On Wednesday, one of the biggest heroines in pop culture returns to our beloved four-color medium, as we get Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #1! Plenty happened at the end of Season 8 and fans have been eagerly awaiting the next chapter in the saga. This is big!

Plus, with Angel & Faith (whose first issue came out two weeks ago) running concurrently and in the same continuity, it’s a great time to get on board.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9
FREEFALL #1

Written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Chambliss
Art by Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines

Season 8 ended with a bang when Buffy cut the world off from the hell dimensions and all supernatural influence. Great, right? Except Buffy has left her best friend, Willow, powerless, and ended the long line of vampire slayers, leaving her hated by the hundreds of girls who recently stood behind her. Newly relocated to San Francisco, Buffy can count on a fresh start, and focus on what she’s good at… slaying.

Dark Horse Comics’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #1 comes out on Wednesday!

The first issue of Image Comics’ Severed was one of the hottest releases in comics when it came out. A fantastic start to a horror series, co-written by Scott Snyder, who’s written many of our favorite titles in the past year, like American Vampire, Detective Comics and last week’s Swamp Thing. (And by the way we’ll have plenty of issue #1′s in case you missed it.) This Wednesday sees the release of Severed #2! Can’t wait to see what happens next…

SEVERED #2 (OF 7)

Written by Scott Snyder & Scott Tuft
Art by Attila Futaki

Jack learns the road is full of swindlers. And in Chicago, the most devious one awaits him: a travelling-salesman with shark-like-teeth who craves the flesh of the innocent. Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft and Attila Futaki (Percy Jackson) are back with 2011′s most terrifying horror series. Severed.

Image Comics’ Severed #2 comes out on Wednesday!