Post by matriarchgoddess on Jul 10, 2010 10:49:53 GMT 1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
A couple of years after the end of the television series, Buffy and Xander now lead command-central, which is situated at a citadel in Scotland. At their disposal are a wide array of psychics, seers, witches, and Slayers, along with a vast amount of technology, revealed to be the result of Buffy robbing a Swiss bank to acquire the funds. There are 1,800 Slayers worldwide according to Buffy, almost 500 of whom are working with the Scoobies, separated into 10 squads. Squads include Andrew's in Southern Italy, Giles' in England, Vi's in New York, Robin's in Cleveland, Ohio, and another led by Rona in another US city. For Buffy's protection and because her name is feared worldwide, two decoys are put in place: one partying in Rome and one on a mission in demonic underground caverns. Buffy now relies heavily on Willow, whose character arc sees her under the tutelage of a powerful demon called Saga Vasuki. Under Saga Vasuki, Willow's power has grown phenomenally; for example, she can now fly and cast extremely complicated and large-scale spells.
In the wake of Sunnydale's destruction, elements within the U.S. government 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. The government has teamed with Sunnydale survivor/powerful witch Amy Madison and Season 6 villain Warren Mears in the hopes of bringing Buffy down. Simultaneously, an evil British socialite Slayer called Lady Genevieve Savidge plots to usurp Buffy's place in the Slayer hierarchy, and a shrewd cabal of Japanese vampires scheme to reverse the global activation of Potential Slayers in "Chosen". The appearances of these villains so far appear connected to "Twilight", the enigmatic Big Bad 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. It later transpires that like Amy and Warren, Buffy's ex-boyfriend Riley Finn is also loyal to Twilight.
A subplot involves the repercussions of Dawn's college relationship with a boy named Kenny (described as a "thricewise"), whom she cheated on, losing her virginity to his roommate. Consequently, Dawn has been cursed with mystical transformations: first into a giant, then a centaur, and finally a living doll until she apologizes to Kenny and breaks the spell. Among the core group, Buffy is for a time romantically drawn to a female Slayer named Satsu, and Xander to Slayer Renée; Willow's relationship with the core group is more estranged, while she protectively withholds Kennedy from her friends. Kennedy is unaware of the sexual aspect of Willow's relationship with Saga Vasuki. Giles and Buffy, at odds, fall from speaking terms with one another. Giles goes to work with Faith, in trying to prevent more Slayers from going rogue.
Half-way through the season, ditzy vampire Harmony Kendall rises to fame as a reality TV star and ushers in a new pro-vampire, anti-Slayer world order. 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 Tibet to learn from Oz 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; Buffy's fears are in part justified by her visit to the future (a crossover with the Whedon miniseries Fray) where she was forced to kill a future Dark Willow.
Issue 1 - The Long Way Home, Part 1
Issue 2 – The Long Way Home, Part II
Issue 3 - The Long Way Home, Part III
Issue 4 - The Long Way Home, Part IV
Issue 5 – The Chain
Issue 6 - No Future for You, Part I
Issue 7 - No Future for You, Part II
Issue 8 - No Future for You, Part III
Issue 9 - No Future for You, Part IV
Issue 10 - Anywhere but Here
Issue 11 - A Beautiful Sunset
Issue 12 - Wolves at the Gate, Part I
Issue 13 - Wolves at the Gate, Part II
Issue 14 - Wolves at the Gate, Part III
Issue 15 - Wolves at the Gate, Part IV
Issue 16 - Time of Your Life, Part I
Issue 17 - Time of Your Life, Part II
Issue 18 - Time of Your Life, Part III
Issue 19 - Time of Your Life, Part IV
Issue 20 - After These Messages ... We'll Be Right Back!
