Not being a graphic novel reader until just recently, I’ve apparently missed out on A LOT of good stuff, one of them being the ongoing saga of one of my favorite sci-fi shows of all-time: Firefly.
To give a little background to you sad folks who haven’t seen Firefly, or even the subsequent movie Serenity, the series was on Fox back in the day and lasted only 11 aired episodes before getting axed.
It was a fantastic show created by Joss Whedon, set in space with a slight western feel to it and some highly addicting characters. After only a few episodes, you found yourself wanting badly to know what happened to these travelers and thieves next.
But it was canceled and it took a few years to happen, but a theatrical movie was made called Serenity (which is the name of their ship) and it involved the entire cast form the TV series.
As far as I knew, it ended there, but that’s cause I missed out on a little graphic novel done to bridge the gap between the TV show and the film.
It was called Serenity: Those Left Behind. I just ordered it today and can’t wait to see how it relates to the movie as a prequel.
Well, now that you are totally schooled in the Firefly universe, the great news is that the story continues.
This month and the next two will see the releases of the 3-volume mini-series comic book called Serenity: Better Days.
I’ve posted some of the artwork from Better Days below (click for a bigger version), and the header to this story is the cover piece to it, but if you want to see quite a few more panels, plus an awesome interview with Matthews, visit IGN.com.
Both the new one and the previous one are shorter than the standard 5-6 volume graphic novels that are out there. But the Those Left Behind had some high praises and I’m looking forward to Better Days. It’s written by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, both oh which did the first comic book.
The plot isn’t totally revealed, but what we do know is that it takes place before the previous comic book and obviously the film, and could be considered an episode from the TV series. The story is supposed to be more of an upbeat one, when things go right for the crew, which didn’t always happen in the series.
Looking forward to it.
Did you say a “slight western feel to it”?
’twas no slight to it; it was written as a western in space, man!
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Yeah, but I don’t want to scare people off!
I know…it did have a pretty good western feel to it…but some people see that and don’t get how cool it is because of it.
The Cap’n is proud of ya Mo…. keep picking the graphic novels bud!!! I have a little surprise for ya next time I see ya….
Even though the Captain’s comment contained three ya’s… I am happy to see him commenting. I’ve missed you, Captain!
When is the next time going to be, and if it’s a comic book, better mail it cause I’m buying them up!
Reading Watchmen right now, ordered Serenity: Those Left Behind off Amazon yesterday.
awwwww thanks Jina!! =) I get the hint mo, there is no next time, best to mail it, I can read in between the lines, I understand…really its ok…sniff…sob sniff…
Ouch. I guess just make that a going away present, Cap’n…then go away…
As long as I get the present!
I ended up watching Serenity the movie and then saw the DVD set of Firefly and bought it based on seeing the movie, therefore watching the story unfold backwards in the time line. I totally fell in love with the TV show Firefly and I think it might be one of the best shows ever. I could not believe that it was canceled, but later learned that it was due to Fox changing the time of the show, making it impossible to follow, so no one knew when to watch. They also did not air the episodes in order, infact showed the second episode first and all this led to much confusion to the viewers, therefore the ratings were not good and it got canceled. It is just tragic to me that such a great show got canceled due to scheduling conflicts. I am very excited to learn about these comics and I am going order myself a set. I sometimes find myself wishing for a Serienty 2, or trying to think of what might have happened next to the crew. I also wondered about the missing time between the Firefly and Serenity. I am glad they actually did write the missing parts of the story out, even if it is in comic book form.
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Raven, I just received the first Serenity comic in the mail, so I’ll be reading it soon and writing a review about it.
Glad you’re a fan, it’s a fantastic universe created by Joss Whedon.
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