![]() What if the Reaver spear couldn’t plausibly make it through the forward windows of Serenity? The movie may have been set in the future, but we too have built spacecraft with windows, and they are made to withstand impacts. ![]() One of my favorite characters just died, as Firefly died. The immediacy of the violence, and his wife Zoe’s touching reaction, kept my mouth agape well into the next few minutes of the film. Universe,” pilot Hoban "Wash" Washburne meets his end at the tip of a Reaver spear. Late in Serenity, after crash-landing at the mysterious base of “Mr. It’s a scene that drove me to NASA forums and technical reports, glass manufacturers, my calculator, and eventually to this post. One scene in particular shook me, like the unexpected sight of a Reaver ship. He put in scenes that would only have appeared in a last hurrah like Serenity. But the forced end of Firefly also forced Joss Whedon’s hand. There is a massive amount of fallout from recent events that make this story absolutely fascinating.Watching Serenity let me spend a bit more time in the ‘verse, and the film thankfully resolved a number of outstanding loops justwaiting to be closed. The first issue of Serenity: Leaves In The Wind features all of the manic depressive beats that fans have come to love from Whedon and company. Readers will be pleasantly surprised by what the art team has to offer here. The opening sequence is bright in a manner that does not show off the best material that the penciller has to offer, hopefully this stylistic choice will be abandoned going forward. The signature rounded lines and slight cartoonish style is still utilized in this comic. The inking by Karl Story also brings about a swift change in this tale that shows off a different side of Jeanty. Laura Martin handles the palette and each panel with the utmost care. ![]() ![]() A certain amount of darkness permeates throughout these pages that is merged with some darker colors and foreboding figures quite nicely. Characters are rendered in a subtle way that will bring the voices of the different cast members carefully into play during the events of this issue. The artist dials back from his Buffy fare, and gives readers something more realistic that first better with the Serenity Universe. Jeanty handles pencils quite well in this tale. For a series based on a television show, this is about as good as fans could have possibly hoped for from a writing standpoint. Zack Whedon perfectly captures tone and voice, as well as justifying another mini-series after so much time has previously been spent with this cast. This is a hard issue to read, as each character is still reeling from some trauma brought about in Serenity in one form or another. Even the bright moments featuring fresh romance that fans have been clamoring for feature some darkness hidden within. The content both with and without the heroes is pretty astounding, as there is an immense amount of lingering depression in the air of this installment. This comic features 24 pages, and spends an astounding 9 of those pages without the immediate Firefly cast. The two of them have ample experience in this field already, and should be able to deliver greatness. Writer Zack Whedon and artist Georges Jeanty have the tall task to really flesh out a world that has been interpreted elsewhere in lush detail. With that in mind, those that have been playing close attention to this new tale should be in for a treat. Not only are new readers going to be unsatisfied with the snapshot of a strange new place with a strange new world, but they will not understand the growth that occurs over spending 15+ hours with these people on the screen. ![]() It also brings up an important second point, this is not going to be new reader friendly. To say the least, this adds a ton of drama to the story at hand here. One of the biggest wrinkles is the addition of a pregnant Zoe. Many changes to the continuity have been fleshed out since this issue was first released. Serenity: Leaves On The Wind should entice readers for many reasons, but the biggest selling point for most will be how the series has evolved on the printed page. ![]()
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