In November of 2009 I questioned if Joss Whedon would come up with a Dollhouse Comic. It’s his methodology that has worked well for him. That’s for sure. And back then I said I’d be surprised if he didn’t create a Dollhouse comic. Then in December of 2009 Joss was saying that “once Dollhouse is over, it’s over. There won’t be any Dollhouse comics or web series.” Then in early April 2010, at WonderCon, there was no news on a comic from Joss, but that Dark Horse was eyeing the idea of a spin-off comic. Then in May, we mentioned that Dollhouse Season 2 was coming to DVD & Blu-ray.
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I’ve conjectured till I was blue in the face and I think it all paid off because with the release of season 2 of Dollhouse to DVD and Blu-ray, a limited edition comic from Dark Horse Comics is coming at you too, included with the season 2 combo DVD/Blu-ray disc sets that are coming out on October 12th. But you can also pre-order the disc/combo set at the Dark Horse booth at Comic-Con. (I’m presuming it’s at their booth though I’ve not seen the exact words saying that!)
The comic was written by Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen who will hold autograph an session at Comic-Con on Friday, 7/23 11:00am to 12:00 noon.
Hoo ya!
The comic, Dollhouse, Epithaths, will be covering the time frame between the two Dollhouse Epitath episodes, where there was a 10-year gap between the epi’s. Here’s the official synopsis:
Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, joined by longtime Buffy the Vampire Slayer artist Cliff Richards, take us on an intricate trip through the precise moment when the Active technology went global, and how the protagonists from Epitaph One and Two narrowly avoided death, and worse. Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen wrote the Epitaph episodes of Dollhouse Seasons One and Two, and currently write for the Starz series Spartacus. This is their first work in comics. Artist Cliff Richards has drawn more Joss Whedon-related comics than any other artist, including issues of Buffy Season Eight.
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As far as I can tell, this combo offer isn’t mentioned on Amazon, but if you’re interested, here is Dollhouse, available for pre-order: Dollhouse: Season 2 [Blu-ray]
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PS: Technically, Joss was right… nothing from him… Jed wrote it! Sneaky guy, that Whedon!
