Big Damn Serenity Comic Book!!

POSTED BY: illbeinmybunk
UPDATED: Sunday, August 1, 2004 14:14
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ILLBEINMYBUNK

Monday, July 26, 2004 6:04 PM

from scifi.com

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-07/26/10.30.books

Joss Whedon—who is directing the upcoming SF movie Serenity, based on his canceled Fox TV series Firefly—told fans at Comic-Con International that he also intends to write a new series of comic books based on the universe and characters. Speaking to thousands of fans in the San Diego Convention Center on July 25, Whedon said, "We have every intention of putting out a comic book of Serenity as well."

Whedon is no stranger to comics, having written the Dark Horse title Fray, a futuristic take on the universe introduced in his UPN TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as the current Marvel title The Astonishing X-Men. "We're talking with Dark Horse right now about doing a Serenity comic book, because of Fray," Whedon added.

Serenity picks up the story of the short-lived Firefly, set 500 years in the future, about the ragtag crew of a transport ship traveling the galaxy in the wake of a galactic civil war. The movie, from Universal Pictures, is currently in production, with an eye to a spring 2005 release. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.

Never say die!

"You want to go little man?"
"Only if it's somewhere with candlelight"

LIZ

Monday, July 26, 2004 9:06 PM

woohoo!

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:32 PM

Shiny news Illbeinmybunk! Excellent news indeed. I would love to have a comic adaptation of the movie and comics about the crew and the universe.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

MRSKBORG

Tuesday, July 27, 2004 6:36 PM

This is great news I've read Fray and its really good so I'll be on the look out for this!

STANDING8

Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:50 AM

sweeet! i hope josh middleton does the art for it. loving whedon on astonishing xmen right now. ish #3 comes out tomarrow.

-Soul Rebel-

http://www.livejournal.com/users/standing8

updated: 7/26/04!

SHINY

Wednesday, July 28, 2004 3:00 AM

I wonder if the comic will fill in the 6 months in between the end of the series and the beginning of the movie?

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

SUPERFLY

Wednesday, July 28, 2004 4:04 AM

This is fantastic!

I was thinking to myself, "Self" I said, "It's gonna be great to see that movie, but I need a regular fix. I gotta need. Now where I'm I supposed to get a regular fix from?"

I love the idea of a comic book. I'd buy it every month. Two copies of course, one to tatter and one to put in a shiny bag and tell the guests "NO TOUCHIE!!!"

TENTHCREWMEMBER

Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:32 AM

I am already preparing the bedroll, lawnchair, cooler and portable DVD player (w/ Firefly of course!) for camping out in front of the comic book store the night before release!!! LOL!

"Time to go to sleep again."
"No, mei-mei...it's time to wake up."

JHARROD

Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:15 AM

Moments like this make me love being a nerd....haha :)

"They tell ya to never hit a man with a closed fist, but it is on occassion hilarious"

MER

Saturday, July 31, 2004 7:12 PM

*drools* hoooo just what I've been waiting for (I also await RPGs and the card game)...and also, it might bring some more fans to the Firefly 'verse.

I'll be sure to have this one on my comic book folder.

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