Serenity comics

[Allan]

Believe me, I'd twack myself if I could over the DVDs. I'll be getting the hardvover collection of Those Left Behind, though.

[Paul]

ashamed to say that i havnt read any serenity comics yet, think i may have to start trawling ebay

[Allan]

It could be an idea, Paul. It's available as a trade paperback, though the paper size is smaller than the individual issues. That said, the oversized hardcover is due out soon.

[DigitalLeonardo]

I'm not a fan of Those Left Behind. I dunno... Am I missing something? I watched the series, then the comic, and then rewatched the movie and the comic didn't help that much, I kind of regret putting money out to buy it. The art wasn't that amazing and the only thing really worth the money was the Jo Chen drawing of Kaylee.

[Allan]

The comic wasn't anything groundbreaking, but I'd say that it was about equal to a regular episode of the TV series, as far as quality is concerned.

[Allan]

Consider this thread revived, because Serenity: Better Days has finally been solicited for March. The solicitation reads:

SERENITY: BETTER DAYS #1 (of 3)

JOSS WHEDON (W), BRETT MATTHEWS (W), WILL CONRAD (A), MICHELLE MADSEN (C), and ADAM HUGHES (Cover)

o n sale Mar 12
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Miniseries

Joss Whedon returns to the world of his blockbuster film Serenity with the three-issue comics series Better Days.
Better Days revisits everyone's favorite space cowboys in this thrilling, action-packed adventure, with Mal and his crew on a heist that promises a big payoff -- what's surprising is that this heist just might make good on that promise.
Whedon reunites with Brett Matthews and Will Conrad, his collaborators on the best-selling 2005 series Those Left Behind. Adam Hughes joins the team for covers.

o Prequel series to the blockbuster film Serenity by Joss Whedon.

o Front covers by critically acclaimed Adam Hughes.

o Serenity: Those Left Behind has sold over 85, 000 copies!

Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews return to Serenity!

And the cover:

If the cover art looks familiar, it's by Adam Hughes, who did the promo poster/CD cover for "Once More With Feeling".

[Allan]

Excuse the triple post (even if it is over four months).

Diamond Comics has a couple of previews of the pencil art of Better Days #1 (in PDF form). Any thoughts?

One page, with dialogue
Three pages, no dialogue

[Forsaken]

This should either be on the stands now or on them in the next few days.

[Allan]

It's been out for a week now. I haven't picked my copy up yet, but probably will on Tuesday.

[Forsaken]

Picked up issues 1 and 2. They're awesome in my humble opionion. Joss does an amazing job of bringing the series to comic format. I also get the impression we can expect to see more limited edition stories in the not too distant future. I highly recommend "Better Days" to any fan of Firefly.

[Allan]

I was a little disappointed by #1, truth be told, but #2 was brilliant. It worked really well, and I especially loved everyone talking about how they'd spend their money. The issue really had some laugh out loud moments, and as a whole, it's feeling like an episode of Firefly.

The letter column to #2 provided a really interesting - and exciting bit of news - they are doing a third miniseries (which will hopefully start before the end of the year, but I wouldn't count on it), which will finally reveal Book's backstory.

[Forsaken]

I didn't catch that the next series was about Book's backstory. That's awesome. I also loved the groups plans for what to do with the money. Especially Book's joke one.