We kicked February off with an exclusive preview of Zack Whedon's "Terminator" comic book series, but as you can probably guess, we made sure to slip in a few questions about another little project with his name on it that fans are hungry to know more about: "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."
In this case, however, we had to ask him about the status of "Dr. Horrible" on two fronts, since he's the author of multiple "Dr. Horrible" comics as well as one of the co-creators of the wildly popular online musical.
And while he didn't have a whole lot of updates about either project, fans will certainly be happy to hear what he did offer up about Dr. Horrible's future in the online and print worlds. Read more...
Back in November, we brought you the news that "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" co-creator Zack Whedon would be following up his work on the "Dr. Horrible" comics with a new "Terminator" miniseries for Dark Horse Comics.
Set in the "Terminator" timeline just prior to the events in the original 1984 film, Whedon's three-issue story kicks off in March and puts the spotlight on human soldier Kyle Reese before he's sent back in time to protect the mother of humanity's greatest leader from a robotic assassin. The series will feature interior art from — appropriately enough — "NYC Mech" artist Andy MacDonald.
MTV News caught up with Whedon to get some info on the series and how it connects with the greater "Terminator" universe, and received an exclusive sneak peek at the cover to "Terminator" #3. Read more...
The Terminator franchise made comics news earlier this year when "Terminator: Salvation" spawned releases for the iPhone and iPod touch from IDW. Now, Zack Whedon says his work on a "Dr. Horrible" comic has inspired him to write more for the medium, and his next step will be bringing new "Terminator" stories to comics from Dark Horse.
"I am currently working on a six issue 'Terminator' series for Dark Horse," Whedon revealed in a column for Techland.com. "I just turned in the first script and I’m very excited about it."
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Now that "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" is a bona fide award-winner with a sequel on the way, everyone wants to know what's next for Dr. Horrible, Captain Hammer and the rest of the gang.
I recently spoke to "Dr. Horrible" co-writer Zack Whedon, who scripted the inline musical along with brothers Joss and Jed and Jed's wife, Maurissa Tancharoen, and along with giving Splash Page readers an exclusive preview of the "Dr. Horrible" comic he's writing for Dark Horse, he also offered up an update on the musical's much-anticipated sequel.
"We've been planning it pretty much from the minute we finished the first one," said Whedon of the sequel, which Nathan Fillion recently revealed has both a title and a few songs written already. Read more...
We all know last year's award-winning online musical "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" is getting a sequel at some point, but just in case you can't wait for the next chapter of Nathan Fillion and Neil Patrick Harris' hilarious (and occasionally heartbreaking) battle, a prequel of sorts arrives this month courtesy of Dark Horse Comics.
Written by Zack Whedon (who co-wrote the "Dr. Horrible" musical with brothers Joss and Jed and Jed's wife, Maurissa Tancharoen), the one-shot "Dr. Horrible" comic tells the tale of Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer's first encounter.
I spoke to Whedon about his plans for the project and received an exclusive preview for Splash Page readers. Read more...
Compared to Dr. Horrible, his henchman Moist seemed pretty together, other than the being constantly damp thing. After all, he at least seemed to have a social life.
But we learn in the second Dr. Horrible prequel comic, "Moist: Humidity Rising" -- out today (December 3) on MySpace Dark Horse Presents -- that the boy who became Moist had a supervillain-esque origin story that perhaps makes him more of a sad sack than the titular wannabe supervillain of "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog." (The first comic being, of course, the one from Captain Hammer's point of view).
Moist, as it turns out, started off as abnormally dry, but "his father was just not very content with who his son was," comic scribe Zack Whedon told us. "He meddled a little too much [by getting him a Soviet humidifer that backfired]. I think that's what turned him into an outsider." Read more...
If “Fringe” is the new “X-Files,” then the Fringe comic is the equivalent of having a book that shows what really happened to Mulder’s sister. Or if the show’s Dr. Walter Bishop is the new Hannibal Lector – handy to consult on cases despite those pesky mental institution surroundings – then the Fringe comic is like having Hannibal pre-cannibal.
Neither comparison is perfect – J.J. Abrams’ television series tend to be in classes unto themselves – but the point is, while the comic isn’t necessary to enjoy the show, it sure does help. “The comics are going to fill in the blanks,” said “Fringe” co-creator/writer/executive producer Roberto Orci. “There will be a payoff.” Read more...
Dr. Horrible hasn't given up on his plans of world domination -- and neither have his creators. The promised soundtrack so you can actually sing along to “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog" will be downloadable on iTunes as of September 2, and the next comic is already being written by Zack Whedon.
"The soundtrack is rapidly approaching," Whedon said. "And all those cut-offs, where the songs would just end," such as on "Freeze Ray," when Neil Patrick Harris sings, "I will stop…" just as he's interrupted and forced to stop singing, "they will be on there as they are on the show. They're just in a much higher quality, and no sound effects. I sing along to everything and it'll be weeks before I can stop. It's driven me mad. Luckily, I can still hold down a job." Read more...
