Relationship Status: Complicated, Part Two

Publication

May 20, 2015

Length

22 pages

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten #15

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Colorist(s)

Dan Jackson

Letterer(s)

Richard Starkings
Jimmy Betancourt

Relationship Status: Complicated, Part Two is the fifteenth issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten comic book series. Written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Rebekah Isaacs, it was originally published on May 20, 2015 by Dark Horse Comics.

Synopsis[]

Buffy and the gang come face to face with a terrifying new demon that shares a special bond with Spike, threatening his growing connection to the Slayer.^[1]

Summary[]

This article needs a plot summary.

Continuity[]

This story includes flashbacks of Spike killing Xin Rong and Nikki Wood, as first seen in "Fool for Love."
Spike fighting Buffy outside of his own control is similar to his situation being used by the First Evil in "Sleeper." He is likely referring to this when he says "I'm no one's puppet. Never again."
Buffy mirrors the episode "Family" as she says: "We're family."
Xander recalls Andrew coming out (Love Dares You, Part One) and Willow breaking up with Aluwyn (Love Dares You, Part Three).
Xander and Dawn end their relationship, which had began in Retreat, Part Three and was interrupted in New Rules, Part Five.
Xander mentions the running joke of the majority of his romantic interests turning out to be demons, mentioning the events of "Teacher's Pet" and I Wish, Part Two.
Spike and Giles recollect the last time Buffy and Angel saw each other (Last Gleaming, Part Five), and again after killing Giles (Last Gleaming, Part Four).
Spike begins his call with Angel with "Hello, wanker," as he had done in A Dark Place, Part Five.
Angel is listed in Spike's phone as "Wanker," a contact name previously given to Xander (The Core, Part Three).
The call between Angel and Spike is a crossover with the Angel & Faith Season Ten issue Fight or Flight.

Appearances[]

Individuals[]

Aluwyn (Only mentioned)
Angel
Archaeus
D'Hoffryn (Only mentioned)
Rupert Giles
Alexander Harris
"Ninny" (Only mentioned)
Xin Rong (Only in visions)
Willow Rosenberg
She-Mantis (Only mentioned)
Spike
Buffy Summers
Dawn Summers
Andrew Wells (Only mentioned)
Nikki Wood (Only in visions)

Organization and titles[]

Species[]

Demon
- Lower being (Only mentioned)
Human
New vampire
Siren (Only mentioned)
Vampire

Locations[]

China (Only in visions)
Galway, Ireland
New York City (Only in visions)
San Francisco
- Tenderloin apartment building
  - Buffy, Willow, and Dawn's apartment

Objects[]

Blood
mʔ
Soul (Only mentioned)
Spike's duster (Only in visions)
Stake

Death count[]

Nikki Wood, neck snapped by Spike (in visions).
Xin Rong, blood drained by Spike (in visions).
One new vampire, staked by Dawn.
Two new vampires, magically incinerated by Willow.

Behind the scenes[]

Production[]

The title is a reference to relationship status option "it's complicated" on the Facebook social media.
The Scoobies go to Pier 70 in San Francisco.

Distribution[]

Relationship Status: Complicated, Part Two was the 141st best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 15,123 sales in May 2015 at comic specialty stores.^[2]