With many television series running out of new episodes because of the writers strike, TV Squad points jonesing viewers to comic books based on popular shows:

More and more Hollywood heavy hitters are moonlighting in the comics industry, most notably Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly/Serenity) and J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Jeremiah). Even when Babylon 5 was still on the air, Straczynski used comic books to tell what is considered ‘canonical’ side stories to his epic.

But it was Whedon who, earlier this year, set the bar far higher by officially launching ‘Season Eight’ of his popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer series as a comic book, penning the first “episode” himself. Nobody’s really been sure what to make of this new project; we here at TV Squad even polled you, our readers, to see if you wanted us to continue reviewing this strange hybrid of television show and comic book. I mean, it is the official continuation of Buffy’s story, but is it TV? Does it belong here? The lines have been blurred, and there’s more coming out every day. With a limitless special effects budget in comics, and much lower costs associated, it’s no wonder more and more creators are looking at Whedon’s model and considering the possibilities.

The rundown includes 24, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Heroes, The Simpsons and Star Trek, among others.

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