We first heard about The Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summer back in February — BOOM! Studios’ one-shot returning to the original TV continuity for the first time since Season 12. Now we have a first look at the interior pages, and it’s looking good.
The comic drops May 5th, written by Casey Gilly with art by Lauren Knight.
Here’s the setup: Spike is chasing a surviving manuscript of his own poetry, which leads him to trick the Scooby Gang into a road trip to New Orleans. Dawn, meanwhile, gets drawn into something involving the Casquette Girls and their supernaturally charged wardrobe.
It’s the first time we’ve been back in the TV continuity since Season 12 concluded, and a one-shot is a low-pressure way to return. New Orleans is a great setting for a Buffyverse story — the mythology fits. And Spike embarrassing himself over his terrible poetry is always welcome.
May 5th. Worth adding to the pull list.
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