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Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel Return to Comics
From Dynamite and Kelly Thompson
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July 23, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and companion series Angel mark their hotly anticipated return to comic stories from Dynamite Entertainment and Disney’s 20th Television, ushering in a groundbreaking new era of the mythos.
Eisner Award-winning Kelly Thompson will be taking on the comic book franchise, as the master architect and writer for both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. The two series are set to interconnect and complement each other closely, for an epic introduction to the characters and franchise for new audiences as well as long-time readers. Buffy and Angel are two of her most ambitious projects to date, after over a decade of fan-favorite and critically acclaimed work including Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, It's Jeff, Hawkeye, Rogue & Gambit, and Deadpool — as well as stories based on cherished properties like Jem and the Holograms, G.I. Joe’s Scarlett, and Star Wars. Superstar cover artist David Nakayama will be contributing to both titles.
"In my early days trying to figure out how to be a writer and what stories mattered to me and why — no heroine quite broke through for me like Buffy Summers," said writer Kelly Thompson. "She was somehow everything my young geek heart had always wanted but hadn’t known to ask for. Something about that delicate alchemy of horror, fantasy, and comedy paired with a hero so pure of heart and yet flawed and relatable was… impossible to deny. I fell deeply in love with Buffy, and following that, her whole world. Her ex-boyfriend is now a supernatural detective in Los Angeles you say? Inject it directly into my veins! But unlike a lot of other worlds I loved, the world of Buffy and Angel somehow never fell to the wayside. I could always come back to it and find something new, or something I’d missed, or something I needed. And I hope this new story we’re telling can do the same for old and new fans everywhere.”
Editor Nate Cosby added, “There was one name on my wish list of writers for Buffy: Kelly Thompson. There was one name on my wish list of writers for Angel: Kelly Thompson. Her passion for these characters is second-to-none. The interweaving story she’s crafted for both books is going to knock everyone's socks off.”
The original Buffy the Vampire Slayer series ran from 1997-2003 and featured titular hero Buffy inheriting the "Slayer" mantle as a high school student, and with the help of trusted friends together they fight the forces of evil in Sunnydale, a beautiful California town set inconveniently on a Hellmouth, a gateway to Hell itself. Buffy's first love, Angel, a vampire cursed with a soul, eventually sets out on his own to continue his journey of redemption, becoming a star in his own right — in both television and comics — as a supernatural detective in Los Angeles.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer is truly one of the crown jewels of modern television, and comics fans know that she's more than made her mark in this medium as well," said Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO and Publisher. "The genius mix of its small-town vibes with fantasy and horror, the seamless touches of humor, incredible strong female characters that we've been proud to always represent at Dynamite — it all works together for a perfect set of characters and framework for stories. Including Angel! Which we're excited to contribute to and build for new and returning fans!"
Further details on the full interior creative team, exciting variant covers, and release schedules will be forthcoming soon. Fans can stay tuned to Dynamite's platforms as well as their favorite press and voices in comics to hear news first!
Visit www.dynamite.com for more news and information.
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About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Gail Simone, Christopher Priest, Leah Moore, Kevin Smith, David Walker, Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Mark Russell, Brandon Thomas, Amy Chu, Reginald Hudlin, Nancy Collins, David Walker, Steve Orlando, Greg Pak, Jenny Frison, Matt Wagner, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.
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