Serenity: Issue 1, by Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews, Will Conrad and Laura Martin

This is the first in a series of three comic books that center on the universe Joss Whedon created in the television series Firefly. The events that take place in the books will fill in some of the blanks as to what happens in between the last episode of the show and the beginning of the upcoming film, Serenity. The book is a quick, brief read, that gives a glimpse of each of the characters, and also a bit of a cliffhanger concerning some villains that we've seen before. The art is generally pretty solid, though there were a couple of times where I found myself bothered that Jayne didn't quite look like…himself. On the other hand, the dialogue is totally true to the characters, as it was easy to hear everything spoken in its proper voice (particularly Mal). It's an intriguing start to the series, and I'm looking forward to having more back story revealed.