Archive for the ‘joss whedon’ Category

Dec
12
2007

Firefly & Serenity to return in comic books

posted by Matt Knicl at 12:00 am.

Serenity: Those Left Behind #1 (Jayne Cover)

Credit: Dark Horse

Long Live The Browncoats!!!

For many, the movie Serenity may not have made sense. And why should it? The movie was meant to satiate the desires of devoted Firefly fans (like me!).

If you have no gorram clue what I’m taking about, Firefly was a sci-fi/western hybrid show created by Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) for FOX. Poor scheduling aired the episodes out of order and the show was canceled. Dong ma?

Though the movie was meant to cater to fans, there was enough new in the film that viewers could jump on board. Firefly and Serenity are now cult favorites and continue to find new audiences. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov
23
2007

Angel: After the Fall (Angel Season 6)

posted by Matt Knicl at 10:35 pm.

A Fallen Angel

Angel: After the Fall #1 Variant

Media Credit:
Photo Courtesy of
idwpublishing.com

When Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended on its Seventh Season, it was planned to end that way. When Angel , the spin-off from Buffy, ended, it was in its Fifth Season and it was far from planned.

Angel was canceled, low numbers the final nail in this vampire’s coffin.

And it couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Angel is a show about a good vampire detective in L.A. (no, Moonlight copied it). Read the rest of this entry »

Nov
19
2007

Stand-up Comics for Nov. 21, 2007

posted by Matt Knicl at 1:00 am.

Angel: After the Fall #1

Media Credit:
Photo Courtesy of
idwpublishing.com

“Well personally, I want to slay the dragon.”

Angel the vampire returns after a brief hiatus, Victorian era Batman meets the Challengers of the Unknown, Marvel’s space epic concludes, My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way’s steam punk series continues, and “Speedball” fights Wolverine. Read the rest of this entry »