Question: Spike's Role in the Comics?

[fenderlove]

Quick word: I won't be responding with my own opinions to any comments left in this post, so feel free to answer honestly without fear that I shall pounce upon you. I may have further questions to ask.

How would you describe Spike's role in the comics in Season Nine? And to go further, what is his literal role in the comics? What has he literally been doing? What has been clearly asked of him by any other character or characters? The key words for all this are definitely- literal specifics. I'm looking for less interpretation "if you turn it sideways and squint and read between the lines" type of examples and more for just what has been presented.

Like I said above, I won't be responding with my own opinions. I'm just curious to find out if I've missed something in translation.

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And the preview for the next issue just came out. One cover has Spike/Buffy fighting back to back. It's rather shippy. The other cover is a flashback, with Nicki the slayer and Spike. We find out in the issue that Nicki had been going through her test, where the council drugs her to take away her powers, while she was pregnant. I think they're going to explain that's why her son had no special strength or power. AND, that foreshadows Buffy's baby as having slayer strength, IMO.