Best Selling Books by Joss Whedon

The ragtag crew of Serenity--mercenaries, fugitives, and one law-abiding prostitute--pursue fast cash and a little peace along the fringes of space. On a scavenger mission that promises a big payoff, they realize too late that they are being played by an old enemy with a grudge.

The cult-favorite television series from creator Joss Whedon continues in comics with Season 10, where Buffy and the Scoobies are rewriting the rules of magic and monsters . . . While slaying the zompires that have overrun a small California town, Buffy and her pals are shocked to discover another new kind of vampire: harder to kill, able to transform, and walk in the light of day--like Dracula . . . If that weren''t enough, the rules of magic are literally being rewritten in the Vampyr book. The crew attempts to restore the status quo, all while Xander is the victim of a haunting, his relationship with Dawn begins to crumble, and Dracula himself enters the picture. Then when the Vampyr book goes missing--now a highly coveted item--Buffy and the Scoobies head for what might be a disaster in Sunnydale where Andrew is up to his good/bad/old tricks again. As everyone feels the responsibility of protecting the book and writing the new magical rules, they are tempted by what new rules can do for them . . . just like the Big Bads who have come knocking on Buffy''s door! Writers Christos Gage (Angel & Faith) and Buffy star Nicholas Brendon team with artist Rebekah Isaacs (Angel & Faith) to take on the Slayer and her teammates in her tenth season; they''re joined by guest artists Richard Corben (Hellboy), Karl Moline (Fray), and Cliff Richards (Dollhouse)! This oversized Library edition collects the materials from Buffy Season 10 Volume 1 and Volume 2 softcovers, along with all the comic book covers, and an expanded sketchbook section.

Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers—newly legion—have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not everything''s fun and firearms, as an old enemy reappears and Dawn experiences some serious growing pains. Meanwhile, one of the "Buffy" decoy Slayers is going through major pain of her own. Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to Dark Horse in this direct follow-up to Season 7 of the smash-hit TV series. The best-selling and critically acclaimed issues #1-#5 are collected here for the first time, as are their covers by Jo Chen and Georges Jeanty. • Collects the first five issues of Season 8. Only available in comics! • "The dialogue is Whedonesque and I can hear how the actors would read [their] lines. It''s fun and witty and we''re treated to more fantastical stories than the WB/UPN could ever pony up the money to do."—Comic Book Resources • A New York Times best-selling series!

Series creator Joss Whedon brought Buffy the Vampire Slayer back to life with this comics-only follow-up to Season 7 of the television show. Aptly named Season 8, these comics are the official sequel to Buffy and continue where the live-action series left off with the Slayer, her friends, and their ongoing challenge to fight the forces of darkness. This oversized omnibus edition is one of two volumes that will contain the entirety of Season 8. It includes the first four arcs of the series along with one-shots and short stories.

Season 8 ended with a bang that cut the world off from magic culminating in another set of world-ending problems. Buffy has left her best friend, Willow, powerless, and brought an end to a millennia-long tradition of superpowered girls. By day, Buffy is a twenty-something waitress with no real direction, and even though magic is gone, she ís still a vampire Slayer by night. Bigger problem? Vampires are becoming an epidemic... of zompires! Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #1 - #5. * Written by series creator Joss Whedon and Andrew Chambliss of ABC''s One Upon a Time! Buffy Season 9 begins!

Angel, Los Angeles''s resident vampire detective, searches for a kidnapped child and stumbles upon a force of unspeakable evil and unimaginable power who has an old bone to pick with Angel.

Series creator Joss Whedon brought Buffy the Vampire Slayer back to life with this comics-only follow-up to Season 7 of the television show. This hardcover edition contains the first two arcs of the series, plus two one-shots, written by Joss Whedon and Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Runaways), with art by the acclaimed Georges Jeanty!

This single volume features stories by series creator Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews (Serenity: Those Left Behind), and Christopher Golden (Baltimore). Set during Seasons 1 and 2 of the Angel television series, favorite characters appear—Cordelia, Doyle, Wes, Gunn—as the investigations of LA''s vampire detective agency delve into all that is dark, grotesque, strange, and unexplainable. Angel faces demonic rats, bizarre deaths from spontaneous combustion, Hollywood demons encountered courtesy of Cordelia, angry spirits, zombies, and more! * Includes four issues written by Joss Whedon. * Chronicles the earliest adventures in the Angel saga! * A collection of the first published Angel comics! Angel #1–#14, #17, Angel: Long Night''s Journey #1–#4, Dark Horse Presents #153–#155: "Hunting Ground," Dark Horse Extra #25–#28: "Angel," and Angel: Point of Order.

