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Dark Horse’s Exclusive Emerald City Comicon Variants!

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Brett

Convention season has begun and up next is Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon, Dark Horse has announced not one, not two, not even three, but four variant covers for this year’s show!

The first few months of 2014 will see some of Dark Horse’s biggest launches of the year, and we have chosen to celebrate with Emerald City variants for Serenity #1, Buffy #1, Veil #1, and a very special variant of Witcher #1.

First up is Veil, the much-talked-about new, original series by Greg Rucka and Toni Fejzula. For this year’s show, Dark Horse has tapped J. H. Williams III to create the variant cover. Limited to 500 copies, Veil #1 is sure to go quickly, especially with writer Greg Rucka in attendance!

Next, we have the hotly anticipated Season 10 premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with a variant coverby Season 9cover artist Phil Noto, limited to 1,000 copies. Look for interior artist Rebekah Isaacs at this year’s show!

Another one for Joss Whedon fans: Dark Horse brings Jenny Frison on for a special cover of Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1, featuring none other than the lovely Inara! A few lucky fans may even get actress Morena Baccarin herself to sign their copies!

Last, and certainly not least, legendary artist Stan Sakai has done a special cover of the upcoming tie-in series The Witcher,a canonical entry in the world of the Witcher video games, which have collectively won over 250 awards and sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide! All proceeds from the sale of this limited edition variant will benefit Stan and Sharon Sakai. Stan will be attending the show, in celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of his landmark series, Usagi Yojimbo!

Each variant-cover issue will cost five dollars and will be limited to ten copies per person, per day! A set quantity will be available at the show opening each day.

Emerald City Comicon is this weekend in Seattle, WA, on March 28–30!

Review: Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Brett

Malcolm Reynolds’s crew shook the ’verse to its core when they laid bare the crimes against humanity undertaken by their sinister government—the Alliance. Always outlaws, Mal, a very pregnant Zoe, new pilot River Tam, and the other surviving crew members are in greater danger than ever. Meanwhile, everyone is asking the same question . . .

I was a late comer to the whole Firefly/Serenity world, having watched the television show and movie for the first time in 2013. I could see why folks rave about it, but also didn’t completely fall for it like so many. Flash forward to this series and the show and movie had got me interested enough to check this out, and I walked away fairly impressed.

The series written by Zack Whedon, with art by Georges Jeanty and executive produced by series creator Joss Whedon continues the adventures of what’s left of Mal Reynold’s crew. Broken, on the run, and figuring out their next steps, the comic transfers the tone of what’s come before pretty well. The first issue very much focuses on the question, where is Mal and his crew? We get to see what they have wrought through their revelations and are pursued by those who want Mal and his team to lead as well as those that would see them dead. There’s a solid tone throughout the first issue recognizing the solemn nature and what type of mental state the team would be under.

My only issue with the comic is the art. While it’s pretty decent, the likeness of some of the characters is off. Maybe they couldn’t be exact for legal reasons, but it’s just enough distracting that I noticed it. The art itself is good, it’s just the characters don’t look like what we’ve known. So if you nitpick, that’ll probably bother you.

Overall, the first issue is a solid start throwing us right back into the world of Firefly/Serenity. For long time fans of the series, I think you’ll be happy.

Story: Zack Whedon Art: Georges Jeanty
Story: 7.75 Art: 7.25 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Buy

Dark Horse Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

NYCC 2013: Whedon’s Serenity Returns!

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Brett

Dark Horse Comics confirmed at New York Comic Con plans to continue the cult classic story line directly following the film, Serenity. With executive producer Joss Whedon behind the helm, the comic series is sure to have fans clamoring to check it out.

With artwork by Georges Jeanty, covers by Dan Dos Santos and script by Zach Whedon – Serenity returns as a cornerstone of Dark Horse’s 2014 lineup!

Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64—Leaves on the Wind #1 (of 6) is on sale January 29^th in comic shops everywhere!