Sign up to our emails and be the first to know about new releases, special offers and more.
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!
Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.
Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Matthew Pateman
A comprehensive analysis of Whedon’s role in shaping the twenty-first-century TV landscape, featuring unique access to drafts of scripts and other source material. The book offers both detailed assessments of…
Available to order, ships in 5-9 daysAvailable to order
Available to order, ships in 7-14 daysAvailable to order
Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon and John Cassaday put the astonishing in X-Men!
A blockbuster era for Marvel's mutants! Cyclops and Emma Frost…
Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order
This book, ambitious in both length and scope, offers the Whedon fan and scholar alike a diversity of current, insightful, original scholarship by dozens of Whedon Studies most established and…
The Philosophy of Joss Whedon examines Whedon’s plots and characterizations to reveal their philosophical takes on the limits of personal freedom, sexual morality, radical evil, and Daoism.
Cynthia Burkhead
No recent television creator has generated more critical, scholarly, and popular discussion or acquired as devoted a cult following as Joss Whedon. If Whedon has shown himself to be a…
Dean Kowalski
In this book, Dean Kowalski argues that filmmakers can do philosophy when creating a fictional narrative film, and utilizes a careful and extensive analysis of Joss Whedon’s fictive creations-Buffy the…
Brand new, official continuation of the critical and cult hits Firefly and Serenity
Set in the far future, this story centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire Serenity and its crew of galactic misfits. When he takes on two passengers, a young…
Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order
Tells the story of Billy, aka Dr Horrible, a budding supervillain who wants to beat superhero Captain Hammer and take over the world… and pluck up the courage to speak…
Joss Whedon,Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon’s new adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy has already been acclaimed as a masterpiece . This book features an introduction by Joss, his full screenplay, and a gallery of…
The definitive collection of every Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic, for the first time presented in publication order, continues in this all-new volume.
The first ever complete hardcover collection of Angel Season 11, officially continuing Joss Whedon’s acclaimed television series with all new stories.
Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order
Tying into Hellmouth, the first-ever Buffy & Angel comic book event, Buffy must confront Drusilla as the evil Mistress’ plans lay waste to Sunnydale.
Collects Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1-10 (Dark Horse Comics)
Collects three bestselling Firefly titles. Presented in a foil-stamped leather-effect binding, this title comes with bonus photo prints of the cast and a facsimile banknote.
The definitive collection of every Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic, for the first time presented in publication order, continues in this all-new volume. THE OFFICIAL TIE-IN TO JOSS WHEDON’S AWARD-WINNING…
A new collection of out of print and rare official Angel stories taking place during the first two seasons of the show, including a never-collected story from visionary creator Joss…
Lewis Call
Joss Whedon’s works, across all media including television, film, musicals, and comic books, are known for their commitment to gender and sexual equality. This book is a history of the…
K. Dale Koontz
Examines a variety of Joss Whedon’s characters and discusses what can be learned from their struggles and discoveries regarding religion and belief. This book focuses on the characters’ search for…
A collection of fifteen essays that focus on the sexual rhetoric found in Joss Whedon’s oeuvre, which includes Angel, Firefly/Serenity, Dollhouse, and Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, as well as Buffy.
Lowery A. Woodall III
Joss Whedon’s work critiques racial stereotypes, sometimes repudiating them, sometimes reinvesting in them (sometimes both at once). This collection of new essays explores his representations of racial power dynamics between…
A great deal of scholarship has focused on Joss Whedon’s television and film work. But Whedon’s work in the world of comics has largely been ignored. This collection of new…
Andrew F. Herrmann
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the connections between communication, organization, gender, discourses, and ethics in the works of Joss Whedon. It examines how characters go to work in…
Sherry Ginn
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…
This collection of essays contextualizes Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse as a postmodern investigation into what makes us human and as an examination of how technology invariably transforms our identity and perhaps…
Joss Whedon’s short-lived series Firefly developed a fierce following while it aired on FOX from 2002 to 2003. After its cancellation, fans cried foul and demanded more, which eventually led…
Premiering on Fox in 2009, Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse was an innovative, contentious and short-lived science fiction series whose themes were challenging for viewers from the outset. This collection of essays…
A short lived series created by Joss Whedon, Firefly nonetheless developed such a loyal following that Whedon was compelled to write and direct a big screen sequel in 2005. The…
Joss Whedon,Drew Goddard
The details of the plot are a closely guarded secret, though Joss himself has described it as a straight-up, balls-out, really terrifying horror movie , adding, it is not just…
Joss Whedon,et al.
Set 500 years in the future, this title centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire Serenity and its eclectic crew of galactic misfits. When he takes on two passengers…
Felicia Day
The SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from ‘queen of the geeks’ Felicia Day. Now updated with new material.
A memoir from online entertainment mogul, actress, and queen of the geeks Felicia Day, who explores her unusual upbringing, her rise to Internet-stardom, and embracing her individuality to find success…
Runaways created by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona –T.p. verso.
Zack Whedon,Joss Whedon
Now in its second edition, the tie-in comic book to Joss Whedon’s award-winning web musical!
Available to order, ships in 3-5 daysAvailable to order
Titan Books
A collection of stunning brand-new exclusive original art celebrating the TV series Firefly.
First there was Buffy the Vampire Slayer; then its spin-off Angel; then the cult hit Firefly; and its follow-up film, Serenity. They all had two things in common: their creator…
An anthology of essays on the religious themes in and implications of the works of Joss Whedon, creator of such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, and…
J. Douglas Rabb,J. Michael Richardson
This study in narrative ethics contends that Whedon is the Shakespeare of our time arguing that Whedon’s work is more in harmony with the early modern values of Shakespeare than…
James Rocha,Mona Rocha
Traces a theme of anarchist theory through the multiple strings of the Whedonverse - all of Joss Whedon’s works show how ordinary heroes can unite for the love of humanity…
Although ostensibly presented as light entertainment, the work of writer-director-producer Joss Whedon takes much dark inspiration from the horror genre to create a unique aesthetic and perform a cultural critique…
Wendy Sterba
In J.J. Abrams vs. Joss Whedon, Wendy Sterba compares the parallel careers in film and television of two creative masterminds–pitting one against the other in a light-hearted competition. The author…
