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BOOM! Goes Full Twilight With Miguel Mercado #TeamSlayer and #TeamVamp Variants for Buffy #1

Like a snake eating its own tail, BOOM! Studios is borrowing from Twilight in promoting its Buffy the Vampire Slayer relaunch, just as Twilight borrowed from the original Buffy series in the circular world of self-referential vampire fiction. Taking a cue from the #TeamEdward and #TeamJacob debates of the early 2010s, BOOM! has unleashed two variant covers for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 by Miguel Mercado, along with the hashtags #TeamSlayer and #TeamVamp, demanding that fans line up on opposing sides, Slayerbronies and Vampbronies.

"BOOM! Studios today announced new #TeamSlayer and #TeamVamp variant covers to the hotly anticipated BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #1, debuting in comic shops on January 9th, 2019 in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products," the publisher said in a press release. "Now every reader must choose a side – will you stand with the Chosen One (#TeamSlayer) or will you side with the Vampires (#TeamVamp)? You can show your true allegiance in two special interactive variant covers from acclaimed artist Miguel Mercado (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) that can be held to your face to reveal your inner Slayer or inner Demon!"

"You can also track down two rare variant covers from artist Kaiti Infante that depict fan favorite Willow Rosenberg on both sides of the battle, one as Buffy's best friend and the other…as Vampire Willow?!" it continues.

Said BOOM! Executive Editor Jeanine Schaefer:

One of the exciting opportunities in reimagining the story of Buffy and welcoming a new generation to the Hellmouth was further developing the true nature of the supernatural war underneath it all – and readers may find these revelations put them on different sides of conflicts and relationships than before. While we're exploring so many themes that were integral to the show – identity, agency, and empathy – we also want to capture the spirit of fun that also permeated each episode. That means giving readers a chance to choose their side as Buffy and The Gang face their greatest enemies again for the first time. And hopefully they all survive it too…"

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 hits stores on January 9th, 2019.

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