SERENITY#1 COMIC DESCRIPTION

POSTED BY: nakedandarticulate
UPDATED: Monday, April 18, 2005 05:12
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NYWOE

Wednesday, April 6, 2005 2:54 PM

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Originally posted by SoupCatcher:
I must. Get. Another. Job.

Also, I'm confused on whether these comics will be spoilerish. Hmmmm. I sense a crisis coming on - brought about by my conflicting desires of supporting any and all commercial Firefly related ventures and staying away from all spoilers. I guess, worst case scenario, that I don't have to read the comics after I buy them .

From what I understand, the comics will serve as a bridge between the series and the movie. At least I hope so, because I don't think I could resist temptation for that long!

I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c

AUROTER

Wednesday, April 6, 2005 6:53 PM

I second that. At Wondercon, Joss said that the comics would fill in the gap of storyline that would be (I think I'm remembering this right) six months in the 'verse. Seems to me that it's the same idea as the "Star Wars: Clone Wars" TV animated shorts that came out after Episode II...only of course, these will be better!

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ZEEK

Wednesday, April 6, 2005 7:13 PM

hehe awesome.

Probably didn't hurt that I quickly preordered a bunch right after I got the response about them being the three seperate covers. I only wish they were coming out sooner. Anything to feed the hunger for more 'verse goodness.

PADDALEE

Thursday, April 7, 2005 1:24 AM

Is it just me, or is the word "shiny" being completely and annoyingly overused? I realize it's just because there are only 15 episodes for us to glean catch-phrases from but... if something new suddenly came into style that would be very er, shiny.

NYWOE

Thursday, April 7, 2005 2:07 AM

LOL

I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c

SHINY4004

Thursday, April 7, 2005 2:21 AM

I happen to like that word...lol (see name haha)

"Oh I'm going to the special hell."-Mal

SOUPCATCHER

Friday, April 8, 2005 8:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Nywoe:
From what I understand, the comics will serve as a bridge between the series and the movie. At least I hope so, because I don't think I could resist temptation for that long!

Great to know! Thanks, Nywoe (and Auroter). I can now look forward to worry free consumerism.

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NYWOE

Friday, April 8, 2005 2:31 PM

No problem!

Don't ya love worry-free consumerism?

I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c

OPOSSUM

Saturday, April 16, 2005 2:20 AM

Howdy,

Things From Another World is just like any other comic book store, but a bit more flashy and commercial. I live in the Portland, Oregon area and have been to them as well as the one at Universal. I've been a customer of the man who started the tfaw chain for 15 years. He opened a new store when he sold the chain to the company his brother helped start, Dark Horse.

I would suggest that you visit your local comic book store as most are a one person shop that are just trying to make a living doing what they love. Let them know what you want and they will set them aside for you. You may have to register for a box, which normally means giving them your name and $5 that you get back when you close your box.

The advantage here is that you will be able to look at the book before you buy it...NOT read it, but examine it to make sure it is in top quality. There are several things you can pick up for less than a quarter (total) when you are there that will assist you in keeping it in top shape. A backer board and a sleeve. You put the backer board in the sleeve and then the comic in the bag. This helps keep dust and other things from getting on the book and supports the spine.

Multiply covers

During the latest comic book boom, known to many as the mid 90's, comic book publishers came out with tons of crap...tons. People were coming into money and the economy was decent. All those kids, da' boomers, had reached an age and income level where they could buy comics and remember the good old days. Shops popped up everywhere and comic shows were in every mall.

Multiple covers started being printed and the first big one was for Marvel's launch of their new X-Men revival. Now, it's been 10 years so my memory may be shaky, but I seem to remember 3 gate fold covers for that 1st issue. It showed the entire X-Men crew. Same book inside just different covers and thus was born the alternate cover rage. Pure marketing genius, but like all things, including the afore mentioned comic book boom, consumers moved away from the alternate covers...then shows....and finally the shops started to go away...sad.

Hi, my name is opossum and I'm a comic book geek.

You may also find that there are other Firefly related things in the comic book shop when you visit as another marketing tool used is to supply them with things that can only be bought at comic book shops. Why? It helps drive traffic to the shops and keeps the merchants happy to know they will get people in the door looking for those things only available through them.

I'd suggest you find one close by and check them out or if you don't mind a bit of travel open the yellow pages and find the one with the biggest ad. Comic book shops no matter how large eek out a living and if they have enough to get a nice big ad, then chances are they have a good sized shop.

If you end up finding these comics at the local bookstore (not comic book shop) or other outlet look closely before you buy. Comics sold at comic book stores do not have UPC's on them. No big deal, but they put those UPC's on the cover and it blocks out a small portion of the art.

I'm a bit passionate about this topic as you can see, but then I'm also that way about Firefly. This might have been too big of a post...certainly too big to be my first one on these boards.

SOUPCATCHER

Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:22 AM

Not too big a post at all, opossum, and highly informative. Welcome .

Not sure if this store was part of the chain but I used to buy my comics at Another World in Eagle Rock, California. Tiny hole in the wall on Colorado Blvd that I would bike to every week. I think it's still there (I drop by most times I visit my parents just to get all nostalgic). Now if only my Airboys, Blue Beetles, The Question, and all the other titles I collected were worth anything since I've still got boxes in storage with everything bagged and backed.

Oh, and Nywoe: Absolutely .

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