*Book source ~ Library
Title ~ Those Left Behind
Series ~ Serenity #1
Author ~ Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews
Illustrator ~ Will Conrad
Publisher ~ Dark Horse
Published ~ 24 January 2006
Genre ~ Graphic Novel | Sci-Fi | Media Tie-In
Pages ~ 96
My Rating ~ 3 bites
From Goodreads:
Here's how
it is -- in a universe filled with hearts and minds as cold and dark as the
reaches of space, one small Firefly-class starship named Serenity takes its
ragtag crew of mercenaries, outlaws, and fugitives in search of a job, any job,
that'll earn them enough cash to afford that most elusive commodity -- peace.
I’ll admit that I’ve only seen half of the first
episode of Firefly and I’ve never
seen the movie. I started the show, got
interrupted and haven’t managed to get back to it yet. But I do intend to. I
like the artwork. It’s detailed and the colors are pretty good. The characters
also look enough like the show for me to distinguish who they are, but they’re
not quite right. As for the storyline, I enjoyed it, but wasn’t overwhelmed. Firefly fanatics would probably love
this, but I have no way of knowing.
*Book source ~ Library
Title ~ Better Days
Series ~ Serenity, #2.1
Author ~ Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews
Illustrtor ~ Will Conrad
Publisher ~ Dark Horse
Published ~ 7 October 2008
Genre ~ Graphic Novel | Sci-Fi | Media Tie-In
Pages ~ 96
My Rating ~ 2 bites
From Goodreads:
Serenity:
Better Days follows everyone's favorite space cowboys in a thrilling,
action-packed adventure, where Mal and his crew take on a heist that promises a
big payoff. But when one of Serenity's crew is taken captive and tortured, the
gang must put their enduring differences aside and work together to save one of
their own, even if it means losing the cash prize of a lifetime!
The artwork is decent and the storyline isn’t
too bad. I’m not jumping for joy or anything though. I guess it might help if I
watch the show. But really, this graphic novel should make me want to claim the
tv from the rest of the family and binge watch. Unfortunately, it doesn’t.
Good to hear the artwork is nice! I had no idea the Firefly series came from a graphic novel series, but I guess I should have expected it, lol!
ReplyDeleteI think the show was first followed by the graphic novels. The same with Buffy. Although the show and the graphic novels for Firefly may have been really close, timewise. Buffy ones showed up when the show took off. Now, The Walking Dead were comics first. It all depends on the show/books. lol
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