Oxford University Press, USA, July 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. In its seven years on television, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has earned critical acclaim and a massive cult following among teen viewers. One of the most distinguishing features of the program is the innovative way the show's writers play with language..... More
Dark Horse Books, July 2003. First Edition. Paper Back. It's 1996, and Buffy Summers has just accepted her role as the Vampire Slayer. After the destruction of her high school, she flees to Las Vegas to sort out her life, but there's more than Wayne Newton and hookers in the..... More
McFarland & Co Inc Pub, January 2006. Paper Back. On the TV screen as elsewhere, there is often more than meets the eye. For decades, television has offered not just entertainment, but observations--subtle and otherwise--on society. This book examines the cultural commentary contained in Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, a show..... More
Dark Horse Books, June 2002. First Edition. Paper Back. When Angel almost killed Dawn (Buffy's little sister), because no one had told her that he'd turned evil again? Buffy and the gang all have memories connected to Dawn, and only Buffy and Giles know they're not real. But there are..... More
McFarland, September 2010. Paper Back. This book combines the academic and practical aspects of teaching by exploring the ways in which Buffy the Vampire Slayer is taught, internationally, through both interdisciplinary and discipline-based approaches. Essays describe how Buffy can be used to explain--and encourage further discussion of--television's narrative complexity, archetypal..... More
Dark Horse Books, March 2004. First Edition. Paper Back. Buffy Summers must face the scariest thing of all: the divorce of her parents. No vampire is safe as the tortured young Slayer takes her anger and frustrations to the streets of L.A., all the while being closely watched by the..... More
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, February 2002. Hardcover. For every television series, the original vision grows within a press of forces-both social and artistic expectations, conventions of the business, as well as conventions of the art. Bad television-predictable, commercial, exploitative-simply yields to the forces. Good television, like the character of Buffy..... More
Punctum Books, February 2014. Paper Back. 12mo. Gently read. Clean, sound, no markings. More
McFarland & Co., August 2011. Paper Back. This bibliographic guide covers the "Buffyverse"--the fictional worlds of the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999-2004), as well as the original Buffy feature film of 1992. It is the largest and most inclusive work of its..... More
Dark Horse Books, January 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. 'This volume reprints Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 9 #1-#10, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer: magical mystery tour featuring the Beetles' from Dark Horse Digital, and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer: in space no one can hear you slay' from the Free comic book..... More
LitCrit Press, May 2014. Paper Back. Doctor Horrible, Jayne Cobb, Oz, Fitz-Simmons, Echo, Pike, Saffron, Kaywinnet, the Groosalugg, Skip, Satsu, Dana Polk, Perfect Jheung, Icarus, the Siphon, Edna Giles, Dandelion Naizen, and especially Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With Whedon's superhero names, goddess names, flower names, saint's names, and dozens of..... More
McFarland, June 2015. Paper Back. A great deal of scholarship has focused on Joss Whedon's television and film work, which includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, The Cabin in the Woods and The Avengers. But Whedon's work in the world of comics has largely been ignored..... More
Mcfarland, January 2012. Paper Back. Ever since the premiere of the small-screen incarnation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997, the television worlds of Joss Whedon--which have grown to include Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse--have acquired a cult following of dedicated fans and inspired curious scholars. The quest for power and..... More
McFarland, February 2008. Paper Back. Joss Whedon once identified himself as an "angry, hard-line atheist" who is nevertheless "fascinated by the concept of devotion." While organized religion seems to hold no satisfactory answers for Whedon, his dedication to exploring the meanings of faith and belief can be seen in many..... More
Random House Trade Paperbacks, June 2020. Paper Back. From The New Yorker's fiercely original, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic, a provocative collection of new and previously published essays arguing that we are what we watch. "Emily Nussbaum is the perfect critic--smart, engaging, funny, generous, and insightful."--David Grann, author of Killers of..... More
Chicago Review Press, August 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. From the cult favorite "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which netted four million viewers per episode, to the summer blockbuster "The Avengers," which amassed a box office of $1.5 billion, Joss Whedon has made a name for himself in Hollywood for his penchant..... More
Syracuse University Press, March 2014. First Edition. Paper Back. In an age when geek chic has come to define mainstream pop culture, few writers and producers inspire more admiration and response than Joss Whedon. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Much Ado About Nothing, from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to..... More
Syracuse University Press, May 2014. First American. Cloth. In an age when geek chic has come to define mainstream pop culture, few writers and producers inspire more admiration and response than Joss Whedon. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Much Ado About Nothing, from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to The..... More
