{"id":16560,"date":"2019-05-14T17:22:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T22:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=16560"},"modified":"2019-05-14T17:22:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T22:22:35","slug":"xander-vs-team-slayer-on-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-5-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/14\/xander-vs-team-slayer-on-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-5-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Xander Vs. Team Slayer on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #5 Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Slayers, vamps, witches, Watchers and innocent bystanders everywhere will want to follow this new era from day one.”\u2014Paste Magazine<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the full package, and it will leave Buffy fans eager for the next issue to arrive.”\u2014ComicBook.com<\/p>\n

“Things are starting to get pretty interesting in Sunnydale.””\u2014IGN<\/em><\/p>\n

BOOM! Studios today, in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products, unveiled the\u00a0BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #5\u00a0<\/strong>cover by artist Yasmine Putri (Nightwing<\/em>), where Xander faces off against Willow and Buffy as he transitions into a vampire. This game-changing issue of the hotly anticipated series will debut in stores June 5, 2019, with a heart wrenching mission that Buffy must complete at all costs in order to save her friend.<\/p>\n

The reimagining of Joss Whedon’s groundbreaking hit pop culture series kicks off a brand new story arc as Team Slayer deals with the devastating consequences of Xander becoming a vampire. Buffy and the Scooby Gang have lost one of their own to Team Vamp but what if there\u2019s a way to get their friend back? The Slayer will walk the line between responsibility and rampage as she searches for anything that\u2019ll bring back her friend, balancing her quest with her duties as the Slayer without losing anyone else in the process. What do you do when your entire purpose is killing vampires and your friend just turned into one?<\/p>\n

Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands<\/em>) and acclaimed artist David L\u00f3pez (Captain Marvel<\/em>), along with series creator and story consultant Joss Whedon (the visionary writer\/director behind\u00a0Firefly, Marvel\u2019s The Avengers<\/em>, and more), reimagine the groundbreaking pop culture phenomenon for a new generation of comic book fans.<\/p>\n

Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/em>\u00a0premiered on the WB Network on March 10th, 1997. The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated series, which ran for seven seasons from 1997-2003, stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as \u201cBuffy Summers.\u201d Chosen to battle vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, Buffy is aided by a Watcher who guides and teaches her as she surrounds herself with a circle of friends called the \u201cScooby Gang.\u201d<\/p>\n

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #5<\/strong>\u00a0features cover art by Mondo illustrator Marc Aspinall and fan favorite artists Kevin Wada (She-Hulk<\/em>), Morgan Beem (The Family Trade<\/em>), and Becca Carey (Bitch Planet<\/em>).<\/p>\n

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER<\/strong>\u00a0is the newest release from BOOM! Studios\u2019 eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including\u00a0Once & Future<\/em>\u00a0by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora;\u00a0Faithless<\/em>\u00a0by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet;\u00a0Abbott\u00a0<\/em>from Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivel\u00e4;\u00a0Bury The Lede\u00a0<\/em>from Gaby Dunn and Claire Roe;\u00a0Grass Kings<\/em>from Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins; and\u00a0Klaus\u00a0<\/em>from Grant Morrison and Dan Mora. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Joss Whedon\u2019s\u00a0Angel\u00a0<\/em>from Bryan Edward Hill and Gleb Melnikov,\u00a0Firefly\u00a0<\/em>from Greg Pak and Dan McDaid,\u00a0Buffy The Vampire Slayer from<\/em>\u00a0Jordie Bellaire and David L\u00f3pez, and\u00a0Mighty Morphin Power Rangers<\/em>from Ryan Parrott and Danielle Di Nicuolo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Print copies of\u00a0BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #5\u00a0<\/strong>will be available for sale on June 5, 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops\u00a0(use\u00a0comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest one)\u00a0or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.<\/span><\/p>\n

For continuing news on\u00a0BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER<\/strong>\u00a0comic books, graphic novels and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to\u00a0www.boom-studios.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow@boomstudios<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter. And follow\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, andInstagram<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Slayers, vamps, witches, Watchers and innocent bystanders everywhere will want to follow this new era from day one.”\u2014Paste Magazine \u201cIt\u2019s the full package,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,32,16],"tags":[46,274],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-5-2.jpg?fit=1031%2C1734","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16652,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/17\/xander-vamps-out-on-the-cover-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":16560,"position":0},"title":"Xander Vamps Out On the Cover of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #5","author":"DiRT","date":"May 17, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"\"Slayers, vamps, witches, Watchers and innocent bystanders everywhere will want to follow this new era from day one.\"\u2014Paste Magazine \u201cIt\u2019s the full package, and it will leave Buffy fans eager for the next issue to arrive.\"\u2014ComicBook.com \"Things are starting to get pretty interesting in Sunnydale.\"\u2014IGN BOOM! 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