In the throws of the 2007 Writer’s Strike, Joss Whedon conceived of “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” an original online musical. Neil Patrick Harris played the titular doctor, hell-bent on joining a cabal called the Evil League of Evil. To Whedon and his co-writers (Jed Whedon, Zack Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen)  “Dr. Horrible” was more than just another project, it also posed an important question: is there a viable economic model for writers who want to cut out the middle man of the studio system and utilize the open distribution network of the internet to get their work in front of an audience? The runaway success of “Dr. Horrible” quickly proved that the answer is a resounding yes.

During the “Dr. Horrible” panel at 2008’s Comic-Con International in San Diego, the creators unofficially announced a contest for the forthcoming “Dr. Horrible” DVD: They would be soliciting 3 minute video applications to the Evil League of Evil, and the top ten entries would be featured on the “Dr. Horrible” DVD. It was in that moment that Fury of Solace was born.

Fury of Solace creator and star Emmett Furey turned his ELE application into a transmedia superhero musical, told in both live-action videos (featuring original music) and online comics.  And for fans who want to delve deeper into the Fury of Solace world, that is just the tip of the iceberg. In addition to the core episodes, the series boasts periodic minisodes, videos that exist within the world of the story (like a character’s video blog, a news report, or a commercial). Through the blogs and twitter accounts of Fury of Solace’s ensemble cast (see the characters page), fans have the opportunity to interact wtih the characters directly (and at times have a real-time impact on the unfolding narrative).