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NYCC '15: Dark Horse Is Bringing Buffy Back In Buffy: The High School Years

Published Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:16:57 -0500

by Christine Marie

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Lots of news came out of the Dark Horse: CLASSIFIED! Panel, but a highlight was definitely a original graphic novel series titled Buffy: The High School Years, executive produced by Joss Whedon. The first volume will be written by Eisner Award–winning author Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl) with artist Yishan Li. Together they're bringing the angst, the action, and the cool to Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Hicks shared her feelings about working on the book by saying:

"I'm thrilled to be writing a Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic; the TV show was a formative story for me. I loved it so much that the very first comic I ever created was a Buffy the Vampire Slayer homage. It's beyond exciting to get a chance to write the real thing!"

Set during Season 1 of the television series, Buffy: The High School Years highlights Buffy moving to a new school and making new friends. That will create enough anxiety for any teenage girl, but when you're Buffy Summers, a vampire slayer—the Chosen One (with all that entails)—building a new life can be overwhelming.

A group of nerdy vampires, shunned by their cooler brethren, decide to climb the vampire social ladder by taking out the Slayer. They play on Buffy's insecurities, wearing her down until she is full-on distracted by the mental warfare. But in addition to her Watcher, Giles, this Slayer has a couple of new friends, Willow and Xander, to cheer her on . . . except, of course, when they're not getting along.

Buffy: The High School Years will arrive in stores June 15, 2016. Preorder your copy today at your local comic shop!