Buffy : Season 8

So sorry for the current delay. Just a few days ago, Buffy #19 should have been on sale, and it is not. We all just slipped — after a very good stint of getting the book out on time. Was it the magic combination of putting the Fray team back together right when Joss was launching a new TV show that did us in? I’m not saying. But sometimes it all just gets to be more than you can stay on top of, and while we take our commitment to this monthly comic very seriously, we decided we needed to let this issue take its time in order to maintain the quality of the book. That gives us more pride, and you more enjoyment, than its timeliness. And in order to do #19 just right, the page count crept up and up, and we have another 25-pager, that still just costs you a mere $2.99. And with the economy where it is, $2.99 might be harder to come by . . . but it still doesn’t pay for much . . . so it’s almost as if we’re handing out free comic-book gold!

The good news: Buffy #20 is nearly done, #21 and #22 are all done, and we’ll be making up for lost time as soon as we get #19 out.

As for when that will be, we’ll post updates online as we get closer; but, please know that the end is in sight. Karl is nearly done, and Andy, Michelle, and Jimmy are the lightning pit crew, so as long as the presses aren’t busy flooding U.S. banks with fresh capital, you’ll have the book in just a few weeks. On behalf of Joss, Karl, Andy, myself, Sierra, Mike Richardson, President Nixon, Bill Buckner, and the 1986 Mets, we apologize. We’ll try to avoid further screwups, but we make no promises we can’t keep.