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Storyline: Better Days Part 1 (of 3)
Date: March 2008
Price: $2.99 US
Writer: Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews
Artist: Will Conrad

Synopsis: Joss Whedon returns to the world of his blockbuster film Serenity with the three-issue comics series Better Days. Better Days revisits everyone’s favorite space cowboys in this thrilling, action-packed adventure, with Mal and his crew on a heist that promises a big payoff–what’s surprising is that this heist just might make good on that promise.

Opinion: Serenity #1 “Better Days” is supposed to pick up where the show left off and before the movie begins. It’s good to see these characters out in another form of entertainment. If you loved the show and the movie it may be a good fit for you. Even so you must keep this in mind as you read.

The story is choppy at best with no references to the past as well as the future. Without fully knowing the characters and their quirks it is hard to fill in the blanks Joss Whedon leaves out. I love the show and the movie and have watched both multiple times but I had a hard time following where this comic was leading.

You have two pages of the team’s recent run-in with a villain (still yet to be disclosed). Two pages of Inara’s discovery that one of her “clients” is hunting her friends and two pages of a new theft, in short, nothing! The movie and show are action packed in their character development and story development, what felt like a 6 page comic packed with advertisements seems like Joss Whedon’s try at more money in the monopoly he’s created with Serenity. If Whedon doesn’t need the money why is this comic so crappy!