Series creator Joss Whedon unites with writers from the television series and comics creators to tell tales of the vampires and Slayers through time--including stories set during the New York Times bestselling Season 8! Buffy was never the first Slayer, nor will she be the last . . . Here we delve deep into the histories of the young women--Slayers--destined to fight against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. You''ll find stories of Buffy, Nikki Wood, Melaka Fray, and even the primitive first Slayer, among others. In the tales of the vampires, you''ll find stories of dungeon-dwelling vampires and also those in the modern age--including a few dealing with the latest in vampire trends from Season 8: living in the public eye. And you''ll see some familiar vampires as well, like Angel, Spike, Drusilla, and Dracula . . . It''s an anthology that explores the mythos of the Slayers and vampires, written by Joss Whedon, along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress, Amber Benson, the amazing writers of the television series including David Fury (24, Lost), Doug Petrie (Daredevil), Jane Espenson (Once Upon a Time, Battlestar Galactica), Rebecca Sinclair (Gilmore Girls), Drew Goddard (The Martian), the creator of The Tick, Ben Edlund (The Venture Bros., Firefly), novelist Jackie Kessler (Hell''s Belles), and Becky Cloonan (Demo, Batman), and illustrated by comic book luminaries such as Cameron Stewart (Fight Club 2), Tim Sale (Batman), Alex Sanchez (Star Wars), Karl Moline (Fray), and Leinil Francis Yu (Ultimate Avengers).

The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning—The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon''s original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly chosen Slayer''s road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, Sunnydale, the Scoobies, and an English librarian lead the way into Season 1 continuity. Plus, The Goon creator Eric Powell provides pencils to All''s Fair, featuring Spike and Drusilla at the 1933 World''s Fair. The smash TV hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer led to nearly a decade of comics at Dark Horse—including multiple specials, one-shots, and guest miniseries. This omnibus series is the ultimate compilation of the Buffy comics Dark Horse has published, and runs along the TV series'' timeline. A fitting companion to Whedon''s comics-based relaunch of the show.

A tragic death at the Xavier Institute reveals a powerful enemy living among the X-Men that they could never have suspected - and no, it''s not Magneto. Things heat up in a way none of the X-Men ever dreamed, but will teamwork save the day when they can''t even depend on themselves? Collects Astonishing X-Men (2004) #7-12

Willow and Buffy head to New York City to unlock the secrets of Buffy''s mysterious scythe, when something goes terribly awry. Buffy is propelled into a dystopian future where there''s only one Slayer — Fray, the title character of Joss Whedon''s 2001 series, the first comic he ever wrote. Their uneasy alliance falls apart, leading to the death of a major character from the TV series, while back in the twenty-first century, the Scotland base falls prey to a mystical bomb courtesy of the Biggest Bad-Twilight. * The first two volumes of Buffy Season Eight have combined to sell over 160,000 copies! * Includes the highly anticipated Buffy/Fray crossover, "Time of Your Life," and "After These Messages... We''ll Be Right Back," written by Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween)! * "Joss Whedon, the man, the myth, the legend, writes the comic with the same genius as he did the show. The art, penciled by Georges Jeanty, is as faboo as the writing." -Janet Evanovich, New York Times best-selling author of Hard Eight * "The dialogue is Whedonesque and I can hear how the actors would read there lines. It''s fun and witty and we''re treated to more fantastical stories than the WB/UPN could ever pony up the money to do." -Comic Book Resources * A New York Times bestseller!

Buffy - Der Start der 9. Staffel! Es ist eine neue Welt, in der sich Buffy zurechtfinden muss: Ja, es gibt noch Dämonen und Vampire, aber dank Buffy gibt es keine Magie mehr, die die Monster leitet. Das macht die Geschöpfe der Unterwelt wilder und unberechenbarer als je zuvor. Ohne Armee der Jägerinnen und ohne Gang bleibt Buffy nur eine Möglichkeit, dem entgegen zutreten - als das, was sie schon immer gewesen ist... die Einzige, die Auserwählte, die Jägerin!

