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All-New Firefly (Collected Editions) #1
All-New Firefly: The Gospel According to Jayne Vol. 1
An all-new, all-shiny era of Firefly begins here as the future of the reunited crew of the Serenity clashes with Jayne’s past!
After their adventures on The Earth That Was, the crew of the Serenity are reunited under the leadership of Captain Kaylee. Unfortunately with food, credits, and morale low, the crew takes on a heist which proves too much for their moral code and quickly turns into a recovery mission. And it’s not long before their current dilemma puts Captain Kaylee, Mal, Zoe, Simon, River, Leonard, and Emma on a collision course with the mysterious past of the crew member who dragged them into this mess in the first place. That’s right, the Hero of Canton himself, one Jayne Cobb. Rising star writer David M. Booher (Canto) and artist Jordi Pérez (Queen of Bad Dreams) set course for an all-new era that charts the future of the Serenity while delving into the previous unrevealed secret past of one of the most enigmatic characters in the beloved and bestselling Firefly franchise. Collects All-New Firefly #1-4.
After their adventures on The Earth That Was, the crew of the Serenity are reunited under the leadership of Captain Kaylee. Unfortunately with food, credits, and morale low, the crew takes on a heist which proves too much for their moral code and quickly turns into a recovery mission. And it’s not long before their current dilemma puts Captain Kaylee, Mal, Zoe, Simon, River, Leonard, and Emma on a collision course with the mysterious past of the crew member who dragged them into this mess in the first place. That’s right, the Hero of Canton himself, one Jayne Cobb. Rising star writer David M. Booher (Canto) and artist Jordi Pérez (Queen of Bad Dreams) set course for an all-new era that charts the future of the Serenity while delving into the previous unrevealed secret past of one of the most enigmatic characters in the beloved and bestselling Firefly franchise. Collects All-New Firefly #1-4.
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First published October 25, 2022
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August 3, 2022
Jayne gets 3 stars <3
May 26, 2022
I'm glad to see a new writer tackling the main Firefly title, while still keeping what Pak established beforehand. Pak's first few arcs were great, but you could tell he was running on fumes by the end of his run. Booher feels energetic in this first arc of his, and it made me care about Jayne more than I ever thought I would. Overall, well done, and this is a step in the right direction for this series. 4/5 stars.
October 20, 2022
All-new it is not.
A cheap ploy to con the rubes it is.
A continuation of the same restyled storyline of the first 36, with merely a renumbering to 'issue 1' to fool readers into thinking it might be better.
It Isn't.
A cheap ploy to con the rubes it is.
A continuation of the same restyled storyline of the first 36, with merely a renumbering to 'issue 1' to fool readers into thinking it might be better.
It Isn't.
June 30, 2022
Read upon the release of each single issue
BOOM's new Firefly series is a continuation of their first Firefly series, which never fully managed to capture the tone of the TV show and often broke the unwritten rules of the TV show. But Booher's first four issues take the series back to basics and attempts to make sense of the mess that the previous writer made.
Kaylee is still a bit out of character, but it makes more sense for me to see her as a struggling captain in training than an confident and seasoned captain - and training her gives Mal a bit of purpose again even if it isn’t enough. He is arguably the main character, so it feels wrong to see him having lost his purpose and his place on the ship.
The pacing is still one of the biggest problems - the story does move forward, but it doesn’t move fast enough. The story still seems to be divided into 12-issue arcs, but the page count is not spent developing an original character like Leonard, who is still just fading in and out of the story, or developing any of the other characters, except for maybe Jayne.
And most of the characters don't seem to have a purpose within the story or even on Serenity at this point – the characters lack purpose, and the story lacks a sense of urgency – and a direction beyond moving aimlessly from arc to arc.
BOOM's new Firefly series is a continuation of their first Firefly series, which never fully managed to capture the tone of the TV show and often broke the unwritten rules of the TV show. But Booher's first four issues take the series back to basics and attempts to make sense of the mess that the previous writer made.
