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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Stakes Her Way Into New Ongoing Comic This Summer from Kelly Thompson and Stephen Byrne

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Initially announced and teased at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Dynamite Entertainment has revealed further details and a launch date for their Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book. This new era of tales with writer Kelly Thompson and artist Stephen Byrne at the helm starts July 22nd everywhere comics are sold! Into every generation, a slayer is born. Headstrong, empathetic, and creative, Buffy Summers was a uniquely potent slayer. And in the seemingly idyllic California town of Sunnydale, she found friends and allies that made her particularly effective and beloved. She saved the world. A lot.

Though Thompson has kept the mysterious plot closely guarded — the oversized first issue kicks off an event story that draws in the cast of both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Fans can expect to see all their favorite characters from both shows racing to deal with this wild new development in Sunnydale. Emotions are running high, and of course there’s a mythic new villain on the scene. It just wouldn’t be Sunnydale without some big bad trying to destroy the world in the midst of a personal crisis.

Picking up at a pivotal point in the character’s chronology, this is a must-read for any die-hard fan of the show, but also a cool moment to join the fandom for the first time with an epic event that brings all the characters together for one big story that points to the heart of everything Buffy The Vampire Slayer has always been about. The series includes the comics debut of a beloved Buffy character, and a massive twist that will shake the faithful fandom to the core. This is a vision of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that has to be read to be believed!

Eisner Award-winning writer Kelly Thompson continues a scorching hot run of Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Captain Marvel, Black Widow and more by taking on a franchise she has cherished for years. She will not only be writing the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, but a companion Angel title, with further details on the latter to come.

Artist Stephen Byrne has delighted readers with his inimitable style on titles including Justice League / Power Rangers, Wonder Twins, Green Arrow, and Mera: Tidebreaker. Another longtime fan of Buffy, fans can check out his character designs and an early sneak peek at the book.

The powerhouse duo are joined on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series by Eisner-nominated colorist Lee Loughridge and letterer Jeff Eckleberry. Steering the ship is editor and packager Nate Cosby, one of the primary guides behind other chart-toppers like Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck, ThunderCats, and more.

To mark this momentous occasion for Scoobies all over, Nate Cosby has assembled a gang of top tier cover artists to present gorgeous visions of everyone’s favorite slayers. David Nakayama, Amanda Conner, Joshua “Sway” Swaby, and Juliet Nneka are among the first wave. Additionally, Dynamite is remastering the first ever Buffy comic cover from 1998 by the legendary Arthur Adams.

Buffy collectors can also opt for a mystery blind bag, featuring three premium variant covers for the book selected randomly from a range of logo-less editions, line art presentations of art, and wholly original artwork exclusive to this offering including covers by Byrne, Declan Shalvey, and more icon covers by the likes of J. Scott Campbell.

Preview: Roots of Madness #1

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Roots of Madness #1

(W) Stephanie Williams (A) Letizia Cadonici (C) Alessandro Santoro (L) AndWorld Design

At the turn of the 20th century, a young Black woman named Etta picks up the tradition of her late mother for creating special medicines using natural ingredients and secrets handed down from generation to generation. Her mother has passed on a book of recipes and formulas, but it’s also full of strange symbols and dark musings that she doesn’t quite understand.

Within her community, one of the problems she hopes to fix is counteracting the poisonous and abrasive solutions Black women and girls are sold for straightening their hair. So, when the Meridian Fellowship reaches out and offers her a spot at their institute in Savannah, GA, to use their facilities to do her research, Etta jumps at the chance. She packs up her mother’s book and heads to the sprawling establishment, but what she finds is a place surrounded by natural wonders that may point the way to understanding the more mysterious parts of her mother’s work…if dark forces don’t claim her first.

Inspired by the life of Madame CJ Walker, this alternate history combines tradition with cosmic horror for something truly modern and unique.

ROOTS OF MADNESS #1

Stephanie Williams and Letizia Cadonici’s Roots of Madness #1 Launches in October. Get a First Look!

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Writer Stephanie Williams and artist Letizia Cadonici invite readers to descend into their new six-issue cosmic horror series Roots of Madness, with the first issue available in comic shops October 1st from Ignition Press.

At the turn of the 20th century, a young Black woman named Etta picks up the tradition of her late mother for creating special medicines using natural ingredients and secrets handed down from generation to generation. Her mother has passed on a book of recipes and formulas, but it’s also full of strange symbols and dark musings that she doesn’t quite understand.

Within her community, one of the problems she hopes to fix is counteracting the poisonous and abrasive solutions Black women and girls are sold for straightening their hair. So, when the Meridian Fellowship reaches out and offers her a spot at their institute in Savannah, GA, to use their facilities to do her research, Etta jumps at the chance. She packs up her mother’s book and heads to the sprawling establishment, but what she finds is a place surrounded by natural wonders that may point the way to understanding the more mysterious parts of her mother’s work…if dark forces don’t claim her first.

