Category Archives: Joss Whedon

‘Joss Whedon and Religion’ Nominated for “Mr. Pointy Award”

June 11th, 2014 | Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon

Along with my co-editors, J. Ryan Parker and Tony Mills, I was quite pleased to receive this notification via email today. See all the 2014 finalists here: On behalf of the Whedon Studies Association’s Mr. Pointy jury, I am honored to notify you that your work, Joss Whedon and Religion: Essays on an Angry Atheist’s […]

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Tony Mills on “Buffyverse Fandom as Religion”

June 10th, 2013 | Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fan cultures, Joss Whedon, television

From time to time TheoFantastique explores aspects of fan cultures, and with this interview we talk to Tony Mills who discusses his contribution on the “Buffyverse Fandom as Religion” in Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, edited by Jennifer K. Stuller (University of Chicago Press, 2013). Tony Mills received a PhD in theology and culture […]

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Joss Whedon and Religion: Essays on an Angry Atheist’s Exploration of the Sacred

April 24th, 2013 | Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, sacred

Joss Whedon and Religion Essays on an Angry Atheist’s Explorations of the Sacred Edited by Anthony R. Mills, John W. Morehead and J. Ryan Parker Foreword by K. Dale Koontz Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-7290-1 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-1253-9 notes, bibliography, index softcover (6 x 9) 2013 Not Yet Published, Available Fall/Winter 2013 through McFarland About the Book […]

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Guest Review: Jess Peacock on The Avengers

May 7th, 2012 | Posted in comics, Joss Whedon

The Avengers debuted in U.S. theaters last weekend with great success, having already set box office records in the U.K. In this guest essay Jess Peacock, who writes for The Crawlspace, provides a review that sheds light on why this film has been so well received. At one point in the new Marvel film The […]

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Joss Whedon and Religion to be Published by McFarland

April 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Joss Whedon, religion

I received news today from my co-editor, Tony Mills, that McFarland Publishing has agreed to to publish our book Joss Whedon and Religion. The description from the accepted proposal: The works of Joss Whedon — from his hit television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, to his popular comic book writing on Fray […]

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The Cabin in the Woods: Appreciation of the Monstrous and the Mythos of the Old Ones

April 21st, 2012 | Posted in H. P. Lovecraft, horror, Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon’s latest film, The Cabin in the Woods, has been out in theaters long enough now for a significant amount of reviews and commentary to be published on it. With few exceptions, the reviews have been positive, if not glowing. In this post I will supplement some of the commentary previously offered, and present […]

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Call for Papers: Joss Whedon and Theology

December 9th, 2011 | Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, call for papers, Joss Whedon, theology

CALL FOR PAPERS Joss Whedon and Theology The works of Joss Whedon — from his hit television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, to his popular comic book writing on Fray and X-Men, to his upcoming and highly anticipated Avengers film—are among the most influential pop culture phenomena of the last two decades. […]

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CFP: The SLAYAGE Conference on the Whedonverses

July 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, call for papers, Joss Whedon

CFP: The SLAYAGE Conference on the Whedonverses (SCW5) University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada, July 12-15, 2012 Slayage: The Journal of the Whedon Studies Association (slayageonline.com) and the Whedon Studies Association solicit your proposal for the fifth Slayage Conference: The Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses, sponsored by the University of British Columbia. This conference dedicated […]

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Call for Papers on Joss Whedon and the “Whedonverse”

August 31st, 2010 | Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, call for papers, conference, Joss Whedon

The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Associations have issued a series of calls for papers including the following: Call for Papers: Science Fiction and Fantasy Area: The Works of Joss Whedon National PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Joint Conference, April 20-23, 2011, San Antonio, TX Proposal submission deadline: December 15, […]

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