Oz (Buffy comic)

Oz is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series about the character Daniel "Oz" Osbourne. Not to be confused with the novel, Oz: Into the Wild.

Story description

General synopsis

Oz left Sunnydale in search of his own nature, he travels to the Far East. Oz goes across the globe in search of a secret monastery where he might learn to find inner peace. When he arrives, he discovers that a number of the monks have been kidnapped by a demon-race. Oz must rescue the monks and overcome a terrible demon.

Oz #1

Comic title: Oz #1

Daniel Osbourne (Oz), was a friend to the slayer, victim of the werewolf curse. Oz has left his home in search of peace within himself. He travels to Tibet looking for a monk called Shantou, who might be able to teach him to control the darkness within himself. With the help of a Chinese demon-girl, Oz finds Shantou in a situation of peril.

Oz #2

Comic title: Oz #2

With the help of the wise Tibetan Monk, Shantou and the beautiful Chinese demon-girl, Oz hopes to gain control over his wolf nature. The weeks draw nearer to the next full moon, and Oz gets ready to face himself. Meanwhile dark forces are on the move, and Oz must prepare to face them.

Oz #3

Comic title: Oz #3

Oz and his new companions challenge a crazy demon overlord and a large number of various supernatural nasties. The showdown could change Oz forever.

Trivia

• Characters include: Oz, (Willow also appears in flashback).
• The trade paperback included a sketchbook section featuring the work of cover artist John Totleben and series artist Logan Lubera.

Continuity

• Supposed to be set in Buffy Season 4, after Wild at Heart. Takes place after Blood of Carthage, and before Giles.

Canonical issues

Buffy/Angel comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. 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 fan fiction, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.

Timing

• Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse: