SDCC 2025: Buffy & Angel Stake a New Path in Comics from Kelly Thompson

Buffy the Vampire Slayer and companion series Angel mark their hotly anticipated return to comic stories from Dynamite Entertainment and Disney’s 20th Television, ushering in a groundbreaking new era of the mythos.

Eisner Award-winning Kelly Thompson will be taking on the comic book franchise, as the master architect and writer for both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. The two series are set to interconnect and complement each other closely, for an epic introduction to the characters and franchise for new audiences as well as long-time readers. Buffy and Angel are two of her most ambitious projects to date, after over a decade of fan-favorite and critically acclaimed work including Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, It's Jeff, Hawkeye, Rogue & Gambit, and Deadpool — as well as stories based on cherished properties like Jem and the Holograms, G.I. Joe’s Scarlett, and Star Wars. Superstar cover artist David Nakayama will be contributing to both titles.

SLAYIN IT Podcast Pairs Juliet Landau with Fellow Buffy Cast

Juliet Landau, who played the deliciously diabolical Drusilla over 6 seasons on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and spin-off Angel, has launched "Slayin It", the first-of-its-kind Buffy Rewatch Podcast with a cast member as your guide. Juliet co-hosts with her Scoobies, Christopher Feinstein and Frank Bonacci.

The trio dives into each episode with nostalgia, love, laughter, fresh insights, personal behind-the-scenes stories, and cast and crew interviews. Landau says, “Slayin’ It has everything fans love, encompassing heartfelt nostalgia. It’s also a fresh evolution, a continuation, and an exploration of new content and new entertainment. This show takes the idea of the traditional podcast and evolves it!” 

SDCC 2020: Diamond Select Vinimates Exclusives

The convention formerly known as Comic-Con International has gone digital for this year, but that means the panels and exclusives are going digital, too! Now available on shop.diamondselecttoys.com, these four Vinimates vinyl figures are highly limited, and highly awesome! Each 4-inch vinyl figure – based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Godzilla, Lost in Space and the Rocketeer – features a poseable head, and there are only 250 of each! Order today before they’re gone! And then check out our panel Saturday at 1:00 PM PST!

SDCC 2018: Fox Readies High Stakes Buffy Vampire Hunt!

OK maybe not "high" stakes...but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to say it. ....Don't stifle my art.

To celebrate Buffy the Vampire Slayer, on Saturday, July 21st, 20th Century Fox Consumer Products invites Buffy fans on the first-ever Buffy Vampire Hunt through San Diego.  Every fan becomes a slayer as they must locate each ‘Vampire Nest’ across the Gaslamp District and throughout San Diego’s Convention Center. At each location, fans will be rewarded with a wide-range of prizes including Buffy Funko figures, posters, stickers, pins, t-shirts, comics and much more.

Twitter Requests: More Buffy, Please

Twitter poster @ThoughtOtter asked the great and powerful Joss Whedon for more Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His reply was "Your wish is my command."

Meanwhile, Dark Horse Comics has been continuing the saga of Buffy, Angel and all their pals, with and without pointy teeth. All stories are created under the watchful eye of their original creator. YOU SHOULD BE READING THIS BOOK!!!

Toy Fair 2014: Titan Merchandise Doctor Who, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, The Beatles & More

In the states, Funko have mastered the "down sizing" of popular, pop culture characters into ridiculously adorable Pop! Vinyl figures...that sometimes have bobble heads. In the UK, Titan Merchandise is doing some chibi-ing...some super deforming...some smushing down of features themselves! The line, simply called Titans (which is all sorts of ironic seeing as how they are 3 inch figures..oh those Brits..) and currently includes a horde of tiny Doctor Who characters, but will soon be joined by Battlestar Galactica, The Beatles Yellow Submarine, Alien (!!!), Alien vs Predator and Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters.

NYCC 2013: Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel & Faith Return

Announced today at New York Comic Con, Dark Horse is bringing the Whedonverse into it’s tenth season with the help of fan favorite authors, Christos Gage and Victor Gischler.

“In Buffy, Season 10 is going to be about bringing friendships back together, while in Angel and Faith, relationships are shattered. Magic is starting to come back into the world, but in some surprising ways, like that vampire we saw standing in the sunlight at the end of Season 9,” says Editor in Chief Scott Allie.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 is slated for 30 issues, written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Rebekah Issacs, with covers by long time series artist, Steve Morris.

“The Buffyverse community has been wonderfully welcoming to Rebekah and me. It's a tremendous honor for Joss and Dark Horse to trust us with their flagship book, and we are going to do all we can to be worthy of that trust. It's a new season, with new rules...but hopefully the same blend of love, action, horror, humor and creativity that's made Buffy and her Scoobies part of all our families. We hope you'll join us for the ride,” states Christos Gage.

Firefly Cast, Stan Lee & John Cena Headline Wizard World Philadelphia

“Castle” Star Nathan Fillion, fellow “Serenity” and Firefly headliner Summer Glau, Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan Lee and WWE® Superstars John Cena® and Daniel Bryan® are at the top of a standout roster of celebrity guests scheduled to appear at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, May 30 – June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.  It is the third in the 2013 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. and will also feature a top-drawer collection of well-known artists and writers and a variety of activities, exhibitors and special attractions. 

