Buffy the Vampire Slayer #51

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #51, a 2002 Dark Horse release, finds Buffy and Pike fleeing to Las Vegas after her expulsion from school, chasing a new kind of chaos in the city’s neon-lit shadows. Written by Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza and illustrated by Cliff Richards with inks by Will Conrad, colors by Dave McCaig, and letters by Clem Robins, the issue captures a raw, restless energy. The cover by Paul Lee and Brian Horton perfectly frames their escape in a world of glittering danger.