)">Whedonverse (comics)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="GLAAD_Media_Award_for_Outstanding_Comic_Book" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #8fa;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:GLAAD_Media_Award_for_Outstanding_Comic_Book" title="Template:GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book"><abbr title="View this 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0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flash_(comic_book)#Volume_2_(1987–2006,_2007–2008)" title="The Flash (comic book)">The Flash</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Sawyer#Metropolis_S.C.U." title="Maggie Sawyer">Maggie Sawyer, Metropolis S.C.U.</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Death:_The_Time_of_Your_Life" title="Death: The Time of Your Life">Death: The Time of Your Life</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Better_or_For_Worse" title="For Better or For Worse">For Better or For Worse</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Supergirl_(comic_book)#Volume_4_(1996-2003)" title="Supergirl (comic book)">Supergirl</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strangers_in_Paradise" title="Strangers in Paradise">Strangers in Paradise</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pedro_and_Me" title="Pedro and Me">Pedro and Me</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern_(comic_book)#Volume_3_(1990–2004)" title="Green Lantern (comic book)">Green Lantern</a></i> (2002–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Holly_Robinson_(character)#Catwoman,_the_series_(volume_3)" title="Holly Robinson (character)">Catwoman</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i>Luba</i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young_Avengers#Volume_1" title="Young Avengers">Young Avengers</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fun_Home" title="Fun Home">Fun Home</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strangers_in_Paradise" title="Strangers in Paradise">Strangers in Paradise</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batwoman:_Elegy" title="Batwoman: Elegy">Detective Comics</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Factor_(comic_book)" title="X-Factor (comic book)">X-Factor</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batwoman#2010–2015:_New_52_self-titled_series" title="Batwoman">Batwoman</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Keller_(comics)#Character_description_and_publication_history" 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