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PREVIEW: 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight' To End On Buffy's 30th Birthday

Posted 1/4/11 11:01 am EST by in Dark Horse, News


Buffy The Vampire SlayerIt's been a long and winding road for Sunnydale vampire slayer Buffy Summers, and another chapter of her adventures comes to an end this month when issue #40 of Dark Horse Comics' "Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight" hits shelves.

Timed to coincide with a big day in the character's life, the release date for the final issue of the comic's current "season" was recently changed to January 19 — Buffy's 30th birthday. The new issue will be written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, with art by series regular Georges Jeanty. In order to commemorate the occasion, Dark Horse Comics is helping to organize a series of "Buffy Birthday Parties" around the country featuring all sorts of "Buffy"-related stuff.

Oh, and before you start mourning the end of "Season Eight," keep in mind that "Season Nine" is indeed on the way. So go ahead and wipe your eyes, then check out a preview of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight" #40 here on MTV Splash Page. Read More...

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'Avengers' Director Joss Whedon Plans To Reboot Batman In Response To 'Buffy' Relaunch

Posted 11/23/10 10:01 am EST by in Dark Horse, DC Comics, Marvel, News


Joss WhedonYou've likely heard the controversial news by now that "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon won't be involved in his beloved creation's forthcoming theatrical reboot. Instead, rookie screenwriter Whit Anderson will tackle the screenplay for the reboot, with Warner Bros. moving on without Whedon's oversight.

To say that "Buffy" fans are a bit upset about Whedon's absence is certainly an understatement, and the "Buffy" creator himself isn't too thrilled either.

In an open letter to E! Online, Whedon wrote that he's so mixed up about the news that he's going to turn his sights to a different franchise altogether: none other than the Caped Crusader himself, Batman! Read More...

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'Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley' Review - Angel, Marriage, And Cornfields?

Posted 8/18/10 12:16 pm EST by in Dark Horse, Review


Buffy the Vampire Slayer: RileyJoss Whedon pulled a giant plot twist in his recent “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” arc, “Retreat,” regarding Buffy’s former flame Riley Finn. Fans could have been satisfied with the explanation given in those issues, but instead we get to see much more — with Riley’s version of events.

In stores today (August 18) from Dark Horse Comics is “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley,” a brand new story from television writer/producer Jane Espenson and artist Karl Moline. Espenson gets the chance to tell what really led to former Initiative member Riley Finn becoming a double agent for Buffy.

The one-shot is the second we’ve seen during “Season 8” (the first being Willow’s spotlight), and is actually titled “Commitment Through Distance, Virtue Through Sin.” It's intense, but have we come to expect anything less from Buffy’s love life? Read More...

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Felicia Day Talks Comics And Joss Whedon's Qualifications For 'The Avengers'

Posted 5/26/10 8:14 pm EST by in Dark Horse, interviews, Marvel, Uncategorized


It seems appropriate I wrap up a trilogy of Felica Day interviews the same day the third and final issue of her comic book, “The Guild,” hits stores. From Dark Horse Comics, the mini-series is based on her hugely popular web series and shows us something we never saw on the show – how the guild met.

Now that all three issues have been released, we discuss her experience writing comics for the first time, her past and future in the genre and what she thinks about her friend Joss Whedon directing “The Avengers,” including her possible role in the film.

Day says so far, the response to “The Guild” comic has been huge. “Actually it has been selling out many, many, many places,” she said. “I’ve gotten so many messages about people, ‘This is the first comic book I’ve ever bought.’ So that’s actually one of the most gratifying things.”

“Then when somebody who’s a real pro comic person, a friend of mine, emails and says, ‘Hey, you did really good on the comic,’ I kind of get relieved,” she said, “because I feel like comic people are the most critical of any of the geek culture. So if I can pass their test – because I don’t think they cut me any slack – it makes me really happy. Read More...

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Felicia Day Brings 'The Guild: Season Three' To DVD While Shooting Season Four

Posted 5/24/10 1:36 pm EST by in DVD, interviews


Do you think Felicia Day knew the giant bag of loot she fell on the day she created her stupendously successful web series “The Guild?” Most likely not but with the DVD of the show’s third season hitting wide release this Tuesday, her raiding party is likely to be sporting some new gear pretty soon.

If that first paragraph made no sense to you, you may not be into online gaming but if you’re a fan of Day (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”) you may know enough to appreciate the humor.

“The Guild: Season Three” is wrapped but I recently spoke with Day about her ups and downs over the course of the latest episodes in the popular web series.

