''Giles'' is a comic based on the ''

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'' television series.

Plot

Having been Buffy's watcher for four years, Giles is notified by a fellow Watcher, Michaela Tomasi, of the death of his former mentor, Archie Lassiter, and returns to England. He finds out that the

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is guarding a dark secret, which may cause the resurrection of the dark Elder Gods. Though the Council does not want his help, Giles is drawn into the attempt to prevent disaster.

Continuity

The comic is set in ''Buffy'' season 4, after " This Year's Girl" but before "

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". Michaela Tomasi is a character from The Gatekeeper Trilogy.

Relation to canon

''Buffy'' comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as

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. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike

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, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were approved by both Fox and

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(or his office), and the books were therefore later published as official Buffy merchandise.

External links

* Shiai
Slayer Lit Review - "Giles: Beyond the Pale"
''Slayerlit.us'' (2007). Comics based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dark Horse Comics one-shots {{DarkHorse-Comics-stub