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Frankel, Valerie Estelle, ed. The Comics of Joss Whedon: Critical Essays. Jefferson, London: McFarland, 2015. Added by: joachim (9/3/15, 3:06 PM) Last edited by: joachim (9/3/15, 3:28 PM) |
Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 978-0-7864-9885-7 BibTeX citation key: Frankel2015b Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "Buffy", Collection of essays, Horror, USA, Whedon. Joss Creators: Frankel Publisher: McFarland (Jefferson, London) |
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A great deal of scholarship has focused on Joss Whedon’s television and film work, which includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, The Cabin in the Woods and The Avengers. But Whedon’s work in the world of comics has largely been ignored. He created his own dystopian heroine, Fray, gathered the goofy fannish heroes of Sugarshock, and wrote arcs for Marvel’s Astonishing X-Men and Runaways. Along with The Avengers, Whedon’s contributions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe include script doctoring the first X-Men film, writing a ground-shaking Wonder Woman screenplay, and co-creating ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Today, Whedon continues the Buffy and Firefly stories with innovative comics that shatter the rules of storytelling and force his characters to grow through life-altering conflicts. This collection of new essays focuses on Whedon’s comics work and its tie-ins with his film and television productions, emphasizing his auteurism in crossing over from panel to screen to panel. Essays focus on the comic inspirations and subversive tropes of the Whedonverse, as well as character changes and innovations. Table of Contents Preface (1) Part One: Buffy Comics Part Two: Angel and Spike Comics Part Three: Tales of the Slayers Part Four: Firefly Part Five: Dollhouse Part Six: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Part Seven: Marvel’s Runaways Part Eight: Marvel’s X-Men Part Nine: Whedon’s Other Comics Part Ten: The Avengers, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the MCU A Guide to Buffyverse Comics (219) Glossary (223) |