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Dr. Horrible
Revisit the smash-hit web musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog with the stories that started it all by Zack Whedon and a brand-new story by Joss Whedon set after the events of the web series! Features distressed cover with foil treatment!
This volume collects the first 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"), "The Evil League of Evil" from the Dr. Horrible TPB, and the 10th Anniversary one-shot Dr. Horrible: Best Friends Forever. Also includes Joss Whedon's one-shot script and pinup art!
Speed off with Captain Hammer as he encounters a supervillain in the making. Captain Hammer asks, what you can do to make the world a safer place. Meet Moist, a man whose name says it all. Discover the tragic story of his condition and his connection to Dr. Horrible. Bump into Penny for the first time and be smitten all over again. Then, the Evil League of Evil wreaks havoc on the city, and some good Samaritans step up to the plate. But what is good and what is evil--and where does one cross into the other? Dr. Horrible is about to find out in the tale that tells of his first forays into evil and his first encounter with Captain Hammer! Finally, dive into the perfect recipe for creating the best of friendships, the kind that lasts forever!
This volume collects the first 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"), "The Evil League of Evil" from the Dr. Horrible TPB, and the 10th Anniversary one-shot Dr. Horrible: Best Friends Forever. Also includes Joss Whedon's one-shot script and pinup art!
Speed off with Captain Hammer as he encounters a supervillain in the making. Captain Hammer asks, what you can do to make the world a safer place. Meet Moist, a man whose name says it all. Discover the tragic story of his condition and his connection to Dr. Horrible. Bump into Penny for the first time and be smitten all over again. Then, the Evil League of Evil wreaks havoc on the city, and some good Samaritans step up to the plate. But what is good and what is evil--and where does one cross into the other? Dr. Horrible is about to find out in the tale that tells of his first forays into evil and his first encounter with Captain Hammer! Finally, dive into the perfect recipe for creating the best of friendships, the kind that lasts forever!
136 pages, Paperback
Published June 25, 2019
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About the author
Zack Whedon
58 books112 followersZack Whedon (born August 14, 1979) is an American screenwriter ('Deadwood', 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog' and 'Fringe') and Comic Book writer ('Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories', 'Terminator: 2029 to 1984' and Firefly/serenity's 'The Shepherd's Tale').
He graduated in 2002 with a film degree from Wesleyan University where he served as president of the Eclectic Society. Zack is from a family of writers: he is the son of screenwriter Tom Whedon, grandson of screenwriter John Whedon, and the brother of screenwriter/musician Jed Whedon and producer/director/writer Joss Whedon.
His first professional work in television was as a production assistant on his brother Joss Whedon's series, 'Angel'.
He is best known for his work, alongside his brothers Joss Whedon and Jed Whedon, on the parody musical 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog' which he co-created and co-wrote.
Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Whedon.
He graduated in 2002 with a film degree from Wesleyan University where he served as president of the Eclectic Society. Zack is from a family of writers: he is the son of screenwriter Tom Whedon, grandson of screenwriter John Whedon, and the brother of screenwriter/musician Jed Whedon and producer/director/writer Joss Whedon.
His first professional work in television was as a production assistant on his brother Joss Whedon's series, 'Angel'.
He is best known for his work, alongside his brothers Joss Whedon and Jed Whedon, on the parody musical 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog' which he co-created and co-wrote.
Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Whedon.
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July 9, 2019
Some fun little short stories set in the Dr. Horrible world. For those not in the know, go watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog first before reading this book. It's these fun shorts Joss Whedon, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day put together during the Writer's Strike of 2008. Most of these stories were printed before back in 2010 under Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories. This new edition includes a one-shot Joss wrote last year. It's well worth picking up if you haven't read it recently.
Received a review copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
Received a review copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
April 16, 2019
A collection of short stories each focused on different characters from the Doctor Horrible web series. They are mostly written by Zack Whedon, who co-wrote the original series together with Joss, Jed and Maurissa (and wrote a bunch of quality TV on his own, like Halt and Catch Fire, Deadwood and Fringe), so the stories feel like part of the same universe and are enjoyable and fun to read. Last year’s superb Dr. Horrible, Best Friends Forever one-shot is also included here and it’s definitely the best story of the bunch, written by Joss himself with a spark of inspiration rarely seen in his most recent works. Overall it’s a really nice little collection, and most Dr Horrible fans will really enjoy this.
June 24, 2019
Not much by way of new content...
(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Edelweiss.)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a three-part musical comedy-drama series that was written by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen and released online in 2008. It stars Nathan Fillion as the do-gooding but self-aggrandizing hero, Captain Hammer; Neil Patrick Harris as his Nice Guy (tm), wanna-be nemesis, Dr. Evil; and Felicia Day as the kind-hearted but down-on-her-luck Penny, who's caught between the two. It's a sometimes-silly, maybe-feminist send-up of the superhero trope, though in light of recent events I do feel a little weird applying that term to anything Joss Whedon has touched ("feminist," not "superhero"). The web series reportedly earned Whedon more money than the first Avengers movie, and spawned several comic books.
Chances are, if you're reading this review, then you already know all this, but a little refresher never hurt.
So the first edition of this trade paperback, Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories, collected the original one-shot comic book ("Dr. Horrible"), the three digital comics from MySpace Dark Horse Presents ("Captain Hammer: Be Like Me!," "Moist: Humidity Rising," and "Penny: Keep Your Head Up"), and featured an all-new story about the Evil League of Evil ("The Evil League of Evil"). The second edition contains all of the above, as well as the comic "Best Friends Forever," released last year for the show's tenth anniversary. The only really "new" material to speak of is the original script for "Best Friends Forever," which is underwhelming at best.
