As the main character of the franchise, Buffy appears in almost all "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" literature. This includes a Dark Horse ongoing comic book and a series of novels. Buffy's debut into literature came in the comic "Dark Horse Presents 1998 Annual" on August 26, 1998, while her first prose appearance was in "Halloween Rain" by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder on October 5, 1998. Most of these stories occur between episodes and seasons of the television series, however, some are set outside the timeline of the show to explore in depth other areas of Buffy's history. Christopher Golden adapted the film into a comic entitled "The Origin" (1999) which more closely resembles Joss Whedon's original script. In 2003, Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza wrote a Year One-style run on the "Buffy" comic book series which filled the gap between the film and the first season of the show. These stories explain how Buffy's relationship with Pike ended, as well as fleshing out events alluded to in the television series, such as the time she spent in a mental institution and her parents' divorce. The novel "Queen of the Slayers" (2005) by Nancy Holder offers a potential follow-up to the television series; set after season seven, it depicts Buffy living in Italy with the morally ambiguous Immortal.