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I am a sucker for hardcovers; I truly am, and I’m unafraid to admit that. Comics in floppy form are swell and all, but there’s just something truly wonderful about getting an oversized hardcover collection. The page sizes increased, backmatter that is informative and, forgive me for saying so, matters? As much as buying comics can seem like an addiction, buying the single issues should be equivalent to just smoking marijuana. Buying all the hardcovers? Closer to crack.
That’s why it is both excellent news to me and horrifying news to my (and possibly your) wallet that next year, Dark Horse Comics will begin releasing all of Buffy Season 8 over the span of four oversized deluxe hardcovers. With a team of writers assembled by series creator Joss Whedon including Brian K Vaughan and Brad Meltzer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was given an extended life in comics after the season finale, reassembling the surviving Scoobies for further adventures in a new chaotic world. As Buffy organizes a new legion of Slayers, a new evil brews in the background as vampires become mainstream and the new “Big Bad” Twilight (the villain, not the book/film series) rears his villainous head to terrorize Buffy, Xander, Willow and Dawn.
The first deluxe hardcover will collect the first ten issues of Season 8; the first five issues are written by Joss Whedon, the second five by Brian K Vaughan (starring Faith and Giles), and all issues are illustrated by Georges Jeanty. The book will also feature two one-shots, a cover gallery, and never-before-seen sketch material to boot. The whole deluxe shebang will hit stores May 30, 2012, with the first collection of Buffy Season 9 (the current ongoing) hitting stores August 1, 2012.
For the full press release as well as a preview of the first issue, please check after the cut, and be sure to check out our article series chronicling all things Buffy with Buffyversity!
Dark Horse Comics Press Release
Series creator Joss Whedon brought Buffy the Vampire Slayer back to life with this comics-only follow-up to Season 7 of the television show. Now the wait is finally over for Buffy fanatics everywhere as Dark Horse announces the deluxe, oversized, dust-jacketed hardcover collection of Buffy Season 8!
This hardcover edition contains the first two arcs of the series (Buffy Season 8 #1—#10), written by Joss Whedon and Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Runaways), with art by the acclaimed Georges Jeanty. It includes two one-shots, a cover gallery, and exclusive, never-before-seen sketch material!
After the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers–newly legion–have gotten organized, but it’s not long before new and old enemies begin popping up. Buffy, Xander, Willow, and a very different Dawn are introduced to the season’s big bad, Twilight, and are only beginning to understand the incredible reach of this mysterious threat. Meanwhile, rebel Slayer Faith teams up with Giles to handle a menace on the other side of the Atlantic. It’s a dirty job, and Faith is just the girl to do it!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 1 is on sale May 30, 2012!
About Dark Horse Comics
Continued belowSince 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, Will Eisner, and best-selling prose author Janet Evanovich, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and the Occultist. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan the Barbarian, Mass Effect, Serenity, and Domo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the United States and is recognized as both an innovator in the cause of creator rights and the comics industry’s leading publisher of licensed material.
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