Joss Whedon

Joseph "Joss" Whedon (b. June 23, 1964) is a writer, director, executive producer, and creator of several television series, most famously Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has also written several film scripts and several comic book series.

Comic books

Whedon, a lifelong comic book fan, is the author of the Dark Horse Comics miniseries Fray which takes place in the far future of the Buffyverse. Although the miniseries took literally years to finish, it was a great success. Whedon has mentioned returning to Fray at some point when there is time in his busy schedule.

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Dark Horse Comics - Fray - Buffyverse

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Like many other authors from the Buffy TV show, he also contributed to the show's comic book version: He wrote the main storyline of the five issue mini series Tales of the Vampires and three stories in the anthology Tales of the Slayers, including one featuring Melaka Fray from Fray.

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Whedon is currently writing Astonishing X-Men in Marvel Comics' popular line of comics about the X-Men. The title, recreated specifically for Whedon, has been one of Marvel's best-selling comics as of 2005 and was nominated for several Eisner Awards including Best Serialized Story, Best Continuing Story, Best New Series, and Best Writer.

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Astonishing X-Men - Marvel Comics - X-Men - As of 2005 - Eisner Award

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The three-issue miniseries Serenity, based on the Firefly series and leading up to the film Serenity, was released June through August 2005. Co-written with Brett Mathews and pencilled by Will Conrad, it features covers drawn by John Cassaday, J. G. Jones, and Bryan Hitch, as well as other artists for the remaining 2 issues. The first two issues sold out and went to a second print.

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Serenity - Brett Mathews - Will Conrad - John Cassaday - J. G. Jones - Bryan Hitch

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