Inspired by the life of Madame CJ Walker, this alternate history combines tradition with cosmic horror for something truly modern and unique.

Roots of Madness #1 is available in comic shops October 1st from writer Stephanie Williams and artist Letizia Cadonici, with colors from Alessandro Santoro and lettering by AndWorld Design. This issue features two open-to-order covers from Juliet Nneka and Letizia Cadonici and Alessandro Santoro, and a 1:5 variant cover by Paulina Ganucheau.

To guarantee a copy, make sure you contact and reserve your copy with your local comic shop by no later than Monday, August 25th.

ROOTS OF MADNESS #1

SDCC 2025 Exclusive Reveal: The Ignition Press: 2025 First Look will give fans a chance to get their first look at Roots of Madness, The Beauty, and Arcadia

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We have the exclusive reveal that Ignition Press‘ upcoming series, The Beauty, Roots of Madness, and Arcadia, will be previewed exclusively in Ignition Press: 2025 First Look. The first look special will debut at the Ignition Press Room, the publisher’s boutique pop-up, during Comic-Con International in San Diego (SDCC) this week.

Ignition Press: 2025 First Look is a 32-page, black-and-white standalone special featuring extended previews of the first issues of The Beauty by Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley, and Ema Lupacchino, Roots of Madness by Stephanie Williams and Letizia Cadonici, and Arcadia by the Miranda Brothers, all debuting in October and November 2025. Additionally, the issue includes exclusive introductions from the authors.

Ignition Press: 2025 First Look will be available with a main cover featuring a triptych of all three series by Jeremy Haun and Nick Filardi, Juliet Nneka, and Inaki Miranda and Eva de la Cruz. The special will also be available in three limited-edition covers spotlighting each series and a cover image in black and white with Ignition Press gold accents.

Fans attending Comic Con International in San Diego can purchase copies of Ignition Press: 2025 First Look at the Ignition Press Room in the Gaslamp District (643 G Street). As previously announced, Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley, Stephanie Williams, and the Miranda Brothers will be in attendance for scheduled signings.

Additionally, Ignition Press will debut exclusive Ignition Press-branded merchandise on sale for the first time including a T-shirt, two enamel pins, two vinyl stickers, and premium lanyard.

Get a look at the covers as well as the merchandise below and check out Ignition Press as it debuts at San Diego Comic-Con!

SDCC 205: Stephanie Williams and Letizia Cadonici Unearth Roots of Madness at Ignition Press

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Writer Stephanie Williams teams with artist Letizia Cadonici team for a brand-new cosmic horror comic book series entitled Roots of Madness at Ignition Press. The publisher will preview the series during Comic-Con International in San Diego (SDCC) at the previously announced boutique pop-up, the Ignition Press Room, in the Gaslamp District.

At the turn of the 20th century, a young Black woman named Etta Knight picks up the tradition of her late mother for creating special medicines using natural ingredients and secrets passed down from generation to generation. Her mother has passed on a book of recipes and formulas, but it’s also full of strange symbols and dark musings that she doesn’t quite understand…

Inspired by the life of Madame CJ Walker, this alternate history combines tradition with the supernatural for something truly modern and unique.

Roots of Madness marks Stephanie Williams’ first original print comic series and her first collaboration with artist Letizia Cadonici. The series will also feature color by Alessandro Santoro and lettering by AndWorld Design. Each issue will boast breathtaking covers by Juliet Nneka.

Fans attending Comic Con International in San Diego can get a special sneak peek at Roots of Madness by visiting the Ignition Press Room in the Gaslamp District (643 G Street). Additionally, Ignition Press will debut exclusive Roots of Madness merchandise on sale for the first time including an art print, premium canvas tote, and two types of scented hair gloss (in collaboration with Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab). As previously announced, Stephanie Williams will be in attendance for scheduled signings.

Blood Syndicate Returns to the Dakotaverse in May

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Blood Syndicate: Season One kicks off May 10 for a new limited series returning the series to Milestone. The six-issue limited series is written by Geoffrey Thorne with art by Chriscross and Juan Castro.

The return of the series has been teased for a while and confirmed at the recent DC Fandome event. The new version reunites Tech-9, Wise Son, and Fade. They return to Paris Island, one of Dakota’s most impoverished boroughs and hit hard by the Big Bang. Both Wise Son and Tech-9 have returned from their military tours in Afghanistan to a Dakota that’s far different from the one they left.

While Dakota’s other heroes have been dealing with some issues, Bang Babies are forming rival gangs and Holocaust is recruiting, gathering a super-powered army.

The debut issue features a main cover by Dexter Soy, with an “OG” (old school) variant cover by Chriscross, a “new school” variant by breakout artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey, and a 1-in-25 ratio variant cover by Juliet Nneka.

Check out the character designs by Chriscross and Wil Quintana below as well as the cover by Dexter Soy.