Tales of the Vampires (TPB)

Tales of the Vampires is a trade paperback collecting all five issues of the Tales of the Vampires comic book miniseries and one short story. It was originally published on November 24, 2004, by Dark Horse Comics.

Synopsis[]

The creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunites with the writers from his hit TV shows including Tick creator and Angel Executive Producer Ben Edlund for an imaginative and frightening look into the history of vampires in the world of the Slayer. Intricately woven around a central story by Whedon featuring a group of young Watchers in training meeting their first undead, Whedon's staff of writers present stories ranging from medieval times to the Depression to today, as well as Buffy's rematch with Dracula and Angel's ongoing battle with his own demons. Wrapped in a haunting cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola.^[1]

Stories[]

• Tales of the Vampires
• "Father"
• "Spot the Vampire"
• "Dust Bowl"
• "Jack"
• "Stacy"
• "Some Like It Hot"
• "The Problem with Vampires"
• "Taking Care of Business"
• "Dames"
• "Antique"
• "Numb"

Behind the scenes[]

Distribution[]

• Tales of the Vampires was the 23rd best selling graphic novel in its publishing month, with 3,179 sales in December 2004 at comic specialty stores.^[2]

International titles[]

• French: Chroniques des tueuses de vampires, Tome 2 (Chronicles of the Vampire Slayers, Volume 2)
• German: Die Sage von der Jägerin, Band 2 (The Legend of the Slayer, Volume 2)
• Italian: I Racontti dei vampiri (The Tales of the Vampires)
• Spanish (Spain): Historias de vampiros (Tales of Vampires)

Gallery[]

Cover artwork

Cover in France

Cover in Germany

Cover in Italy

Cover in Spain

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