<p> <I>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</I> transcended its cult-comic roots to achieve television success spawning the spinoff series <I>Angel</I> and an academic movement along the way.</p><p>This scholarly treatment takes a multidisciplinary approach to Buffy's fandom which has expressed itself through fiction videos music art and other media. Ten essays analyze the sociology and anthropology of the fan community and how it uses the Internet to share its passion.</p>