Comments on: Serenity TPB

By: ART

ART — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:28:39 +0000

This may be a bit late, but I'll post my impressions of the comic here. It was nice to see the crew in space again. I wish a plot hole in the story had been patched up, it didn't feel like the usual level of quality that the series or movie had.

But what really stuck with me was that the drawings of the characters felt a bit inconsistent, always trying to look like their respective actors. What one needs to make a comic work is to have interpretations of the characters themselves, something the artist can build upon.

I'm still looking forward to the newly announced comic, and I'm a bit of a sucker for anything that reveals more of the Firefly world. I think the comics will come into their own with something that doesn't have to worry so much about continuity between two separate properties.

By: twinky

twinky — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:40:16 +0000

Inara on that cover reminds me of gold-bikini Leia. I don't like it. I have the comics, and like them; still, I'd like something more durable. That cover gives me pause.

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:44:23 +0000

If you want some preliminary sketches, you can see Adam Hughes' (TPB cover artist) studies for Mal on his website:
http://www.justsayah.com/pages/AHpg14.html#
click on the thumbnail on the upper right of the top row, and it will show the full page or drawings. Enjoy!

By: lem

lem — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:05:54 +0000

I have yet to read a Serenity Comic, but I would like to get into it. The last comics I read were Elf Quest and Calvin and Hobbes–tho Calvin is not in the same vain. Or is it vane? I digress. I love the Serenity Universe and am wanting to share it with my family. Oooo I can't wait till my son is old enough to appreciate all the good in the world. At 17 months, he is not quite ready I will read your review of the comic. Signed ~ a Hatracker

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:50:03 +0000

I thought it was a nice way to break up the issues.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:22:07 +0000

"but all 9 of the original cover illustrations of the crew are inside at appropriate places"

Also interesting to note that aren't 5 of the illustrations at the beginning, including Mal's as the title page, and then before each subsequent issue there's 2 each?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:11:11 +0000

Isn't the TPB 6 x 9? Anyway, it's smaller than the regular comics… apparently this is a move that publishers are making, as they think a more digest sized book will be more likely to be carried by bookstores and not just by comic shops. It's a nice collection for cheap, and the extra cover art (original art on both the front and back!) is worth buying it for, and of course it's worth it to have a read copy if you're keeping your comics nice. Those who didn't get the comics though to wait for the TPB… you're going to want to pick up the comics because they're nicer and by nicer I mean larger.

By: Angelina

Angelina — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:03:34 +0000

I own all 9 varients of the 3-issue Serenity comics. I like the idea of the graphic novel, having all 3 stories together for easier, continuous reading. I also like the cover – Shiny!

By: mrben

mrben — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:45:16 +0000

Any idea when the UK release is? I have it pre-ordered on Amazon, but they are still saying 'Not yet published'…

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:24:54 +0000

I'm not sure whether to get this, I've got the comics, all packaged up safely, so it would be nice to have something I could mistreat and spill tea on, but I think there are other serenity bits and peices that are more of a priority. thanks for the review, it's good to know what you're getting in it…