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Buffyverse Comic Book Reboot Reading Order by Boom Studios (2019-2023)

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After publishing stories in the ‘Buffy Universe’ for two decades, Dark Horse lost the licensing rights in 2018, which were transferred to Boom Studios. The publisher chose not to continue where the story was left off, instead choosing to start the series over from the beginning.

The Buffy comics released by Boom Studios are set in an alternate continuity and reimagine the series for modern readers. While the Slayer still looks like Sarah Michelle Gellar, she is back in high school, with Joss Whedon credited as story consultant.

Boom Studios quickly expanded the Buffyverse with an Angel spin-off, a crossover event, and a Willow miniseries. The publisher also released several stories set in alternate futures or realities.

However, the main Boom Studios continuity didn’t last long, as the publisher chose not to renew the license when the time came, thus bringing it to an official end in 2024.

This article is devoted to the Buffy Comics from Boom Studios, published between 2018 and 2023. For the Dark Horse Comics, you can find the reading order over here.

Buffyverse Comics from Boom Studios

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019-2022) — The main series. 34 issues. written by Jordie Bellaire and Jeremery Lambert with various artists.
  • Angel + Spike (2019-2020) — Called Angel, then renamed Angel + Spike at issue #9, this Buffy Spin-off lasted 17 issues. From Bryan Hill, Adam Smith and Zac Thompson.
  • Chosen Ones (2019) — A One-Shot consisting of three stories focused on three different Slayers.
  • Hellmouth (2019-2020) — The 5-part crossover main event between Buffy and Angel.
  • Every Generation (2020) — Second one-shot dedicated to other Slayers.
  • Willow (2020) — 5-issue miniseries focused on Willow after the events of Hellmouth. From Mariko Tamaki and Natacha Bustos.
  • Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer (2021) — A four-issue miniseries set in an alternative future, followed by the Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer Special one-shot.
  • Angel (2022) — An 8-issue comic series set in a parallel universe, telling an alternate version of the original Angel TV series. From Christopher Cantwell and Daniel Bayliss
  • The Vampire Slayer (2022-2023) — A Buffy series set in Universe 37 (that first appeared in Hellmouth, Part Five). 16 issues written by Sarah Gailey with various artists.
  • The Lost Summer (2023) — One-Shot taking place in the continuity of the original TV Series. From Casey Gilly and Lauren Knight.
  • Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer (2023) — 5-issue mini-series follow-up to the 2021 miniseries of the same name. From Casey Gilly and Oriol Roig.
  • And a few short stories!

Buffy The Reboot Reading Order

New origin stories. New characters. New mythology. Discover this alternate history of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, published by Boom Studios, set in a universe without shrimp. The story starts in 2019, three weeks after Buffy arrived at Sunnydale. She has begun working for Tunaverse, a fast food restaurant, as soon as she arrived, and befriends Willow and Xander after saving their lives from a vampire. A vampire with a soul will also soon enters their life…

Hellmouth Event! A Buffy and Angel Crossover event! Buffy and her Scooby Gang will have to muster all their strength as they deal with an open Hellmouth that threatens the lives of everyone they love in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, arrives in town to find his redemption by doing whatever it takes to close the Hellmouth… and no human, demon, or Slayer will stand in his way. For the issue by issue, see our Hellmouth Event Reading Order.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth Event, An Issue-by-Issue Reading Order
As the story unfolds, the events are related from different perspectives, and issues happen in parallel to each other.

Prelude
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8 | Angel #5 (The Road to Hellmouth)

The Event with tie-ins!
Hellmouth #1 | Angel #6 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #9 | Hellmouth #2 | Angel #7 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #10 | Hellmouth #3 | Angel #8 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #11 | Hellmouth #4 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12 | Hellmouth #5

The integrality of this event (including the tie-ins) has also been collected in the now out-of-print Hellmouth Gift Set trade paperback.

Interlude: Buffy Boom Studios Hardcover Collection

The First Part of the Boom Studios Reboot has also been reprinted in Deluxe Edition:

After Hellmouth comes Ring of Fire, a new chapter in Buffy’s history. A new Slayer is introduced while Angel returns to Los Angeles, and Spike actually joins Angel Investigations! Willow also headlined her own miniseries, leaving Sunnydale behind for a new school, as a study abroad program for a few months.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Buffy, Boom Studios released a special one-shot in which Buffy Summers and Willow Rosenberg find themselves trapped… in a ‘90s teen magazine! Meanwhile, in true ‘90s makeover montage-style, Spike gives Giles a hand with a fresh new look to impress a very special someone!

  • Buffy ’97
    Collects the Buffy ’97 one-shot as well as material previously published in Buffy 25th Anniversary Special along with a selection of classic, previously published material.

Alternate Buffy/Angel Stories from Boom Studios

Now, you can explore other dimensions featuring Buffy and his friends, as Boom Studios took the readers in different adventures set in a possible future or in another reality.

The Last Vampire Slayer

On an alternate future earth ravaged by climate change, vampires daywalk unimpeded under a polluted sky. But even amidst the dystopian harmony between the vampire regime and their human cattle, a hardened, 50-year-old Buffy Summers stumbles across hope in the form of a little girl that believes she is the last Slayer.

Universe 37/The Willowverse

This story is set in Universe 37, also referred as the Willowverse. It first appeared in Hellmouth, Part Five, then in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) #31.

Trying to help Buffy heal from her trauma proves to be more than Giles and Willow bargained for! She’s left without her powers or identity, and it’s up to an unprepared and inexperienced new Slayer to take up the mantle–Willow.

Alternate Version of Angel

Angel reaches celebrity status with his own show, but his monster hunting doesn’t just happen on TV! Balancing stardom with actual vampire status isn’t easy though, and when he crosses paths with a mysterious figure from Sunnydale, Angel uncovers the greatest threat he’s ever faced!


As Boom Studios chose to not pursue publishing Buffy stories, a new era will start soon for the slayer at Dynamite Entertainment!

Note: An earlier version of this guide appeared on our site in 2020. It has been refreshed and updated with more information, books and new pictures.

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