comicbook.com reports new details are emerging on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" comic reboot.
Last week, Boom! Studios announced it had acquired the comic book and graphic novel rights.
Now they're revealing the story premise and creative team for the new ongoing series.
The story will be a complete reboot of the continuity from the original television series.
The new "Buffy" will still feature Buffy and the Scoobies but updated for the modern era.
?This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil...the Gang ? Giles, Willow, Xander, Cordelia and more ? faces brand new Big Bads, and a threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High, confirming what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell." series? official synopsis
The new series will be written by Jordie Bellaire with art by Dan Mora.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon is credited as a story consultant.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1" goes on sale January 9th.