Dr. Horrible : and other horrible stories

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Title:

Dr. Horrible : and other horrible stories

Author:

Whedon, Zack, author.

General Note:

"This volume collects the Dr. Horrible one-shot; three digital comics from MySpace Dark Horse Presents ("Captain Hammer: Be Like Me!" "Moist: Humidity Rising," and "Penny: Keep Your Head Up"), and a new story, "The Evil League of Evil"--T.p. verso.

"Based on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"--T.p. verso.

Edition:

1st ed.

Contents:

Captain Hammer: be like me! / story by Zack Whedon ; pencils by Eric Canete ; colors by Dave Stewart ; letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot -- Moist: humidity rising / story by Zack Whedon ; art by Farel Dalrymple ; colors by Dan Jackson ; letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot -- Penny: keep your head up / story by Zack Whedon ; art by Jim Rugg ; colors by Dan Jackson ; letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot -- The Evil League of Evil / story by Zack Whedon ; art by Scott Hepburn ; colors by Dan Jackson ; letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot -- Dr. Horrible / story by Zack Whedon ; art by Joëlle Jones ; colors by Dan Jackson ; letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot.

Physical Description:

78 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Genre:

Superhero comics

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Subject Term:

Scientists -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Publisher:

Dark Horse Books ; Diamond [distributor],

Publication Date:

2010

ISBN:

9781595825773

Publication Information:

Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

Call Number:

741.5 WHEDON

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Summary

Based on the Emmy Award-winning web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, this collection of stories written by Zack Whedon (Deadwood, Fringe) chronicles some of the earliest adventures in the lives of archenemies Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible. This anthology solves many unanswered questions left over from the show.

Author Notes

Zachary Adam Whedon was born on August 14, 1979. He is a screenwriter and comic book writer. Screnwriting runs in Zachary Whedon's family. Both his grandfather John Whedon and father Tom Whedon were screen writers. Even his brother Jed was in the same business. Zachary graduated in 2002 with a film degree from Wesleyan University.

Zachary Whedon's first professional work in television was as a production assistant on his brother Joss' series Angel. He joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as an assistant to executive producer David Milch for the first two seasons. He also became a writer for the third and final season in 2006 when he co-wrote the episode "Amateur Night" with writer's assistant Nick Towne. Whedon and the writing staff were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the third season.

In Jan 2014, Dark Horse Comics released Serenity: Leaves on the Wind, a six-issue comic book series written by Whedon with art by Georges Jeanty that continues the story of brother Joss's cult television show Firefly, and its subsequent film adaptation Serenity.

(Bowker Author Biography)