If you don't already own any of the Dr. Horrible comic books, sure, this is the one to get. But if you've been buying them all along, there's no reason to drop more money on the second edition.
As far as the *actual* content goes, the only comic in the bunch I didn't really care for is "Moist: Humidity Rising." "Captain Hammer: Be Like Me!" is fun enough, and who can object to more Nathan Fillion, if even in cartoon form? "The Evil League of Evil" is a comedy of errors, and "Penny: Keep Your Head Up" was relatable AF. "Best Friends Forever," in which Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible form a weird and unlikely friendship thanks to some nefarious goings-on, is probably my favorite of the bunch.
I gave the first edition 4/5 stars when I read it way back in the day. I guess I was just disappointed that the new edition didn't really add anything to the canon.
http://www.easyvegan.info/2019/07/23/...
(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Edelweiss.)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a three-part musical comedy-drama series that was written by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen and released online in 2008. It stars Nathan Fillion as the do-gooding but self-aggrandizing hero, Captain Hammer; Neil Patrick Harris as his Nice Guy (tm), wanna-be nemesis, Dr. Evil; and Felicia Day as the kind-hearted but down-on-her-luck Penny, who's caught between the two. It's a sometimes-silly, maybe-feminist send-up of the superhero trope, though in light of recent events I do feel a little weird applying that term to anything Joss Whedon has touched ("feminist," not "superhero"). The web series reportedly earned Whedon more money than the first Avengers movie, and spawned several comic books.
Chances are, if you're reading this review, then you already know all this, but a little refresher never hurt.
So the first edition of this trade paperback, Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories, collected the original one-shot comic book ("Dr. Horrible"), the three digital comics from MySpace Dark Horse Presents ("Captain Hammer: Be Like Me!," "Moist: Humidity Rising," and "Penny: Keep Your Head Up"), and featured an all-new story about the Evil League of Evil ("The Evil League of Evil"). The second edition contains all of the above, as well as the comic "Best Friends Forever," released last year for the show's tenth anniversary. The only really "new" material to speak of is the original script for "Best Friends Forever," which is underwhelming at best.
If you don't already own any of the Dr. Horrible comic books, sure, this is the one to get. But if you've been buying them all along, there's no reason to drop more money on the second edition.
As far as the *actual* content goes, the only comic in the bunch I didn't really care for is "Moist: Humidity Rising." "Captain Hammer: Be Like Me!" is fun enough, and who can object to more Nathan Fillion, if even in cartoon form? "The Evil League of Evil" is a comedy of errors, and "Penny: Keep Your Head Up" was relatable AF. "Best Friends Forever," in which Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible form a weird and unlikely friendship thanks to some nefarious goings-on, is probably my favorite of the bunch.
I gave the first edition 4/5 stars when I read it way back in the day. I guess I was just disappointed that the new edition didn't really add anything to the canon.
http://www.easyvegan.info/2019/07/23/...
January 9, 2021
Uneven with narrative in parts, especially the Joss Whedon story which I was most surprised about. However, in all instances the art was incredible.
The Captain Hammer story was my favourite as Zack Whedon really got the surface (he’s all surface) of that character.
A nice little collection of stories, it’s just I didn’t get the Angel & Spike vibe that Joss seemed to be going for in the Hammer and Horrible story.
The Captain Hammer story was my favourite as Zack Whedon really got the surface (he’s all surface) of that character.
A nice little collection of stories, it’s just I didn’t get the Angel & Spike vibe that Joss seemed to be going for in the Hammer and Horrible story.
October 28, 2021
It was okay. There are some nice nudge-wink-mentions that tie into small world-building from the 45-min musical, but the majority of this book: didn't tell a satisfying story, didn't have impressive art. I'm having trouble imagining who I'd ever recommend this to: a huge Joss/Dr. Horrible fan who simply has to know all they can--that's pretty much all I got. You're almost certainly safe to let this one pass you by.
November 29, 2019
Plot wise some cute stories, I was not a huge fan of the artwork.
I did not read the script at the end as it was basically the same as the last story.
I think this would work great as an actual live action set of shorts with the original Dr Horrible's blog.
I did not read the script at the end as it was basically the same as the last story.
I think this would work great as an actual live action set of shorts with the original Dr Horrible's blog.
February 12, 2020
As spin-offs go, this isn't bad. Highlights of the collection are "The Evil League of Evil" and "Best Friends Forever" (the latter taking place after the web series). It made me want to rewatch the series so good for it.
October 21, 2021
The narratives of the individual stories jump around a lot, and the art isn't really my style.
However, any added Dr. Horrible content is a bonus in my eyes, and if you're a fan of the original miniseries, you'll probably get a kick out of this anyway!
However, any added Dr. Horrible content is a bonus in my eyes, and if you're a fan of the original miniseries, you'll probably get a kick out of this anyway!
July 23, 2020
Funny, snarky and very clever!
February 17, 2022
Only one additional story from the initial Dr. Horrible
Comic, but it’s a good one!
Comic, but it’s a good one!
May 4, 2022
It was cute and quirky and just what I needed after re-watching Dr Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog. We need more Dr Horrible and Captain Hammer.
April 11, 2020
I rewatched Dr. Horrible recently and was reminded just how good it is. It sent me down a research hole to review how it was made. I then discovered that this existed and could not resist ordering it immediately. It shows some origin stories and side stories and even a sequel. Each story has a different artist so there are very different styles showcased. Some were better than others. A large portion of the ending pages are the script of the last comic as well so it is not as long as I thought it was going to be.
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