That got your attention didn't it?

Well, it's all true :thumbsup:

Joss seems to have put Wonder Woman on something of a back burner at the moment. His tenure on Astonishing X Men ends in 3 months time, but since when has this guy ever slowed down for anything?

In February, he'll be taking over the reins of the Marvel mutant title Runaways about a group of well, superpowered runaways. Trying to escape their super powered (and evil) parents, who want the kids to join in the family business. Joss Whedon+Super powered teenage angst= great stuff.

In March, he launches the new Buffy comic book series at Dark Horse, touted as "the official Eighth season."

Then sometime around "Fall 2007" He'll be debuting Serenity: Better Days with co-writer Brett Matthews and artist Will Conrad. Not much is known about plot details (he's probably still writing it as I write this :lol: ) but it will be set post Firefly TV show but pre Serenity Movie. Just like his first Serenity comic book series.

Then, just to put the icing on the cake of Joss Whedon comic book goodness, he'll end the year with his final piece of X-Men work, with the publishing of [Giant size Astonishing X Men issue 1.

Hmmm, I think we'll be waiting a little bit longer for Wonder Woman :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :lol:

Yupp! sure did........... :rolleyes: :lol:


I havnt bought a comic book since the mid 70's (some Batman ones iirc), but Buffy series-8........... :ponder:

:thumbsup: @ buffy comic

:ponder: i might also look for the serenity comic :lol:

More info has been released on these books today.

Buffy Season 8 news.

Joss will be writing the first story arc (2 to 3 issues) of this book, a story entitled "The Long Way Home" with art by Georges Jeanty.

Other writers who will be involved are...

Brian K Vaughan (award winning comic book writer)
Brad Meltzer (another comic book writer with an eye for the epic storylines)
Jeph Loeb (comic book writer, advisor on Smallville and Heroes)
Also a few names you may recognise.
Jane Espenson
Drew Goddard
Drew Greenberg
Steven DeKnight..

Serenity Better Days news.

Due late 2007, this is a three issue mini series which reunites Joss with his co-writer for the previous Serenity book, Brett Matthews, in a story where the Serentiy casts Universe is turned upside down, by, of all things, a heist that goes right from start to finish. And they find themselves somewhere they've never been before. Easy Street. :o :lol:

Great news!

Just checked out the official Dark Horse site, it looks great.

***SPOILER ALERT!***

Clickety click

Andrew :yahoo:

I haven't read a comic since I was in school but I am tempted to buy the new Buffy ones. I have just checked Forbidden Planets website and you can order them from them there. Issue one and two are up there for preorder.

I can't wait for the new Buffy comics :yahoo: I can only hope my good friend and all around nice guy Jamie will get them for me! Do you think I droped a large enough hint?

An interesting choice of the of words calling it the official Eighth season so does this mean Joss wasn't happy with Nancy Holder's Queen of the Slayers? :ponder: I thought see as Q of S was set post Sunnydale Joss might have read it before it was released or at set rules as to what could happen to his characters? :ponder:

I wasn't very impressed with Queen of Slayers, it seemed to build up, keeping you on tenderhooks and then bomb right at the end, I felt like I had wasted hours reading a book only to be given a crappy ending.

I know exacly you feel I was really enjoying the book then ending was so rushed over all it just seemed come a dead stop very poor and it spoilt it for me too.

I think what it means by "official" is that Joss is, himself, involved in the creative process of this series. Whereas he had no creative/editorial control over the Queen of the Slayers books.

In the new series, he has mapped out the overall arc, and will be personally writing the opening and final few issues(episodes) of the series.

Just to remind you all the first Buffy comic is out on the 15th of March.

apart tfaw (do they have the exclusivity?), i can't find an UK online site to order (not even amazon :o )

i will keep checking :ermm:

Where have you been checking Claire? I've found three sites taking orders, and I've only been checking for a few minutes.

:o amazon and play :shrug:

Well, you could try...

FORBIDDEN PLANET

Or

You can set up a fairly priced standing order with...

COMIC DOMAIN

Play and Amazon usually only sell collected edition books, as the new Buffy series is just due to be released, a collected edition is at least a few months away, when they may release the first few issues in a collected edition.

:thumbsup: thank