(W) Jane Espenson, Joss Whedon (A) Jo Chen & Various (CA) Jo Chen. Buffy Season Eight Volume 6 showcases the first retreat of the Slayer legion. Vampires have solid footing at the top of the totem and Slayers have been crushed to the bottom-in short* no one likes Buffy anymore . . . least of all this season's mysterious Big Bad* Twilight* who is hot on her magical trail! Now that it's the world against Slayers* Buffy must find a way to return the status quo to . . . status quo-and keep her girls alive long enough to do it! Enter Oz* the only person/werewolf Buffy knows who is down with the suppression of magic* and can take the Slayer army off of Twilight's magic-specific radar. With Oz's assistance* the Slayers and Wiccans try to become "normal" through meditation and hard labor-although* not everyone sees the advantage of being magicless* namely* Willow* Giles* and Andrew. And they could be right. After all* is a peaceful life for a Slayer even possible? o Oz appears in Buffy Season Eight! o Collects issues #26-#30 of the ongoing series. o The first three volumes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight have combined to sell over 220*000 copies!