EAN 9781613741047

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 for telling meaningful, personal tales about love, death, and redemption even against the most dramatic and larger-than-life backdrops. This biography follows his development from a creative child and teenager who spent years away from his family at an elite English public school, through his early successes--which often turned into frustrating heartbreak in both television ("Roseanne") and film "(Buffy the Vampire Slayer")--to his breakout turn as the creator, writer, and director of the "Buffy" television series.