"After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!" is the twentieth issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series of comic books, a continuation of the television series of the same name. The issue is written by Jeph Loeb, and will follow in the style of the undeveloped Buffy the Animated Series spin-off proposed in 2002, on which he worked alongside series creator Joss Whedon.

Plot

Very little is known about the plot of this issue, although it has something to do with the animated series that never made it to air. It will be drawn to by Georges Jeanty and an unknown artist.

Jeanty's variant cover depicts the Buffy Season One cast (including Cordelia Chase and Angel) with the addition of a pre-teen Dawn Summers.

Production

This issue will be written by Jeph Loeb, who worked on the animated series with Joss Whedon. The issue will have a link to the animated series. The issue had some problems at the beginning as artists had to be approved by Sarah Michelle Gellars representatives, and since there was no offical artist working yet, Loeb had not started work on the script as he 'tailors the script around the artist he is working with'.

Canonical issues

This series has been described as 'canon' by both Whedon and various commentators. As the creator of Buffy, Joss Whedon's association with Buffyverse story is often linked to how canonical the various stories are. Since Whedon is writing this story, it will be seen as a continuation of the official continuity established by Buffy and Angel.

Season Eight contradicts and supersedes information given in the paperback novels set after Season Seven, such as Queen of the Slayers and Dark Congress, which are described as being set in a an unofficial "parallel continuity.

Timing

• Intended to be set after BtVS's seventh season. The precise timing of this arc is currently uncertain.

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