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Food Chain (Buffy comic)
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Food Chain is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series. 'Food Chain was the largest Buffy graphic novel to come out before the Buffy: Omnibus volumes.
A new girl has arrived in Sunnydale
. She seems to the school to be a sweet and intelligent high-school senior. However, strangely, she decides to spend time with delinquents. Buffy
believes there is something odd about her.
Buffy Summers hopes to relax with her friends, but a demonic force strikes Sunnydale and leads to a number of deaths. Even though she disliked those who have died, she must get to the bottom of the mystery.
Set directly after Graduation Day, Part Two when Angel had left for L.A., and Buffy was preparing for life without him in Sunnydale. Demonic forces had hoped to exploit the separation of these two powerful enemies, but Buffy and Angel are closer than such forces could imagine.
It's that time of the month for Oz, but the wolf escapes from the library. Buffy eventually tracks down werewolf-Oz, then uses him to track Willow. Willow has been kidnapped by Alan Duffy, a normal kid with a desperate taste for the supernatural.
What happens when owning miniature demons becomes a fad for the rich and snooty.
Willow and Tara, on their way to find a powerful flower, meet a ghostly couple and help them to resolve their differences.
Buffy gives Riley a present, Riley is surprised by the offer of jewelry, then the two dispose of a group of vampires.
Buffy and Angel confront each other in another dimension, and seemingly battle against each other.
such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction
, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon
(or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.
However, two of the stories in the Food Chain collection – "Bad Dog" and "Double Cross" – were written by Buffy television writer Doug Petrie
.
In City of Despair, the character Hellboy
makes a background appearance as one of the captured demons. Hellboy also made a cameo in Past Lives
as a bust in Giles' office.
General synopsis
Food Chain contains a collection of several Buffy stories that take place across three years.Food Chain (Part 1)
- Originally appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12 (under the title "A Nice Girl Like You").
A new girl has arrived in Sunnydale
Sunnydale
Sunnydale, California is the fictional setting for the U.S. television drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Series creator Joss Whedon conceived the town as a representation of a generic California city, as well as a narrative parody of the all-too-serene towns typical in traditional horror...
. She seems to the school to be a sweet and intelligent high-school senior. However, strangely, she decides to spend time with delinquents. Buffy
Buffy Summers
Buffy Summers is a fictional character from Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer before going on to appear in the television series and subsequent comic book of the same name...
believes there is something odd about her.
Food Chain (Part 2)
- Originally appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #16 (under the title "Food Chain").
Buffy Summers hopes to relax with her friends, but a demonic force strikes Sunnydale and leads to a number of deaths. Even though she disliked those who have died, she must get to the bottom of the mystery.
Double Cross
- Originally appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #20.
Set directly after Graduation Day, Part Two when Angel had left for L.A., and Buffy was preparing for life without him in Sunnydale. Demonic forces had hoped to exploit the separation of these two powerful enemies, but Buffy and Angel are closer than such forces could imagine.
Bad Dog
- Originally appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Annual 1999.
It's that time of the month for Oz, but the wolf escapes from the library. Buffy eventually tracks down werewolf-Oz, then uses him to track Willow. Willow has been kidnapped by Alan Duffy, a normal kid with a desperate taste for the supernatural.
The Latest Craze
- Originally appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Annual 1999.
What happens when owning miniature demons becomes a fad for the rich and snooty.
Punish Me With Kisses
- Originally appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lovers' Walk.
Willow and Tara, on their way to find a powerful flower, meet a ghostly couple and help them to resolve their differences.
One Small Promise
- Originally appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lovers' Walk.
Buffy gives Riley a present, Riley is surprised by the offer of jewelry, then the two dispose of a group of vampires.
City of Despair
- Originally appeared in Buffy/Angel #½ (published jointly by Dark HorseDark Horse ComicsDark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
and WizardWizard (magazine)Wizard or Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture was a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment from July 1991 to January 2011...
).
Buffy and Angel confront each other in another dimension, and seemingly battle against each other.
Canonical issues
Buffy comicsBuffy comics
Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics refer to comic books based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. While many of these comics were published when the television show was on air they are not all considered canonical and often deal with characters who do not appear on in the television...
such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction
Fan fiction
Fan fiction is a broadly-defined term for fan labor regarding stories about characters or settings written by fans of the original work, rather than by the original creator...
, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
(or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.
However, two of the stories in the Food Chain collection – "Bad Dog" and "Double Cross" – were written by Buffy television writer Doug Petrie
Doug Petrie
Doug Petrie is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He co-wrote the screenplays for the Fantastic Four film and Harriet the Spy. He has also written for the television shows Angel, The 4400 and Tru...
.
In City of Despair, the character Hellboy
Hellboy
Hellboy is a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 , and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers...
makes a background appearance as one of the captured demons. Hellboy also made a cameo in Past Lives
Past Lives (Buffy/Angel comic)
"Past Lives" is a comic book storyline based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series and published in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #29–30 and Angel #15–16. It was later reprinted as a trade paperback collected edition.-Angel #15:...
as a bust in Giles' office.
External links
- BBC - Cult - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ecomics Many of the above comics are available for free as ecomics from the BBC website.