Dan BRERETON - Hector GOMEZ - Sandu FLOREA, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The Dust Waltz" Trade Paperback, Milwaukie (OR): Dark Horse Comics, 1998.
Original graphic novel. "The Dust Waltz" is a yearly contest between Lilith, the mother of all vampires, and her sister Lamia. This year the contest is in Sunnydale. Lilith has in mind Angel as her (unwilling) champion, but Buffy takes his place. She easily defeats Lamia's champion, but Lilith has in store for her a surprise challenge, a much older demon from the pit of the Hellmouth. Giles' niece visiting from England completes the cast.
Andy WATSON - Joss BENNETT - Rick KETCHAM, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Remaining Sunlight" Trade Paperback, Milwaukie (OR): Dark Horse Comics, 1999.
Reprints stories from the monthly comic "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", issues 1 ("Wu-tang Fang": Buffy vs. San Sui, a Chinese vampire traveling in search of worthy opponents), 2 and 3 ("Halloween" and "Cold Turkey": from Halloween to Thanksgiving, Buffy vs. a coven of vampires threatening her friends). Plus a short story ("MacGuffins": little monsters are sent by Giles to Buffy as a challenge) from Dark Horse Presents Annual 1998.
Christopher GOLDEN - Joe BENNETT - Dan BRERETON, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer : The Origin" Trade Paperback, Milwaukie (OR): Dark Horse Comics, 1999.
Collects the mini-series based on a "gellarized" version of the 1992 movie.
Andi WATSON - Dan BRERETON - Hector GOMEZ - Sandu FLOREA, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Uninvited Guests" Trade Paperback, Milwaukie (OR): Dark Horse Comics, 1999
Collect Christmas and New Year stories from earlier Dark Horse monthly comic
books: "White Christmas"; "Happy New Year" and "New Kid on the Block"
Andy WATSON - Joe BENNETT - Rick KETCHAM, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Bad Blood" Trade Paperback, Milwaukie (OR): Dark Horse Comics, 2000.
Reprints stories from the monthly comic "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": "Hey, Good Lookin'" (part I and II), and "A Boy Named Sue". Plus the short "Hello, Moon". The storyline is left hanging, however, and you need to go back to the monthly comic in order to know how it ends.
Andy WATSON - Jason PEARSON - Cliff RICHARDS, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Final Cut"
Hardback, Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse Comics, 1999. Sold as part of a "Supernatural Defense Kit" (including a golden cross, a Claddagh ring and holy water with silver)
Student and wannabe director releases Dracula (or is it Bela Lugosi?) from an old movie. Buffy is called in for the staking.
Andy WATSON - Jason PEARSON - Cliff RICHARDS, "Buffy im Bann der Dämonen: Der Letze Schnitt"
Hardcover, Hamburg: Cralsen Copy Comics, 2000. Sold as part of "Buffy im Bann der Dämonen: Survival Set für Jägerinnen"
Translation of "The Final Cut"
Doug PETRIE - Ryan SOOK, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ring of Fire" Trade Paperback, London: Titan Books 2000; or Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse Comics, 2000
An original story set in 1997 when Angel is the bad Angelus; he teams up with Dru and a Japanese demon spirit against Buffy. The British edition was actually published first.
Andy WATSON - Cliff RICHARDS - Joe PIMENTEL, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Crash Test Demons"
Trade Paperback, Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse Comics, 2000
Collects several stories published by Dark Horse in its Buffy comic franchise, following "The Remaining Sunlight" and "Bad Blood".
Christopher GOLDEN - Hector GOMEZ - Sandu FLOREA, "Angel: The Hollower"
Trade Paperback, Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse Comics, 2000
Not the Angel from the spinoff series, but Sunnydale's Angel. Reprints Dark Horse's 3-issue miniseries "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Angel", not to be confused with the ongoing monthly "Angel".
Andi WATSON - Christopher GOLDEN, "Buffy contre les vampires: Collection No. 1"
Trade Paperback, Nantes (France): SEMIC, 2000
Collects four issues (1, 8, 12 and 16) from the French monthly Buffy comic book, also published by SEMIC.
Christopher GOLDEN, Angel: Surrogates. An Original Novel Based on the Television Series Created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse, 2000.
Christopher GOLDEN, Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Blood of Carthage. Paperback, Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse Comics, 2001.
Christopher GOLDEN, David SNIEGOSKI, Angel: Earthly Possessions. Based on the Television Series Created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse, 2001.
Christopher GOLDEN, Tom SNIEGOSKI, Angel: Hunting Ground. Based on the Television Series Created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse, 2001.
Christopher GOLDEN, Tom SNIEGOSKI, Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Angel: Past Lives.
Paperback, Milwaukie (Oregon): Dark Horse Comics, 2001.
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