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Introduction

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", "Johnathon", and "Reunion".

The cover art of the individual comic covers can be seen here.

There has also been an unofficial parody - a sexually explicit satirical graphic novel, Boffy the Vampire Layer, which was not officially licensed as Buffy merchandise by 20th Century Fox. It was published by Eros Graphic Albums in 2002.

Canonical issues

The vast majority of Buffy comics featured in this list are not part of Buffyverse canon. That means they are not considered as official Buffyverse reality, but are stories from the writers' imaginations. However, all of these stories have been licensed as official Buffy the Vampire Slayer merchandise. Furthermore the overall concept for each Buffy story had to be accepted by Joss Whedon (or his office), who did not want these stories to venture too far from his original intentions. A few of the comics were written by members of Mutant Enemy Productions such as Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie.

Chronology

Ancient

These tales take place from ancient times up until 1900.

Image	Buffyverse stories - Ancient - 1900 (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Buffyverse location, time (if known)
	Tales of the Slayers: Prologue	Ancient
	Follows the prehistoric first Slayer, as she is rejected by her village and instructed to fight alone.
	Tales of the Slayers: Righteous	England, approx 1400.
	A Slayer operating within a walled medieval town during a period of witch-hunts.
	Tales of the Slayers: The Innocent	France, 1789
	Claudine is the Slayer during the French Revolution.
	Tales of the Vampires: Some Like it Hot	Europe, early 19th Century
	A vampire seeks fun in the sun through some unusual surgery.
	Tales of the Slayers: Presumption	England, 1813
	Elizabeth Weston has to operate in the English upper-class society of 1813.
	Tales of the Vampires: Jack	London, November 1888
	Another crime is reported to the police. Inspector Whitcomb is on Jack's case but holds a secret of his own.
	'Tales of the Vampires' framing story	England, late 19th Century
	Young Watcher's are taught at a Watcher's academy, about vampires by hearing tales from a vampire captor, Roche.
	Tales of the Slayers: The Glittering World	Sunnydale, late 19th century
	The American West and a Navajo Slayer.

Modern

These Buffyverse tales take place from 1900-1995.

Image	Buffyverse stories: 1901 – 1995 (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Tales of the Vampires: Father	1922 onwards
	The tale of a long relationship between a vampire and his human son told over the lifespan of the latter.
	Tales of the Vampires: Dames	Las Vegas, 1930s
	A noirish tale in which a gambling vampire meets his match while scouting casinos.
	Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: All's Fair	1933
	Spike and Dru are at the World's Fair.
	Tales of the Vampires: Dust Bowl	USA, 1933
	Young Joe Cooper trying to work a barren field that rain hasn't touched.
	Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1937 (2nd half)	New York 1937
	A poor Slayer named Rachel O'Connor must deal with a powerful spirit.
	Tales of the Slayers: Sonnenblume	Germany, 1938
	A young WWII-era German Slayer, Anni Sonnenblume, learns who the true monsters are.

BS1

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 1 (from spring 1996 up until spring 1997).

Image	Buffyverse stories: Spring 1996 - Spring 1997 (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Buffy graphic novel: The Origin	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy is called whilst a student in L.A.
	Buffy graphic novel: Viva Las Buffy	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy runs away to Las Vegas with Pike.
	Buffy graphic novel: Slayer Interrupted	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy battles sanity in an institution.
	Buffy graphic novel: A Stake to the Heart	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy arrives in Sunnydale.

BS2

These tales take place during Buffy Season 2, (from autumn 1997 up until spring 1998).

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1997	Sunnydale, 1997
	A powerful spirit is released from a locker at Sunnydale High. Buffy and Willow end up transporting it back to 1937.
	Tales of the Vampires: The Problem with Vampires	Sunnydale, 1997
	Spike and Drusilla leave Prague amongst chaos.
	Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: The Queen of Hearts	Sunnydale, 1997
	Spike and Dru are travelling to Sunnydale, but first stop off at St. Louis.
	Buffy graphic novel: Dust Waltz	Sunnydale, 1997
	Two mysterious sisters, Lilith and Lamia, arrive in Sunnydale
	Buffy graphic novel: Ring of Fire	Sunnydale, 1998
	The armor of a samurai demon is taken from a cargo ship, as a fight begins for master of the 'ring of fire'. Giles continues to try to cope without Jenny, and Kendra visits.
	Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: Paint the Town Red	Sunnydale, spring 1998
	Spike is irritated by Drusilla's passion for Angelus. Their relationship comes to a heated end.

BS3

These tales take place during Buffy Season 3 (from autumn 1997 up until spring 1998).

