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The “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” comic books will be rebooted in January with a Jordie Bellaire and Dan Mora written effort for Boom! Studios.
The publisher says the new “Buffy” series will “reimagine the groundbreaking pop culture phenomenon from the very beginning,” and it will be completely separate from the upcoming TV revival.
Joss Whedon, creator of the fangtastical franchise, will serve as a story consultant on the new print offerings.
“The world of Buffy The Vampire Slayer has been so richly developed over the last twenty years, so when it came time for us to decide where to take the franchise under Joss’ guidance, there was only one answer in our minds — reimagining the story of Buffy and the Gang for a new generation,” Boom! executive editor Jeanine Schaefer said in a statement. “The world right now is scarier than it’s ever been; placing these characters firmly in 2019, we can use the themes that were so integral to the show — identity, agency, and empathy — to examine our world and the heroes and monsters that lurk inside all of us … and punch those monsters right in the face.”
The “Buffy” comicverse had been published by Dark Horse Comics, who continued the continuity of the TV series with a number of runs overseen and sometimes penned by Whedon.
“Buffy has brought my life so much joy and to be part of that now is ridiculously overwhelming on many levels,” Bellaire added. “My very favorite aspect of Buffy is how we have a wide group of characters that love each other, hurt each other and sometimes, they even kill each other. I can’t wait to dabble within that universe to find new stories, explore older ones and forever maintain the theme of self-discovery and growing up, whatever that means.”
While at New York Comic Con, the writers confirmed that Buffy and her ‘Scooby Gang’ – including Giles, Xander and Willow – will return but there might be some new characters infused into the storylines.
The new series, launching January 9, features covers by Matthew Taylor, Kevin Wada, Royal Dunlap, Becca Carey and Jen Bartel.
