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, assembled the goofy fannish heroes of
Sugarshock
, and wrote arcs for Marvel's
Astonishing X-Men
Runaways
. Along with
, Whedon's contributions to the 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
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 new interpretations.