![]() At the floating out ceremony, they are initially unable to find the right words to christen the ship with, and instead tell each other stories about their interactions with Wash. Following Hoban "Wash" Washburne's death, three former colleagues pool their resources to purchase a ship (a Firefly-class ship of a different model to the Serenity), which they intend to name Jetwash in honor of their friend. An alternative cover was created by Frank Stockton.įloat Out was set after the events of the film. Jo Chen, who drew the cover for the Better Days trade paperback, returned for Float Out 's main cover art the original of which was donated to the charity "Can't Stop The Serenity" for auction. Oswalt's enthusiasm for the project and the lack of releases since Better Days led to the decision to use the comic to fill in a gap in the Buffy Season 8 release schedule. Around the same time, illustrator Patric Reynolds was finishing work on an Abe Sapien one-shot he was encouraged to apply for the comic, and was accepted by Oswalt and Whedon. One of several pitches made by Oswalt was accepted by Whedon, and Oswalt began to work on the script with Whedon's input. While guest starring on Whedon's television series Dollhouse, Patton Oswalt requested permission to write a Serenity comic. While the rest of the crew assume that stray munitions from the Reavers killed the agent, Mal takes River aside, tells her that he "had a bad feelin'" about the passenger, and welcomes her to the crew.įloat Out was announced on Ma and published on June 2, 2010. In return, River shoots the agent with his own gun, which she then disposes of. Aware that River may be the escaped psychic the Alliance is hunting, the agent tries and fails to shoot River when Simon is knocked unconscious. While helping Simon to keep the passenger alive, River detects that their passenger is an Alliance agent who tracks smugglers and leads Alliance soldiers to kill them. ![]() The story revolves around the Serenity crew aboard a hover- stagecoach, protecting it from Reavers as they try to deliver their seriously wounded passenger to their destination, in order to claim the second half of his fare. Joss Whedon is credited as the executive producer. While Conrad remained responsible for the artwork and Heisler stayed on as letterer, Jim Krueger took over as writer and Julius Ohta as colorist. The August 2008 issue of MySpace Dark Horse Presents included an eight-page comic titled Serenity: The Other Half. The miniseries came second to Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones. In 2009 Better Days was one of six nominees for the inaugural Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story. This work won Diamond's 2008 Gem Award for "Licensed Trade Paperback of the Year". The three issues were collected as a trade paperback in October 2008. The combined triptych of the three covers for Serenity: Better Daysīetter Days is set between the television series and the film, but before the events of Those Left Behind, in order to have all the core characters aboard the Serenity, and to better capture the "heart and status quo-in as much as there even is one-of the series." The comic sees the crew of Serenity pulling off a successful job, which results in unexpected wealth and complications. Whedon had always planned to bring back Dobson, but did not have the opportunity before the series was cancelled. Those Left Behind also reintroduces Lawrence Dobson, an Alliance agent who was (apparently) killed by Mal in the Firefly pilot episode. It shows Inara's departure from Serenity 's crew, establishes Shepherd Book's intention to leave the ship, introduces several characters important to the film's storyline, including the Operative and Mingo and Fanty, and resolves the Hands of Blue plotline from the television series. Those Left Behind is set after the events of the Firefly television series, to function as a bridge leading into the Serenity film. The series was written by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, illustrated by Will Conrad, lettered by Michael Heisler, and colored by Laura Martin. Serenity: Those Left Behind is a three-issue miniseries, created in 2005 as a tie-in to the film Serenity. Cover art for the trade paperback of Serenity: Those Left Behind
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