Groan. Is there no end to it?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon is writing a new six-issue Buffy mini-series for Dark Horse Comics. The first volume is due out in October. A Dark Horse spokesperson has confirmed to ICv2 that the new series chronicles events that happened to Buffy and her friends after the conclusion of their televised adventures and will function as a “Season 8” to the highly popular cult hit TV series that ran for seven seasons…

[Via Warrenellis.com]

[Update: I've actually started reading Season 8 now. It's pretty good actually]