Hier, une page se tournait pour le Buffyverse avec la publication du tout dernier comic-book Dark Horse de la Tueuse de Vampires. Et aujourd’hui, un nouveau chapitre commence avec l’officialisation de l’acquisition de la licence par Boom! Studios.
Les premières équipes créatives seront dévoilées prochainement…
Jeanine Schaefer (Boom!) : “I remember watching the premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer over twenty years ago, and the feeling of empowerment that came with seeing a girl get to kick ass and have flaws at the same time, and to not apologize for who she was. It’s an honor to oversee that world for a new generation and to bring them that same feeling of knowing your greatest power comes from being true to who you are“Buffy is about love at its core, love for your friends and yourself. The characters are allowed to be equal parts human and monster, and seeing them struggle to balance those parts of themselves, the same parts we all struggle with, is why it still resonates with audiences of all ages and backgrounds today.”
Nouveaux défis, nouveaux amis et ennemis…et aussi des visages connus !
Sous la supervision de Joss Whedon, c’est la scénariste et coloriste Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) qui écrira les nouvelles aventures de Buffy Summers…en faisant du Scooby Gang des ados de 2019 !
La partie graphique a été confiée à Dan Mora (Klaus).
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 sortira le 9 janvier.
« This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil. But the Slayer’s world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as this new series brings her into a new era with new challenges, new friends…and a few enemies you might already recognize. The more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang – Giles, Willow, Xander, Cordelia and more – faces brand new Big Bads, and a threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High, confirming what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell. »
WELCOME BACK TO THE HELLMOUTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Drusilla en « Maîtresse », il faut voir comment c’est justifié : comme une évolution du personnage par rapport à ce qui existait dans la série télé — ce qui serait plutôt cool et assez dans le ton de sa psychologie… particulière —, ou comme une totale recréation qui fusionne et redistribue les éléments des divers personnages, ce qui me aurait tendance à me laisser, a priori, plus circonspect.
Les chara designs de Dan Mora semblent confirmer qu’on est bien dans une recréation de la série télé, pas une suite. J’en reste donc à ma circonspection…
Covers by: Matthew Taylor, Kevin Wada, Matt Smith, Scott Buoncristiano.
Description: This is Buffy Summers, who wants what every teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, a cute crush, and to escape a destiny as the lone Slayer, hunting vampires and fighting Evil. But things get complicated when several magical power players enter the field, each with their own hidden and perhaps nefarious agenda, leaving Buffy to dive deeper into the dark, supernatural underbelly of Sunnydale in search of answers.
This is the issue no BUFFY fan can miss! In the shocking conclusion of the first story arc of the most-anticipated reVAMP of 2019, someone from the Scooby gang must make the ultimate sacrifice.
And don’t miss the massive first appearance that will have everyone talking!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4 is out on April 17th, priced $3.99.
Covers by: Narc Aspinall, Kevin Wada, Morgan Beem, Kaiti Infante, Becca Carey,
Description: After the stunning events of Issue #4, the Scooby Gang tries to recover and deal with a new threat that’s arising within the very halls of Sunnydale High itself.
Covers by: Marc Aspinall, Kevin Wada, Alexa Sharpe, Becca Carey, Ethan Young.
Description: How far would you go for your best friend? Xander is becoming the very thing the Scoobies fight against every night: a vampire. Buffy is tearing through Sunnydale in search of a mythical cure while trying to stop Mistress Drusilla from opening the Hellmouth, and Willow may have found something that could fix Xander and save the day but comes at an impossibly high price. But magic always comes at a cost – is Willow willing to lay everything on the line and make a sacrifice so final that nothing will ever be the same again?
Covers by: Marc Aspinall, Kevin Wada, Alexa Sharpe, Sonia Liao, Becca Carey, Miguel Mercado.
Description: With time and options running out quickly, Buffy must turn to the new face in Sunnydale, someone she doesn’t fully trust - Angel! If you’re expecting sparks to fly, you’re probably guessing wrong… but fists and stakes just might!
Covers by: Marc Aspinall, Kevin Wada, Becca Carey, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Kelly Matthews, Nicole Mattheews.
Description: The road to Hellmouth begins in Buffy #8, where the Slayer meets Angel for the very first time! Buffy’s on patrol at her school’s Halloween dance, but instead of demons and monsters, she finds a stranger in a mask who seems to be watching her every move. Meanwhile, across town, someone close to the Scooby Gang makes a fateful decision that has dire consequences for Sunnydale, and leads directly to the event that will change Buffy and Angel’s lives forever in…the Hellmouth.
A HELLMOUTH TIE-IN! It’s up to the All-New Scooby Gang of Cordelia, Willow and Xander to save Sunnydale. There’s just one problem—the Hellmouth is spreading evil all over Sunnydale, putting everyone under its thrall. As the inhabitants of Sunnydale turn on one another, will the Scooby Gang be enough?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #9 is out on November 6th, priced $3.99.
Covers by: Marc Aspinall, Kevin Wada, Jakub Rebulka, Ryan Inzana, Miguel Mercado.
Description: A Hellmouth tie-in! The first appearance of a new slayer! With Buffy in Hell, someone new has answered the call to save what’s left of Sunnydale. Who is this mysterious new Slayer? And how will the new blood cope with a team made up of a newly empowered witch and a half-human, half-vampire sidekick?