Slayer DC Comics

Slayer (Vol 1)

Total Issues 100
Dates Published;

March 2000 — June 2008

The Original Comic run ended in June 2008, which was only a few months after the first season of Slayer the tv series ended. The decision to end the comics had no impact on the series. The final issue of the comic series ended with the storyline that would be used as the season 7 final with Adam dying. Ending the series with its 100th issue felt like a good number to end on, and it also felt perfect with the timing.

The Comic Series could be divided into 4 era's; As the comic series would only advance 4 years, unlike the tv series, Adam is 16 years old in vol. 1, whereas he is 15 when he arrives in town.

The Major Villains in the comic series were Lord Zar, Derek Hale, Katherine, Emily, Kloak, Dahak, Hope, Queen Sophie Anne and Illyrian. Kloak and Illyrian were the only villains who did not appear in the tv series, they were both replaced by Callisto/Mary Ann and The Circle of the Black Thorn.

Plots to Series (Storylines that occured similar or exactly like the comics) High School Era (Sophimore Years); Issues 1 to 30
 * Adam dying at the end of the Dahak arc occured in the tv series but by different circumstances.
 * Lord Zar dies exactly the same way in both comics and series.
 * Emily and Katherine both killed each-other in the comics, but the fight occured both in high school.

High School Era (Senior Years); Issues 31 to 54

College Era (New Beginings); Issues 55 to 78

Dahak/Hope Era; Issues 79 to 100

Slayer (Vol 2: New 52)

Dates PublishedNovember2011 — Present
The New 52 version of the series, decided to not start the series in the high school period, instead the first issue would begin with the story set after high school with Adam already in college. Emily has already left, but would return to the comics briefly for a 3-part arc, which would also lead into her getting her own comic series, which was inspired by Slayer's Emily spin-off. The New 52 would also adapt one other tv series plot, with Sam being gay, a story that was not developed in the original series run of DC, however the writers revealed that intension to make Sam gay came more from how much they liked the writing of his character on the series. However Sam was meant to be gay in the original comic series, but they were not given permission to do it.