Joss Whedon produced another free comic book on the Internet, "Serenity: The Other Half". As a response to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, Whedon directed, co-wrote and produced "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog". It tells the story of Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain, who shares a love interest in a girl named Penny with his nemesis, Captain Hammer. To Whedon the miniseries was "a project of love", an accomplishment that from their excitement would be embellished with passion and "ridiculousness". His half brothers Zack and Jed and sister-in-law Maurissa Tancharoen share the other writing credits. Whedon said it was a "glorious
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series called "S.H.I.E.L.D." to be written and directed by Joss Whedon, with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen also writing. Disney CEO Bob Iger greenlit the series after watching the Marvel One-Shot short film "Item 47". In April 2013, ABC announced that the series would be titled "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", and it was officially picked up for a full season of 22 episodes in May 2013. Jed Whedon, Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell act as the series' showrunners, with Bell joining the show to help the inexperienced former pair with hiring crew members and "navigating the politics of studios and networks",