Creator Joss Whedon''s official sequel to Season 7 of the television series continues in this second of two volumes that contain the entirety of the Chosen One''s eighth season of fighting demons and dark forces to save the world and mankind. This oversized omnibus edition includes the last four arcs of the Season 8 series along with one-shots and short stories written by Joss Whedon (The Avengers), Scott Allie (Abe Sapien), Steven S. DeKnight (Pacific Rim: Uprising), Jane Espenson (Once Upon a Time), Drew Goddard (The Martian), Drew Z. Greenberg (Marvel''s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Jim Krueger (X-Men), Jeph Loeb (Lost), Brad Meltzer (The House of Secrets), and Doug Petrie (American Horror Story), with art by the acclaimed Georges Jeanty (Serenity), as well as Karl Moline (Fray), Cliff Richards, Camilla d''Errico, and more. Also included in this volume is a cover gallery showcasing all of the variant covers that were produced for the comics and collections. Buffy experiences Big Bad Twilight''s overwhelming reach through the strange and sudden mass popularity of vampires (they even have a spokesperson with a reality TV show, Harmony Kendall!) that leads Buffy and her Slayer army to come under public scrutiny. As the world''s distaste for Slayers grows, Buffy takes her troops to a refuge in the Tibetan mountains, where she hopes to receive some help from longtime friend--and werewolf--Oz. Following a losing battle against Twilight''s insurmountable army when their location is discovered, Buffy finds herself imbued with mysterious new superpowers. As she tries to pick up the pieces in the aftermath, she discovers allies gone missing and unexplained massacres of Slayer squads around the globe. This leads Buffy straight to Twilight for a confrontation that rocks the earth''s foundation . . . Then in their Season 8 debut, Angel and Spike come to Buffy, each with vital information that guides her back home to Sunnydale. While the remaining Slayer squads fight an onslaught of demons raining down across the earth, Buffy faces the ultimate betrayal and suffers through sacrifice as she scrambles to finally put an end to Twilight and save the world from complete destruction. The losses are great, and when the dust settles, everyone and everything will be different . . .

Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues—only in comics! With guidance from Whedon, Buffy Seasons 8 and 9 and the series Angel & Faith further developed fan-favorite television characters and established new ones. This collection of cover art, sketches, and favorite sequences features art from series artists and many, many more! * Showcasing the most stunning art in the Buffy canon to date!

Collects Civil War: Young Avengers And Runaways #1-4, Runaways (2005) #19-30, Runaways Saga And Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1-3. As the superhuman Civil War threatens to crush the Runaways, the Young Avengers offer assistance — but how can the Runaways trust that they’re on the same side? As the Runaways make hard decisions about their future, they confront a horrific enemy who threatens to tear the team apart! Then, the Skrulls launch their Secret Invasion — and the Runaways and Young Avengers both have a Skrull on their team. Coincidence? With Xavin having betrayed his teammates, and Hulkling out of commission, can the Runaways and Young Avengers survive? And in the aftermath, visionary creator Joss Whedon sends the team running in a whole new direction — first to the East Coast, then a century into the past!

Vampires that, at will, can transform into wolves, panthers, insects, or fog invade the Slayer base of operations in northern Scotland, and not only walk away unscathed, but in possession of Buffy''s scythe, the symbol of Slayer power worldwide. Buffy and the Slayer legion travel to Tokyo in order to learn more about their dangerous new foes, as Xander journeys to Transylvania to solicit the only person they''ve ever known to possess such power: Dracula. * The celebrated Buffy Season Eight continues with Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, Lost) writing Wolves at the Gate, with Joss Whedon continuing his role as executive producer, and Georges Jeanty as series artist. * Includes the stand-alone issue written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, "A Beautiful Sunset." * "The dialogue is Whedonesque and I can hear how the actors would read there lines. It''s fun and witty and we''re treated to more fantastical stories than the WB/UPN could ever pony up the money to do." -Comic Book Resources * A New York Times bestseller!

Für alte und neue Fans der TV-Serie Die TV-Serie Buffy: Im Bann der Dämonen hat einen riesigen Fußabdruck in den Landschaften des Serienfernsehens, der Urban Fantasy, des Horrors und natürlich des Comics hinterlassen. In dieser grandiosen neuen Comic-Reihe inszenieren die Künstlerinnen und Künstler einen topaktuellen Reboot des Kult-Franchise um die Jägerinnen sowie ihre Freunde und Feinde: Moderne Fantasy mit den populären Figuren, voller überraschender Wendungen und spannender Neuerungen. Willkommen in den 2020ern, Buffy und Gang! Eine neue Jägerin ist in Sunnydale – Kendra! Und die muss nicht nur die Stadt, sondern gleich die gesamte Welt verteidigen. Zum Glück kann sie dabei auf die Hilfe der Gang setzen. Aber was ist eigentlich mit Buffy passiert? Autorin Jordie Bellaire und Künstler Julian López lüften ein Geheimnis, das alles ändert, was wir bisher über Buffy zu wissen glaubten ...

