BTVS AUTUMNAL TP
(W) Tom Fassbender (A) Joe Pimentel (CA) Joe Pimentel
by Chris Boal, Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, CLIFF RICHARDS, and Joe PimentelBuffy is being stalked by a creature intent on killing her so that it can bring about the end of the world. So, what else is new? The only person who can save her is a Slayer who should have died a long time ago. Confused? Well, so are Buffy and the gang. If that's not weird enough, what's she to make of a backpack full of maggots? How about a herd of rats that overrun the cafeteria just as she's sitting down to eat? Just how much can Buffy take before she gets totally grossed out? Chris Boal, Tom Fassbender, and Jim Pascoe join Buffy artists CLIFF RICHARDS and Joe Pimentel to bring you two tales of revenge and retribution. Collecting issues #26-28 of the ongoing series. SC, 80pg, FC
BTVS OUT OF THE WOODWORK TP
(W) Tom Fassbender (A) CLIFF RICHARDS (CA) Keith Wood
In the midst of its hottest summer, the town of Sunnydale faces the worst infestation of insects anyone has ever seen. Innocent people have begun to transform into giant, demonic insects. Buffy and her friends have to find a way to stop the supernatural force that's got everyone buzzing, literally. Light up some citronella candles, remember to close the screen door, and join us for the crunchiest, gooey, most creepy-crawliest adventure in the history of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Novelists Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe reveal Buffy's horrible summer between her freshman and sophomore years of college with the help of the fan-favorite Buffy art team of CLIFF RICHARDS and Joe Pimentel. Collecting issues #31-#34 of the ongoing series and the newly colored, short story from the DHP 2000 Annual. Also includes a special excerpt from a book on occult insects!
BTVS PAST LIVES TP
(W) Christopher Golden (A) CLIFF RICHARDS (CA) CLIFF RICHARDS
A huntress is stalking demons in L.A. Normally this would be a good thing, except she's leaving survivors and telling them Angel sent her. Now Angel has an army of demons on his tail, hell-bent on revenge. What's a vampire to do? And how long can his human companions, Cordelia and Wesley, remain safe? Meanwhile, monsters are fleeing the carnage in L.A. and seeking refuge in Sunnydale, where they're being dealt with by the Slayer. Buffy, Giles, and the gang learn about the havoc, and Buffy determines that she must go to Angel's side to lend a hand; a decision that does not sit at all well with Buffy's vampire-hunting boyfriend, Riley. Collecting issues #15-16 of Angel and issues #29-30 from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
BTVS THE DEATH OF BUFFY TP
(W) Tom Fassbender (A) CLIFF RICHARDS (CA) Brian Horton
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP #5
(W) Chris Boal (A) Herb Apon (CA) Paul Lee
Volume Five of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus series begins immediately after Season Three, after Sunnydale High has gone up in flames. Buffy is plagued by dreams of fellow Slayer Faith, who now lies in a comma. Jane Espenson, the celebrated writer from the Buffy TV show, writes the powerful Faith story Haunted. And as summer comes to an end, Buffy and Willow begin their first year of college in The Blood of Carthage, in a story written by acclaimed Buffy novelist Christopher Golden. Meanwhile Buffy embarks on a new romance with Riley Finn, and Willow and Oz's relationship comes to an end in Golden's Oz: Into the Wild. This volume also features work by Buffy Season Eight contributors CLIFF RICHARDS and Paul Lee and Brian Horton. Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blood of Carthage, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Autumnal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz "Into the Wild," DHP 2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Take Back the Night," DHP #150: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Killing Time".
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS TP #1
(W) Andrew Chambliss (A) CLIFF RICHARDS (CA) Michelle Madsen
The Rossum Corporation's Dollhouse technology has gone viral with a synchronized phone call that wiped the minds of everyone it reached, turning them into mindless killers. Those who avoided the call-including show favorites Echo, Alpha, Mag, Zone, and Griff-must try to survive in the sudden apocalypse and be wary of Rossum's expansive technological reach. This is only the beginning! Collects the complete miniseries.
(W) Mike W. Barr (A) Philippe Briones (CA) CLIFF RICHARDS
Trapped inside her Soultaker sword, the soul of Katana is torn between staying with her murdered husband or rejoining the world of the living. Meanwhile, Kobra's Queen, Eve, makes nefarious use of Katana's body as she infiltrates the Suicide Squad. Also in this issue, Suicide Squad Black tries to leave its deadly first mission in the past and get one step ahead of the apocalypse warlock, Sebastian Faust. To beat the sorcerer, this magically fueled task force needs something he covets. But like all things Suicide Squad, their next mission is no ordinary smash-and-grab, but rather a jewel heist on Gemworld!