Here's a first look at Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #4, written by Andrew Chambliss and illustrated by Georges Jeanty and Dexter Vines, in stores December 14.

As Xander, Dawn, and Willow retreat into their own complicated lives, Buffy finds herself drawn more closely to her new friend Severin, a mysterious crime fighter in his own right, and a snappy dresser to boot. Together they take on a new kind of vampire threat while Buffy's not-in-the-know roomies start snooping through her unslept-in bedroom. Now what could they possibly find?

* Vampires, demons, corpses, and cops!