Buffy Season 8
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight | |
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Trade paperback cover of The Long Way Home. Art by Jo Chen.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | March 14, 2007 – January 19, 2011 |
| Number of issues | 40 (core series) 3 (one-shots) |
| Main character(s) | Scooby Gang |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Joss Whedon Brian K. Vaughan Drew Goddard Jane Espenson Brad Meltzer and others |
| Penciller(s) |
Georges Jeanty Karl Moline |
| Inker(s) | Andy Owens |
| Colorist(s) |
Dave Stewart Michelle Madsen |
| Creator(s) | Joss Whedon |
| Collected editions | |
| The Long Way Home | |
| No Future for You | |
| Wolves at the Gate | |
| Time of Your Life | |
| Predators and Prey | |
| Retreat | |
| Twilight | |
| Last Gleaming | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2007 to 2011. The series serves as a canonical continuation of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and follows the events of that show's final televised season. It is produced by Joss Whedon, who wrote or co-wrote three of the series arcs and several one-shot stories. The series was followed by Season Nine in 2011.
The series was originally supposed to consist of about 25 issues, but eventually expanded to a 40-issue run. The series also spawned a handful of spin-off titles, including a Tales of the Vampires follow-up and one-shots focusing on Willow and Riley.
The success of the series prompted IDW Publishing and Joss Whedon to publish a concurrent continuation of the Angel television series, titled Angel: After the Fall, and a Spike comic book series, which bridges some aspects of continuity between After the Fall and Season Eight. A motion comic version of the series debuted in 2010.
A year 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 City,Robin's in Cleveland, Ohio, and another led by Rona in Chicago, Illinois. 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.
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