“The whole season was kind of a roller coaster,” she said. “I didn’t realize adding six other cast members to the equation was gonna be a little more complicated than previous seasons but it was actually the most fun to write.” Read More...

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'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Motion Comic On The Way?

Posted 11/16/09 6:19 pm EST by in Dark Horse, News


Buffy the Vampire SlayerJoss Whedon fans distraught over the recent cancellation of "Dollhouse" might find a silver lining in at least one piece of news today. It appears that "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" could find new life above and beyond Dark Horse Comics' well-received "Buffy" comic book series, as a casting notice recently popped up online for a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" motion comic.

Over at SciFi Wire, they've posted the full breakdown of voiceover casting calls for the "Buffy" motion comic, which offers a nice indication of which characters fans can expect to see in the series. Among the notables are slayers Faith, Robin Wood and Kennedy, as well as "big bad" villain Twilight. Curiously, there's also a call for a voice actor who sounds like current James Bond actor Daniel Craig. Read More...

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'Buffy' Actress Amber Benson Talks New Book & Potential Joss Whedon-Less Movie

Posted 6/30/09 6:08 pm EST by in News


Amber BensonFROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: She may be best know as Tara Meers on the series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” but Amber Benson (left, with Sarah Michelle Gellar) has since become an accomplished writer. She has written and produced her own films, written several comics and she and co-writer Christopher Golden created the popular BBC series “Albion.” Now, she’s taking her first solo-flight as a novelist with “Death’s Daughter,” which is book one of a trilogy.

During a book signing at Midtown Comics in Times Square, we had the chance to about her new book and its interesting protagonist, a sarcastic young woman named Calliope Reaper-Jones. Amber told Hollywood Crush, “Basically, it’s about a girl who’s father is Death. [Death as a force] is run like a corporation. He’s the president and CEO. And he gets kidnapped and [Calliope] has to come and run the company and find out what happened to her dad. But she’s like a normal girl and she doesn’t want any part of the supernatural world.”

Continue reading about Amber Benson, ""Death's Daughter" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" at HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.

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'Buffy' Alum Eliza Dushku Addresses Movie Rumors, 'Season Eight' And Her Geek IQ

Posted 6/16/09 1:06 pm EST by in News


Eliza DushkuBy Terri Schwartz

With fan rebellion worldwide against the purported Joss Whedon-less “Buffy,” ex-vampire slaying actress Eliza Dushku said being asked about the reboot is something she’s gotten familiar with in recent interviews.

“I go to Joss’s parties. I’ll just leave it at that,” Dushku told MTV News.

Dushku, who played Faith in Whedon’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” television series and its subsequent spin-off “Angel,” expressed no interest in the film or reprising her character in it, though she was not approached like “Buffy” creator Whedon was. With fan interest echoing the same sentiments, it seems like the only people who have interest in the film are oblivious moviegoers and “Twilight” fans looking for an Edward Cullen fix. Read More...

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Joss Whedon Was Asked To Work On New 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Movie -- After The News Broke

Posted 6/12/09 2:53 pm EST by in News


Joss WhedonIt's a fairly wide consensus in geekdom that nobody wants a new "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" film unless series mastermind Joss Whedon is allowed full creative control (or at least serious consultation privileges). But as it turns out, Whedon himself isn't all that interested.

Whedon spoke with Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch about the hotly-contested "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" film relaunch -- rumored to be an interpretation of the character that not only purports to ignore Whedon's continuity, but is being developed without Whedon's participation. Still, that's not to say that the producers behind the upcoming film didn't reach out to Whedon... eventually. Read More...

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No Joss Whedon For 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Reboot

Posted 5/26/09 2:53 pm EST by in News


Buffy the Vampire SlayerFROM MOVIES BLOG: With vampire boyfriends on everyone's wish list, it's not surprising that Hollywood looks to reviving one of its legendary slayers. Not that we would mind of course, as who doesn'twant Buffy to return and save us from the undead? The real question is: does anyone want Buffy without her creator, Joss Whedon?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, there are plans to bring Buffy back to the big screen without Whedon's participation. Instead, it will be a relaunch handled by the director of the 1992 film, Fran Rubel Kuzui, and her husband Kaz Kuzui, along with Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment. It would have no connection to Whedon's legendary television series, or to its comic book continuation, but would instead "reboot" the story from the very beginning in order to not upset the series' diehard fans.

Continue reading about the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" reboot over at MoviesBlog.MTV.com.

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