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Last weekend, fans of the comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 learned the shocking identity of the mysterious Big Bad villain that has been pestering Buffy and the Scoobies over the past year or so, much to the dismay of Joss Whedon and his comic book cohorts. Apparently, the news of the identity of Twilight (the codename for the previously unknown Big Bad) was not supposed to come out just yet:

And so, to keep the Big Bad‘s identity under wraps for those of you who have yet to read the comics and want to remain unspoiled, I’ll keep Whedon‘s comments on all of this news behind the cut. Beware, read no further if you wish to remain unspoiled about the identity of Twilight in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 …

“Brad Meltzer is the master at taking what’s before you and peeling it back to show what’s beneath,” Whedon told MTV News of the big reveal and the role it will play in Meltzer’s run, which kicks off next month with the penultimate arc before Whedon himself takes the writing reins to close out “Season Eight.” “In this case, that applies to characters, assumptions, motivations, mythos, masks, and most spectacularly, clothes,” added Whedon. “Season Eight officially goes into high gear in Brad’s extraordinary arc. Try to keep up.” Now, just in case you haven’t been following at home, the news first broke last week when the covers to Dark Horse Comics titles shipping in April were posted online — including a pair of covers for issue #34. The covers featured Buffy in the arms of her former lover, the vampire with a soul, Angel… who just happened to be wearing Twilight’s costume, sans mask. And to say that the ‘Net caught fire could be the understatement of the year. However, MTV reached out to “Season Eight” editor Scott Allie for more thoughts on the big reveal. “So, yeah… Twilight is Angel,” said Allie after a long pause. “You know, I’ve gone four years not letting myself say that.” However, Allie was quick to indicate that the identity of Twilight is only the first of many big surprises in store for the big “Season Eight” finale. “The fact that his identity is out there now actually tells you very little about what’s going to happen,” he said. “This has been the plan from the very beginning of ‘Season Eight,’ and it does make sense, believe me.” With Angel currently the subject of an entirely separate series at IDW Publishing, Allie explained that just because the character has only made “silly little cameos” in Dark Horse’s “Buffy” universe thus far, that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been able to play a more significant role if the right story presented itself — and this is that story. Additionally, despite the dual series unfolding in the Buffy-verse, Angel’s appearance in “Season Eight” doesn’t clash with the timeline of his solo series at IDW. “The timelines don’t overlap yet,” said Allie. “The ‘Angel’ series at IDW picks up at end of ‘Angel’ television series, but ‘Buffy: Season Eight’ started up a significant amount of time after the television series ended.” “These continuities will be made to jibe, which doesn’t cancel out IDW’s continuity or what they’re doing with the character,” he added. And lest we overlook one of the other notable elements of the whole Twilight saga, Allie noted that the newly revealed identity of the character should add an interesting element to discussions of how Twilight (the “Buffy” character) relates to “Twilight” (the book and movie franchise). While Allie noted that the name Twilight had been in place for the “Season Eight” villain since well before Stephenie Meyer’s novels became the phenomenon they are today, he did note some irony in how the coincidence played out. “The irony that you see in the villain being named Twilight is only made stronger when you realize that Twilight’s identity is Edward… I mean, Angel,” he laughed.

Oh man, all this Buffy comics stuff is sooooo damn good … and has been since the books went into publication … but the revelation that Angel is Twilight is just incredible. What a shot in the arm for a comic book series that still so many Buffy fans do not know about. For those of you who are a little confused and have yet to read the comics, here are a few synopses from a fan blog that explains a bit what’s been happening in the comic book world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer thus far:

The Long Way Home (Issues #1-4): Twilight was first revealed to be a group of folks who gave Buffy and her slayers a big problem. They rescue Amy and a skinless Warren from the crater formerly known as Sunnydale and subsequently use them to give Buffy a lot of problems. They send an army of zombies to Buffy’s castle in Scotland, kidnap Willow, kill Ethan Rayne, and shoot at Buffy and Satsu before being defeated. They’re being headed by Twilight… again, Angel, so one assumes this is all under his orders.

No Future For You (Issues #6-9): Twilight himself appears. Masked. And in a super villainous costume. He reveals that he, for this whole arc, had been manipulating Giles and Faith, as well as two of his own soldiers, Roden and Gigi. He says, “…it was about manipulating our enemies into waging this ugly war for us. A tactic crucial for bringing the age of magic to a close. By pitting watcher against warlock and slayer against slayer, we have pushed even the ‘victors’ to remove themselves from the chessboard.” Pretty evil, eh? Aso, he’s wearing three belts and what appears to be a skintight body suit under his armor and duster. Angel’s fashion sense seems to have went the route of his heroicness and left the building.

A Beautiful Sunset (#11): Twilight reveals himself to Buffy. Not in the, “Hey, whattup, I’m Angel, gotcha bitch!” kind of way. He appears to Buffy, in costume, for the first time… and kicks her ass. Also, he throws a church at her. Through all this, he says that he just came to talk and that he’s not going to try and kill her. He pretty much tells her that the world was fine when there was one slayer, but that her activation of all the potential slayers in Chosen (7.22) disrupted the balance, and that it “falls on (him) to avert (disaster).”

Time of Your Life (#16-19): Twilight… and, this time, it breaks my heart to call him Angel… hires Warren to build a mystical missile that takes out Buffy’s Scotland base and some of her slayers. It’s never established how many died, but it looked to be a devastating blow. Also, he reveals that he’s working with Riley Finn against Buffy.

Predators and Prey (#21-25): Angel presumably orchestrated the public acceptance of vampires and the outcry against slayers, using Harmony as a tool. Because really, is Harmony smart enough to turn the entire world against its own protectors? Not so much. Angel… well, now, that’d be more believable.

Retreat (#26-30): Twilight discovers Buffy’s location and sends an army after her. Buffy escapes to Tibet, where Oz had been living peacefully after having discovered a way to send magic (and, thus, his lycanthropy) into the earth. Twilight eventually finds them and sends a massive army of human soldiers to fight them, after Buffy, Willow, and all of the slayers have been persuaded to send their own magic into the earth, leaving them vulnerable. Twilight stands by, watching the fight, refusing to pull their men out when Buffy’s actions cause Tibetan goddesses to rise from the Earth and start killing… well, everyone. When the battle is over, Twilight captures some of Buffy’s friends.

See what you’ve been missing? I cannot WAIT to read how Angel reveals himself to Buffy … nor can I wait to see her response. Things have just gotten SO GOOD in the Buffyverse, all y’all BtVS fans gotta get the books and follow along!!

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