Mal matches wits with a serial killer! The newly minted Sheriff Mal (don’t call him that, though) and Boss Moon are given their first big case as local law enforcement—to hunt down and arrest a serial killer haunting their new town! As Mal and Moon dig deeper into the mystery behind the suspicious murders, a surprising new benefactor strolls in, offering new technology and new beginnings for the townspeople...all courtesy of the Blue Sun corporation.
Greg Pak is an award-winning Korean American comic book writer and filmmaker currently writing "Darth Vader" and "Planet Hulk: Worldbreaker" for Marvel Comics. Pak wrote the "Princess Who Saved Herself" children's book and the “Code Monkey Save World” graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton and co-wrote (with Fred Van Lente) the acclaimed “Make Comics Like the Pros” how-to book. Pak's other work includes "Planet Hulk," "World War Hulk," "Mech Cadet Yu," "Ronin Island," "Action Comics," and "Magneto Testament."
This issue, splits its time betweens Mal Reynolds adventure with Boss Moon, tracking somebody that shot at them whilst they are investigating who shot an old miner, and Zoe storyline were she is transporting back to their families bodies of dead war heroes towards the end of the issue Zoe asks Mal to join them, in their search for a new home, but Mal is too pre-occupied in his job as sheriff, and feels some loyalty to the role. Will he ever go back and join his former firefly crew? The artwork through out the issues is good quality, the artists have used different background colours to move the story line through different periods of the day, and different planet environments is done very well. Lighter colours during the day, darkening colours as the story moves into the twilight of the day. The art work of Mal for instance does resemble the guy in the TV series. A well written story, another new character into the universe is introduced, the person that shot a Mal, who is he or her? No editorial errors Adverts to the rear of the issue are kept to a minimum, only three pages, which is acceptable. Worth reading for any serenity firefly fan.
The issue wasn't bad, and had it been for the storyline alone I would have given it 4 stars, the reason I gave it 3 stars is mostly just because the whole dialogue was basically just bickering...
"FIREFLY #14, out this Wednesday from Boom! Studios continues this surprising twist of events for Malcolm and his allies. This is perhaps the strangest plot yet, but there’s no doubt that the crew of Serenity has a plan for what is to come.
Joss Whedon’s beloved series, Firefly, has made several successful comic series over the years. But this latest run is proving to be one of the more unique ones available, which is saying something. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that this is a plot that fans could never have expected – or predicted.
Thanks to a strange series of events, Mal has found himself on the opposite side of the law. And now, we don’t mean that he’s behind bars. It’s more accurate to say that he is the law. At least, on one small moon. Though for how long that will last will be anyone’s guess."
I "should" be liking this, but the "serial killer" isn't really a serial killer, and while they keep hinting we're going to learn more about the Blue Sun organization I highly doubt it... also this is totally going to tie into the movie with their "home" being that benighted planet Shepherd Book is on...
I found Mal's dedication to his newfound position rather surprising. Zoe's duty of returning the browncoats home was done well in its minimalist, silent style.
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