Play With Fire (Buffy comic)
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Play With Fire is a trade paperback from the UK collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series.
Collected together a number of rarer Buffy comic stories previously printed in TV Guide, Dark Horse Extra, Wizard 1/2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the Buffy Annual 1999.
The Dark Horse/Wizard #1/2 special limited edition comic book was presented by Dark Horse Comics and Wizard Magazine and came with a certificate of authenticity.
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.
General Synopsis
A fight involving Xander at school is broken up by a huge scorpion. A new range of dolls turn out to be demonic. And Oz turns from cuteness to raving wolf. These are just some of the mini-stories found in this collection, which includes:Dark Horse/Wizard #1/2 special
This story focuses on Xander. He is pushed around at School, Xander stands up to the challenge and later literally faces his demon.Collected together a number of rarer Buffy comic stories previously printed in TV Guide, Dark Horse Extra, Wizard 1/2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the Buffy Annual 1999.
The Dark Horse/Wizard #1/2 special limited edition comic book was presented by Dark Horse Comics and Wizard Magazine and came with a certificate of authenticity.
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.