Serenity by Marissa Farrar

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 that most elusive commodity, peace.

I've been meaning to read this forever and finding a copy at the used store was like Christmas. I just love this group of people. I love how many lines Jayne gets and how few Inara gets. I love the artwork which is spot on. I love my Captain. It's just so much fun to hang out with the crew again.

I ended up reading these out of order because I've borrowed them from a friend who is in turn borrowing them from the library.I think I enjoyed this one more than [b:The Shepherd's Tale 8596384 The Shepherd's Tale (Serenity, #3) Zack Whedon http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348374308s/8596384.jpg 13466115]. The art was better, and there was no jumping around (The jumping around wouldn't have been so bad in a longer story though).This story also felt too short. And it seems like it left off on a cliffhanger. I'll have to check out [b:Better Days 3186100 Better Days (Serenity, #2) Joss Whedon http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347587713s/3186100.jpg 21764896] and see if it comes to a better conclusion. It's worth reading at least once if you like the show and you can get it cheap/borrow it from the library.

Maybe my expectations were too high? This definitely didn't match the quality of Firefly the show, and I feel like the comics medium should have eliminated a lot of the barriers the show faced (production cost, network execs). Sigh.