Issue 21 - Harmonic Divergence
Issue 22 - Swell
Issue 23 - Predators and Prey
Issue 24 - Safe
Issue 25 – Living Doll
Issue 26 - Retreat, Part I
Issue 27 - Retreat, Part II
Issue 28 - Retreat, Part III
Issue 29 - Retreat, Part IV
Issue 30 - Retreat, Part V
Issue 31 - Turbulence
Issue 32 - Twilight, Part I
Issue 33 - Twilight, Part II
Issue 34 - Twilight, Part III
Issue 35 - Twilight, Part IV
Tales Of The Vampires
Goddesses and Monsters
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Comics
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
A couple of years after the end of the television series, Buffy and Xander now lead command-central, which is situated at a citadel in Scotland. At their disposal are a wide array of psychics, seers, witches, and Slayers, along with a vast amount of technology, revealed to be the result of Buffy robbing a Swiss bank to acquire the funds. There are 1,800 Slayers worldwide according to Buffy, almost 500 of whom are working with the Scoobies, separated into 10 squads. Squads include Andrew's in Southern Italy, Giles' in England, Vi's in New York, Robin's in Cleveland, Ohio, and another led by Rona in another US city. For Buffy's protection and because her name is feared worldwide, two decoys are put in place: one partying in Rome and one on a mission in demonic underground caverns. Buffy now relies heavily on Willow, whose character arc sees her under the tutelage of a powerful demon called Saga Vasuki. Under Saga Vasuki, Willow's power has grown phenomenally; for example, she can now fly and cast extremely complicated and large-scale spells.
In the wake of Sunnydale's destruction, elements within the U.S. government 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. The government has teamed with Sunnydale survivor/powerful witch Amy Madison and Season 6 villain Warren Mears in the hopes of bringing Buffy down. Simultaneously, an evil British socialite Slayer called Lady Genevieve Savidge plots to usurp Buffy's place in the Slayer hierarchy, and a shrewd cabal of Japanese vampires scheme to reverse the global activation of Potential Slayers in "Chosen". The appearances of these villains so far appear connected to "Twilight", the enigmatic Big Bad 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. It later transpires that like Amy and Warren, Buffy's ex-boyfriend Riley Finn is also loyal to Twilight.
A subplot involves the repercussions of Dawn's college relationship with a boy named Kenny (described as a "thricewise"), whom she cheated on, losing her virginity to his roommate. Consequently, Dawn has been cursed with mystical transformations: first into a giant, then a centaur, and finally a living doll until she apologizes to Kenny and breaks the spell. Among the core group, Buffy is for a time romantically drawn to a female Slayer named Satsu, and Xander to Slayer Renée; Willow's relationship with the core group is more estranged, while she protectively withholds Kennedy from her friends. Kennedy is unaware of the sexual aspect of Willow's relationship with Saga Vasuki. Giles and Buffy, at odds, fall from speaking terms with one another. Giles goes to work with Faith, in trying to prevent more Slayers from going rogue.
Half-way through the season, ditzy vampire Harmony Kendall rises to fame as a reality TV star and ushers in a new pro-vampire, anti-Slayer world order. 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 Tibet to learn from Oz 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; Buffy's fears are in part justified by her visit to the future (a crossover with the Whedon miniseries Fray) where she was forced to kill a future Dark Willow.
Issues
Issue 1 - The Long Way Home, Part 1
Issue 2 – The Long Way Home, Part II
Issue 3 - The Long Way Home, Part III
Issue 4 - The Long Way Home, Part IV
Issue 5 – The Chain
Issue 6 - No Future for You, Part I
Issue 7 - No Future for You, Part II
Issue 8 - No Future for You, Part III
Issue 9 - No Future for You, Part IV
Issue 10 - Anywhere but Here
Issue 11 - A Beautiful Sunset
Issue 12 - Wolves at the Gate, Part I
Issue 13 - Wolves at the Gate, Part II
Issue 14 - Wolves at the Gate, Part III
Issue 15 - Wolves at the Gate, Part IV
Issue 16 - Time of Your Life, Part I
Issue 17 - Time of Your Life, Part II
Issue 18 - Time of Your Life, Part III
Issue 19 - Time of Your Life, Part IV
Issue 20 - After These Messages ... We'll Be Right Back!
Issue 21 - Harmonic Divergence
Issue 22 - Swell
Issue 23 - Predators and Prey
Issue 24 - Safe
Issue 25 – Living Doll
Issue 26 - Retreat, Part I
Issue 27 - Retreat, Part II
Issue 28 - Retreat, Part III
Issue 29 - Retreat, Part IV
Issue 30 - Retreat, Part V
Issue 31 - Turbulence
Issue 32 - Twilight, Part I
Issue 33 - Twilight, Part II
Issue 34 - Twilight, Part III
Issue 35 - Twilight, Part IV
One Shots
Tales Of The Vampires
Goddesses and Monsters