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BOOM! Teases Shocking Death in Shocking Conclusion to Shocking First Buffy Story Arc

Published Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:26:17 -0500

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios would really like you to purchase a copy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4. Yesterday's announcement of a new creative team beginning with Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5 teased a shocking conclusion to the previous issue, one so shocking and conclusive that the cover for #5 needed to be replaced with a "top secret" graphic in the press release. Today, BOOM! has sent out another press release, with the headline "Major First Appearance in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #4 From BOOM! Studios," and if that weren't enough, the press release itself heavily implies that this shocking conclusion will be punctuated with an even more shocking death!

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 21, 2019) – BOOM! Studios today unveiled a first look at BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #4, the shocking conclusion to the first arc of the highly praised reimagining of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER that is sure to divide readers and surprise fans both old and new, in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products.

Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Klaus, Saban's Go Go Power Rangers), along with series creator and story consultant Joss Whedon (the visionary writer/director behind Firefly, Marvel's The Avengers, and more), continue to reimagine the groundbreaking pop culture phenomenon in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #4.

Buffy Summers thinks she's faced the worst Sunnydale has to offer – like the Mistress Dru and her mysterious ally Spike – but this is the moment that changes everything for her. One member of her newly formed Scooby Gang won't survive Dru's master plan – and the shocking first appearance of one of Joss Whedon's most popular characters may not be enough to save the day. Not to mention Buffy's got a date with Robin Wood that's gonna be completely ruined now!

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #4 features a main cover by acclaimed Mondo illustrator Matthew Taylor, along with variant covers by fan favorite Kevin Wada (She-Hulk) and acclaimed illustrator Feifei Ruan (Jim Henson's Storyteller).

So who will make their shocking first appearance? Who will shockingly die? If BOOM! told us, it would presumably lessen the shock value. But a shocking press release quote from shocking BOOM! Executive Editor Jeanine Schaefer promises to leave both longtime fans and new readers "stunned" by what's going on:

Every time Buffy thinks she's got it figured out, a bomb gets dropped that changes everything, reinforcing her fears that she isn't good enough, that the future is uncertain, and that she might not live long enough to put things right. Amidst this uncertainty, the explosive events that break into Buffy's life will happen when she least expects them, leaving longtime fans and new readers stunned by the events unfolding behind Buffy's back.

How shocking! Buffy #4 hits stores on April 17, 2019.