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All three Better Days covers, by Adam Hughes
February 27th, 2008 | 
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Posted at Adam Hughes' site, all three covers to the Dark Horse "Serenity: Better Days' comic miniseries, individually and as the complete pic. Be sure to go see 'em all, nice and large. Love the expressions…
Remember, 1st issue is coming out March 12 (Preorder it here!)
#2 will be out Apr. 9 (Preorder it here!).
And the 3rd will be out May 14 (Preorder it here!)
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See the first five pages of Serenity: Better Days
Check out the first five pages of the first issue of Dark Horse's "Serenity: Better Days" comic here. (Note: apparently it doesn't work so well in Firefox. Grow up, Dark Horse.)
Already we're getting some answers, but the crew doesn't seem to be having much luck yet…
The 1st issue is coming out March 12 (Preorder it here!)
#2 will be out Apr. 9 (Preorder it here!).
And the 3rd will be out May 14 (Preorder it here!)
1st and 3rd covers of Better Days comics, where's the 2nd?
Dark Horse is soliciting for May and the cover for the 3rd issue of "Serenity: Better Days" is in there, which makes me wonder what happened to the cover for #2. Hasn't been seen yet, to my knowledge. Is there a mystery? Is it still being drawn? Are they purposely keeping it under wraps because it reveals something that Joss wants kept a surprise? Is there a special edition "bathing Inara" cover? Is there? Huh?
UPDATE: word from Dark Horse is that there's a delay on the #2 cover art, which isn't nearly as nefarious as I was hoping for. Unless Adam Hughes is maybe taking extra care drawing a bathing Inara…
From the look of it they'll all fit together, so I'm really hoping for a poster. Warning: the solicitation for #3 gives away some very spoilery hints, so you may want to avoid peeking.
The 1st issue is coming out March 12 (Preorder it here!) (Preview the 1st 4 pages of pencil art here!). #2 will be out Apr. 9 (Preorder it here!). And the 3rd will be out May 14 (Preorder it here!)
Inara's Shuttle ornament from Dark Horse Deluxe
It's on the shelves, and here's mine. Inara's Shuttle is the latest Serenity ship ornament from Dark Horse Deluxe and our 'versy armada is growing, growing… More pics after the jump.
DH 100 contest – retailers can win alternative cover versions of "Serenity: Better Days"
From the Dark Horse site:
Make sure to tell your favorite retailer that this winter, Dark Horse will be sending 100 winning retailers 10 FREE alternate cover versions of one of this years most anticipated releases, the return of Joss Whedon's Serenity. Joss Whedon and Brett Mathews return to write the mini-series, with Adam Hughes doing covers. The DH100 cover is a custom, full-wrap around piece created by the mini-series artist, Will Conrad.
Tell your local comic store! Maybe after they win they'll be grateful, hint, hint…
The 1st issue is coming out March 12 (Preorder it here!) (Preview the 1st 4 pages of pencil art here!). #2 will be out Apr. 9 (Preorder it here!).
Preview of "Serenity: Better Days" comic from Dark Horse
Just posted at Diamond Comics, a preview of the first four pencilled pages of the new Serenity comic coming March 12, "Serenity: 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.
Covers by Adam Hughes, 40 pages. Preorder it at TFAW.
Ron Glass announces "A Shepherd's Tale" comic, reveals (some) secrets
SPOILERS!
During last week's Browncoat Cruise, Ron Glass said Joss had given the OK for him to reveal some tidbits about Book. As follows:
1. There will be a Dark Horse Comic released next year about Book called The Shepherd's Tale
2. A part of Shepherd Book is artificial
3. He found God in a bowl of soup
4. Book is best known for his greatest failure
5. "Derrial" is not his real name. He took that name from a man he killed.
No other details on the comic available so far, but keep checking back.
Preorder "Better Days," the new Serenity comic
See what I miss when I go away? The first issue of "Better Days," the next Serenity comic miniseries, is now available for preorder. It'll be out in March. Like the first series, "Those Left Behind," it's written by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews and drawn by Will Conrad, but this time big time Browncoat and fan-favorite comic artist Adam Hughes will be doing covers.
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.
Due out March 12. 40 pages (!).
Also, word is that Ron Glass shared some upcoming Book-related comic news while on the Browncoat Cruise last week. Once I find out if it's OK to share, I'll fill you in. Just start saying "oh boy oh boy oh boy" now and get ready.
Review: "Those Left Behind" hardcover
First off, let's see what it is.
Dark Horse's biggest hit of 2006 is now available in a special-edition hardcover!
Joss Whedon, the pop-culture mastermind behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, bridged the gap between his cult-hit Firefly TV series and his Serenity motion picture with this three-issue miniseries.
Penned by Whedon and Brett Matthews, a Firefly show writer, the ragtag crew takes on a scavenger mission with the promise of a big payoff. Only too late do they realize the gig is orchestrated by an old enemy eager to remake their acquaintance.
* Sporting a new cover by Adam Hughes, this oversized collection shows off the work of penciller Will Conrad and colorist Laura Martin, and the array of pinups by phenomenal guest artists. In addition, over a dozen backup pages delve into the work and art behind the scenes-original material assembled especially for this hardcover edition.
And it is all that. Beautiful new cover — where's the poster for this, Dark Horse? — and the production and colors are great. If you peek under the slipcover you'll even see a nice Serenity logo on the book cover. All the stories and covers* from the original 3-issue, 9-cover series are here, as promised, and Nathan's intro from the paperback collection came along for the ride. All well and good.
My problem with the book? The extras.
Serenity comics update – how they did, the hardback collection, and why you should have bagged yours
According to Wizard, your first-run Serenity comics have gone up in value a few times.
Issue #1’s cover of Captain Mal by John Cassaday goes for $5, with Bryan Hitch’s Jayne cover and J.G. Jones’ Inara slightly higher at $6 and $7, respectively. Tim Bradstreet’s Shepherd Book cover and Joe Quesada’s Zoe cover for issue #2 both sell at $10, with Jo Chen’s Kaylee at $7. Finally, issue #3 featured River by Josh Middleton and Wash by Sean Phillips at $12 and Simon by Leinil Yu at $10. Also of note are scarce newsstand editions of the Mal and Kaylee covers, which go for $8 and $16, respectively.
And in an article on Joss' shows coming to comics, you can see that the comic didn't do too badly for Dark Horse…
Orders for each of the three issues went up, when it’s practically a rule that miniseries sales go down with each issue. The trade paperback collection debuted in January 2006 as the #1-ordered graphic novel in the comic shop market, according to estimates compiled by ICv2.com. Dark Horse said that the trade book has sold over 85,000 copies, 76,000 of those through Diamond Comic Distributors (to book stores, comic stores and libraries) and 9,000 sold internationally and directly from Dark Horse. In 2006, 64,150 copies were sold, and 20,875 in 2007. Initial orders for the hardcover are at 12,000 copies.
“Until Buffy [Season 8] #1, Serenity #1 held our 21st century [sales] record, I believe,” Dark Horse editor Scott Allie said. “We knew it would be a hit, but we couldn’t have expected it to be as big as it was. We didn’t have anything else selling as much at the time.”