When a rogue debutant Slayer begins to use her power for evil, Giles is forced to recruit the rebellious Faith, who isn''t exactly known for her good deeds. Giles offers Faith a clean slate if she can stop this snooty Slayer from wreaking total havoc—that is, if Buffy doesn''t beat her to it. Georges Jeanty (The American Way) remains at the top of his game as series artist, and Whedon continues as Executive Producer in this direct follow-up to Season Seven of the smash-hit TV series. * Eisner award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y:The Last Man, Ex Machina) tackles Joss Whedon''s Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight. * Collecting issue #6-10 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series. * "The dialogue is Whedonesque and I can hear how the actors would read there lines. It''s fun and witty and we''re treated to more fantastical stories than the WB/UPN could ever pony up the money to do." -Comic Book Resources Executive produced by Buffy creator Joss Whedon.

Angriff der Wer-Vampire! Vampire, die sich nach Belieben in Wölfe, Panther, Insekten oder Nebel verwandeln können, fallen im Norden Schottlands ein. Und als wäre das noch nicht genug, stehlen sie auch noch Buffys Sense, das Symbol für die Macht aller Jägerinnen weltweit. Die Jagd nach den neuen Feinden führt Buffy und ihre Truppe ins ferne Tokio, während Xander in Transsylvanien den verzweifelten Versuch startet, die Hilfe Draculas zu gewinnen. Joss Whedons 8. Staffel exklusiv als Comic! Der Comic-Bestseller von Panini!

Nach der Schlacht in Tokio ist Tristesse im Domizil der Jägerinnen eingekehrt. Den errungenen Sieg empfinden fast alle nach den erlittenen Verlusten als Niederlage. Auch Dawn, für die die Versuche der Hexen, sie zu entzaubern, zu immer neuen und wenig begeisternden Metamorphosen führen. Und dann, wie aus dem Nichts, bricht die Zukunft über Buffy herein - in Form von Fray. Das Mädchen, das dieselbe Waffe wie Buffy führt, reißt die Jägerin durch einen Dimensionsspalt in eine andere Zeit um sie zu töten. Doch wer ist das Mädchen mit der lila Locke, wer steckt hinter der ganzen Sache und wird Buffy wieder den Weg zurück in ihre Epoche finden? Die überraschenden Antworten gibt es in Band 4 der offiziellen 8. Buffy-Staffel! Joss Whedons 8. BUFFY-Staffel exklusiv als Comic! Der Comic-Bestseller von Panini!

DAS FINALE DER 8. STAFFEL! Über 40 US-Comic-Hefte zog sich die offizielle 8. Staffel, mit der Joss Whedon seine Teen-Vampir-Kultreihe "Buffy" nach dem TV-Ende fortsetzte. Genug Hefte für acht dicke Sammelbände, vollgepackt mit grandiosen Buffy-Storys im einzigartigen Whedon-Stil. Da darf man in Band 8 nicht mehr und nicht weniger erwarten, als ein whedonesk furioses Finale! Buffy, Angel, Spike, Willow, Xander und das Ende des Universums!

The season finale is here! At long last, the Big Bad stands revealed—Angel is back, and it''s tearing the Scoobies apart, testing the limits of their friendship. But Twilight''s unmasking is only the beginning, and Buffy must still face the ultimate betrayal. Series creator Joss Whedon writes the final story arc of Buffy Season 8, taking his greatest characters to places only he can! Teamed with series artist Georges Jeanty, Joss reunites the dysfunctional gang of Buffy, Angel, and Spike, in the thick of it together for the first time since Season 3, and gives the Scoobies their gravest challenge ever, defending reality itself from the onslaught of demons. It''s the biggest Buffy finale ever! • Collects Buffy Season 8 #36–#40. • This volume also includes the spy-thriller Riley one-shot by Buffy series writer Jane Espenson and artist Karl Moline.

AngelusBORN: Ireland DIED: IrelandCURRENT RESIDENCE: Sunnydale, CAAGE: 242 years and counting"Things used to be pretty simple. Hundred years, just hanging out, feeling guilty. Really honed my brooding skills. Then she comes along."After a century of killing without a care, the vampire Angelus was cursed with a conscience and eventually fled to Sunnydale, where he restricted his feeding to blood banks.Until 16-year-old Buffy Summers, the Vampire Slayer, arrived in town to battle vampires, demons and the Forces of Darkness. First, he has to convince her not to kill him. Then, he has to convince himself not to fall in love with her.Now, collected for the first time, are three stories from the cult-hit TV series chronicling the beginning of this star crossed love story.Can Buffy and Angel survive life, death...and beyond?