Kaylee is still a bit out of character, but it makes more sense for me to see her as a struggling captain in training than an confident and seasoned captain - and training her gives Mal a bit of purpose again even if it isn’t enough. He is arguably the main character, so it feels wrong to see him having lost his purpose and his place on the ship.
The pacing is still one of the biggest problems - the story does move forward, but it doesn’t move fast enough. The story still seems to be divided into 12-issue arcs, but the page count is not spent developing an original character like Leonard, who is still just fading in and out of the story, or developing any of the other characters, except for maybe Jayne.
And most of the characters don't seem to have a purpose within the story or even on Serenity at this point – the characters lack purpose, and the story lacks a sense of urgency – and a direction beyond moving aimlessly from arc to arc.
January 1, 2024
This is a new chapter in graphic novel format for the Firefly/Serenity series which sees us unravelling some of Jayne’s past as the crew of the starship serenity, broke and desperate as usual, come into contact with treasure-hoarding monks. Jayne makes a mess as they play at being big damn heroes yet again.
If you don’t know anything about firefly, you haven’t seen the tv or the movie and you’ve maybe been living under a rock for the last 20 years, it’s essentially cowboy pirates in space with a dusting of Robin Hood. These criminals steal to order but never from the poor and always do their best to right the alliance’s wrongs. The cast are amazing, the series is amazing, the movie is amazing, the novels are amazing and the graphic novels are amazing. This should’ve been a bigger hit than Buffy for Whedon but was pulled too early
October 21, 2023
Nothing every seems to go Jayne's way. Quite a bandit dilemma.
June 8, 2024
I don’t know why I keep trying to read these, they never live up to the TV show. Or maybe I’m just getting old ☹️
Artwork was not to my taste, and was sorta hard to recognize some of the characters.
Artwork was not to my taste, and was sorta hard to recognize some of the characters.
January 26, 2023
What makes Jayne Jayne? This new Firefly series sets out to explain how man behind the legend. Alternating between present and 33 years in the past, we see the childhood events that shaped Jayne’s outlook. Big bombshell reveal with some potential new characters at the end!
January 6, 2023
The Gospel According to Jayne seems to have discarded all the changes from Return to Earth That Was. Namely, everyone's back on the Firefly, having adventures, and struggling to find food and fuel. (Mal included, though I thought we left him with a dog on a farm somewhere?)
This is good! The adventure here is straightforward: the Firefly lands on a moon where a religious sect is being "taxed" by a band of no-good ruffians. The crew figure this is a good way to both A. do a good thing, and B. obtain food and fuel. Interspersed with this storyline is some tragic Jayne backstory that will likely play a larger role in future volumes (especially after that shocking conclusion!).
The art continues to be barely average, but this is the best Firefly outing I've read in a while. Nice reboot for the series.
This is good! The adventure here is straightforward: the Firefly lands on a moon where a religious sect is being "taxed" by a band of no-good ruffians. The crew figure this is a good way to both A. do a good thing, and B. obtain food and fuel. Interspersed with this storyline is some tragic Jayne backstory that will likely play a larger role in future volumes (especially after that shocking conclusion!).
The art continues to be barely average, but this is the best Firefly outing I've read in a while. Nice reboot for the series.
February 4, 2023
Přebírat štafetu po Gregu Pakovi a jeho, řekněme, kontroverzním příběhu Return to Earth That Was musel být poměrně nevděčný úkol. Na druhou stranu - potom, co Pak v RtETW překroutil univerzum Firefly, jeho pravidla i postavy téměř k nepoznání, by i průměrné pokračování vypadalo jako poklad.
A dlužno říct, že Booher se s tímhle úkolem vypořádal se ctí. Jasně, hrdinové procházejí příběhem typu "obrana městečka před bandity", jaký jsme tu měli už několikrát, ale zato je čeká několik docela zajímavých zvratů a překvapení - a co je nejdůležitější, opět jsou sami sebou. Jak název napovídá, děj se tentokrát točí kolem Jaynea, jeho minulosti i přítomnosti, v nejrůznějších Jayneových polohách od gaunera, který by klidně ukradl dítěti lízátko, po chlapíka, který pro vlastní rodinu udělá první poslední. Kapitánka Kaylee už není papundeklová Mary Sue jako u Paka (pořád nepochopím, proč Pak neudělal kapitánku radši ze Zoë, když už musel Mala zaklít v sebelítostivého depresivního defétistu), stejně tak dialogy jsou na hony lepší a svěžejší než v posledním Pakově příběhu.
