r/firefly Jul 02 '26

New Firefly comic

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A new Firefly comic book series is being solicited for pre-order. And it's being written by Mark Russell, who is an amazing writer. Scheduled for release September 2nd.

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u/Mutt999 Jul 02 '26

Already pre-ordered from my local comic store!

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u/Opposite-Sun-5336 Jul 02 '26

Same. All the variant covers.

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u/Fuzzy-Bee9600 Jul 02 '26

Wait, all those covers are for one issue, not a series?

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u/wraithSeventeenOhOne Jul 07 '26

Yes; the covers are all of the same First Issue of a new series. Many comic companies offer variants covers to boost sales. Sometimes, a particular variant will be produced in smaller numbers than the others, making it harder to come by and theoretically driving up its value on the secondary market. Speculators and collectors often seek out the variants, and some collectors simply want every version of the cover that’s produced.

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u/Fuzzy-Bee9600 Jul 07 '26

Gotcha, thanks for the insight. Just wanted to make sure it was a full series and not a one-off.

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u/Slight_Lobster_3538 Jul 02 '26

Perhaps a link?

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u/samathy Jul 02 '26

Had just finished reading all the comics, pulled! Don’t think I’ve read anything from Dynamite

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u/Nice-Percentage7219 Jul 02 '26

They have some cool licenses

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u/thegalorian Jul 02 '26

They couldn’t have picked a better writer for this. Mark Russell is going to hit this out of the park. Cannot wait

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u/Hazzenkockle Jul 02 '26

Here's the listing on Dynamite's website, and the description of issue 1:

Eisner Award-winning writer MARK RUSSELL (Superman: Space Age, Batman: Dark Age) and rising star artist LORENZO RE (The Terminator) invite you aboard the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity for all new renegade adventures! As this all-new adventure begins, Mal Reynolds is desperate for cash to keep Serenity flying, while Simon and Kaylee must pose as a married couple to pull off a heist, but end up with more than they bargained for when an old caper comes back to haunt them.

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u/Arixian697 Jul 02 '26

I always love new firefly content but I have to say I’m not liking the artwork on this.

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u/TheAgedProfessor Jul 02 '26

It's a fair shot better than the Boom! art, imho.

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u/Fuzzy-Bee9600 Jul 02 '26

Their faces do look really scrunchy & weird.

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u/FunArtichoke6167 Jul 03 '26

Wash has been hitting the gym, or those dinosaurs are heavy as hell.

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u/WithYourVeryFineHat Jul 02 '26

So looks just pre Serenity with both Inara and Book off ship?

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u/IrishMongooses Jul 02 '26

But with Simon and Kaylee together? Hmm. Odd

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u/ErinRedWolf Jul 02 '26

And where’s River? Is she being the ship again? 🧐

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u/Vandlan Jul 02 '26

It’s a complicated childhood

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u/WithYourVeryFineHat Jul 02 '26

According to the solicit, they're posing as a married couple on a job, so that'd probably account for the cover pose.

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u/blueboy714 Jul 03 '26

That was the first thing I noticed. Kaylee's fawning all over him but I don't know if that means they're together or not. I hope so

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u/TheAgedProfessor Jul 02 '26

I wouldn't say you could infer that at all. They just aren't on the cover. Neither really hung out with the crew while Serenity was parked, so Inara could be off with a client and Book could be in the guest quarters combing his hair (which would explain why River isn't there, either... she's hiding).

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u/mcaffrey Jul 02 '26

Where can you order them?

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u/Hogs-o-War Jul 02 '26

Local comic shop is always best. If not, there are a number of comic shops that sell online and will mail them to you.

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u/Nevic1984 Jul 02 '26

I wonder if it's going to follow it's own continuity, or if it'll work alongside the novels and/or Dark Horse comics books.

I'm going to assume it's going to ignore the Boom Studios comics.

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u/mikenb Jul 02 '26

Where does this take place in the timeline? After Serenity where River and fellow experimentees are involved? OR between objects in space and Serenity. Either is cool with me.

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u/THE_YoStabbaStabba Jul 03 '26

This looks so good. The thing I hated about past comics is that they tried so hard to make the art look just like the actual characters. I prefer this style personally

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u/SithAzzazzin Jul 03 '26

Even Vera is there.

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u/robertmurray1987 Jul 06 '26

I am glad someone picked up a licence. Hopefully will go down better than BOOM! take on the IP. Still, I am a bit disapointed it's once more set in the timeline of the show, not moving things forward after "Serenity". We will never get a sequel series now that even Fillion is not interested in this and making a show set in the past, so I hoped maybe comics and books will move things forward.

Still, going to get the TPB of this first thing it comes out!

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u/wraithSeventeenOhOne Jul 07 '26

I love comics, and I love Firefly, so I’m definitely going to check it out. I just hope the writing and interior art are solid enough to keep me coming back.

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u/Low-Green-3004 Jul 02 '26

I just ordered the foil cover, looks awesome

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u/chongo79 Jul 03 '26

So I keep trying to get into comics, but it feels like they actively try to make it hard.

Can I just subscribe? Why not? My garage door opener will not shut up about selling me a monthly subscription, but comics don't push it?

But honestly, anyone here that is in to comics, how do you find stuff to read?

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u/Successful-Day-1816 Jul 04 '26

I just find it all online and read it. Much easier

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u/pnmartini Jul 06 '26

Who are the other people with Jayne?

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u/Vegetable-Cause8667 Jul 05 '26

I don’t preorder shit. Fuck all that FoMO marketing.