Serenity: Better Days #3 is the conclusion to the latest story from Firefly creator Joss Whedon, along with writer Brett Matthews.

In the previous two chapters, the crew made off with a big chunk of cash, more than they’d seen in a very, very long time. They had so much coin that the fantasies of “what would you do with a million dollars” started floating around in their heads.

But Mal gets captured and things go haywire, even in a story called Better Days. Even when the crew has good times, it just can’t last.

And that’s the ‘verse when it comes to the characters on the ship Serenity.

This final chapter was good, but felt a bit choppy for me. I had to read it through twice to make sure I hadn’t missed anything because it was slightly confusing. There is an interesting continuation of the Inara storyline from the episode Ariel, from what I’ve read, as something is medically wrong with her but we have no idea what that is yet.

It definitely could have been another great episode though, and I still wish I could see these kinds of stories on television instead of a comic book.

The trade paperback goes on sale October 29th, 2008 and you can preorder it now if you want.

Overall, it was a nice little story, and now I’m looking forward to The Shepherd’s Tale, the next chapter in the saga.

Mike’s Rating: 7 out of 10 (overall: 7.5 out of 10)

Anyway, this is another great webcomic from xkcd.net.