Nope you are not reading this wrong, the long awaited Buffy season 8 is happening in comic book form and the first issue hits the shelves March 14th. The first five issues are written by Joss Whedon with the excellent Brian K Vaughn (of Y The Last man and Ex Machina) following with a 4 issue arc centering on Faith.
Have a look at this interview with Joss that has a bit more info on all things Whedon
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