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Serenity: Those Left Behind (Serenity) by: Joss Whedon by: Will Conrad, Laura Martin, Various List Price: £12.99 City Travel Guides Price: £9.09 You Save: £3.90 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973 EAN: 9781593078461 ISBN: 1593078463 Label: Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: November 07, 2007 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Sales Rank: 19827 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Serenity: Those Left Behind is a previously unknown chapter in the lives of these space brigands, and a must-read for avid Whedon fans and Browncoats alike. 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... with the help of operatives wearing bright blue gloves. Synopsis: 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. "Serenity: Those Left Behind" is a previously unknown chapter in the lives of these space brigands, and a must-read for avid Whedon fans and Browncoats alike. 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...with the help of operatives wearing bright blue gloves. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Great art and a nice little plot but nothing that really grabs the reader.I think this is deliberate though as it wouldn't do to have a comic tell an important story in the firefly setting just in case a new series or movie is commissioned. While that looks very unlikely now at the time this was first published it was more of a possibility. That aside this is Ok, the art is nice and the characters are recognisable. The plot is simple and a bit too light but the characters are portrayed well, its like a filler episode of a TV series. Rating:  - Great prequel to the Serenity movie.Even though it isn't aviaiable from Amazon directly, I bought the Serenity: Those Left Behind hardcover edition not expecting much, since the reviews I had put it down. I was wrong. This graphic novel is a great way to tigh in the cancelled tv series Firefly and the movie Serenity. I think comic book form is a great way to continue the saga of these lovable space pirates of the Firefly-class transport ship Serenity. The story is basically about the return and an old friend (well, enemy) and the chaos that ensues. You won't be dissappointed. The book itself is fantastic. The front cover is so cool, and the speical features are cool as well (even though they appeared in the Firefly Official Companion, but ... Read More: Rating: - Unfortunate let downI first heard about Firefly and Serenity about 9 months ago and since then I've been hooked. The characters, the setting, the dialogue, all of it is the product of a great imagination and genuinely talented writing. After watching the TV series and the film I craved more which is why I was so happy to discover this comic collection. Unfortunately it isn't anywhere near the heady heights of its filmed counterparts. Set in between the events of Firefly and Serenity it aims to create a bridging plot. Unfortunately it does not achieve this. I found the story dull, with nothing there to keep my interest going. It neither asked nor answered any questions of the characters and I felt really let down by the end. Having said ... Read More: Rating: - An entertaining story but...This is a great comic and a great addition to the Firefly/Serenity universe. The art is great, the dialogue and script all sit well with the established universe and style. What stopped me giving it 4 or more stars was it being hyped as filling in the blanks between the end of the series and the film. It gives you nothing that you hadn't worked out for your self if you had seen both the series and film. WARNING: I am going to explain a bit of the plot, but trust me, I'm not really giving anything away: Inara said she was leaving, she does. Book doesn't always agree with the Captain, has a murky past and is moving around the universe, so, he moves on. The blue glove guys turn up and are nasty. The operative is introduced, ... Read More: Rating: - Average comic with big potentialThis comic is meant to bridge the gap between the 'Firefly TV' series and 'Serenity' movie. In reality though it doesn't really carry the plot forwards, or even broaden the Firefly'verse at all, except in vaguely introducing the 'Operative'. The strongest element of the comic is that the characters' likenesses are very close to that of the actors, and the dialogue also mostly catches their mannerisms. The rest of the artwork though is workmanlike and the settings are nothing special. As a stand-alone story this comic is rather uninspired. It would be nice to see the comic continue though and if the writers had more freedom from the story arc of the show/movie it might really become something 'shiny'. |
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