The culmination of every Buffy season to date begins to unfold in our preview of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 12: The Reckoning #1.

Not only will readers see the return of Melaka Fray, but also her twin brother Harth, who retained her memories and those of every other slayer. Will their quest for power spell the end for the Scooby Gang?

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Check out the issue’s solicitation text and CBR’s exclusive preview below:

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 12: THE RECKONING #1

  • CHRISTOS GAGE, JOSS WHEDON (W) • GEORGES JEANTY, KARL STORY (A)
  • Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
  • Variant Cover by GEORGES JEANTY
  • Ultra Variant Cover by KARL MOLINE
  • It's one year later, and the lives of Buffy and the Scoobies haven't been too eventful for a while--at least as far as fighting demons and the forces of darkness are concerned. But that's all about to change when Dawn and Xander's housewarming party is interrupted by some familiar faces bringing news of familiar foes from the future. Can you say Harth . . . and Fray?
  • The return of Fray!
  • The Reckoning will be the culmination of all the Buffy seasons!
  • In Shops: June 20
  • 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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