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Based on a comic book series by Dark Horse Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer season eight is a continuation of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Season eight story follows the event of the show’s last televised season seven. The show is produced by Joss Whedon who also wrote the first arc, The Long Way Home. 

Buffy Season 8 was meant to consist up to 25 issues and Scott Allie who is the series editor also declared that they were already up to 50 and could still go a little higher. However, it was finally decided that season eight series would have a 40 issue run. Tales of the Vampires and the Willow have been released as a spin-off limited series that are stories outside of Buffy season eight’s narrative. With the series’ success, this made Joss Whedon and DW publishing to publish Angel: After the Fall, as a concurrent continuation of Angel television series. 

Buffy Season 8 - The Story

Buffy and Xander are now leading the command central based at a citadel in Scotland. Under them are several kinds of witches, psychics, seers, and of course Slayers. They are working along with a very modern technology which is the result from Buffy robbing a Swiss bank, hence the large amount of money they have now. Buffy’s name is feared worldwide, so for her safety there are two decoys that are placed in Rome and in a demonic underground cavern. Willow is the one person Buffy relies greatly on. Willow is under the tutelage of a very powerful demon known as Saga Vasuki. Willow’s power has become exceptional under Saga Vasuki. Willow can now cast extremely sophisticated and large scale spells, and can also fly. 

The population of Slayers and the Scooby Gang has been increasing and in the wake of Sunnydale’s devastation, the U.S. government elements define Buffy like a terrorist along with all the Slayers and the Scooby Gang members. They consider Buffy as charismatic, uncompromising, and a total destructive leader. General Voll from the mystical initiative-like government project teamed with Sunnydale’s powerful witch Amy Madison and villain Warren Mears from season six, to dispatch Buffy once and for all. There are other villains who appear simultaneously including Lady Genevieve who is an evil British socialite Slayer and plans to take Buffy’s place in the hierarchy of Slayers. Also, there is a cabal of Japanese vampires who want to reverse the worldwide activation of potential Slayers in Chosen. 

On the other hand, Buffy, for a time is romantically attracted to Satsu, a female Slayer, while Xander falls for Slayer Renee. Willow protectively withholds Kennedy away from her friends and Kennedy is fully oblivious of Willow’s sexual bond with Saga Vasuki. Furthermore, a vampire Harmony Kendall becomes well-known as being a reality TV star, so he uses the opportunity to usher a new pro-vampire and anti-Slayer world order. 

The majority of the Slayer squads reconvene in retreat because they are being attacked by Twilight, other demons, and militaries across the globe. Twilight can now quickly track the group by using their magic, therefore Buffy and her buddies move to Tibet and ask Oz to tell them how to control magic for witches and Slayers. Buffy and Giles are troubled to the degree on which they rely on Willow and that she may go overboard again the same as in season six. Buffy’s concern is due to her visit on the future where she has no choice but to kill a future Dark Willow. Buffy’s crossover is by the Whedon miniseries Fray. Indeed, Buffy Season 8 is as exciting as its previous seasons.