Buffy : Season 8

Hey Buffy fans! Dark Horse Editor, Scott Allie, is back for another Q&A to celebrate the release of Buffy Season 8 #22 Swell and the special tie-in from MySpace Dark Horse Presents, Vampy Cat Play Friend.

Here’s how we roll: one question per post and do not submit another question til the pending one has been answered. Remember, Scott will not be giving away spoilers so keep that in mind when you’re posting - please avoid asking spoiler questions. I’ll be sending along the first round of questions this evening around 9pm. Scott is already in New York for the Comic Con this weekend and is still graciously offering his time to answer our questions, so a special thanks to him for fitting us into his busy schedule.

1. pablo: Now that S.8 is halfway through its storyline, has any side-project, spin-off or mini-series been brought up? Angel: After the Fall had Spike:AtF, for istance, and it just came up while working on the main series, it wasn’t even planned.

Scott Allie: Still nothing major, but a small side project will be announced this weekend in New York.

2. iloveromy: When are we going to be able to get our Vampy Cat Play Friend plush toys?! Whose brilliant idea was it to have Vampy Cat?

Scott Allie: I can’t remember if Vampy Cat was Steven’s idea or Joss’s. We’ve talked about bringing stuffed figures out as merchandise—would people really want them?

3. hitnrun017: Is there a Dark Horse Presents planned for every issue of Predators and Prey?

Scott Allie: There is not. We considered it at one point, but for now it’s just these two. These two really cried out for it, we felt.

4. bamph: I’ve been curious ever since the Jo Chen cover for today’s issue was revealed about what went into the design of Satsu on it.All of Jo’s covers are based on the actors who played the characters. Buffy looks like Sarah Michelle Gellar ,Dawn looks like Michelle Trachtenberg, Harmony looks like Mercedes McNab, Iyari Limon looks like Kennedy and so on and so on. But Satsu is a original character to season 8 and was never played in live action. Yet Jo’s covers look so photo realistic that Satsu does look like her likeness is based on a real person even though no actor has played her. So what went into that and how much say did Jo Chen have in the design of Satsu since she is not based on a Buffy actor?

Scott Allie: When it was time for Jo to do this cover, we asked Georges, the only artist to have drawn Satsu so far, the one who truly designed her, for a real person to base her on. I’m not gonna say who that was, but I believe Georges actually offered two people, and then Jo went from there.

5. Trey: Without being too spoilerish, I’m just gonna keep my question plain and simple - any more plans for Satsu?

Scott Allie: Yeah, Satsu will continue to have a role in Season Eight.

6. weredog: Jeanty’s art is outstanding, especially his great attention to detail (ie. facial expressions). How many days/weeks is he given from the time he is handed the script to the time he submits his work?

Scott Allie: Well, Georges usually spends between five and six weeks per issues. Sometimes less. It’s not really a question of the time between getting the script and turning in the last pages, but from when he starts laying out the pages, and turns the last page in. We try to have the script to him before he’s ready to start laying out pages, before he’s done with the previous issue.

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