








In the latest installment of the comic book series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" --
which continues the saga that began in a 1993 film and then continued during seven
seasons of a hit television series -- Buffy takes a break from her vampire duties to jump into
bed with Satsu, a fellow slayer.
"Wow," says Buffy in the comic, hand on sweaty brow, naked body wrapped in tangled bed
sheets. "That was ... that was ... Wow."
"'That was wow' pretty much covers it," responds Satsu, who, also dripping with sweat,
clutches Buffy's 20-something body.
The comic's illustrators -- seemingly inspired by the sexy narrative -- litter the bedside with
discarded bras and panties.
While the scene, which was first reported by The New York Times, may initially come across
as a little too sexy and a little too soft porn, Joss Whedon, executive producer of the strip, told
ABCNEWS.com that the story line flowed naturally and is nothing to gape at.
"We had already established that there was this character, Satsu, was in love with Buffy and
that Buffy was kind of lonesome," said Whedon. "[We decided] it would be fun if they just went
ahead and did it, rather than have it be a 'will they won't they' situation."
Despite Whedon's assertion that Buffy's adventurous sexuality is nothing new -- after all, her
best friend on the show, Willow, came out in Season 4 -- industry insiders still aren't
convinced that the latest plot twist isn't anything more than a marketing ploy. [read more]
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Buffy Summers has now done it all.
After spending nearly a decade slaying
vampires and demons and carefully juggling
her schoolwork with her budding teen
romances, Buffy of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
now also knows what it's like to have a
one-night stand -- with a woman.
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