This article is about the Buffy Season 11 issue. For the season 3 episode, see Revelations. |
Comic Issue | |
Revelations (comic) | |
Publication date | September 27, 2017 |
Pages | 22 |
Series | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11 #11 | |
previous Crimes Against Nature | next One Girl in All the World |
Creative Team | |
Published by | Dark Horse Comics |
Writer(s) | Christos Gage |
Penciller(s) | Rebekah Isaacs |
Editor(s) | Freddye Miller |
Cover artist(s) | Steve Morris Variant cover: Rebekah Isaacs & Dan Jackson |
Colorist(s) | Dan Jackson |
Letterer(s) | Richard Starkings & Jimmy Betancourt |
Revelations is the eleventh issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven comic book series. Joss Whedon is the executive producer.
Synopsis
With the Big Bad identified, Buffy and the Scoobies descend upon a top-secret government base for a battle to save the world and magical beings everywhere![1]
Continuity
- Willow recalls Joanna Wise to be involved in every major decision after the tsunami crisis (The Spread of Their Evil), as she was responsible for announcements and interviews in In Time of Crisis, Desperate Measures, and Disempowered.
- Faith mentions liking Willow's "Hammer of Govannon" spell, cast in her presence in The Great Escape.
- Xander uses his military knowledge from his experience as an imaginary soldier ("Halloween").
- Willow recalls Ophelia Reyes offer to work together, from In Time of Crisis.
- This season's Big Bad is finally revealed as Joanna Wise, and the responsible for the Shenlong attack on San Francisco (The Spread of Their Evil).
- Willow mentions her spell to share the Scythe's power will all the Potential Slayers ("Chosen"), deciding with Buffy to reverse it. It absorbs all the other Slayer's now grown power, including Faith's (a Slayer at the time).
- Buffy recalls fighting evil all her life, as she became a Slayer at fifteen ("The Origin") as has been for more than ten years.
Appearances
Individuals
- Xander Harris
- Faith Lehane
- Ophelia Reyes
- Willow Rosenberg
- Shenlong
- Spike
- Buffy Summers
- Dawn Summers
- Joanna Wise
Organization and Titles
- Pandora Project
- Scooby Gang
- Slayer
- Xander and Spike's cats (Only mentioned)
- Witch
Species
Locations
Weapons and Objects
- Gun
- Scythe
- Tank
Rituals and Spells
- Fire spell
- Hammer of Govannon (Only mentioned)
- "Liquescimus"
- "Rain of death"
- "Zhaohuan"
Death Count
- None
Behind the Scenes
Production
- The variant cover features a "deleted scene" from the issue, written by Christos Gage and art by Rebekah Isaacs.
Collections
Pop Culture References
- Willow quotes "Shock and awe", a military doctrine written in 1996.
Other
- The Shenlong is invoked with the Chinese word "Zhaohuan", which translates as "summon."
- Revelations was among the 300 best selling comic issues in its publication month, with 9,894 sales in September 2017 at comic specialty stores.[2]
Gallery
Cover Artwork
Preview
References
- ↑ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11 #11." Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Top 300 Comics Actual--September 2017." ICv2. Retrieved December 29, 2017.