"Guys, I'm bringing the party to you." Indeed

Of all the films I'm looking forward to this year, aside from "The Hobbit", and "The Dark Knight Rises", "The Avengers" I'm most excited for.  Joss Whedon is considered a geek god.  With both "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" series he gave us great TV then in 2002 made canceled series "Firefly" into a feature film "Serenity" in 2005.  Impossible in Hollywood, making a film of a show that only aired 11 episodes, three years later??!!  True it wasn't considered a hit, but to me and others, it showed that Whedon can do a great, fun, action-packed film.

His strength lies in writing fun dialogue, great team dynamics, and turning the stereotypes.  He is on paper, perfect to write and direct a superhero movie.  He had a great 24 issue run of "Astonishing X-Men", he told a cool story, created new characters, played with existing characters.  He made Wolverine into a scared little girl, and made it work.  I think he can take the existing franchises of Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, and Captain America and blend them together into something memorable.

In less than a month I predict that everyone will know what geeks have known since the young blond vulnerable looking little girl, killed big hulking vampires on a weekly basis.  Joss Whedon is a fantastic writer/director.  He may not be a superhero, but he's one of mine.

--Robert L. Castillo