Once More, with Feeling (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) theaters with the audience invited to sing along. Throughout the series Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), in her role as the Vampire Slayer, is assisted by her close friends, who refer to themselves as the "Scooby Gang". These include Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon), a young man without particular strengths or talents, but devoted to Buffy and her calling, and Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), a young woman who has grown from a shy but gifted student into a strong woman and powerful user of magic. They are mentored by Buffy's "Watcher", Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head), a paternal figure since the
Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics fill in the story line of Oz's character after he leaves the TV series, and the "Death of Buffy" comics clearly take place between Seasons 5 and 6 of the series. Starting in 2007, a new series of Buffy comics has been produced, also published by Dark Horse Comics. These are a canonical continuation of the television series and as such are considered "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight". One of the other comics considered canon is the 8-part series "Fray", since the main character, Melaka Fray, appears in "Season 8". "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" takes place after