# Buffy S.8 (w/ pics from new comic) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2007, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038 "2007-01-07T09:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038/1 "2007-01-07T09:18:43Z")
[Have we heard about this before?](http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/10198461.html#cutid1) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038/2 "2007-01-07T15:02:48Z")
Joss Whedon has also stated that a canonical Buffy comic series will be released[sup][[1](http://whedonesque.com/comments/8735)][/sup]. This series will be an official continuation of the original television show’s story and will serve as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8”. They will probably tie in to a Spike movie if that project is greenlit. The comics will be released from March 2007 onwards[sup][[2](http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0609/18/index.htm)][/sup], with art by Georges Jeanty and covers by Jo Chen. Blair Marnell announced on his ‘All the Rage’ column some things he had heard about the series in July 2006: _“I’ve heard a few things about the forthcoming Buffy season eight comics. As Whedon himself noted a few weeks ago, the first mini is going to be four issues and he is also laying out the story for the rest of the season. I’ve been told that the storyline is roughly 20 issues, spread across multiple miniseries and that Whedon will be recruiting some of his former Buffy writers to handle the bulk of the writing chores, though Whedon may return to write the “season finale” himself.”[sup][[3](http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/11519999044950.htm)][/sup]_ > **[List of Buffyverse comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffyverse_comics#Buffy)** > > This is a List of Buffyverse comics including different categories of different types of publications. > These were published by Dark Horse, originally in comic format but then gathered into volumes of trade paperbacks. They were published from 1998 until 2004. A small number of Buffy comics have not been included in trade paperbacks. These include the comics: Giles, Jonathan, and Reunion. The cover art of the individual comic covers can be found here. Dark Horse, under the guidance of Joss Whedo... I’ve been looking forward to it for a few months. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038/3 "2007-01-07T16:10:10Z")
So what’s hilarious about the psuedo-Buffy dating “The Immortal”? I barely recall the Angel episode that was in. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038/4 "2007-01-07T16:12:45Z")
anyone have a link where I could sign up fer a subscription? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038/5 "2007-01-07T16:59:51Z")
If anyone else is wondering, the new series is expected in March 2007 [Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Monday, September 18, 2006](http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0609/18/index.htm) - scroll around halfway down. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038/6 "2007-01-07T17:21:04Z")
[QUOTE=One And Only Wanderers] anyone have a link where I could sign up fer a subscription? [/QUOTE] After looking through the Dark Horse website, subscriptions can be set up at [Things From Another World](http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/___14-111?qt=dhprofile1) ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038/7 "2007-01-07T17:44:43Z")
My problem with Buffy as comic book is that in past Buffy comics I’ve had trouble differentiating the female characters. In the artwork Buffy looked kind of like Tara who looked kind of like Anya, and Faith looked sort of like Cordelia. Willow was the only redhead so she was easy to pick out in the drawing. Now in season 8 Cordy, Tara and Anya are dead, presumably. I know the artists don’t want to draw the characters to look too much like the actress who portrayed them for good economic and legal reasons but still I find the comic book format annoying. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-s-8-w-pics-from-new-comic/387038/8 "2007-01-08T13:30:13Z")
[QUOTE=Lsura] After looking through the Dark Horse website, subscriptions can be set up at [Things From Another World](http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/___14-111?qt=dhprofile1) [/QUOTE] Thanks, I will give this a look.