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Buffy graphic novel: Play With Fire	Sunnydale, 1998
	A fight involving Xander's at school is broken up by a huge scorpion. A new range of dolls turn out to be demonic.
	Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: Who Made Who First appeared in Lovers Walk comic	Sunnydale, 1998
	Spike and Dru are a newly made up couple in Brazil.
	Buffy graphic novel: Remaining Sunlight	Sunnydale, 1998
	It's holiday season for Buffy.
	Tales of the Vampires: Numb (During Amends)	Sunnydale, Christmas, 1998
	Angel tries to control his evil side.
	Buffy graphic novel: Uninvited Guests	Sunnydale, 1999
	Buffy battles Puritans, ice imps, hellhounds, and a demon.
	Buffy comic: The Final Cut	Sunnydale, 1999
	A film crew arrives at Sunnydale to film a horror movie about vampires.
	Buffy graphic novel: Bad Blood	Sunnydale, 1999
	Buffy and the vampire Selke consider the importance of 'looks'.
	Buffy comic: Food Chain (mini-stories take place in Buffy Seasons 3 and 4)	Sunnydale, 1999
	Buffy deals with High school delinquents, out of control crazes, and other obstacles.
	Buffy comic: Bad Dog (mini-story from Food Chain, canon because by Doug Petrie)	Sunnydale, 1999
	It's that time of the month for Oz, but the wolf escapes from the library.
	Buffy graphic novel: Crash Test Demons	Sunnydale, 1999
	Buffy balances driving and slaying.
	Buffy graphic novel: Pale Reflections	Sunnydale, 1999
	Buffy vs. the vampire, Selke.
	Buffy graphic novel:	Sunnydale, 1999
	Angel faces an old enemy who hollws out vampires.
	Buffy comic: Double Cross (by Doug Petrie)	Sunnydale, spring, 1999
	As Angel drives to L.A. demonic forces hope to exploit the separation of Buffy and Angel.

BS4/AS1

These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy Season 4, and Angel Season 1 (from autumn 1999 up until spring 2000).

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Buffy graphic novel: Blood of Carthage	Sunnydale, 1999
	Buffy slays Sunnydale's version of Bigfoot with far-reaching unexpected, and unwated results.
	Buffy graphic novel: Oz	Sunnydale, 1999
	Oz leaves Sunnydale in search of himself.
	Buffy comic: Giles	Sunnydale, 2000
	The Watcher, Michaela Tomasi, notifies Giles of the death of his former mentor, Archie Lassiter. Giles is drawn back to England.
	Buffy comic: Jonathan (canon since by Jane Espenson)	Sunnydale, 2000
	Jonathan has just performed a spell making him the superstar of Sunnydale.
	Buffy/Angel graphic novel: Past Lives	Sunnydale, L.A., 2000
	A huntress is tracking demons in L.A. and leaves them alive to scare Angel. The Scooby Gang come to L.A.
	Buffy graphic novel: Out of the Woodwork	Sunnydale, 2000
	Sunnydale becomes infested with creepy crawlies.

BS5/AS2

These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy Season 5, and Angel Season 2 (from autumn 2000 up until spring 2001).

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Buffy graphic novel: Haunted (canon since by Jane Espenson)	Sunnydale, 2000
	Faith tells Angel a story that takes place immediately after she was put into a coma. It seems the ghost of Sunnydale's former Mayor, Richard Wilkins, wanted some revenge.
	Buffy graphic novel: False Memories	Sunnydale, 2000
	Dawn goes missing. Her disappearance seems to be linked to the former Slayer Yuki Makumura.
	Buffy Graphic novel story: Willow & Tara: Wannablessedbe	Sunnydale, 2000
	The envy of a girl toward Willow and Tara's friendship becomes dangerous.
	Buffy graphic novel: Autumnal	Sunnydale, 2000
	Buffy needs the help of a long-dead slayer to conquer a something hunting her down.
	Buffy graphic novel: Ugly Little Monsters	Sunnydale, 2001
	Scoobies battle small smelly green creatures.
	Buffy comic: 'Chaos Bleeds' comic prequel	Sunnydale, 2001
	The walls between reality are 'bleeding' into each other as people from Buffy's past descend onto a chaotic Sunnydale.
	Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy: Lost & Found’	Sunnydale, 2001
	The Scoobie's emotional states have been unbalanced and a demon begins feeding from those emotions.
	Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy	Sunnydale, 2001
	Willow takes lead but soon Sunnydale is under attack from disgruntled lizard-demons.

BS6/AS3

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 6, and Angel Season 3 (from autumn 2001 up until spring 2002).

