A good little Firefly story, though as others have commented it loses some points by being set in advance of the Serenity movie, thus robbing it of some of its dramatic tension.The background of what happened in The Unification War is a good one, and Pak does a good job of making it very real, with characters affected by the conflict. The back and forth between people from both sides of the conflict is getting a little stale by the end, though, so hopefully we won't see that spread across many f...

It's generally a delight to settle in with the Firefly crew. The banter is near-perfect in this volume of the Unification War series, as is the twisty action with numerous double-crosses. What's lacking are the quiet character moments. This series is designed to dovetail with Mal and Zoe's time as browncoats, but the handful of single-scene flashbacks don't really give you a strong idea of what they're going through. And there are basically no scenes for the other characters to talk about anythi...

5 Stars for Firefly Vol. 1: The Unification War #1 by Greg Pak Illustrators Dan McDaid and Marcelo Costa. I haven’t had a Firefly fix in a long time. This definitely helped. I’m looking forward to the next books in the series.

Thus starts a new era into the Firefly universe with Mal and company. We will, hopefully, get some long overdue answers, and plug some plot holes. This story arc covers mostly the backstory of Mal and Zoe, and how they came to be brown coats. What the Unification War really was and what their part was in it. In previous installments of the TV show, movie and comics we only get bright flashes in their backstories. Enough to know that Mal was respected rank of captain. The fought in many battles a...

The new Firefly series from Boom does the same mistake Marvel did with their main Star Wars comic by setting the story somewhere between the TV show and the movie. Which means that: a) there is pretty much zero tension regarding the characters' safety, and b) there is little to no room for character or story development past what we have already seen on the show and in the movie, which all results in this book feeling like empty calories. That said, Greg Pak has a fine handle on pretty much all

Very soon you can expect that every one of your favorite tv series or movies will be resurrected as a comic series. Buffy, Star Wars, and on and on. But lest I sound like a complete cynic, I loved the space cowboy series Firefly, thought it ended too soon, and was curious what Greg Pak would do with the series. And I like it, it's fun! He basically just creates more stories out of the world of the tv series, just so you can hear the gags and experience the low-risk adventures. So, yeah, it's a r...

Greg Pak nails the voices of the characters of Firefly, which I think is the most important thing to say. From the first page, I'm hearing all the dialog as if the actors are reading it, and it sounds perfectly in line with the universe of Firefly (which is good, because the art isn't quite as good at capturing the characters; they're recognizable, but... a bit off). And the story feels very true to the series as well - taking place between the series and the movie, an attack leaves Serenity gro...

Collects issues 1-4 of the ongoing series. Includes a huge cover gallery.I was delighted when I realized that the Finnish library system has these new Firefly comics. But when I saw the name “Unification War” I cringed because I thought it would set during the war time and only Zoe and Mal would be present. Happily this isn’t the case.This story is set during the TV-show. Jayne still wants to turn in Simon and River. Mal and Inara can’t speak a civil word to each other. The story starts when Ser...

I have never thought of myself as a rabid cult member, however … “Firefly: The Unification War, Volume 1” tells the story in the “Unification War” (part one) and it reads like an episode from the television show. The crew is still not entirely comfortable with each other and each has their own goals. Jayne wants to blow things up and turn people in for money, Wash just wants Zoe to be safe. Both the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly” franchises have recently migrated from Dark Horse Comic...

Greg Pak spins a tolerably passable Firefly yarn, with a few scenes I could imagine actually being in the original TV show. The likenesses aren't perfect, but the art has an appropriately gritty feel. I just wish the package weren't so slim, with just four complete issues and a whole lot of alternate covers.

It seems I can never tire of these characters, which is shiny!

There's no place I can beSince I've found Serenity(you can't take the sky from me)

I am a fan of the Firefly tv series and movie and one of those who considers the tv-show too shortlived.Anyhow Whedons creation does continue to live in the comic-verse and this first volume of the Unification war is quite an interesting start of 3 volumes of this tale of the whole crew of the original series in which Mal & Zoe have been declared war-criminals and that the hunt on them has opened.We get to see the whole crew bond more in the accident of an exploding engine when they "crash" land...

I feel a bit meh about this. I wanted to love it more. It’s too short to get much character development in, especially to build anguish around Mal’s choice, and it exists in this weird space between the show and the movie, I think? I tend to think of the movie as it’s own separate thing that wouldn’t have connected to the series, ideally. But that’s neither here nor there. It just feels like it isn’t set up well.I like the idea of the theme of dealing with the trauma of war, but I think this bou...

3.5🌟I've never watched firefly, but I always hear about it since there is such a cult like following. This isn't much of an origin story seems rather like it picks up somewhere in the middle of the stories timeline. The volume is full of laughs, enjoyable banter among the crew, daring adventure, and cinematic action sequences. I really enjoyed this universe, and all the characters. Pak has stirred up a flavourful tale. I wouldn't hesitate to pick up volume 2, and get to know this crew some more....

Wow! Surprised me how much I enjoyed this one. Maybe it's simply because I'm smitten with Firefly. But it was a fun jaunt into a world and characters I have long loved!

If you are a fan of Firefly, then these titles are a great way to continue the journey of your favorite ship’s crew. This series takes place between the end of the Firefly TV series and the movie Serenity, so all your favorite crew members are still aboard the good ship Serenity. The three books include flashbacks to the Unification War and the some of the actions Mal and Zoe took during that conflict that apparently got them labeled as war criminals! And their past has finally caught up to them...

This was a lot of fun, and it really captured the essence of an episode of Firefly.The way the characters were written and the way they interacted with each other was absolutely spot on.*Spoiler-free*In this first part of The Unification War we see the crew of Serenity taking an ever-so-slightly shady job escorting some peculiar pilgrims to their holy site, protecting them from the region's bandit gang whilst on route.They are interrupted by the arrival of Unificators; mercenaries who have been

While I wish we were getting a continuation of where Dark Horse left off with the post-Serenity comics, this is possibly the next best thing we could have gotten. The writing is fun, and the art is SO stellar. Any fan of the tv show will love this one! The stakes are a little low since we know which characters survive the story because of the timeline, but it’s still a great story that fleshes out the world even further. 5/5 stars.