Joss Whedon

At Wizard World Texas 2008

John Cassaday led a panel called Director’s Commentary: Astonishing X-Men in which he described his experience illustrating the title and collaborating with series writer Joss Whedon. He and Joss had synergy, Cassaday said. “Joss would say that he’d write a sentence and I’d draw him a paragraph.”

“What was your inspiration for the White Queen?” Someone asked.

“I went to high school,” Cassaday answered, “I knew a lot of bitches.”

When asked if he and Whedon are considering future projects, “Yes, but something not-comics first.”

He declined to elaborate on what that might be.

Whedon has asked him to draw for the season 8 Buffy series, but Cassaday is too busy for that at the moment. Whedon has offered him a standing invitation.