The long rumoured Marvel TV series set in the continuity of their movie universe has a name and a developer. As reported here and elsewhere, Joss is working with brother Jed and sister-in-law Maurissa Tancharoen to develop S.H.I.E.L.D. for television, and will direct the pilot himself if the schedule permits. I’m already sold.
Ditto. I should go add it to my download queue now.
I’m on board as well, even if it is very light on details. The Whedon crew usually do a great job, even if some of their series are short-lived.
Hopefully ABC treats them better than FOX would have…
Shudder… one more series about a military structure. The comics *never* did well, I doubt a series will.
But then, Whedon can do some magic.
The comics did well as a backup in Strange Tales back in the 1960s, and they did well in the 1990s when it launched as a spy book and only dropped in sales when it became a superhero book. The spy genre tends to do better on TV than in comics though. Look at Alias, Mission:Impossible and the like. Of course, I’m a Nick Fury fan, so I’m biased. “Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1” is the issue in my 18,000+ issue collection that I spent the most money on.