Booher navíc respektuje i širší kontinuitu včetně románů od Titanu. Jediným vážnějším kiksem je v pozdějších sešitech opomenutí jisté scény s Jayneovou matkou v Leaves on the Wind (Booherův dialog ji úplně odignoruje, ačkoli by pro děj měla mít dosti zásadní význam).
Konečně můžeme zase bez přehánění říct - ano, tohle je Firefly.
Je tedy obrovská škoda, že po skončení příběhu Gospel According to Jayne se vydavatelství Boom rozhodlo komiksovou řadu Firefly, jejíž reputaci zřejmě nevratně poškodil poslední Pakův příběh, přinejmenším prozatím ukončit. Nejenže se aktuálně nechystají žádné nové sešity, ale v plánu nejsou ani vázané svazky Gospel vol. 2 a 3. Zdá se tedy, že Fox (kterému Boom patří) ve vší tichosti Firefly zrušil. Už podruhé...
A dlužno říct, že Booher se s tímhle úkolem vypořádal se ctí. Jasně, hrdinové procházejí příběhem typu "obrana městečka před bandity", jaký jsme tu měli už několikrát, ale zato je čeká několik docela zajímavých zvratů a překvapení - a co je nejdůležitější, opět jsou sami sebou. Jak název napovídá, děj se tentokrát točí kolem Jaynea, jeho minulosti i přítomnosti, v nejrůznějších Jayneových polohách od gaunera, který by klidně ukradl dítěti lízátko, po chlapíka, který pro vlastní rodinu udělá první poslední. Kapitánka Kaylee už není papundeklová Mary Sue jako u Paka (pořád nepochopím, proč Pak neudělal kapitánku radši ze Zoë, když už musel Mala zaklít v sebelítostivého depresivního defétistu), stejně tak dialogy jsou na hony lepší a svěžejší než v posledním Pakově příběhu.
Booher navíc respektuje i širší kontinuitu včetně románů od Titanu. Jediným vážnějším kiksem je v pozdějších sešitech opomenutí jisté scény s Jayneovou matkou v Leaves on the Wind (Booherův dialog ji úplně odignoruje, ačkoli by pro děj měla mít dosti zásadní význam).
Konečně můžeme zase bez přehánění říct - ano, tohle je Firefly.
Je tedy obrovská škoda, že po skončení příběhu Gospel According to Jayne se vydavatelství Boom rozhodlo komiksovou řadu Firefly, jejíž reputaci zřejmě nevratně poškodil poslední Pakův příběh, přinejmenším prozatím ukončit. Nejenže se aktuálně nechystají žádné nové sešity, ale v plánu nejsou ani vázané svazky Gospel vol. 2 a 3. Zdá se tedy, že Fox (kterému Boom patří) ve vší tichosti Firefly zrušil. Už podruhé...
September 1, 2024
An ok episode in Firefly's ongoing comic series. Despite the name, it continues directly from Greg Pak's previous comic series, and it expects the reader to be familiar with extensive changes to the status quo that the comics have made. (Also, this volume doesn't even end in a good place - it closes on a minor cliffhanger mid-story).
The gang holes up with a monastery and tries to protect them from thieves. The heart of the story is supposed to be fleshing out Jayne's character - both in flashbacks and present-day events. The general idea is that he means well but ends up in no-win situations, and then everyone blames him when he made the best choice he could. None of it is bad, but the concept doesn't always fit his established character, and the emotional tricks are too heavy-handed to feel genuine. Also, it updates the idea of the "Hero of Canton" in a way that feels like it undermines the original.
The gang holes up with a monastery and tries to protect them from thieves. The heart of the story is supposed to be fleshing out Jayne's character - both in flashbacks and present-day events. The general idea is that he means well but ends up in no-win situations, and then everyone blames him when he made the best choice he could. None of it is bad, but the concept doesn't always fit his established character, and the emotional tricks are too heavy-handed to feel genuine. Also, it updates the idea of the "Hero of Canton" in a way that feels like it undermines the original.
