Those Left Behind (Serenity)
ISBN: 1593074492 Global Overview for this book
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Penned by Whedon and Brett Matthews, who wrote several episodes of Firefly as well as Dark Horse's final Angel comics series and the animated Chronicles of Riddick feature "Dark Fury," Serenity follows a ship full of mercenaries, fugitives and one law-abiding prostitute in their pursuit for fast cash and a little peace along the fringes of space. The ragtag crew of Serenity take on a scavenger mission with the hopes of earning enough dough to disappear for a while. Only too late do they realize the whole gig is orchestrated by an old enemy eager remake their acquaintance with the help of some covert-operatives known only as the Blue Gloves. Artist Will Conrad (Marvel's Elektra and Witches) and colorist Laura Martin (Astonishing X-Men and The Ultimates) paint a rough and wild world of adventure across a strange and dangerous universe, in this not-to-be-missed tale straight from the brain of pop-culture mastermind Joss Whedon!
*****
This slim volume fills in the gap between the end of the TV show and the movie, Serenity. A must-read for fans, and a nice stand-alone comic book for those new to the series.
*****
The bookray is starting with herebedragons. Then it's off to:
katintheboots, CA, USA (N. Am.)
ScarlettWannaB, Oregon, USA (int'l)
tchouli, Georgia, USA (int'l)
lane1088, NC, USA (USA only)
BooksnBeer, Virginia, USA (int'l)
JeepACV, Maryland, USA (US only)
cinnycat, New York, USA (US only)
jaenelle, KS, USA (USA only)
HallieK, Texas, USA (US pref.)
guinaveve, OH, USA (USA only)
Pyan, WI, USA (USA only)
mellion108, MI, USA (int'l)
Lemonitsa, Canada (int'l)
R2, Canada (int'l)
juliako, UK (UK pref.)
VauxhallCrosser, London, UK (UK only)
ReetPetite, UK (int'l)
harry-sougin, UK (int'l)
chrismc2, UK (int'l)
lottiotta, Wales (int'l)
katfysh Australia (Aus. pref.)
lmn60, Australia (int'l)
VeganMedusa, New Zealand (int'l)
anwyn, UK (EU pref.)
mikime, Italy (int'l)
1972Galadriel, Netherlands (EU pref.)
Ulrika, Sweeden (EU pref)
Semming, Finland (EU pref.)
Amberkatze, Austria (Europe only)
samulli, Germany (int'l)
Thanks, K! :D :D :D
It's a beautiful book - the artwork is gorgeous, and the storyline is interesting. The trouble I have with graphic novels (and probably the reason I've not read many) is that they're too short! Not as much dialogue and character development as I'd like to have had, although I will say that quite a lot of character development can be done visually. (Like the moment Book and Mal have together; I won't say what, since it's spoilerish, I guess, but it's fantastic, and if you've already read this book, you'll know which moment I mean). :D Plus, it's just wonderful to get *anything* extra in this amazing world Whedon created. I can easily see how this bit of story could have become an hour-long episode, and I wishwishwish the show hadn't been cancelled!
In any case, I really enjoyed this, even if it did seem short. Thanks, K, for sharing it with me! It will be on its way to the next person on the ring as soon as I have the address. (PM to katintheboots has been sent).
Even though it's a tiny volume, I didn't expect to finish it quite so quickly. I will PM ScarlettWannaB for an address, and get this on its way.
Thanks for Sharing.
UPdate so I didn't send it off as soon as I heard back from tchouli. Sorry I've got it packaged and postaged it's in the mail tomorrow.
this show should have never been cancelled.
i do agree with ScarlettwannaB in regards to shepherd book? just who was he?
i became a firefly fan backwards - saw the movie then the series. for the last couple of years, dragon*con, here in atlanta, has had the stars from firefly at the con. they are a big draw and they are very personable.
i really hate it when the networks cancel good shows after only a season. and, leave us with cliff hangers.
*sigh*
will ship out as soon as i have an addy.
enjoy
May 17th
Well, I read this book last night in about 30 minutes. It was so much fun and a nice little tale that before I knew it, I'd finished. I liked the fact that they filled the gap between the end of the show and the movie. What great characters and such a nice set up for a universe gone nuts!!
Of course it had me craving for more--I can't believe this show was cancelled after one season. I'm waiting for Booksnbeer's address so I can send it on its way.
