Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of our favorite pop culture mainstays, and this May we’ll get to kick off the cusp of the summer season with the entire Scooby Gang! In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summer #1 one-shot from BOOM! Studios, the Scoobies find themselves in the thick of everything that makes the summer months exciting: road trips, shopping, unspoken love–and, of course, the spooky-scaries of the supernatural! According to the press release:

Spike is determined to keep the last copy of his embarrassing poetry from being discovered, sending Buffy and the Gang on a faux-supernatural goose chase to New Orleans to cover his tracks. While at an antiques fair along the way, the group is captivated by some Casquette Girls clothes on display. Dawn utters a wish she most likely should’ve kept to herself, and the gang experiences a first hand account of the sisters’ identities…beyond what they could have ever imagined!

The whole creative team is stacked with talent whose credits put them right at home in the Buffyverse. If you’re having pangs of longing for that world, The Lost Summer and all the Buffy fare BOOM! has to offer will be right up your alley! But not a dark alley–there are vampires down that way. Be vigilant, readers.

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summer #1 one-shot goes on sale this May from BOOM! Studios. Check out the full press release, as well as art from the comic that Boom! just dropped!

BOOM! Studios invites you on a supernatural road trip this summer with Buffy and the Gang in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE LOST SUMMER One-Shot! Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer writer Casey Gilly, along with artist Lauren Knight (Golden Rage, Time Before Time), and colorist Francesco Segala (Firefly, House of Slaughter) bring fans a frightfully fun story set in the continuity of the cult classic TV series.

Spike is determined to keep the last copy of his embarrassing poetry from being discovered, sending Buffy and the Gang on a faux-supernatural goose chase to New Orleans to cover his tracks. While at an antiques fair along the way, the group is captivated by some Casquette Girls clothes on display. Dawn utters a wish she most likely should’ve kept to herself, and the gang experiences a first hand account of the sisters’ identities…beyond what they could have ever imagined!

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE LOST SUMMER #1 features a standard cover by Mirka Andolfo (Deep Beyond, Sweet Paprika), and variant covers by Veronica Fish (Firefly: Brand New ‘Verse, Blackwood), Paulina Ganucheau (Wonder Woman, The Amazing World of Gumball), and more!

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE LOST SUMMER #1 will be in comic shops in May 2023. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.