Director, producer and screenwriter Joss Whedon is a creative force in film, television, comic books and a host of other media. This book provides an authoritative survey of all of Whedon’s work, ranging from his earliest scriptwriting on Roseanne, through his many movie and TV undertakings—Toy Story, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly/Serenity, Dr. Horrible, The Cabin in the Woods, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.—to his forays into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The book covers both the original texts of the Whedonverse and the many secondary works focusing on Whedon’s projects, including about 2000 books, essays, articles, documentaries and dissertations.

Don Macnaughtan is a reference librarian retired from Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.
Sherry Ginn is a retired educator currently living in North Carolina. She has authored books examining female characters on science fiction television series as well as the multiple television worlds of Joss Whedon. Edited collections have examined sex in science fiction, time travel, the apocalypse, and the award-winning series Farscape, Doctor Who, and Fringe.

Don Macnaughtan

Series Editor Sherry Ginn

Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 281
Bibliographic Info: bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2018
pISBN: 978-1-4766-7059-1
eISBN: 978-1-4766-3160-8
Imprint: McFarland
Series: Worlds of Whedon

Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
User’s Guide 4

A. Whedon and the Whedonverses 10
1. Whedon Biographies 7
2. Books 7
3. Book Reviews 10
4. Articles, Chapters and Essays 10
5. Dissertations 15
6. Academic Conferences and Symposia 15
7. Conference Reports and Papers 16
8. Web Resources 17

B. Early Life and First TV Work (1989–1991) 18
1. Roseanne (1989–1990) 18
2. Parenthood (1990–1991) 18
3. Articles, Chapters and Essays 18

C. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Movie 1992) 20
1. DVD Releases 21
2. Movie Script 21
3. Music 21
4. ­Tie-in Book 21
5. Movie Reviews 21
6. Articles, Chapters and Essays 22
7. Web Resources 22

D. Toy Story, Alien: Resurrection and Other Movie Scripts (1993–2013) 23
1. Credited Movie Scripts 24
2. Uncredited Movie Scripts 25
3. Unproduced Movie Scripts 25
4. Articles, Chapters and Essays 25
5. Web Resources 26

E. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV 1997–2003) 27
1. Episodes 29
2. DVD Releases 32
3. Scripts 36
4. Animated Series 38
5. Audio and Music 38
6. ­Tie-in Books 39
7. Comic Books 43
8. Games 56
9. TV Reviews 57
10. Books 62
11. Book Reviews 64
12. Books, Articles, Chapters and Essays by Subject 68
a. Bibliographies  68
b. Buffy Studies and Libraries  68
c. Characters  70
d. Comic Books  75
e. Economic, Legal, Political and Social Studies  77
f. Education and Teaching  79
g. Family Studies  81
h. Fan Studies  82
i. Feminism and Gender Studies  87
j. Folklore, Magic and Myth  95
k. Games and Videos  97
l. General Overviews  97
m. Language  100
n. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer Studies  101
o. Literary, Genre, Narrative and Textual Studies  103
p. Love, Sex and Relationships  108
q. Miscellaneous Subjects  111
r. Music and Sound  115
s. Personal Essays  117
t. Philosophy and Religion  118
u. Psychology  125
v. Race and Ethnicity  127
w. Science and Technology  129
x. Seasons and Episodes  129
y. Vampires, Villains and
Horror Studies  134
13. Dissertations 137
14. Web Resources 147

F. Angel (TV 1999–2004) 148
1. Episodes 149
2. DVD Releases 152
3. Scripts 153
4. Music 154
5. ­Tie-in Books 154
6. Comic Books 156
7. Games 166
8. TV Reviews 167
9. Books 168
10. Book Reviews 168
11. Articles, Chapters and Essays 169
12. Dissertations 176
13. Web Resources 176

G. Whedon’s Comic Books (Print 2001–2011) 177
1. Whedon’s Comic Books 178
2. Book 182
3. Articles, Chapters and Essays 182
4. Dissertation 185
5. Web Resources 185

H. Firefly (TV 2002) and Serenity (Movie 2005) 186
1. Firefly Episodes 187
2. Short Videos 188
3. DVD Releases 188
4. Scripts 189
5. Music 189
6. Songbook 189
7. ­Tie-in Books 190
8. Comic Books 190
9. Games 191
10. TV and Movie Reviews 191
11. Books 192
12. Book Reviews 192
13. Articles, Chapters and Essays 193
14. Dissertations 201
15. Web Resources 202

I. Dr. Horrible’s ­Sing-Along Blog (Web Series 2008) 203
1. Episodes 204
2. DVD Releases 204
3. Scripts 204
4. Music 204
5. ­Tie-in Book 204
6. Comic Books 204
7. Reviews 205
8. Articles, Chapters and Essays 205
9. Dissertations 206
10. Web Resources 206

J. Dollhouse (TV 2009–2010) 207
1. Episodes 208
2. DVD Releases 208
3. Comic Books 209
4. Games 209
5. TV Reviews 209
6. Books 210
7. Book Reviews 210
8. Articles, Chapters and Essays 210
9. Dissertations 214
10. Web Resources 214

K. The Cabin in the Woods (Movie 2012) 215
1. DVD Releases 216
2. Script 216
3. ­Tie-in Books 216
4. Movie Reviews 216
5. Articles, Chapters and Essays 217
6. Dissertations 218
7. Web Resources 219

L. Much Ado about Nothing (Movie 2012) 220
1. DVD Releases 220
2. Music 221
3. ­Tie-in Book 221
4. Movie Reviews 221
5. Articles, Chapters and Essays 221
6. Dissertations 223
7. Web Resources 223

M. The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron (Movies 2012, 2015) 224
1. DVD Releases 226
2. Music 226
3. ­Tie-in Books 227
4. Comic Books 227
5. Movie Reviews 227
6. Articles, Chapters and Essays 228
7. Dissertations 230
8. Web Resources 230

N. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV 2013–2017) 231
1. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episodes 232
2. Web Series and Short Film 234
3. DVD Releases 235
4. Music 235
5. ­Tie-in Books 235
6. Comic Books 235
7. Video Games 236
8. TV Reviews 236
9. Articles, Chapters and Essays 237
10. Web Resources 238

O. In Your Eyes (Movie 2014) 239
1. DVD Releases 239
2. Music 239
3. Movie Reviews 240
4. Articles, Chapters and Essays 240
5. Web Resources 240

P. Justice League (Movie 2017) 241
1. Music 242
2. ­Tie-in Books 242
3. Movie Reviews 242
4. Articles 242
5. Web Resources 243

Q. Miscellaneous Projects (2001–2016) 244
1. Acting Appearances (2001–2016) 244
2. Articles by Joss Whedon 244
3. Videos (2006–2016) 245
4. The Office (TV 2006–2008) 245
5. This American Life (Video 2009) 245
6. Glee (TV 2010) 246
7. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope (Movie 2011) 246
8. Save the Day (Videos 2016) 246
9. Back to Eden (Music 2016) 246
10. Articles, Chapters and Essays 246

R. Interviews 247
1. Books 247
2. Interviews with Joss Whedon 247
3. Interviews with Other Whedonverse Creators 249

Author and Subject Index 251

• “This is an essential book for those interested in the works of Joss Whedon…recommended”—ARBA