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'''''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve: The Reckoning''''' is the sequel to the ''Season Eleven'' comic book series, a [[Buffyverse canon|canonical]] continuation of the television series ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. The series was published by [[Dark Horse Comics]] and began on June 20, 2018. The series consists of four issues, co-written by creator [[Joss Whedon]] and [[Christos Gage]], and illustrated by [[Georges Jeanty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/joss-whedon-buffy-vampire-slayer-season-12-comic/|title=JOSS WHEDON TO WRITE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 12 COMIC|work=[[Nerdist Industries|Nerdist]]|date=February 21, 2018|first=Eric|last=Diaz}}</ref> It is the final season of the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' canonical comic book series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/joss-whedon-buffy-comics/|title=Joss Whedon is returning to 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|date=February 22, 2018|first=Gavia|last=Baker-Whitelaw}}</ref>

A [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Boom! Studios)|reboot]] of the comics set in the present day is currently being published by [[Boom! Studios|BOOM! Studios]]. The series began on January 23, 2019.

==Publication==
===Single issues===

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! Title !! Issue # !! Release date
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| "The Reckoning, Part I: One Year Later" || style="text-align:center;"| 1 || style="text-align:center;"| June 20, 2018
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| colspan="2"|'''Writer:''' [[Christos Gage]] & [[Joss Whedon]] || '''Penciller:''' [[Georges Jeanty]]
|-
| colspan="6" style="background:#e32636;"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
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| "The Reckoning, Part II: Future Shock" || style="text-align:center;"| 2 || style="text-align:center;"| July 18, 2018
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| colspan="2"|'''Writer:''' [[Christos Gage]] & [[Joss Whedon]] || '''Penciller:''' [[Georges Jeanty]]
|-
| colspan="6" style="background:#e32636;"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
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| "The Reckoning, Part III: The Reckoning" || style="text-align:center;"| 3 || style="text-align:center;"| August 22, 2018
|-
| colspan="2"|'''Writer:''' [[Christos Gage]] & [[Joss Whedon]] || '''Penciller:''' [[Georges Jeanty]]
|-
| colspan="6" style="background:#e32636;"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
|-
| "The Reckoning, Part IV: Finale"|| style="text-align:center;"| 4 || style="text-align:center;"| September 19, 2018
|-
| colspan="2"|'''Writer:''' [[Christos Gage]] & [[Joss Whedon]] || '''Penciller:''' [[Georges Jeanty]]
|}

===Trade paperbacks===

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! Volume !! Title !! Issues collected !! Release date !! ISBN
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| 1 || "The Reckoning" || ''The Reckoning'' (1–4) || December, 2018 || {{ISBNT|978-1506709154}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.darkhorse.com/Zones/Buffy ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615173746/http://www.darkhorse.com/Zones/Buffy |date=2017-06-15 }} at [[Dark Horse Comics]]

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