Exclusive Interview: Scott Allie Talks 'Willow' at NYCC 2012

Willow: Wonderland, the 5-part mini series by Dark Horse Comics comes out today. There is a bit of time travel involved here, as we discussed all things Willow with Scott Allie a few weeks ago at New York Comic Con. That seems like a lifetime ago now! Prior to Hurricane Sandy, Daylight Savings and the Election...but we called one thing right, it's definitely freezing in New York right now.

It was still seasonable then, so take a walk back in time with us and check out part 2 of our interview with Chief Allie below, with bonus suprise guest appearance by Angel & Faith artist Rebekah Isaacs around the 10:00 mark!

Buffyfest Chills Out with Jane Espenson

New York Comic Con is now but a memory but we still have a few treasures from NYC's wackiest weekend of the year. For instance, we had the enormous pleasure of sitting comfortably amidst all the chaos in a cozy VIP room with writer extraordinaire Jane Espenson. We talk everything from her career, her critically acclaimed web series (and upcoming comic book) Husbands, ABC's Once Upon a Time and of course all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Thanks so much, Jane!

NYCC 2012 'Firefly' Panel

The other highlight of NYCC Saturday besides the Buffy panel was the Firefly Sci Channel event. Speakers were Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, and very surprise guest Nathan Filion, who first side-tracked the rest of the cast by calling on the phone but then showed up in person! Tricky, tricky. The panel featured some clips from the upcoming Browncoats Unite special on Sci Channel, but they are not included in the video. You'll have to wait for Nov. 11 at 10 p.m for that! In the mean time, see the official video of panel in full below.

Scootch to 31 minutes for the Firefly portion.

 

'Buffy' Panel at NYCC 2012

Yesterday was a very fun day at New York Comic Con. Dark Horse's morning Buffy panel was one of the best ones we've been to in a really long time. Titled "Once More With Feeling: 15 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" the speakers were: Jane Espenson, Scott Allie, Rebekah Isaacs, Sierra Hahn, Jeremy Atkins & surprise guest Nicholas Brendon! Everyone was great, we learned a few new tidbits from the upcoming Dark Horse comics and Nick Brendon couldn't be more charismatic. Watch the full video below.

Description: In March of 1997, the first episode of Joss Whedon's landmark television series was aired, inspiring fandom the likes of which remains unmatched to this day. 15 years later, this cast of characters lives on Dark Horse's family of Buffy-related titles. Join longtime editor of all things Whedon-related, Scott Allie, as well as some surprise guests for a look back, as well as news around Buffy Season 9, Angel, Spike, Willow and more!

Buffyfest Interviews Scott Allie at NYCC 2012

Scott Allie took the time to meet with us at the pretty Buffyverse wall of the Dark Horse booth, after being newly appointed Chief earlier this week. We talk about a little bit of everything, Willow, Spike, Angel & Faith, and of course, Buffy...there are some juicy bits in there. Check it out below and look out for part 2 of this interview in a couple of weeks where we exclusively discuss the fantastic first issue of Willow and the lovely Rebekah Isaacs interview bombed us!

Highlights:
Angel & Faith's Christophe Gage will be co-writing the second half of the Willow mini-series.
After Spike's 5-issue arc he will appear in Angel & Faith.
The character of Nadira will be getting increasingly more difficult and she will be featured on a future cover.
The season's big bads are named, although there will be others.
The core characters will be back together soon and Xander will be crucial to the conclusion.

Interviewers: Tara & Dan

Camera and Audio: Nanci

New York Comic Con 2012: Day 1

Today was preview night of NYCC so it was nice and slow but the perfect day to get some work done! Actually, all we pretty much did was pick up our press passes, stopped by the Buffy car (below), play some Wii U, interviewed Super Scott Allie and left. But look out for that interview, it will be up very shortly!

Oh and Dark Horse announced today that they'd be releasing a Buffyverse value sampler. From the press release:

DARK HORSE OFFERS BUFFY FANS THE CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH THE CAST OF SEASON 9 IN ONE VALUE-PRICED SAMPLER! 

BUFFYVERSE SAMPLER TO FEATURE FULL FIRST ISSUES OF BUFFY SEASON 9, ANGEL & FAITH, SPIKE, AND WILLOW! OCTOBER 11, NEW YORK, NY—Dark Horse offers fans and retailers alike the perfect jumping-on point for all of the titles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9! In 2007, Dark Horse made comics history with a revolutionary new concept: Joss Whedon’s best-loved television series continued in comics with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8. With Joss Whedon himself at the helm, the series launched with much critical acclaim, and sold out of multiple printings. 

Following the success of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, Dark Horse launched four separate series for the anticipated Buffy Season 9. Buffy Season 9 and Angel & Faith are direct follow-ups to Season 8, while Spike and Willow are spinoffs from those two ongoing series. 

Collected here are all four #1 issues, with all-new cover art by C. L. Bradley! 

Coming in at 96 pages, this issue carries the low cover price of only $4.99! 

Look for this at your local comic shop on January 23, 2013!