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Because not only am I not ready to see what
Serenity is like with the people who died during
the movie, but the comic almost feels like the
series 95 percent of the time. And that's good
enough for this Browncoat. Because incidentally,
"Better Days" succeeds in being quite
entertaining with the prospect of a larger arc
ahead, and some definite gun play. After the
pretty good "Those Left Behind," we're again on
the crew of Serenity who are on the hunt for a
Buddha statue in lieu of a big pay off.
Just
the same, now there's a mysterious scientist who
has enlisted an incredible killing machine
that's giving the crew a difficult time during
heists, and is out for blood when Kaylee makes
quick work of it. Is he connected to the
Alliance? What lengths will he go through to get
the war machine back? And is Mal certain what he
has on his hands?
Like
the aforementioned miniseries, "Betters Days" is
sadly not up to par with the live action series.
For one thing the chemistry and basic witty
repartee is anemic. Mal acts out of character
some of the times, while the often humble Simon
is now much more outspoken. And the allusion to
Inara killing a client just doesn't stick true
to the mythos of the series, sadly. I really
wanted to laugh during the first issue and
really got nothing. As for the art, it's utterly
sub-par with character designs that could afford
much more fluidity in movement, and better
resemblance to the characters, and alas, we
don't receive too much of it with Will Conrad's
work.
As
for what works, the heist is classic "Firefly"
with the group signing up for one crime and
falling into a knee deep pile of trouble that
they have to battle to get out of, and the
hilarious cut away's also give it the comedic
flair with the villain giving a speech about
morons with the immediate switch over to Jayne
drooling over priceless art that happens to be
an ashtray. So far "Betters Days" looks like a
damn good take on "Firefly" and I'm very willing
to give it another issue to find its berrings,
but it really has to pick up the slack and find
some semblance of the series soon, in spite of
the definite thrills and sharp dialogue.
Now
finally, I have to ask: When are we going to see
a gorram full fledged comic series for
"Firefly"? |
