{"id":18232,"date":"2019-08-01T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=18232"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:47:05","slug":"boom-studios-announces-joss-whedons-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-legacy-edition-book-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/01\/boom-studios-announces-joss-whedons-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-legacy-edition-book-one\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOM! Studios Announces Joss Whedon\u2019s BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: LEGACY EDITION BOOK ONE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover the Official Continuation of Joss Whedon\u2019s Emmy Award-Winning Hit Show in April 2020<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

BOOM! Studios, in partnership with 20th Century Fox, today announced a new graphic novel program collecting out-of-print and rare stories officially set in the world of Joss Whedon\u2019s hit television series\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Beginning in April 2020 with\u00a0BUFFY: LEGACY EDITION BOOK ONE<\/strong>, BOOM! Studios will collect every issue of\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>\u00a0from previous publishers in chronological order, including hard-to-find and out-of-print stories in this value-priced Legacy Edition format.<\/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\u20132003, stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers. 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

Set during the third season of the\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>\u00a0television series and featuring stories by acclaimed writers including Andi Watson, Jen Van Meter, Christopher Golden and Dan Brereton,\u00a0BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: LEGACY EDITION BOOK ONE\u00a0<\/strong>allows fans to discover untold stories of the Scooby Gang and their fight against evil in Sunnydale\u2014all while trying not to fail their exams! As Buffy faces the consequences of saving the world\u2014by killing the man she loved\u2014the rest of the team faces their own challenges, such as Angel returning to life without a soul and Willow helping Oz confront the beast inside of him, all while Xander and Cordelia kiss, make up, kiss, make up…you probably get the picture.<\/p>\n

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: LEGACY EDITION BOOK ONE<\/strong>\u00a0features a stunning new cover by illustrator Nimit Malavia.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuffy\u00a0<\/em>is such a beloved television series and it\u2019s managed to build an amazing legacy of game-changing stories in comic book format over the years,\u201d said Jeanine Schaefer, Executive Editor, BOOM! Studios. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to collect all those stories in a deluxe set of softcover editions for fans who are looking to enjoy all that the Buffyverse has to offer\u2014including essential stories about favorite characters they might have missed when they were first released.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans can also collect every issue of Angel from previous publishers in chronological order, including hard-to-find and out-of-print stories in the value-priced\u00a0Angel: Legacy Edition Book One<\/em>, featuring work by the Emmy Award-winning writer of\u00a0Angel\u00a0<\/em>David Fury, New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden, and five-time Eisner Award-winning artist Eric Powell, available in October 2019.<\/p>\n

Available now everywhere books are sold,\u00a0Firefly: Legacy Edition Book One\u00a0<\/em>collects previously released\u00a0Serenity\u00a0<\/em>comics for the first time under one cover in a new value-priced format as Mal and the crew ride again in this official sequel to the critically acclaimed\u00a0Firefly\u00a0<\/em>television series and\u00a0Serenity\u00a0<\/em>film.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: LEGACY EDITION BOOK ONE<\/strong>\u00a0is available April 8, 2020 exclusively in comic shops\u00a0(use\u00a0comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest one),, April 14, 2020 at bookstores, or 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\u00a0<\/strong>comic books, graphic novels and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to\u00a0www.boom-studios.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow\u00a0@boomstudios<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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