Writer/producer/director Joss Whedon is a veteran of film,
television and comics renowned for his witty dialogue and
genre-blending sensibilities. An Emmy-nominated, third-generation
talent whose father and grandfather both wrote for television,
Whedon got his start as a writer on the Roseanne sitcom in 1989 and
soon moved into film where his writing credits included Buffy the
Vampire Slayer, Alien- Resurrection and the Oscar-nominated Toy
Story. Whedon moved back to television, where he converted 1992's
lackluster Buffy film into the critically acclaimed Buffy the
Vampire Slayer TV series (1997-2003) and its vampire-hero spin-off
series, Angel (1999-2004). Whedon's sci-fi Western series Firefly
(2002) was short-lived, but its popularity on DVD led to Whedon
writing and directing a Universal feature film based on its
characters, Serenity (2005). Whedon returned to television in 2009
with Dollhouse and explores terror in the 2010 feature film Cabin
in the Woods. A lifelong comics fan, he entered the business with
the 2001 Dark Horse mini-series Fray, featuring the Slayer of a
dystopian future. He later co-wrote a Serenity mini-series for Dark
Horse (with sequels to follow), helped plot IDW Publishing's Angel-
After the Fall series picking up where the Angel TV show left off,
and serves as co-writer and "executive producer" of Dark Horse's
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight series, a canonical
continuation of the TV heroine's adventures. At Marvel, Whedon is
best known for teaming with John Cassaday on a popular Astonishing
X-Men run (2004-2008) and taking over Runaways after series creator
Brian K. Vaughan left the book. Whedon's other Marvel credits
include Giant-Size X-Men #3 (2005) and Stan Lee Meets Spider-Man #1
(2006).
Artist John Cassaday's collaboration with writer Joss Whedon on
Astonishing X-Men further enhanced the artist's already impressive
resume. Lauded as "an illustration god" by Warren Ellis and "an
opalescent talent" by legendary author Alan Moore, Cassaday
continues to be an impressive force in the industry. Cassaday's
work on Astonishing X-Men and WildStorm's Planetary garnered him an
unprecedented three consecutive Eisner Awards for Best Artist;
Astonishing also won for Best Continuing Series. In addition to his
work with Whedon, Cassaday has contributed to the Marvel Knights
Captain America series and the Captain America- Fallen Son
miniseries, as well as providing covers and design work for the
revamped Lone Ranger series published by Dynamite Entertainment.
Cassaday has participated in a cross-Atlantic project, illustrating
I Am Legion for the French publisher Humanoids, available in
America through Devil's Due. Already a legend in the comic-book
industry, Cassaday's work was spotlighted in 2008 in the pages of
Conde Nast's prestigious Portfolio.com online magazine, showcasing
his impressive artistic achievements to a worldwide audience. Aside
from his comic projects, Cassaday has created works for Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and Levi's blue jeans, as well as design
work on the Watchmen film. Cassaday's work has been exhibited in
Hong Kong and New York City, and at the Smithsonian Institute in
Washington, D.C.
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