Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (mini-series)

by Jane Espenson, Cliff Richards

Faith recounts to Angel memories she has about events that took place while she was in a coma, when the late mayor of Sunnydale returned as a wandering spirit, taking possession of available dead bodies in his quest to avenge his death.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Fantasy, Vampires, Horror, Graphic Novels Comics

96 pages, Paperback

First published September 6, 2002

About the author

Jane Espenson is an American television writer and producer who has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and shared a Hugo Award for her writing on Conversations with Dead People. Between 2009-2010 she served on Caprica, as co-executive and executive producer for the series. In 2010 she wrote an episode of HBO's A Game of Thrones, and joined the writing staff for Series 4 of Torchwood, which will air on Starz in the US and the BBC in the UK in 2011. She will be co-writing the pilot episode for the US remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).

Reviews

[BellaGBear · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading these Buffy comics I am remembering what I loved about the TV series :D This is really fun stuf

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Faith is still a shit-stain of a character, but the rest is good.

[Craig Lotter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picking up directly from the ashes of the Season 3 finale, this Buffy outing sees the former mayor of Sunnydale awake unable to escape this realm of existence. Now a spirit powered by anger and a need for revenge in the name of the now comatose Faith against the Slayer, the mayor discovers that he has the power to animate dead beings - in other words the perfect tool to use against Buffy and her circle of friends! TV series writer Espenson steps into the role of comic book writer and delivers a very decent Buffy story, one closer to the tone of the source material. It has a mystery for the team to solve, it has action, drama, and deftly lays the groundwork for some future tales while at the same time neatly wrapping up its own tale. Richards as always does a great job of capturing the actors' likenesses in his pencils, with his clean action effortlessly brought to life thanks to the great inks courtesy of Ferreira. A solid addition to the classic Buffy comics universe and a decent read for existing fans of this franchise.

[Malcolm Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story follows the events of the Graduation and the mayor's fall after his ascension. He's dead, but not gone and now haunts Sunnydale. Told largely by the mayor's POV, this felt quite unique in the Buffy verse and, along with an interesting story and quite enjoyable. I was impressed with this one.

[ezgi · Rating 4 out of 5]

haunted picks up right after graduation day and it felt like the perfect little bridge from season 3 to 4. the mayor haunting buffy and faith was such a clever touch. twisted but poetic... i also liked the glimpse into maggie walsh and how she created adam, it tied the story to the show in such a satisfying way.

[Tony Theberge · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[YoSafBridg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has gotten mixed reviews but i love Jane Espenson's writing so i like this one--and it sticks to cannon--perhaps because she wrote for the show--Faith haunts Buffy's dreams and the ghost of the Mayor is back--good stuff all around.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story set after season 3 when the mayor is destroyed. He comes back to haunt Buffy and look after Faith. The character is perfect and makes a good story. This would have had 4 stars but it is a short book that could have done with being longer.

[Kirsten · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Buffy comic, set between the third and fourth seasons, was a lot of fun. The plot was nothing earthshaking, but it captured the look, feel, and dialog of a good episode of "Buffy."

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun to read. Great transition story from season 3 to 4.