The definitive collection of every Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic, for the first time presented in publication order, continues in this all-new volume. THE OFFICIAL TIE-IN TO JOSS WHEDON'S AWARD-WINNING BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TELEVISION SERIES Set during the fifth and sixth seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series, the Scooby Gang deals with two of their greatest tragedies. Joyce Summers is dead - but while Buffy and her friends must all cope with their pain, one of them holds a secret that might be the only way to stop a demon invasion. Then, Buffy herself dies and without the... View More...
For every television series, the original vision grows within a press of forces-both social and artistic expectations, conventions of the business, as well as conventions of the art. Bad television--predictable, commercial, exploitative--simply yields to the forces. Good television, like the character of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fights them. Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the essays collected here, contributors examine the series using a variety of techniques... View More...
Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the most original and popular television programmes of the last decade. It develops inventive variations on stock horror material partly for thrills, partly as eloquent metaphors for the anxieties of contemporary American teenagers, but does a lot more - varying its tone from surrealism to moments of intense romanticism. Reding the Vampire Slayer is a book of critical appreciations, which examines a variety of the complex ways in which Buffy and its spin-off series Angel have won the hearts of its target audience and the minds of intellectual co... View More...
This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer includes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfeld, cult-favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award-winner Sarah Zettel. The show and its cast are the topics of such critical pieces as Lawrence Watt-Evans's Matchmaking in Hellmouth and Sherrilyn Kenyon's The Search for Spike's Balls. An informed introduction for those not well acquainted with the show, and a s... View More...
Which episode featured Oz's first glimpse of Willow? What is Buffy's home address? What does Cordelia's license plate say? Packed with photos and tricky questions about characters, plots, soundtracks and more, this quizbook aims to separate the wanna-bes from the would-be members of Buffy's team. View More...
Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends.Weakest linkWhen an old friend from graduate school contacts Fred for help with her job at a top scientific facility, Fred feels a mixture of dread about renewing ties to her past and wistfulness for the quiet life she might have led entrenched in her research. But the night they are supposed to meet, her friend is gunned down, the seemingly innocent victim of a mob hit gone wrong. Fred is inconsolable. Although Angel and the others want to help, they have been called upon to solve a rash of murders among a group of wizards. These wizards are t... View More...
A new school, a new assignment for Buffy the vampire slayer. In this gene ration, she is Buffy Summers, a new student at Sunnydale High. Her experiences at her last school persuaded her to try and resume a normal life, but it is no coincidence that Buffy has come to this town. View More...
Angel and Doyle discover a group of Serpentene demons living locally as an affluent community. Not evil as such, nevertheless Cordelia and Doyle are not sure they can be trusted. Angel, on the other hand, has a deeper grasp of evil and innocence. View More...
Having a Y-chromosome in Sunnydale is never easy. But Buffy the vampire slayer's friend Xander seems to find extra trouble with the opposite sex. When he starts dating Cordelia, things seem to be working until she decides he's harming her social standing. View More...
Evil Times Two Something icky is brewing, as usual, in Sunnydale. This time it's in the form of two clean-cut, prep school-type boys. Buffy's suspicious from the start -- their fashion statement is so old it's dead, and it seems they have a slightly unnatural attachment to their mother. But then, almost everything about these boys is unnatural -- they're vampires. Not ordinary vampires, either -- they are descendants of a clan known for its ability to summon powerful occult forces. And when the Slayer dusts this dynamic duo, she learns what you get when you mess with a vamp family tree. Now ... View More...
When Doyle has his latest vision, he awakes to find himself being tended to by Terri Miller. Soon afterwards Terri is invited by a stranger to meet his companions. Angel Investigations, meanwhile, is on the trail of a savage killer, who seems to have a connection to Terri's newfound friends. View More...
Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends...."PRETTY POISON"The gang at Angel Investigations is well versed in the nuances of demon fighting. So they're surprised to find themselves euphorically giddy after a long night of...what? Their clothes are torn and bloody and their bodies are battered, but their memories of the previous evening are hazy at best. Research determines that they've been doused with demon pixie dust that helps them to heal.Angel, however, is having the opposite post-battle experience. After years of superhuman healing, he's suddenly recovering from a fight with the... View More...
