Best Writer for the Serenity Comic Book: GARTH ENIS

POSTED BY: JohnCrichton
UPDATED: Friday, July 22, 2005 17:17
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JOHNCRICHTON

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:08 PM

Okay I picked up #1 and I have ot say I wasn't impressed too much.

I loved it, cuz it's associated with one of my favorite TV Shows of all time and it was good seeing all my favorite heroes again, but in the realm of comics where it's up against must have comics out there... this wasn't one.

Must have if you're a fan, pass, if your not and just go buy the DVD's.

But what WOULD make this a must have comic book be the movie be a block buster or not... whether we get a return of the tv show or not... is getting the creator of THE PREACHER and THE HITMAN to write this book.
Garth Ennis would be perfect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis

He's a crack shot at bugged out humor that we know and love from the tv series and is a master of what goes behind making a great western as well.

The deep gritty western sensiblity behind PREACHER comebined with the laugh out loud humor of THE HITMAN, and SERENITY would be a must have comic book series for hardcore, casual and critical collector fans.

I hope the powers that be give this a little consideration or have at least thought about this. Cuz I need the Firefly universe and doing wanna live with out it.

I also want it to be the best it can be, no matter what the format.

SUICIDALDUCKLING

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:25 PM

Ok, I'll bite. Not that I don't love Mr Ennis and his current work with the Punisher. I still don't see how he could write a better comic than the creator of the show and one of the writers from the show. Granted it might sell better, but I don't see how the story would be better.

SPIROGYRA

Thursday, July 21, 2005 4:35 AM

Preacher is one of the greatest things I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I completely agree that Ennis could do it justice.

SIMONF

Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:59 AM

There's been some idle speculation that Warren Ellis maybe doing an ongoing Serenity comic book. It has to be said that this is totally unfounded but fun speculation all the same.

JOHNCRICHTON

Thursday, July 21, 2005 4:45 PM

Warren Ellis... he'd defiantely do the comic justice.

Still, I'm not saying the creator and writer suck, it's just Serenity # 1 didn't capture the buckwild madness that's in the show.

Someone who for book to book is able to do that on a regular basis and make it must have would defiantely be Garth Ennis who has a genuine love and passion for westerns and a flair for laugh out loud comedy with crazy heroes.

I love the world of Firefly, and I just want to see it done the best it can be so that I continue enjoying it.

The man who brought us Preacher would be the best for the job.

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:39 PM

Joss may have worked on the comic's story but he didn't write it, it was written by Brett Matthews who wrote 'Heart of Gold', widely considered the worst episode of the series as well as the Riddick anime which was awful. As a firefly fan I thought the first issue was okay, but as a standalone comic it was... not good, I think it's fair to say.

Gotta say I love the idea of getting Warren Ellis or Garth Ennis in to write a Serenity book, that has the possibility to be amazing.

You could even have crossovers, firefly vs. Transmet

SUICIDALDUCKLING

Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:51 PM

Ellis and Ennis are both great writers. Both would do a great job, but they had buckwild madness in the show without Ennis input and I thought the comic was just as buckwild mad as an episode of Firefly. I guess that's just me though.

SUICIDALDUCKLING

Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chronicthehedgehog:
Joss may have worked on the comic's story but he didn't write it, it was written by Brett Matthews who wrote 'Heart of Gold', widely considered the worst episode of the series as well as the Riddick anime which was awful. As a firefly fan I thought the first issue was okay, but as a standalone comic it was... not good, I think it's fair to say.

Gotta say I love the idea of getting Warren Ellis or Garth Ennis in to write a Serenity book, that has the possibility to be amazing.

You could even have crossovers, firefly vs. Transmet

I've grown to like Heart of Gold myself and I thought the issue was fine as a stand alone comic, so maybe that explains why I'm not ready to jump on the Ennis bandwagon.

JOHNCRICHTON

Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:34 PM

Firefly episodes have "HOLY CRAP!" moments, usually in the first five minutes that hook you into the show.

This comic had no hooks. If I were just a casual reader of comics, this one would really have done nothing for me.

I'd just rather have Joss and company hitting real media like TV Shows and movie focus, while the pros at comic books be used and the best for the job.

Pick up a trade paper back of HITMAN or The PREACHER and you'll know what we're talking about.

As the comic book is, it's definately not a must have. I'll get the rest, but because I'm a fan of the property, not because I think it's an outstanding comic book.

SHINYSIDEUP

Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:15 PM

I love when people talk about THEIR opinions as if they're fact. Or like it's up to them to determine what is "fair" to say or not, in the general sense. Or act like they should be the ones calling the shots on something that's not theirs. Firefly is Joss' world, and I for one think he should be calling the shots, not anyone else. This includes message board trolls.

I thought the comic book rocked, but hey, that's just my opinion, though I know it's shared by a lot of others. I liked that it didn't treat fans of the show like they were noobs in order to appeal to the greatest number of people possible. There was a ton of action, and the characters (which is why I, personally, love firefly) were spot-on. If you liked the show, I think you'll like the comic. But like i said, that's just MY opinion, not a statement of fact.

And hey, if you don't like the book, DON'T BUY IT. Problem solved.

And John, while you're at it, learn to spell Ennis' name right, eh?

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