New Dr. Horrible Comic Reveals The Doc's Tortured Childhood
Are any other members of the Whedon faithful a little concerned by the promise of a sequel to Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog? I see the mini-musical as a complete work of art, a "musical fable" if you will. It's a story with an outcome so final, so appropriate, so rooted in classic tragedy, I don't see how it could be expanded upon. Then again I would like more Bad Horse songs.
At any rate, stories that take place before the events of Sing-A-Long Blog are a-okay with me, which is why I'm super excited for Zack Whedon's Dr. Horrible comic book, a prequel to the musical due in stores November 18th as part of Dark Horse Comic's One-Shot Wonder line.
The younger Whedon brother has already penned one comic in the Horribleverse, an online exclusive that focused on Horrible's heroically conformist nemesis, Captain Hammer. The new comic, however, will be all about the Doc. There's a six-page exclusive preview up at MTV.com, which contains a flashback to his predictably unpleasant childhood. We're witness to the moment he switches allegiances in the eternal battle between heroic ubermench and evil outcasts. Eight is a heady age!
The book's art by Joelle Jones looks fantastic - Neil Patrick Harris is perhaps even more adorable in cartoon form. Check out some of her concept sketches for the series at her art blog.
AHR
Posted to on 6 November 2009
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That art is just gorgeous.