Joss Whedon.

cartoonist · comics writer

United States, Born 1964

In short

Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (WEE-dən; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 to 2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999 to 2004), the short-lived space Western Firefly (2002), the Internet musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), the science fiction drama Dollhouse (2009 to 2010), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013 to 2020), and the science fiction drama The Nevers (2021).

Joss Whedon, in numbers

Years active

Works by year, 1998 to 2005. Known for

Works by decade. Busiest: the 2000s.

Sketchbook

Cover of Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn

Known for