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All-New Cover Reveal Continues Week Long Spotlight on Next Chapter of the Landmark<\/p>\n

Pop Culture Reimagining in February 2019<\/em><\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CA (November 6, 2018)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 BOOM! Studios today unveiled a variant cover to\u00a0BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #2<\/strong>\u00a0by superstar artist Kevin Wada (She-Hulk<\/em>), spotlighting the iconic Willow Rosenberg. The next chapter of the hotly anticipated series will debut in stores February 13th, 2019, in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products.<\/p>\n

The reimagining of Joss Whedon’s groundbreaking series continues as Drusilla, the self-proclaimed Mistress and her pet, Spike, make their debut with their sights set on Buffy! Meanwhile, Giles is determined to teach Buffy about her destiny, responsibility, blah blah…can someone tell him to chill? How bad can it get?<\/p>\n

Welcome back to the Hellmouth as Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands<\/em>) and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Klaus<\/em>, Saban\u2019s\u00a0Go Go Power Rangers<\/em>), along with series creator and story consultant Joss Whedon (the visionary writer\/director behind\u00a0Firefly<\/em>, Marvel\u2019s\u00a0The Avengers<\/em>, and more), reimagine the groundbreaking pop culture phenomenon from the very beginning.<\/p>\n

Buffy The Vampire Slayer\u00a0<\/em>premiered 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 #2<\/strong>\u00a0features a main cover by acclaimed Mondo illustrator Matthew Taylor, along with covers by Celia Lowenthal (Over The Garden Wall: Hollow Town<\/em>), Ryan Inzana (Ichiro<\/em>) and Audrey Mok (Archie<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\u201cWillow is one of the most important characters in pop culture history, and I\u2019m thrilled that Jordie and Dan are able to reimagine her as a modern teenager,\u201d said Jeanine Schaefer, Executive Editor, BOOM! Studios. \u201cKevin perfectly captures the essence of Willow \u2013 her joy, humor and warmth \u2013 in a stunning new cover spotlighting everyone\u2019s favorite teenage witch.\u201d<\/p>\n

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER<\/strong>\u00a0is the latest release from BOOM! Studios\u2019 eponymous imprint, home to a world-class group of licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including Joss Whedon\u2019s\u00a0Firefly<\/em>, Lev Grossman\u2019s\u00a0The Magicians<\/em>,\u00a0Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Planet of the Apes, Abbott, Mech Cadet Yu, Grass Kings<\/em>, and\u00a0Klaus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Print copies of\u00a0BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #2<\/strong>\u00a0will be available for sale on February 13th, 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops (use\u00a0comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.<\/p>\n

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

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