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Buffy comic: Reunion	Sunnydale, 2001
	Xander, Anya and Dawn imagine what happened when Buffy and Angel met up.
	Buffy graphic novel Willow & Tara: Wilderness	Sunnydale, 2001
	Willow, Tara, and Dawn become involved in mystery after coming across a plot of cursed earth near the Pacific Coast Highway.
	Buffy graphic novel: Note from the Underground	Sunnydale, 2001
	Angel breaks Faith out of jail and the two of them travel to Sunnydale to help control chaos there.
	Buffy graphic novel: Creatures of Habit	Sunnydale, 2001
	A new clubbing experience is emerging in Sunnydale. DJs are mixing up music, drugs, and blood.
	Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy: Withdrawal	Sunnydale, 2001
	Buffy's has returned from the grave but the D.J. vampire Velatti has also returned and seeks revenge.

BS7/AS4

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 7, and Angel Season 4 (from autumn 2002 up until spring 2003).

Image	Buffyverse stories (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Tales of the Vampires: Stacey	USA, 2002
	A young teenage vampire named Stacy explains how, whilst human, she was enchanted by the idea of magic.
	Tales of the Vampires: Spot the Vampire	New York, 2002
	A vampire is amongst the people in a 1950's-looking department store.
	Tales of the Vampires: Taking Care of Business	USA, 2002
	A vampire from the 15th century was formerly an inquisitor has gone mad.

AS5

These Buffyverse tales take place around Angel Season 5 (from spring 2003 up until spring 2004).

Image	Buffyverse stories: Spring 2003 – 2004 (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Tales of the Vampires: Antique	Europe, 2003
	Vlad Dracula has entranced Xander.

Future

These Buffyverse tales take place after Angel Season 5.

Buffy the Vampire Vampire comic series

Dark Horse published these comics, that were only later collected into the trade paperbacks described above:

1. Wu-tang Fang
2. Halloween
3. Gold Turkey
4. White Christmas
5. Happy New Year
6. New Kid on the Block, part 1
7. New Kid on the Block, part 2
8. The Final Cut
9. Hey, Good Looking, part 1 (Bad Blood, part 1)
10. Hey, Good Looking, part 2 (Bad Blood, part 2)
11. A Boy Named Sue (Bad Blood, part 3)
12. A Nice Girl Like You
13. Love Sick Blues (Bad Blood, part 4)
14. Love Sick Blues (Bad Blood, part 5)
15. Lost Highway (Bad Blood, part 6)
16. The Food Chain
17. She's No Lady, part 1 (Bad Blood, part 7)
18. She's No Lady, part 2 (Bad Blood, part 8)
19. Old Friend (Bad Blood, part 9)
20. Double Cross
21. The Blood of Carthage, part 1
22. The Blood of Carthage, part 2
23. The Blood of Carthage, part 3
24. The Blood of Carthage, part 4
25. The Blood of Carthage, part 5
26. The Heart of a Slayer, part 1
27. The Heart of a Slayer, part 2
28. Cemetery of Lost Love
29. Past Lives, part 2
30. Past Lives, part 4
31. Lost And Found
32. Invasion
33. Hive Mentality
34. Out Of The Fire, Into The Hive
35. Remember The Beginning
36. Remember The Lies, part 2
37. Remember The Truth
38. Remember The End
39. Night of a Thousand Vampires

1. Ugly Little Monsters, part 1
2. Ugly Little Monsters, part 2
3. Ugly Little Monsters, part 3
4. The Death of Buffy, part 1
5. The Death of Buffy, part 2
6. The Death of Buffy, part 3
7. Withdrawal
8. Note From The Underground, part 1
9. Note From The Underground, part 2
10. Note From The Underground, part 3
11. Note From The Underground, part 4
12. Viva Las Buffy!, Act 1: Broken Parts
13. Viva Las Buffy!, Act 2: Full House
14. Viva Las Buffy!, Act 3: Deuces Wild
15. Viva Las Buffy!, Act 4: The Big Fold
16. Hoopy the Bear
17. Slayer Interrupted, act 1
18. Slayer Interrupted, act 2
19. Slayer Interrupted, act 3
20. Slayer Interrupted, act 4
21. A Stake To The Heart, act 1
22. A Stake To The Heart, act 2
23. A Stake To The Heart, act 3
24. A Stake To The Heart, act 4

Comics by writer

See here

Upcoming comics

List of comics yet to be fully released:

Joss Whedon has also stated that a canonical Buffy comic series will be released.^{[#endnote_whedononbuffy8comics]} This series will be an official conitinuation of the original television show's story and may serve as a tie in to a Spike movie if that project is greenlit. The comics will be released from late 2006 onwards^{[#endnote_icv2]}

Footnotes

1. ↑  - [Whedonesque.com - Whedon announces he will be writing Buffy comics in December 2005]
2. ↑  - [ICv2.com - Dark Horse spokesperson reveals Buffy comics due in October 2006]

See also

 

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