March 30, 2025
Mixed bag reaction here...
Where it works? Plotting out backstory on Jayne. Character backstory is key to building a 'verse.
Where it fails? Too much of the same that we barely knew before. This is the reboot to a series that's based on a finite # of episodes on a cancelled TV show. If all you knew was oatmeal and brown sugar, then how many thousands of days can you eat the SAME thing?
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Plot: Jayne gets in trouble. Serenity is low on fuel/cash/food. Bandits need to learn the errors of their ways.
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Bonus: 4 issues are just enough to give us a basic story that hits all the points of the old show.
Bonus: When will we learn something new? Oh wait....the ending!
Where it works? Plotting out backstory on Jayne. Character backstory is key to building a 'verse.
Where it fails? Too much of the same that we barely knew before. This is the reboot to a series that's based on a finite # of episodes on a cancelled TV show. If all you knew was oatmeal and brown sugar, then how many thousands of days can you eat the SAME thing?
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Plot: Jayne gets in trouble. Serenity is low on fuel/cash/food. Bandits need to learn the errors of their ways.
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Bonus: 4 issues are just enough to give us a basic story that hits all the points of the old show.
Bonus: When will we learn something new? Oh wait....the ending!
June 27, 2023
I liked the plot well enough.
While the art isn't "bad" I think it is consistent throughout, I was dissapointed that the art style on the cover and the art style that makes up the interior of this graphic novel are so dissimilar. I get it, it seems especially for this one there was a lot of covers and alternate covers for the issues done by a variety of people. And all the covers are lovely, but if you picked this one wanting art like what is on the cover you will be sorely disappointed.
While the art isn't "bad" I think it is consistent throughout, I was dissapointed that the art style on the cover and the art style that makes up the interior of this graphic novel are so dissimilar. I get it, it seems especially for this one there was a lot of covers and alternate covers for the issues done by a variety of people. And all the covers are lovely, but if you picked this one wanting art like what is on the cover you will be sorely disappointed.
January 6, 2024
Malgré les nombreuses bandes dessinées publiées jusqu'ici, les auteurs de Firefly parviennent encore à nous surprendre et à étoffer les personnages de la série. C'est le cas ici pour Jayne pour qui cette publication propose des flash-backs de sa jeunesse et se termine sur une révélation surprenante concernant sa famille. Bien hâte de lire le prochain volume !
April 13, 2024
If this was a TV episode it would be an average filler.
Ultimately, a little light in story and inconsequential in action.
The art is fine, if a bit uneven and lacking in consistency, at times.
In other words, it's Firefly, just, but it ain't All New; so far as the relaunched BOOM! comic series goes, this is pretty standard stuff.
Ultimately, a little light in story and inconsequential in action.
The art is fine, if a bit uneven and lacking in consistency, at times.
In other words, it's Firefly, just, but it ain't All New; so far as the relaunched BOOM! comic series goes, this is pretty standard stuff.
May 18, 2024
3.5 maybe. Maybe I need to read Earth That Was. Didn't quite get some of the characters, the artwork was a bit off from what I expected but thats because it's art, with all sorts of different interpretations.
Good story in the 'Verse, as always.
Good story in the 'Verse, as always.
January 14, 2023
Another good story in the continuing adventures of the Serenity crew, this time focused on Jayne and a bit of his backstory.
March 6, 2023
DNF - JAYNE FUCKED?????
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May 23, 2023
Good Read
I am wondering when Kaylee finds time to work on the ship or who does that now? Every ship needs an engineer.
I am wondering when Kaylee finds time to work on the ship or who does that now? Every ship needs an engineer.
July 30, 2023
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January 26, 2025
It's Firefly but not the classic crew I enjoy most
And the art is barely passable
But . . . It is Firefly so a must read :)
And the art is barely passable
But . . . It is Firefly so a must read :)
January 27, 2025
Seriously, is Adam Baldwin really un-drawable?
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