Tales of the Vampires presents stories ranging from medieval times to the Depression to today, all intricately woven around Joss Whedon''s central story about a group of young Watchers in training. Not to be missed is Buffy''s rematch with Dracula and Angel''s ongoing battle with his own demons. Wrapped in a haunting cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, these diverse tales flesh out the history and the world of Joss Whedon''s unforgettable creations and fill the void left by the Buffy TV show better than any other writers ever could.

Der große Buffy-Reboot geht weiter! Der zeitgemäße Reboot des Kult-Klassikers über Joss Whedons legendäre Vampirjägerin aus TV und Comics! In diesem Band tun die Auserwählte Buffy und ihre Unterstützer um Giles und Willow alles dafür, damit sie Xander vor einem finsteren Dasein als Vampir bewahren. Zugleich steht allerdings das Schicksal von Sunnydale und der ganzen Welt auf dem Spiel ...

Created by the multi-talented Joss Whedon and beloved the world over, your favorite characters and moments from the Buffy television series are all represented in this engrossing adult colouring book. Containing 45 intricately-detailed original illustrations, you can add your own colours to Buffy and the good guys as well as all the big bad guys!

One of Dark Horse Comics'' One-Shot Wonders! Originally presented in the first online issues of _MySpace Dark Horse Presents_, for which it won the Eisner Award for Best Web Comic, _Sugarshock_ tells the story of a rock band led by charismatic but crazy Dandelion Naizen, a hyperactive singer/songwriter possessed of a mean hatred of Vikings (don''t ask) and a mission for a secret government agency that may only exist in her head. But when her band, which includes a robot bass player, is enlisted in an intergalactic battle of the bandsemphasis on _battle_Dandelion gets to prove herself as both singer and soldier. This is Joss Whedon at his funniest and most hyperactive, with writing that bursts off the page in a way seldom seen in comics. Multiple Eisner Award winner F��bio Moon delivers the outrageous story with equal energy. **Joss Whedon''s Eisner Award-winning story gets its own comic!**

Rededicated to the Slayer mission, Buffy is reducing the zompire population one by one - until she is ripped from the middle of a battle and transported to LA. The demon Illyria and a mystical council make the Slayer an unwilling recruit in a team formed to take down an increasingly powerful enemy, the Siphon. Having regained his strength after a brutal battle with Buffy, he''s back in action, gathering power and endangering whatever remnants of magic linger in the world.

Collects X-Men Unlimited (2004) #2-14, Giant-Size X-Men (2005) #3-4, Mythos: X-Men (2006) #1, material from Free Comic Book Day 2006 (X-Men/Runaways). An uncanny array of A-list talents unleashes their unlimited imaginations! The mutants of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s ASTONISHING X-MEN – Shadowcat, Beast, Wolverine, Emma Frost and the recently resurrected Colossus — take center stage in insightful and exciting solo stories! Bishop patrols the streets of District X, Gambit takes on an expensive mission, Juggernaut tries to become a teacher, Nightcrawler makes a new friend, Angel puts his business skills to the test, Iceman debates retiring from heroism, Cannonball and Sunspot try to get dates — and the astonishing X-Men meet the Runaways! Plus: Untold tales of the All-New, All-Different X-Men — and a fresh, contemporary take on the original team’s founding!

TV, TUSSIES UND VAMPIRE! Sie war die perfekte Highschool Tussi: Plüsch, Shoppen, Jungs und der Traum von der High Society, das war Harmonys Leben an Buffys Schule in Sunnydale. Dann wurde sie zur Vampirin. Blut statt Champagner lag ihr zwar gar nicht, aber die Macht gefiel ihr. Trotzdem endete sie bei "Wolfram & Hart" in L.A. und dort schließlich als Angels nervige Sekretärin. Doch jetzt scheint sie es geschafft zu haben: Endlich im Rampenlicht, mit ihrer eigenen TV-Show: Joss Whedon präsentiert voller Stolz und zum Entsetzen von Buffy & Co: Harmony live! Die tägliche TV-Show um Blut & Liebe! Einschalten! Teil 5 der offiziellen Fortführung des Buffy-Epos''.