The Origin, Part Two is the second issue of The Origin comic book miniseries. It was written by Dan Brereton and Christopher Golden, and illustrated by Joe Bennett.
Synopsis
Summary
Buffy Summers learned how to fight vampires. The evil vampire, Lothos gathered a large group of undead Americans hoping to spread evil across the Los Angeles. The rebel, Oliver Pike, became entangled in Buffy's destiny.
Continuity
- The events take place before Buffy moves from Los Angeles to Sunnydale ("Welcome to the Hellmouth").
- As Merrick reveals to Buffy, Jack the Ripper is indeed a vampire, as shown in the short story Jack.
Appearances
Individuals
- Amilyn
- Andy
- Cassandra
- Grueller
- Kimberly Hannah
- Benny Jacks
- Jeffrey Kramer
- Lothos
- Merrick
- Gary Murray
- Oliver Pike
- Buffy Summers
- Jennifer Walkens
- Zeph
- Unidentified priest
Organizations and Titles
- Potential Slayer (Only mentioned)
- Slayer
- Watcher
Species
Locations
Weapons and Objects
- Gun
- Knife
- Stake
Death Count
- Two vampires, staked by Buffy Summers.
- One vampire, staked by Oliver Pike.
- Zeph, killed by Benny Jacks.
- Merrick, who shoot himself.
Behind the Scenes
Production
- According to editor Scott Allie, “established Buffy novelist Christopher Golden pitched an adaptation of Joss [Whedon]'s original screenplay, minus the camp of the film, and done in the style of the TV show.”[1]
- Unlike the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film, the comic's story is canon. About this, Joss Whedon has stated: “The origin comic, though I have issues with it, CAN pretty much be accepted as canonical. They did a cool job of combining the movie script (the SCRIPT) with the series, that was nice, and using the series Merrick and not a certain OTHER thespian [referring to Donald Sutherland] who shall remain hated.”[2]
- The illustrated cover features graves with the names of the creators involved in this comic: Ketcham, Christopher Golden, and Brereton. With the exception of Joe Bennett, he has his name carved into a tree, as he “didn't want his name on a tombstone for fear it would bring bad luck.”[1]
- The photo cover features a promotional picture taken for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1.
- Differently from other representations, at this point the comic issues had vampires also able to transform into green creatures with red eyes, pointy ears, a wide mouth, and long teeth. Although, this seems more like an artistic choice, not having direct consequence to the stories.
Collections
- "The Origin"
- "Omnibus: Volume 1"
- "Classic 2: The Origin"
Pop Culture References
- Buffy compares the warehouse she trains to the fictional Batcave.
- Merrick reveals that Caligula was a vampire and the same individual known as Jack the Ripper.
- Buffy asks to a priest to sanctify bottles of Perrier mineral water.
- Benny Jacks quotes "The Three Little Pigs" fable.
- Gary Murray mentioned going to The Doobie Brothers concert.
Gallery
Joe Bennett & Hector Gomez main cover
Original photo cover's picture
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Panel to Panel"
- ↑ "Bronze VIP Archive for January 17, 1999". Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Archived on April 12, 2016. Retrieved January 07, 2018.