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Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer - cover art for issue #1, which shows an older Buffy Summers with a crossbow and a stake against a red and orange post-apocalyptic background Image: Ario Anindito/Boom Studios

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Take a first look at Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer, set 30 hard years after the show

In Boom Studios’ newest Buffy seres, the Slayer is still fighting in her 50s

By Cass Marshall
Cass Marshall is a news writer focusing on gaming and culture coverage, taking a particular interest in the human stories of the wild world of online games.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer is long over, but the protagonist lives on in the comic book world. And this fall, Boom Studios is taking her where she’s never gone before. Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer takes place in a post-apocalyptic future and Buffy is in her 50s. That’s right: It’s Old Man Logan Woman Buffy.

Written by Casey Gilly with art from Joe Jaro, in the time of the four-issue series, things have gone terribly wrong. A magical catastrophe has nearly blotted out the sun, cloaking the world in darkness and giving vampires free rein to cause trouble. Buffy is fighting just to stay alive, until she finds a young girl who might just be able to end the fight.

It’s a story that might feel similar to anyone who’s watched Logan, but that doesn’t make it a bad idea. It’s interesting to see an older Buffy who doesn’t have to worry about school stresses, romantic drama, or rival Slayers. Check out Jaro’s character designs for future versions of Buffy and Spike, as well as five covers for Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer #1 below, courtesy of Boom Studios!

Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer - concept art sheets that shows Buffy Summers, a 50 year old woman with blond hair, in three takes on the same outfit as concept art. Image: Joe Jaro/Boom Studios
Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer - concept art of Spike, the vampire portrayed by James Marsters Image: Joe Jaro/Boom Studios
Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer - cover art for issue #1, which shows an older Buffy Summers with a crossbow and a stake against a red and orange post-apocalyptic background Image: Ario Anindito/Boom Studios
Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer - variant cover art for the first issue, which shows an old man in a post-apocalyptic scene with a sword slung over his shoulder. Image: Rod Reis/Boom Studios
Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer - a variant cover for the first issue, showing an older Buffy Summers sitting on a dark hillside, surrounded by skulls, holding a stake. Image: Dani Pendergast/Boom Studios
Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer - a variant cover for the first comic, showing an older Buffy Summers warming herself at a fire made out of a library. Vampires lurk menacingly nearby. Image: Jakub Rebelka/Boom Studios
Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer - a variant cover, showing an older Buffy Summers hustle through London as she is stalked by scary vampires. Image: Giuseppe Camuncoli/Boom Studios

The first issue of Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer will hit shelves in December 2021.