- ↳ Note: This article is about the 2012 mini-series. For other uses, see Willow.
Willow: Wonderland is a comic book limited series published under the Season Nine banner.
Premise
After the breaking of the Seed, Willow set out on her own to visit other dimensions and find a way to undo the End of magic.
Continuity
The events take place after "Family Reunion, Part Four", but before "The Watcher".
Appearances
- Willow Rosenberg (5/5)
- Rack (5/5)
- Buffy Summers (4/5) (in hallucinations; flashbacks; visions)
- Xander Harris (4/5) (in hallucinations; flashbacks; visions)
- Aluwyn (3/5)
- Dawn Summers (3/5) (hallucinations; visions)
- Zen Caterpillar (2/5)
- Angel (2/5) (only in visions)
- Oz (2/5) (flashbacks; visions)
- Vulcana (1/5)
- Tara Maclay (1/5) (only in flashbacks)
- Anaheed (1/5) (only in visions)
- Vi (1/5) (only in visions)
- Simone Doffler (1/5) (only in visions)
- Lavinia Fairweather (1/5) (only in visions)
- Spike (1/5) (only in visions)
- Cordelia Chase (1/5) (only in visions)
- Kennedy (1/5) (only in visions)
- Rupert Giles (1/5) (only in visions)
Publications
The series has included 5 issues, which were later collected into a trade paperbacks.
Issues
Cover | Title | Issues | Release Date | ||
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Wonderland, Part One | #1 | November 7, 2012 | |||
Written by: Jeff Parker | Artist: Brian Ching | ||||
With the disappearance of magic, Willow Rosenberg lost the very thing that made her tick. Armed with Buffy’s broken scythe, and fresh off an adventure with Angel and Faith, Willow is ready to find a solution on her own terms. The world can’t live without magic—and neither can she! | |||||
Wonderland, Part Two | #2 | December 5, 2012 | |||
Written by: Jeff Parker | Artist: Brian Ching | ||||
In a strange new dimension, many unexpected encounters guide Willow on the quest to return magic to the world. While she's increasingly better at keeping her darker self at bay, her mystery companion---Marrak--- encourages darkness, making Willow wary of his intentions while dependant on his knowledge of this magically abundant realm. Just how far down the path of volatile magic will she go to get what she wants? And whom might she find there? | |||||
Wonderland, Part Three | #3 | January 2, 2013 | |||
Written by: Jeff Parker & Christos Gage | Artist: Brian Ching | ||||
Willow has found someone she's been missing since Earth was cut off from other realms. But her ultimate quest to restore Earth's magic is flailing ... Her search is pulling her one way, her companion another, and a newly encountered society of witches has a completely different idea for the future of Willow. | |||||
Wonderland, Part Four | #4 | February 6, 2013 | |||
Written by: Jeff Parker & Christos Gage | Artist: Brian Ching | ||||
Willow struggles to keep her cool when she discovers that her traveling partner—Marrack—isn't who she thought he was. With magic at her full disposal, she can easily convince him to spill any and all secrets (right?) while they continue their journey to get home with magic in tow . . . | |||||
Wonderland, Part Five | #5 | March 6, 2013 | |||
Written by: Jeff Parker & Christos Gage | Artist: Brian Ching | ||||
Willow's search for magic has led her to some strange worlds with mysterious creatures, fantastical spells, lost love, and new friends (as well as enemies). As her journey speeds toward its end, Willow lands within a rather morbid landscape where the greatest evil she'll have to confront is herself if she's ever to make it home again. |
Collections
Trade-Paperback
Cover | Title | Issues | Release Date |
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Wonderland | #1-5 | September 3, 2013 | |
Written by: Jeff Parker & Christos Gage | Artist: Brian Ching | ||
Armed with Buffy’s broken scythe, Willow has entered another dimension and begun a quest to somehow, someway, against all odds, bring magic back to Earth. She must keep her darkest self at bay while she battles demons—the scaly and horned type as well as her own! |
Library Edition
Cover | Title | Issues | Release Date |
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"Season 9 Library Edition, Volume 2" | #11-15, Willow: Wonderland #01-05 | June 3, 2015 | |
Written by: Andrew Chambliss, Christos Gage, Jeff Parker, Jane Espenson, Drew Greenberg | Artist: Georges Jeanty, Brian Ching, Karl Moline | ||
This deluxe hardcover edition collects Buffy's Season Nine Volume 3 "Guarded" and the "Willow: Wonderland" mini-series. |