Released 16 yrs ago (5/18/2007 UTC) at To the next participant in Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada
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Sent on its way to BooksnBeer. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
All in all – I greatly enjoyed it and realize that I might look for other graphic novels.
I have already dropped this into the mail – it is on it’s way to the next person on the list.
Released 16 yrs ago (6/24/2007 UTC) at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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walked it down to the post office yesterday to send it on it's way..
edited to add: OH I forgot to say what I thought of it! I loved it. This is the first graphic novel I've read and if there are more graphic novels with subjects I love (like this one), I'll definitely be reading them!
Released 16 yrs ago (7/7/2007 UTC) at Controlled releases in Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to HallieK today! (Jaenelle wanted to be skipped).
Thanks for sharing. I already have the next person's address and will get this out ASAP.
Released 16 yrs ago (8/15/2007 UTC) at
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I'll be sending it on it's way next week.
Released 16 yrs ago (8/28/2007 UTC) at
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Sending on to mellion108.
Thanks for sharing!
Graphic novel
Synopsis:
Here's how it is—in a universe filled with hearts and minds as cold and dark as the reaches of space, one small Firefly-class starship named Serenity takes its ragtag crew of mercenaries, outlaws, and fugitives in search of a job, any job, that'll earn them enough cash to afford the most elusive commodity—peace.
Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, unveils a previously unknown chapter in the lives of his favorite band of space brigands in this prequel to the Serenity feature film—the blockbuster follow-up to Whedon's cult-hit TV show Firefly.
The artwork in this novel is so beautiful. I really enjoyed going back and taking the time to look more carefully at each panel.
Thanks so much for sharing this. I have Lemonitsa's address and will get this in the mail in the next few days.
This morning I dropped it off at the post office, and it will soon be in the hands of R2.
Thanks for letting me be a part of this ring.
Released 16 yrs ago (11/6/2007 UTC) at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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I mailed this off to the next on the list.
I didn't think that the drawings of Simon looked like Simon but all the other characters were well drawn & spoke how you'd expect them to. I liked the room that the guy who hated Mal was in, with all the 'I hate Reynolds' graffiti.
Thanks for sharing midwinter.
Getting address from harry-sougin
Now to head back to the DVDs for some more Firefly fun! I have VeganMedusa's address and will send this on in the next few days....
Nice to see the gang again. Didn't much like Inara's drawings but the rest were good - although there was one place where I had to really study to see whether it was Kaylee or River talking.
I suspected something like the reason Shepherd left Serenity, it makes sense.
Thanks midwinter for sending this around the world to us all. When I joined up and was number 20-something I kind of thought it would never actually get to me! :)
Hubby enjoyed it greatly as well. Especially Jayne - he always gets the best lines. We watched the first episode of Firefly on Saturday night - we hadn't realised that we hadn't seen it yet (due to stupid TV programmers who put good programmes on at 11pm without advertising them). So that was great, especially seeing the beginning of the whole Dobson storyline.
Thanks all! :)
so sorry for holding up the ring i will send it on in the next week as life has settled once more sorry!
Miki
And I actually hoped they would give us more details, more new insights about the characters and the story. Do they think to publish another comic maybe? Have they already done so?
I'll send it on as soon as I have next person's address.
Thanks a lot for sharing this, I wouldn't even have known it existed without this ring!
Miki
15-10-2008 mailed the book today!
It is on the way to Semming.
I have already mailed this to Amberkatze, should be arriving soon...
I will try and get to this asap and let my boyfriend read it too. Then I hope to send it on to the last person on the list before the Christmas post stress!
Thanks for letting me take part in this ring. I will contact the next person on the list and send the book on in the New Year.
Released 15 yrs ago (2/9/2009 UTC) at -- Per Post geschickt/ Persönlich weitergegeben --, Wien Austria
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Sorry it has taken me a while to send this one. Christmas left me a little short and I was waiting to get paid so I could send this off.
Thanks everybody for keeping it travelling all this way and all this time. And thanks especially to midwinter for making it available.
Needless to say it took me all of 5 minutes to read it. And even more needless to say I absolutely love it. I will have to go through it several more times to appreciate the artwork and the finer details, though.
It was such a pleasure to read this little book! The characters are gorgeous and resemble the actors that much I could hardly believe it. Of course the story is much too short but as exciting and funny as the TV series itself.