For all you Firefly fans out there (and I know there’s a ton of you), you can now get your paws on the official map of the Firefly universe – The Verse.

Two years in the making, The Complete and Official Map of the Verse is the first comprehensive guide to the worlds of Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity. The map – which is available in a Z-folded packet for easy reference or rolled for framing and display – measures 25 x 38 inches and documents the location, relative sizes and names of the 215 terraformed worlds and moons, seven gas giants, seven protostars and five distinct star systems that comprise the star cluster known as The Verse.

I have to be honest, I knew it would eventually come to this. Doctor Steel, a mad scientist who has been steadily making grounds for world domination through his toys and music, is now fully aware of Joss Whedon’s newest creation – Dr. Horrible, another mad scientist who has just begun his quest for world domination through just his music. And I think it’s safe to say that the rubber gloves have been thrown.

Doctor Steel fans, err I mean ‘troops’, have rallied behind their master for a full-on assault upon Whedon and his Dr. Horrible with Operation: Expose Dr. Horrible, a cunning plan that involves the ‘education’ of the Internet masses. They point out all of the similarities between these two diabolical Doctors beyond the whole singing and rubber gloves, such as:

Both use propaganda tools to spread their plans for world domination.
Both have a Q&A segment (“Ask Dr. Horrible” and “Ask Doctor Steel”).
Both have similar titles to their respective releases (Dr. Horrible’s “Sing-Along Blog” videos and Doctor Steel’s “Read-A-Long” album).

Joss, we like you and all so we’ll be kind enough to tell you this; Doctor Steel’s fans are like your fans – rabid, undyingly loyal and willing to do just about anything for their lord and master. Be ready.

And to give you a taste of what you’re up against Mr. Whedon , here’s one of Doctor Steels propaganda videos. Good luck.

The teaser for Joss Whedon’s upcoming on-line series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog looks like it’ll be nerdtastic, which is not really a big surprise.

Whedon says -

“It’s the story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to.”

Sounds a little autobiographical if you ask me.

Staring Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible, Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer, Felicia Day as Penny, the show will consist of three ten-minute episodes.

Teaser from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.

Source – Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Fan Site (Yes, there’s already a fan site.)

I know we’ve got some pretty rabid Joss Whedon fans here, including me and my wife. And I know a lot of us are looking forward to his new sci-fi series Dollhouse. So to help wet your appetite here’s the two-minute trailer for the show that was posted to YouTube late Thursday.