Dark Horse's Buffyverse Sampler for 2013

If there was ever a "gateway drug" to the world of Dark Horse's Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics universe, this is it. It never ceases to amaze me the number of die hard Buffy fans out there who still haven't even heard of the comic, and apparently, despite overwhelming success, Dark Horse has taken notice and aims to get you hooked.

Following the success of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, Dark Horse launched four separate series for the anticipated Buffy Season 9. Buffy Season 9 and Angel & Faith are direct follow-ups to Season 8, while Spike and Willow are spinoffs from those two ongoing series.

Collected here are all four #1 issues, with all-new cover art by C. L. Bradley! Coming in at 96 pages, this issue carries the low cover price of only $4.99!

Look for this at your local comic shop on January 23, 2013!

Dark Horse Vampire DOMINATION

Are you dissatisfied with your current vampire? Does he seem unusually weepy? Does he moan about waify little girls when he should be tearing out the throats of your enemies? Does she spend all her time hatching intricate plots to ruin the social lives of her foes instead of TEARING OUT THE THROATS OF YOUR ENEMIES??!! Guys, I can't stress this enough. There should be throat tearing. Dark Horse offers up their modest stable of bloodsucking undead in the hopes you can compare..and make the right choice.

If you've got a taste for bloodsuckers, then look no further! Dark Horse does vampires right and gives readers who crave creatures of the night a crypt full of creepy comics! Check out DH's dark side with the "Dark Horse Does Vampires Right Sampler"!

Step into the world of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9, as everyone's favorite Slayer adapts to her new life in San Francisco. Then check out Angel & Faith, where the vampire with a soul and the once-evil Slayer work to atone for past sins.

This preview issue also features Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden's Baltimore, which follows a vampire hunter living in a world beset by a post–World War I vampire infestation; samples from P. C. and Kristin Cast's story of a vampyre boarding school in House of Night; and Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's The Strain, in which Manhattan suffers from a vampiric plague!

• Issue features selections from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #1,Angel & Faith #1, Baltimore: The Curse Bells #1, The Strain #1, and House of Night #1. Plus, the entirety of a short story entitled "Magical Mystery Tour Featuring the Beetles," a previously unreleased, digital-only retailer exclusive from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9.

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con Announces Programming

Interactive Q&A sessions with top stars like Chris Hemsworth, Stan Lee, William Shatner and three other “Star Trek” captains, WWE® Superstar CM Punk™ and more than a dozen others, movie screenings, evening parties, kids activities, comedy and costume contests are among the wide variety of programming offerings at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, May 31 – June 3 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Panels are scheduled for all four days, spanning the entire pop culture spectrum.

Highlight programming at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con includes:

• Individual celebrity Q&A's featuring Hemsworth, Lee, WWE® Superstar CM Punk™, Sam Witwer, Hayden Panettiere, Bruce Campbell, Jeri Ryan, Dean Cain and more

• Four “Star Trek” captains reunite as Shatner (“Captain Kirk”) Scott Bakula (“Captain Archer”), Avery Brooks (“Captain Sisko”), and Kate Mulgrew (“Captain Janeway”) compare stories of their respective times at the command

• James Marsters and Juliet Landau, known to most of the geek world as “Spike” and “Drusilla” from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel,” share the stage in an entertaining discussion of their Joss Whedon experiences and other roles

• The Boondock Saints trio of Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Della Rocco rekindle memories of the popular 1999 cult movie and sequel 10 years later

• Screenings of the 2009 film The Loved Ones and last year's Lloyd the Conqueror

• Party with fellow Wizard World revelers at the Drink & Draw on Friday at the Convention Center and the GeekNation Launch party at The Field House (1150 Filbert St.)

• Love is in the air with Sci-Fi Speed Dating, for those looking to “Terminate” their single lives

• Kids Day on Sunday, with a full slate of activities specially designed for the youngsters

• Laugh out loud (but hide the kids from this one) when Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling brings his unique brand of comedy – forged by many years on “The Howard Stern Show” and “Jackie's Joke Hunt” on Sirius XM Radio

• It wouldn't be Wizard World Comic Con without cosplay and costume contests – adults on Saturday night, kids on Sunday

Unless noted, programming events take place in designated rooms at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Many are included as part of standard Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con admission; VIP tickets or additional costs may apply to ensure access to select activities. Seating for panels is strictly limited and available on a first come first serve basis and each room will be cleared between panels. Programming subject to change; attendees should check the schedule board on site for updates.

Full Programming at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con is available at http://www.wizardworld.com/programming-pa.html

Get Your Dark Horse Free Comic Book Day Comics TODAY!

Part of me thinks this is a fantastic idea, and part of me thinks the whole idea is supposed to be to get people to actually ENTER a comic book shop...but then I default back to "fantastic idea" because any way to get the "regular folks" to read comics is a WIN. And besides..Gateway Drug!! You give em' a taste, they'll come sniffin' around for more...

If you missed out on picking up your Free Comic Book Day comics at your local comic-book store, you can get them from Dark Horse Digital for a limited time! Both Star Wars/Serenity and Buffy/The Guild will be available for free download on Dark Horse Digital starting today and running through the end of May. Dark Horse Digital is available through all modern web browsers and features cloud storage in both the Android (beta) and iOS apps. Make sure to check out these awesome titles from Dark Horse and support Free Comic Book Day! Free Comic Book Day has happened the first Saturday in May every year since 2002—ten years in the running!

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