The second volume of Serenity!This volume contains one main arc spanning three chapters and three short stories.The main arc, 'Better days' is just as crazy as a good firefly episode with hunters, a lot of bullets and a mix of western.I really enjoyed the three short stories because they managed to capture something unique in each one. While one story captured the fun and mysterious side of serenity, another delivered an action packed story! The last one, 'float out' is the first story the write...

I still adore Serenity and her crew! The art in this book is perfect and the story moves along in the series. In ‘Better Days’ our group is accused of terrorism. In ‘The Other Half’ River discovers the bad guy they captured is leading them into a trap. She takes care of it quickly in her usual way. Then in ‘Downtime’ our group is waiting out a snowstorm. They find ways to fill their time. Wash and Zoe in the dark and River ‘knocking over snowmen.’ The last story, ‘Float Out’ is an homage to Wash...

A collection of stories from various points in the timeline of Joss Whedon's Firefly universe. I liked this better than The Shepherd's Tale -- it's still quite vignettey, with Better Days (which I've already read) being the plottiest story, but most of the art is really good and it has some awesome moments. Simon treating Jayne for an STD, for example... It goes exactly as you would imagine, with their flirting bickering and Jayne being an idiot.The last story is set after Serenity, and confirms...

The second volume in the Serenity graphic novels this one contains the story Better Days as well as a collection of other single issue stories. Spread out from before Firefly to after Serenity this adds a lot more to the Firefly universe.Namely that River is fucked up and that Wash will always be the best character.

For us, the Browncoats, these graphic novels have been unalloyed treasure. The backstories and nuanced relationships they reveal, the action and humour, most importantly the dollops of Firefly that they feed us long after the last episode has been telecast— all make them memorable in all sense.This volume, containing the following episodes, was no exception~1. Better Days followed by Afterword2. The Other Half3. Downtime4. Float OutLike supercharged particles these stories, especially the graphi...

Pretty good. I am not super acquainted with Serenity, and could get into this. A lot of fun!

I didn't enjoy this volume as much as the others, probably because it really isn't a cohesive volume like the others. That said there are some great stories in here and some really tugged my heartstrings. And when it comes to more content from the Serenity 'verse I will literally take whatever I can get XD

4 StarsA heist for once goes right and everyone is basking in their newfound fortune. Thing is, trouble always finds them threatening their lucrative take!Another enjoyable look at the misadventures of the Serenity crew!

I'm loving these graphic novels, it's nice to see these characters developed a little more, even if River is still as complex as ever. Better Days was a great story; all the others were interesting I just think the artwork was lacking in them; though more Wash was good to see.

I always welcome the chance to spend time with the Firefly gang. The stories had different artists and authors, but the collection flowed together nicely and had a nice Whedony zing. Reading these is a nice way to fill the void left by the show.

I occasionally had a difficult time determining what was happening, especially when the action was focused on the antagonists. I loved seeing everyone's dreams, especially River's.

I mentioned my love of Firefly/Serenity last time, when I reviewed Those Left Behind, didn’t I? Anyway, if you’ve not checked it out yet you really should. Better Days is the second collection of Serenity comics, featuring a three-issue miniseries and (if you get the second-edition hardcover) three other hard-to-find tales to boot.Most of this volume is set either during the television series or in the interim between the show and Those Left Behind, based on the characters present and their rela...

As I have mentioned before, I am a huge fan of Firefly and I really enjoyed the graphic novel, Those Left Behind so I was eager to start the next one, Better Days And Other Stories.As this volume contains multiple stories, I have decided to share my thoughts on each one individually as my opinions on them varied quite a bit.The main story, Better Days, follows the crew of the Serenity on a heist where the payoff may be more than they were expecting. The plot was fast paced and thrilling, just th...

I'm not sure how I fell about graphic novels. For me, the beauty of a novel is imagining the action in my head as it is described in the writing of a novel. I can still feel the rutted road jostling me about as I read the opening of Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities;" I can still smell Otik's Spiced Potatoes from the opening of Weiss and Hickman's "Dragons of Autumn Twilight;" and Salvatore's descriptions of Drizzt Do'urden's scimitar battles are as vivid in my head now as they ever were as when I

I really enjoyed these stories. I loved being transported back to the "Firefly" show and seeing some of the other stories that may have taken place between the other episodes. I especially liked seeing a little bit more of River in action (and Shep knowing her secret) and stories about Wash.

These small stories are all very heartwarming. Even though it reads like a string of a slice of the crews life, the writing was so good I just loved reading it.

So, Mal just gives up the loot. Hmmm. Inara says it's sweet, someone else might say it's just plain selfish. Another great story regardless. Would love to see River's fantasy come to life. LolGot an ache in my heart for Wash's dream though (Like a leaf on the wind). God damned onions

Nice to see the Dark Horse one-offs published in a volume. Too bad it's a reprint of the previously-published "Better Days" instead of a standalone. "Better Days" is a good story with tight dialog and a good feel for the characters; it's probably my favorite of the three larger Dark Horse comics. "The Other Half" is a good action tale. The artwork in "Downtime" is inferior to the rest but the interplay between River and Book on its final page is good. "Float Out" is my favorite of the extras, an...

This one was interesting but didn't hold my attention as much as some of the other stories. Still it was interesting to see some of the returning characters. As before, the characters are all in character and strongly resemble the actors who portray them. The plots of these stories didn't interest me quite as much.

I think the world of Firefly/Serenity is one of the best for single issues of comics, and this shows it. It's hard to tell a complete, good story in just a single issue, but all of the single-issue stories here showed you can when you've got these great characters in this amazing world.