| "The Death of Buffy" | |||
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Cover of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Death of Buffy (2002).Trade paperback collected edition. Art by Clem Robins. |
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| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Publication date | March – July 2002 | ||
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Action/adventure, horror Vampires in comics |
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| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Fabian Nicieza, Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe | ||
| Penciller(s) | Cliff Richards | ||
| Inker(s) | Joe Pimentel, Will Conrad | ||
| Colorist(s) | Dave McCaig | ||
| With respect to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise | |||
| The material covered in this article is a continuity issue in the canon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. | |||
"The Death of Buffy" was a story arc that ran through Buffy the Vampire Slayer #43–45 based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series. The arc was later collected in a trade paperback edition.
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Following the events of "The Gift", Buffy's friends are trying to live on without the slayer. However their emotional states remain unbalanced. A demon feeds off their emotions.
Buffy is dead. The Scooby Gang soon realize that Sunnydale will lose control over the dark forces. Willow takes lead but soon Sunnydale is under attack from disgruntled lizard-demons.
Willow, Xander, and the Scooby Gang try to fight off the lizard wizards. They had come to remove the Slayer but found that Buffy was already dead. They turn their attentions to the ones Buffy left behind.
The lizard-demons try to resurrect their deceased leader and destroy the town. Buffy's friends attempt to face the threat without Buffy. Willow learns from the reptilian mystics.
Originally in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #46
Buffy has returned from the grave but the D.J. vampire Velatti has also returned and seeks revenge. She has also noticed that Willow's addiction to magic is spinning out of control.
Buffy comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. However, unlike fan fiction, overviews summarizing their story, written early in the writing process, were approved by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy/Angel merchandise.