BOOM! Studios has revealed today a first look at Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8, the official prelude to Hellmouth, the historic Buffy and Angel comic book event, from Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire and acclaimed artist David López.

The road to Hellmouth begins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8, where the Slayer meets Angel for the very first time! Buffy’s on patrol at her school’s Halloween dance, but instead of demons and monsters, she finds a stranger in a mask who seems to be watching her every move. Meanwhile, across town, someone close to the Scooby Gang makes a fateful decision that has dire consequences for Sunnydale, and leads directly to the event that will change Buffy and Angel’s lives forever in…the HELLMOUTH.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8 features a main cover by Mondo illustrator Marc Aspinall, and acclaimed artists Kevin Wada, Becca Carey, Daniele Di Nicuolo, and more; as well as a Hellmouth Connecting Cover by artists Kelly & Nichole Matthews. It comes to shelves September 4, 2019.